Monthly Archives: November 2010

John Duncan and WashU Host Matt Medley and Loras Sunday In NCAA D3 Tourney

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Senior John Duncan (Joplin 2007) celebrated Senior Day on November 6th by scoring a goal early in the first overtime as the No. 10 ranked Washington University in St. Louis men’s soccer team ended regular season play with a 2-1 victory over the University of Chicago on Saturday afternoon at Francis Field.

Duncan’s shot from 25 yards out got by Chicago goalkeeper Mason Harless at 91:41 for the game-winner. The goal for Duncan was his second of the season. The Class of 2011 has led the Bears to a 51-18-10 (.709) record in their four years on the Danforth Campus.

With the result, the Washington University in St. Louis men’s soccer team received an at-large berth into the 2010 NCAA Division III Tournament. The Bears received a bye into second round play and will face Loras College on Sunday, Nov. 14, at Francis Field in St. Louis, Mo., at 1 p.m. Loras defeated Greenville 3-1 in first round action on Thursday, Nov. 11, in Dubuque, Iowa.

Washington University is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the 19th time in school history, and the first since the 2007 season, when the Bears advanced to the sectional finals before falling to Trinity University, 2-1. Washington U. is 25-17-4 (.587) all-time in postseason play, and advanced to the Final Four on five occasions, the last coming in 1987.

With a 14-1-4 overall record in 2010, Washington University is enjoying one of the best seasons in school history. The Bears posted a 4-1-2 mark in University Athletic Association (UAA) action, finishing second in the conference behind only New York University. The UAA had four schools selected to participate in this year’s tournament, with New York garnering the automatic bid and Emory University and the University of Rochester also receiving at-large bids.

Loras College was an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament. Loras defeated Wartburg College, 2-1, in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) championship on Nov. 6. The Duhawks advanced to the NCAA sectional semifinals a year ago, when they boasted an overall record of 20-3-1.

Washington University won a regular season game against Loras College 1-0 on Sept. 19th. The Bear’s converted an early goal by Patrick McLean to win 1-0 on their home field.

Matt Medley, Loras Eagles (2013)/Parkview Vikings

Matt Medley, Loras Eagles (2013)/Parkview Vikings

Medley, a member of the two-time State Champion Springfield SC squad, has played in 6 games as a sophomore. The Loras College men’s soccer team is making their sixth straight appearance in the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championships after winning the IIAC Tournament on Saturday night, 2-1 over Wartburg College. Each team entered the tournament after going 7-1 in the regular season and the Knights winning on their home field on October 8. Luke Prater (Kickapoo/SSC) is a starting midfielder and All-Conference player for Wartburg.

Quarterfinals For Carthage, Bolivar and Catholic

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Rock Bridge Bruins

Rock Bridge Bruins after scoring


Carthage Tigers (24-5) – 0
Rock Bridge Bruins (25-5) – 1
A goal in the 52nd minute from a corner kick sends the Rock Bridge Bruins to the State Final 4 next weekend. The decisive moment came following a strong start to the second half by the Tigers who came out strong and forced the play much like they were able to do during the first 15 minutes of the first half. Unfortunately the Achilles heel this year has been defending set pieces and the Bruin’s goal was a classic example. The ball went beyond the six yard box on the far side where defender (#17) was able to wait for the ball as he was unmarked. He hit a header into the six yard box where #10 was able to react to the ball and redirect it as he was unmarked as well. That was all that was needed to ensure that the boys team would match the girls performance last Spring – the Lady Bruin’s defeated the Nixa Eagles in the Girls Quarterfinals last May.

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The Tiger’s lose two senior starters, central midfielder Mark Navarette and forward Joe Curti, both key performers on this squad that set new standards for the Class 3 Tigers. They will thus return 9 starters plus a bevy of experienced back ups in 2011.

Columbia Missourian highlights the game

The semifinal next week will pit Rock Bridge and Rockhurst, who beat Park Hill in PK’s today. Friday November 19th at 5 pm. It will be SLUH vs Vianney in the other semifinal, kicking off at 7 pm.

The Carthage Press offers a nice preview of the game

    CLASS 2

Bolivar Liberators (19-7) – 1
Marshall Owls (23-2) – 2

Bolivar’s goal was scored by Timothy Armstrong in the 18th minute and the Liberators went to half time with the lead. Marshall scored on a PK in the 66th minute and on a 30 yard shot in the 67th minute.

Congratulations to Bolivar seniors Matt Magana, Sterling Roberts and Jacob Hampton who finish their careers with 83 wins for the Liberators (a Bolivar team record). Also, Matt Magana finishes in the top ten in Missouri soccer record book in several categories, most notabley his 84 assists rank second.

Bolivar finishes 19-8, Marshall improves to 24-2

Marshall will now face Smithville, 5-0 winners over Center, in the Class 2 semifinal. Friday November 19th at 12 pm. St Mary’s and Clayton will face off at 2 pm in the other semifinal.

Josh Posegate (WPHS Class of 2000) in his third season as the Owl’s Head Boys Soccer Coach, will be looking to get Marshall back to the Final Four for the first time since 2003. For the Liberators it would be a return trip after finishing 2nd last year, their highest finish ever. Game time is 1:00 pm in Marshall, due North of Bolivar via Highway 65.

    CLASS 1

Springfield Catholic (19-6) – 1
Sacred Heart (16-11) – 0
A goal by Sr. Adam Entrup in the 66th minute, unassisted provided the margin needed to send Catholic for the third time.

Catholic advances and will face Pembroke Hill on Friday at 11:00 am in the first semifinal while Whitfield will face Kennedy at 1:00 pm in the other semifinal.

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State Quarterfinals – UPDATED

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Class 3

Rockhurst (23-5-1) – 3 (PK’s)
Park Hill (24-3-1) – 2
Stevenson pulled the Hawklets back from the brink, netting two goals in a frantic final 30 minutes to send the game into a penalty shootout, and Rockhurst edged Park Hill 3-2 to advance to the semifinals.

Read more: at the KC Star

Jackson (17-7) – 1
St. Louis University (23-5) – 4
The visiting Junior Billikens came up with two goals in each half, upping their record to 24-5. Jackson finished 17-7. Paul Buehler’s free kick goal put SLUH up for good at 2-1.

That means, in order to just reach the title game, SLUH will have had to go through Chaminade in the district final, CBC in the sectional, Jackson (17-6) in the quarterfinal and Vianney in the semifinal. Read more in the STL Post-Dispatch

Timberland (20-7-1) – 0
Vianney (21-6-2) – 1
It may not have been the most graceful goal senior Ryan Wakeman has scored, but it nevertheless sent the Vianney soccer team to the state semifinals for the first time since 2006.
Wakeman netted his 12th goal of the season in the game’s 12th minute Saturday, and that was all the Golden Griffins needed. Read more in the STL Post-Dispatch

Rockhurst will play Rock Bridge at 5:00 pm Friday November 19th in the semifinals. SLUH vs Vianney will follow at 7:00 pm.

Class 2

Cape Notre Dame (17-11) – 1
St. Mary’s (19-5-3) – 5
The host Dragons blitzed the Bulldogs (17-11) with three goals in the first 15 minutes and cruised to victory.

Clayton (16-9-2) - 1 (2nd OT)
Duchesne (18-7-2) – 0
A No. 4 seed in districts, Clayton knocked off University City 6-0 before upsetting Priory, the Post-Dispatch’s top-ranked small school, and fifth-ranked MICDS in 1-0 games to capture the District 5 title. After a 2-0 sectional win in Union, the Greyhounds eliminated seventh-ranked Duchesne (18-7-2) Saturday. Saturday’s game-winning goal came with 7 minutes, 2 seconds to play in the second 15-minute overtime period. After a run down the left side, Clayton’s Charlie Harned sent the ball to the box. The clearing attempt went to Beau Haydon, who pushed it to teammate Will Hayes, who scored on a low shot from about 18 yards out.

Center Yellowjackets (15-8) – 0
Smithville (20-5) – 5
Battling chilly temperatures and a strong cross wind, Smithville scored a quick first goal and applied a stingy defense to defeat Center 5-0 in their Missouri Class 2 boys soccer state quarterfinal match Saturday afternoon in Smithville. The Warriors advanced to the state semifinals for the first time since 2007, when they lost in the state finals

Read more at the KC Star

Marshall will play Smithville at 12:00 pm Friday November 19th in the first semifinal. St Mary’s and Clayton will follow at 2:00 pm.

Class 1

Bayless (19-9) – 2
Whitfield Whitfield (15-10-1) – 3 (1st OT)
Omar Karadaghy scored the second of his two goals with 4:16 left in the first overtime as the defending state champs advanced. Read more in STL Post-Dispatch

John F. Kennedy (18-7-1) – 1
Fatima (19-6) – 0
Last year’s third-place finisher at state, Kennedy earned a return trip as senior John Gaal notched his first goal in two seasons. Nick Luedecke had the shutout

Barstow (12-12) – 0
Pembroke Hill (22-3-1) – 5
The efficiently precise Raiders hogged the Knights’ side of the field for much of the game, outshooting Barstow 20-0 in the first 40 minutes and 33-3 for the game.

Read more at the KC Star

Pembroke Hill will play Springfield Catholic at 11:00 am on Friday November 19th in the first semifinal. Catholic lost to Pembroke Hill 1-2 in OT in early September. Whitfield vs Kennedy will follow at 1:00 pm

Emily Jordan’s Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers Open NCAA D3 Tourney Play Today

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Emily Jordan, Concordia-Moorhead (2013)

Emily Jordan, Concordia-Moorhead (2013)

From the Concordia website – The Cobber’s will play at their “home away from home” for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament this weekend. The Cobbers will play Northwestern (Minn.) at Macalester on Friday, Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. in the opening round of the national playoffs. Last year Concordia advanced to the Sweet 16 of the tournament after winning both their opening round games at Macalester.

The winner of the Concordia/Northwestern match-up will square off against the winner of the Macalester/UW-Stevens Point game on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. All games can be watched online

Sophomore Emily Jordan, Glendale 2009 and Springfield SC, played in 5 games for the Cobber’s this season, getting two shots off. Four of the games came during Conference play as she overcame early season tendonitis. She plays as a defensive midfielder behind a senior starter.

The Cobbers earned their fourth trip to the NCAA playoffs by winning the MIAC Tournament title on Saturday. Concordia is 11-4-4 on the season and finished the MIAC regular season by posting a 7-2-2 mark. CC is 2-3 in their previous three national tournament appearances.

Northwestern is making their first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament after upsetting St. Scholastica in the UMAC playoff championship game. The Eagles are 13-8 on the season and have won six of their last seven games. Northwestern beat Bethany Lutheran 2-1 in overtime in the semifinals of their conference tournament before edging St. Scholastica 1-0 in the championship game.

MLS Conference Final Saturday – Rapids vs Earthquakes

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From MLS Soccer – On Saturday, when Colorado host San Jose in the Eastern Conference Championship (8:30 p.m. CT, FSC), eyes will be on the Rapids’ dynamic duo of Conor Casey and Omar Cummings.

But it could be another pair, one brewing far less longer than the three years Casey and Cummings have been together, that could deliver a surprise. The Earthquakes’ Geovanni and Eduardo have only been on the same team for two-and-a-half months, but in their nine games together, and as Eduardo’s fitness has improved, San Jose’s Brazilian pair has looked a little more dangerous each match.

They may not have the 28 goals and 14 assists that Casey and Cummings have combined for – as a matter of fact, Geovanni’s has one goal and two assists while Eduardo has yet to tally either – but they’ve quickly and easily built a friendship and on-field understanding of each other that usually takes months, if not years, to develop.

For more information on the game, check out Soccer America’s Evenly matched Rapids and Quakes face off and look for a preview/review from View From The Couch, a Rapid’s fan blog

President’s Cup Playoffs This Weekend

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The 2010 / 2011 President’s Cup is being hosted at Lake Country Soccer in Springfield, MO this year. The girls President’s Cup is being held this weekend, November 13-14, 2010. The boys President’s Cup will be held May 21-22, 2011. The President’s Cup provides an alternative competitive event to the State Cup.

Girls: November 13-14, 2010
Format: Pool Play

Saturday, November 13
2:30pm U14 Girls Nixa Screaming Eagles vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher
4:30pm U17 Girls Missouri Elite vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher

Sunday, November 14
10:00am U14 Girls Winner from 11/13 vs Ajax (STL)
12:00pm U17 Girls Winner from 11/13 vs Ajax (STL)

U15 Girls Missouri Eilte FC advance to regional event as the lone team entry

All games will be played on the Cooper #1 Greenwood Stadium Field

Boys Application Deadline: Friday, May 6, 2011
Application Link: Team Application

The US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup provides a progressive, competitive experience to US Youth Soccer teams from the state to regional to national level. The Presidents Cup gives players an additional opportunity to compete against teams from across the country at a high level for the joy and the challenge of the game. It provides the chance to experience a unique US Youth Soccer event with camaraderie, community and competition through sport.

The Presidents Cup provides an opportunity for competitive teams, who do not intend to participate in State Cup, to play in a national tournament series. Winners the Missouri President’s Cup will advance to the Regional Presidents Cup tournament, which will be held June 16-19, 2011 in South Bend, Indiana. All Regional winners will then advance to the National Presidents Cup, which will be held July 14-17, 2011 at the James W. Crownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa.

** Semi-finalists from the previous year’s State Cup are not allowed to participate in the subsequent year’s Presidents Cup. Also, if you win Presidents Cup, you are not allowed to participate in that year’s State Cup. So if your team goes the Presidents Cup and wins, you cannot play State Cup in June, since your team will be the Missouri representative at the Regional Presidents Cup.

If you have any questions, please call the State Office at 636-936-3676.

Missouri High School Soccer – Class 2 District 9 Recognition

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Keenan Gore, Hillcrest Hornets (2011)

Keenan Gore, Hillcrest Hornets (2011)

2010 Class 2 District 9 All-District Boys Soccer Teams

First team:
Keenan Gore – senior defender – Hillcrest
Eddy Rosas – senior midfield – Republic
Conner Stillwagon – junior GK – Bolivar
Matt Magana – senior forward – Bolivar
Timothy Armstrong – junior forward – Bolivar
Mitchell Waters – junior midfield – Bolivar
Jacob Hampton – senior midfield – Bolivar
Garrett Evans – junior defender – Bolivar
Manny Ofori-Yeboah – junior defender – Bolivar
Colten Harden – senior midfield – Marshfield
Evan Barth – senior forward – Marshfield
D.J. Hensley – senior defender – Marshfield
Nicholas Harden – sophomore midfield – Marshfield
Brenden Williams – senior midfield – Rogersville
Curt McHenry – junior forward – Rogersville

Second Team:
Hugo Donjuan – sophomore midfield – Republic
Jose Salgado – senior midfield – Republic
Christian Isles – senior defense – Republic
Thomas Ashe – junior defender – Hillcrest
Tracy Church – junior mid/forward – Hillcrest
Caleb Boston – freshman GK – Hillcrest
Sterling Roberts – senior defender – Bolivar
Avery Genovese – freshman defender – Bolivar
Jordan McFarlen – freshman midfield – Bolivar
Nathan Davis – senior midfielder – Rogersville
Charlie Deeds junior midfielder – Rogersville
Ryan Doolittle – senior forward – Marshfield
Nic Yonter – junior GK – Marshfield
Christian Harden – sophomore midfield – Marshfield

Honorable Mention:
Jacob Lorenz – junior midfield – Hillcrest
Jared Wilkinson – junior midfield – Hillcrest
Tim Butler – junior defender – Republic
Josh Condren – sophomore midfield – Bolivar
Alex Preston – junior midfield – Bolivar
Clark Campbell – freshman midfield – Marshfield

Missouri High School Soccer – Class 3 District 10 Recognition

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Jason Howard, Rolla Bulldogs (2011)

Jason Howard, Rolla Bulldogs (2011)

2010 Class 3 District 10 All-District Boys Soccer Teams

Player of the Year – Jason Howard, Rolla
Offensive Player of the Year – Jeron Sinclair, Camdenton
Defensive Player of the Year – David Drewniak, Rolla
Keeper of the Year – Matt Norris, Camdenton
Coach of the Year – Mike Howard, Rolla

1st Team All-District
Matt Norris 12 K Camdenton
Jeron Sinclair 12 F Camdenton
Caulin Atkins 12 D Camdenton
Rayder Bennett 12 F Camdenton
Jason Howard 12 M Rolla
David Drewniak 12 M Rolla
Kory Carter 12 F Rolla
Miles Wilson 11 D Rolla
Gehrig Haberstock 12 D Waynesville
Kevin Johnson 12 M Waynesville
Dylan York 12 D West Plains
Colton Hensley 11 D West Plains
Gabe Kenemer 12 F Lebanon

2nd Team All-District
Randy Wharton 12 F Rolla
Michael Janke 10 M Rolla
Matt Calvert 10 M Rolla
Dan Butz 12 D Rolla
Mark Buscher 12 D Camdenton
Nick Huey 12 M Camdenton
Trevor Hassebroek 12 D Camdenton
Karl Dupont 11 F Waynesville
Lajos Zadravez 10 K Waynesville
Ethan Hunt 11 M West Plains
Brodie Bender 11 M West Plains
Nick Ragains 12 M Lebanon

Honorable Mention All-District
Justyn Biggers 12 M West Plains
Jacob Woolsey 12 D Lebanon
Thomas Hunter 9 F Lebanon
Camoy Blash 10 F Waynesville
Rhyder Timmins 12 D Waynesville
Robbie Hoffman 11 D Camdenton
Connor Smith 10 M Camdenton
Taylor Fels 12 K Rolla
Abel McNece 11 D Rolla
Aaron Froelich 9 F Rolla
Kenny Bohannon 11 B Rolla

MVC Soccer: Bears Face Cougars In Semifinal Friday

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Thomas Vania, Missouri State Bears (2013)

Thomas Vania, Missouri State Bears (2013)

PEORIA, Ill. – The Missouri State men’s soccer team (8-6-3, 4-1-2) pitched its second shutout of the season against the Evansville Purple Aces (7-10-3, 3-4-0) in a 2-0 win in the MVC Tournament first round on Wednesday afternoon in Peoria, Ill.

Senior goalkeeper Alex Riggs made three saves for his league-leading ninth shutout of the season. Riggs continued to be one of the best keepers in the country lowering his goals against average to a miniscule 0.66 on the campaign. The clean sheet was the fourth of Riggs’ career against UE in five matches.

The Bears got on the board in the 25th minute. David Buckenheimer picked up an errant Evansville pass near midfield and quickly sent it forward. A streaking Paul Paradise received the pass in stride and chipped it over the Purple Aces’ keeper from about 15 yards out. It was Paradise’s second goal of the year.

Junior Heath Melugin gave the Bears a cushion in the 82nd minute with his team-leading seventh goal of the season. Freshman Matt Bray dribbled the ball to the edge of the box and centered to an unmarked Melugin. He gathered in the pass and drilled a shot into the lower left corner of the net from about 15 yards out. The assist was Bray’s first collegiate point with MSU.

Evansville outshot the Bears 14 to nine, but were only able to direct three on net. Heath Melugin, Jordan Hoffman and Thomas Vania each had two shots to lead the Bears.

The Bears advance to Friday’s MVC Tournament semifinals for a rematch with SIU Edwardsville at 3:00 p.m. Missouri State battled the Cougars to a scoreless draw at Plaster Field last Saturday, the first shutout of SIUE in team history. The winner will advance to Sunday’s title match with an NCAA Tournament berth on the line.

Thank You

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(Children hold signs for wounded warriors in Annapolis, Maryland, May 2010.)

Children hold signs for wounded warriors in Annapolis, Maryland, May 2010 (by Reuters)

On Veteran’s Day I am thankful for my father who served for 30 years in the Army, including a tour of duty in Korea and Viet Nam, and my grandfather who served in France in World War 1, despite having only been in the US for a decade prior. Who are you thankful for?

From the Reuter’s photography blog comes this story – Souvenirs of War: Purple Hearts, Prosthetics and Phantom Pains full of images of war, both heart breaking and heart warming. It closed with the photo I’ve included above.

“I teared up…and didn’t cry again for 40 years.”
–Combat veteran Bob Ness after a close friend died next to him in Vietnam.

The story is a product of Larry Downing and Jason Reed, Reuters Senior Photographers assigned to coverage of the White House in Washington. Larry has worked as a news photographer in Washington for 33 years, covering both politics and news; while Australian-born Jason moved to Washington seven years ago, having worked across Asia with Reuters for 13 years. This multimedia project is a continuation of Larry’s 2009 story about Section 60 inside Arlington National Cemetery… this time focusing on wounded combat veterans. This project set out to bring life to the stories of returning U.S. combat servicemen and women for Veteran’s Day on November 11th. .