The 2010 Annual General Meeting for Lake Country Soccer is scheduled for this Thursday, November 11 at 6:00pm. The LCS/AGM will be held at the DoubleTree hotel located on North Glenstone Avenue in the Rathdangan III room. Elections for the offices of president, treasurer and two board positions of the LCS Board of Directors will take place in addition to addressing other issues for Lake Country Soccer for 2011.
Hors d’oeuvres will be served courtesy of Lake Country Soccer. Lake Country Soccer will also be presenting a special award to one of Lake Country Soccer’s FOUNDERS during this event.
Indoor league schedules have been posted online on the youth indoor or adult indoor Session IV information pages.
Missouri Youth Soccer Association has extended its deadline to receive nominations for their PEOPLE OF THE YEAR awards. Yearly awards are given at the annual MYSA AGM, which will be held Saturday, March 5, 2011 at the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Columbia, MO. The following awards will be given out this year:
Administrator of the Year
Coach of the Year
Save of the Year
Goal of the Year
Volunteer of the Year
Young Referee of the Year (Boy & Girl)
Each nominee must be a registered member of the Missouri Youth Soccer Association. To nominate someone from one of the aforementioned awards, please click here for more information.
Class 3 – Carthage Tigers at Rock Bridge Bruins is Saturday, 3:00 pm in Columbia. There is a Mizzou game in CoMO that day as well, K-State is visiting. Kickoff for the college game is 11:30 am so that means there will be traffic leaving the game as you’re trying to get to the game AND there will be restaurant and hotel traffic if you are considering those options. Rock Bridge is located due South of the Stadium, just beyond the 1st major intersection for folks headed to Highway 63 (Nifong) If you’re coming from the South, consider getting off at Gans, then go North to Rock Bridge.
Class 2 – Bolivar Liberators at Marshall Owls is Saturday at 1:00 pm. a time to be determined apparently. The MSHSAA site notes 12:00 am for everyone who’s been quoting 12:00 pm (noon). It’s 120 mile trip due North on Highway 65 from Bolivar.
ROLLA, MO – Missouri S&T’s men’s soccer team has qualified for the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in school history, as the Miners were selected to the field that was announced Monday evening.
The Miners, 10-5-3 on the season and ranked 16th in NCAA Division II, have earned a spot in the Midwest Regional that will take place at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Ky., this weekend. S&T will open play on Friday at 3 p.m. (Central time) when it takes on Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion Ashland University.
The 21st-ranked Eagles, who won the GLIAC regular season and tournament titles, will come into Friday’s game at 13-4-3 after winning that conference’s tournament in a penalty kick shootout Saturday over Ohio Dominican. The Miners, meanwhile, won a share of the regular season title in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament, where they were eliminated in overtime by host NKU.
Friday’s game will mark the sixth meeting between the schools and the Miners have won four of the previous five. However, the Eagles won the most recent contest in the 2008 season opener by the score of 4-3. S&T topped Ashland 2-0 a year earlier when current Miner seniors Sam Shaffer (far left in photo), Kenny Gravlin (#10 in photo) and Mario Calderon (#8, not shown) were freshmen.
Host Northern Kentucky, ranked fifth in NCAA Division II, will take on the third team from the GLVC in the field, Quincy University. The Hawks and Norse will play the second game of Friday’s doubleheader at 6 p.m. (Central time), with the winners of the two semifinals game slated to play Sunday at noon Central.
ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri S&T’s men’s soccer team has qualified for the NCAA Division II tournament for the first time ever – advancing to No. 16 nationally and second in the NCAA Division II Midwest region – and has also seen four members of its team earn ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors for their work in the classroom.
Miner junior midfielder Ryan Muich and sophomore back Caleb Collier were named to the Academic All-District first team at their positions, while seniors David Kekec and Kenny Gravlin were second-team honorees.
Muich, an aerospace engineering major, has started all 17 games for the 10-4-3 Miners this season and is tied for the team lead with three assists, one of which came on the Miners’ first goal in Sunday’s 3-0 win over Bellarmine in the opening round of the GLVC Tournament. Collier, who is majoring in mechanical engineering, has scored once this season – in S&T’s 1-0 win at Drury in September – and along with Gravlin has been part of a defensive unit that has been the GLVC’s best during the 2010 season.
The Miners have allowed a league-low 10 goals on the season and have recorded a school record 11 shutouts.
Kekec, a two-time All-GLVC selection in the midfield, has two goals and an assist for the Miners this season. Kekec is majoring in mechanical engineering as is Gravlin, who has an assist this year.
The Missouri State men’s soccer team (7-6-3, 4-1-2) will face the Evansville Purple Aces (7-9-1, 3-4-0) in the first round of the MVC Tournament on Wednesday, November 10. Kickoff at Shea Stadium in Peoria, Ill., is set for 3:00 p.m. With a win over Evansville, the Bears will advance to the semifinal round and face SIU Edwardsville.
Video coverage of the Bears’ first round match with Evansville can be viewed on the web through Bears Live and will be available for free. A potential Bears’ semifinal match with SIU Edwardsville would also be available on Bears Live for free. Sunday’s championship match can be seen on Fox Sports Midwest. Check local listings for availability.
Live Stats – Live stats will be provided by the host school and will be available at www.missouristatebears.com. Go to the “Fan Central” link on the left side of the page and select “Live Stats.”
Bears vs. Purple Aces – Missouri State defeated Evansville, 3-0, at Plaster Field on Oct. 20th this season. Gerard Barbero scored on a penalty kick in the first half. Heath Melugin and Jordan Hoffman added second half tallies to put the match away for the Bears. Alex Riggs made five saves for the shutout.
The Series – The Bears own an 11-8-3 record all-time against the Purple Aces. Missouri State holds a four game regular season shutout streak over Evansville with the 3-0 shutout this season, two 1-0 wins in 2009 and a 2-0 shutout in 2008. The teams faced off in the MVC Tournament semifinals in 2009 and the Purple Aces prevailed in overtime, 2-1.
CANCUN, Mexico (Nov. 8, 2010) – The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Costa Rica, 3-0, to earn third place at the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifying tournament and along with it a berth in a two-leg home-and-home series against Italy for the final spot in the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The USA and Italy, the fifth-place finisher from Europe, will square off on Nov. 20 at Euganeo Stadium in Padova, Italy, with the return leg on Nov. 27 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. The winner of the series will be determined by total goals scored over the two matches. Ticket information for the U.S. leg will be announced shortly.
UPDATE – CHICAGO (Nov. 10, 2010) – Tickets for the U.S. Women’s National Team’s final leg of an unprecedented two-game aggregate goal FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying series against Italy on Nov. 27 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill., will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. CT. Kickoff for the match that will determine the final available spot in the 2011 FIFA World Cup in Germany is set for 1 p.m. CT and will be shown live on ESPN3.com.
Tickets starting at $10 go on sale to the public through ussoccer.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, at all Ticketmaster ticket centers throughout Chicagoland (including Carson Pirie Scott and Walmart stores), and at the Toyota Park ticket office (open Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Groups of 15 or more can obtain a discount order form at ussoccer.com or call 312-528-1290.
State Sectional games tonight with the winners advancing to the Quarterfinals on Saturday at a location to be determined, game times will likely be 12pm or 1pm. Wonder what the rain/temps will be like then?
I’ll be in Carthage tonight while I hope to get live scores from Cassville and Springfield where the Class 2 and Class 1 games are being hosted. Anyone from Rolla going to be tweeting? Or feel free to send me game reports via text at 417-597-4314. I provide live reports via Twitter, if you have an account follow me. If you are providing scores, let me know so I can follow you!
Carthage Tigers, 2010 Class 3 Sectional winners
CLASS 3
Glendale Falcons (16-9-1) – 0 Carthage Tigers (24-4) – 3
The Tiger’s got on the scoreboard in the 10th minute tonight when Cesar Aguirre’s ball into the box drifted over the outstretched arms of the Falcon’s keeper and settled into the far side netting. It came as Carthage’s pressure offense kept Glendale on the defensive and ended up setting the tone for the game.
I noted after Carthage’s 0-5 loss to Catholic in late September that the Tiger’s would need to learn how playoff soccer. Head Coach Jacob Osborne noted following tonight’s game, it was a message the boys learned as well on the pitch that evening. They began working on the necessary steps the next day, first asking the players what they felt needed to be worked on. The ideas flowed and the buy-in followed. Three key changes included moving Joe Curti into a withdrawn forward position and moving Mark Navarette into the midfield, ensuring that the best two players were getting as many touches as possible. With junior Manny Marquez moving from the midfield into a central defender role, the transformation was complete.
The Falcon’s came out hard in the second half and attempted to get past Carthage as the Tiger’s went into a defensive shell. The response by Carthage was instinctive, as the pressure of the game settled on their minds but as they held off Glendale’s efforts, the Tiger’s slowly began to play their game again and were soon rewarded. As Mark Navarette notes in his interview (below), it was nice play on the left side that led to Navarette’s long cross into the box that Henry Luna headed back into the goal just before it went over the end line just beyond the far post.
A beautiful goal, created by a team that was moving forward and back as a unit, never allowing the Falcon’s danger boys, Hart and Martinez, the space they needed to create. A few opportunities were created outside the box, including 3 set pieces due to fouls, but nothing that goalkeeper Ludin Gonzalez was unable to handle when a shot did get past the defense.
The final goal came when Gonzalez sent a booming kick downfield that reached the Falcon’s box, pulling the keeper out before sophomore forward Ismael Serratos picked up the ball and slid his shot into an unoccupied net for the final margin.
Rock Bridge Bruins (24-5) - 3 Rolla Bulldogs (16-10-2) - 2
Senior Ryan Taylor scored first for the Bruins (23-5). A goal from junior Matt Kelly put Rock Bridge ahead 2-1 and a goal from junior Ryan Schmidt made it 3-1. Rolla scored the game’s final goal.
The Quarterfinal between Rock Bridge and Carthage will be played in Columbia, at Rock Bridge, on Saturday November 13th at noon we believe, although the MSHSAA site notes 12 am.
CLASS 2
Bolivar Liberators (19-7) – 1 Cassville Wildcats (11-14) – 0
Matt Magana unassisted in the 73rd
Marshall Owls (23-2) – 4 Warrensburg Tigers (17-9-1) – 3
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. A victory against the Liberators on Saturday would send the Owls to the Final Four in St. Louis on November 19th and 20th. For the Liberators it would be a return trip after finishing 2nd last year, their highest finish ever.
Marshall hosts Bolivar Saturday
CLASS 1
Crocker Lions (21-3) – 0 Springfield Catholic (19-6) – 4
Catholic got a pair of goals in each half tonight. Sr Adam Entrup opened the scoring 18 minutes in followed by Niko Temofeew in the 34th. Mitchell Moncada and Ryan Randell scored in the second half.
Christian Brothers College (20-7-2) – 0
St. Louis University (22-5) – 2
SLUH wins the rubber match after winning early in the year and then losing at CBC in the 2nd OT the last day of the regular season. The defending champions finish in the Sectionals this year. SLUH tops CBC in sectional
Hazelwood West (15-11-1) – 0
Vianney (19-6-2) – 4
Shane Mihaljevic, Jason Hackett, Richard Dorhauer and Ryan Wakeman each had a goal. Teddy Rule had a pair of assists in the win over their North County foe
Class 2
Cape Notre Dame (16-10) – 3
Hillsboro (15-11-1) – 1
The Bulldogs got two goals fro Aaron Arnzen and one from Tyler Buelow.
Northeast junior Tarlue Doe, a player in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, with about three minutes remaining in the half received a red card for his demonstrative behavior towards an official and a teammate who tried to usher him off the field. After receiving the red card, and automatic ejection, Doe charged after the official but stopped short of making contact. His team went on to lose in a penalty kick shootout.
Smithville (18-5) – 2
Lafayette (12-10) – 0
Class 1
Saxony Lutheran (13-13) – 1
Bayless (18-8) – 3
The Bronchos (19-8) got goals from Fazlo Alihodgic, Sanel Hasanovic and Edin Osmanovic in the win
Lutheran North (5-18) - 0
Whitfield Whitfield (13-11-1) – 2
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John F. Kennedy (16-7-1) – 1
Lutheran (St. Peters) (13-13) – 0
Missouri Military Academy (17-2) – 1
Fatima (18-5) – 2 (1st OT)
Living in the tunnels under Springfield at only 14 years old, Robbie Mortensen is just one of at least 200 teens in Springfield who have experienced homelessness.
Rare Breed is working hard to do something about that fact, but the program needs community support, especially financial, to continue that effort.
Rare Breed is where Robbie — now 18, employed and sharing an apartment with a friend — found the help he needed. He learned about the downtown drop-in center from another teen he met on the bus.
There, he could get out of the cold, eat something and talk with counselors who helped him work through his anger and eventually get his identification in order to get a job.
2009 HOMELESS YOUTH SURVEY
A 2009 survey by the Springfield Homeless Youth Subcommittee of 450 high risk and homeless youth, ages 11-22, at 20 locations found the following:
- 56 percent of youth homeless with family also reported being homeless alone.
- The average age of the first experience of being homeless alone was 15.
- An estimated 950-1,450 Greene County youth, ages 12-17, were homeless at least one night in 2009.
- More than 1 in 6 contemplated suicide in the preceding three months.
Needs identified
- Top five needs: education, transportation, clothing, job search skills, food
- Second five needs: health care, housing, dental, job support, life skills
- Surveyed youth identified top desires as: a youth-oriented multiservice center, transitional housing for pregnant and parenting youth
The All-COC Large School Soccer 2010 team, as chosen by the Coaches, has been released.
First Team
Fernando Cedeno, Sr – Branson
Joe Curti, Sr – Carthage
Mark Navarette, Sr – Carthage
Ismael Serratos, So – Carthage
Jared Hill, Sr – Neosho
Luke Moore, Jr – Nixa
Drake Trease, Jr – Nixa
Khai-Uyen Huynh, Sr – Nixa
Jacob Neidig, So – Ozark
Brandon Erickson, Sr – Ozark
Michael Headlee, Sr – Ozark
Kyle Handley, Sr – Webb City
Jackson Patillo, Sr – Willard
Jacob Chappell, Sr – Willard
Ludin Gonzalez, Jr – Carthage (GK)
Second Team
Kyle Hoeck, Sr – Branson
Patrick Hubbard, So – Branson
Walter Avalos, Jr – Carthage
Victor Lopez, So – Carthage
Weston Hanger, Sr – Nixa
Josh Rose, Sr – Nixa
Cory Cann, Jr – Nixa
Jimmy Oslica, Jr – Ozark
Conner Collard, Jr – Ozark
Hugo Donjuan, So – Republic
Jace Cooke, Sr – Webb City
Alex Christian, Sr – Webb City
Jaxn Rogers, Jr – Willard
Ryan Stober, Sr – Willard
Josh Lingurar, Sr – Willard
Mason Young, Jr – Nixa (GK)
