Bunbury’s late goal saves tie for Sporting KC

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Sporting KC has had a flare for the dramatic during their 13-game MLS unbeaten streak. Things were no different Saturday. Struggling forward Teal Bunbury came off the bench on his bobblehead give-away night, but with KC down 1-0 to the New England Revolution in the 89th minute, Bunbury buried a shot in the back of [...]

Vehr Factor Enjoys Success At Show-Me State Games

Vehr Factor at Show-Me Soccer

Vehr Factor, a U7 Ozark based team, attended the Show-Me Games in Columbia, MO July 23 &24. The team was coached by Chris Vehr and Brett Ulrich. The team played in 100+ degree weather with a victory over three teams (all shut outs) and 0-0 tie. This is the second tournament the team has played [...]

See Jack Jewsbury playing in the MLS All-Star game July 27th on ESPN2

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My prediction, Jack Jewsbury will score Wednesday night in the All Star game! Springfield native Jack Jewsbury will be making his first Major League Soccer All-Star game appearance in his 9 years in the league. The team will be playing against Manchester United. As captain for the Portland Timbers, he has started in 19 games [...]

USA Stuck In Neutral

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The website welcomes a new contributor, Matt Isaacson is a Drury grad and KC resident who will following the US National team. Here’s his opening salvo… The US National Team is facing a critical period and a possible loss in identity. After being the undisputed kings of Concacaf for the majority of the last decade, [...]

Sporting KC routs Toronto with 4 goals

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After seven straight games in which they scored two goals or fewer, Sporting KC (6-6-8) broke out in a big way Saturday night, beating Toronto FC 4-2.         After not scoring before the 90th minute in their last two games, Sporting coach Peter Vermes said his team needed to start this game well. “We talked [...]

Ciao

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After six plus years of coverage, it’s time for this boy to bid you goodbye. I’m moving to St Louis in mid-August. I’m in discussions with several individuals and a few organizations about the possibility of continuing my efforts here to create ‘soccer junkies’ as Jeremy Alumbaugh described it a few years ago. I will [...]

Brad Moser Named Head Coach At Webb City

Brad Moser, Webb City Cardinals Head Coach

The Webb City Cardinals will feature a new Head Coach this season as Brad Moser, the assistant the past 3 years, has been promoted. Moser teaches physics at the high school. His background in soccer goes back to his days as a wee-little lad and includes playing club soccer for the Santa Cruz Storm in [...]

Molly Brewer Preparing For Nationals

Molly Brewer, Glendale Falcons (2012) / Scott Gallagher

From the Post-Dispatch Top soccer team, SLSG IL Premier, prep for nationals in brutal heat Tony Schmitt was a hot, sweaty mess. Schmitt and his St. Louis Scott Gallagher IL Premier Under-17 soccer team spent the ugliest part of Sunday’s heat conditioning and training. That meant running, running and more running for the SLSG IL [...]

Sporting KC unbeaten in 11 straight MLS

Aurelien Collin came up big Saturday night

Sporting KC ran its MLS unbeaten streak to 11 in dramatic fashion Saturday night. Aurelien Collin scored in the 90th minute to save a 1-1 tie on the road against the Houston Dynamo. Sporting KC fought uphill all game after Houston’s Brad Davis scored in the 8th minute. KC dominated possession in the second half [...]

Joplin Athletic Boosters Lose Source of Income

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From the Joplin Globe – JHS Athletic Boosters lose sources of income in tornado When the roof of Kaminsky Gymnasium collapsed during the tornado that struck Joplin on May 22, the Joplin High School Athletic Boosters lost tens of thousands of dollars of equipment that had been donated to the athletic department in recent years. [...]

Katelyn Fredrickson Chasing National Title With JB Marine

Katelyn Fredrickson, Missouri State Bears

Missouri State’s Katelyn Fredrickson and her JB Marine squad are playing Sparta United WSC (UT) in the Title Game on Sunday in the United States Adult Soccer Association national championships in Bowling Green, KY. The team won 2-0 over ASA Chesapeake Charge (MD) in the semifinal Friday. The Post-Dispatch talked to Head Coach Denny Bozesky [...]

Devon Newport Playing in U23 National Championship

Devon Newport (Glendale/SSC) With The Ball

Devon Newport (SLU/Glendale 2009/Springfield SC) along with Jordan Hoffman of the Missouri State Bears are playing for a U23 national title on Sunday. The Scott Gallagher squad, coached by CBC/Columbia College grad Matt Mueller, face the Carolina Railhawks in the 2011 USASA National Cup Finals in Bowling Green, Kentucky on Sunday morning. The squad defeated [...]

Elite Clubs National League U17 National Final on ESPNU Saturday

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AURORA, Colo. (July 12, 2011) – Adding to the excitement of the 2010-11 Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) National Championship, ESPNU and ESPN3 will carry a live broadcast of the U-17 national championship game on Sat., July 16, with coverage beginning at 2 p.m. ET/noon MT from the Aurora Sports Complex in Aurora, Colo. The [...]

Copa America Quarterfinals This Weekend

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The usual suspects have reached the Quarterfinals although not without some difficulty. Sports Illustrated has previews of the four games being played this weekend. SATURDAY, July 16 COLOMBIA-PERU, Quarterfinal (live) 2:55 pm. ARGENTINA-URUGUAY, Quarterfinal (live) 6 pm. SUNDAY, July 17 BRAZIL-PARAGUAY, Quarterfinal (live) 2:55 pm. CHILE-VENEZUELA, Quarterfinal (live) 6 pm.

Andrew Hoskins Named Coach For Cassville Wildcats

Andy Hoskins, Cassville Wildcats

From the Cassville Democrat – New soccer coach named at Cassville The Cassville Wildcat soccer program has a new leader. Andrew Hoskins, an Ozark native, has been hired as the new head coach of the Cassville High School soccer team. Hoskins replaces Brian Wilbanks, who left the post to accept an assistant principal’s position with [...]