It’s Only A Game

Ed Miller, Joplin Eagles with 2011 Seniors

As District play-offs begin today, please remember it is only a game. The featured photo was taken on May 19th following Parkview’s win over Joplin in the District 12 title game. Head Coach Ed Miller gathered post-game with his senior players. Three days later, on May 22nd, the tornado struck Joplin and changed thousands of [...]

Missouri Class 3 District 12 Soccer: Joplin Eagles Top Seed

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UPDATED with new times for Saturday’s games – The District tournament will be held at Central (Springfield) High School, with a pair of play-in games on Saturday October 29th. The semifinal games are scheduled for November 1st followed by the Final on November 3rd. The Carthage Tigers are the defending 3 time champions, having reached [...]

Where Does Heath Melugin Rank in Springfield Soccer History?

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I don’t know where I’ll rank in headline writing when my story is written, but I’ve got a three topics I want to cover today. Recruiting, Heath and finally, his final regular season home game scheduled for this Sunday. If you want to understand the first two, you owe it to yourself to attend the [...]

Ozark Conference Title Finishes In Three-Way Tie

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With identical 8-1 Conference records, the Joplin Eagles, Kickapoo Chiefs and Waynesville Tigers share the 2011 Ozark Conference title. Waynesville ensured a share with their win Wednesday evening at Glendale, a 2-1 overtime affair. UPDATE – per Nelson Morgan’s comment, it is the first Ozark Conference title for the Tigers. Congratulations boys. For the Eagles, [...]

Missouri Class 2 District 9 Soccer: Bolivar Liberators Top Seed

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The District tournament will be held at Bolivar High School, with a play-in game on Saturday October 29th. The semifinal games are scheduled for October 31st followed by the Final on November 1st. The Bolivar Liberators are the 3 time defending champions, reaching the State Quarterfinals in 2010 where they lost to Marshall. Seed School [...]

Missouri Class 1 District 9 Soccer: Dixon Bulldogs Top Seed

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The District tournament will be held at Dixon High School, with semifinal games scheduled for October 31st and November 1st. The Final will be on November 3rd. The Crocker Lions are the defending 2 time champions, losing to Catholic in the next round. Seed School Record 1 Dixon (11-4) 2 Crocker (11-11) 3 Laquey (8-8) [...]

Nixa Eagles Capture COC Large School Crown

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Congratulations to the Nixa Eagles, COC Large School champions for 2011. The title is Nixa’s 8th, their first since 2008 following the Carthage Tiger’s two-year run. The Eagles went undefeated and unscored on during their Conference matches, outscoring their opponents 46-0. 9/6 Republic W 8-0 9/15 Neosho W 9-0 9/20 Webb City W 10-0 9/29 [...]

Missouri Class 3 District 11 Soccer: Nixa Eagles Are Top Seed

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The District tournament will be held at Kickapoo High School, with a pair of play-in games on Saturday October 29th. The semifinal games are scheduled for November 1st followed by the Final on November 3rd. Seed School Record 1 Nixa (20-3) 2 Kickapoo (19-5) 3 Glendale (13-9) 4 Ozark (10-10) 5 Parkview (7-12) 6 Branson [...]

Missouri State Hosts SIUE Cougars Sunday October 30th

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HELP US BREAK THE ALL-TIME MISSOURI STATE MEN’S SOCCER ATTENDANCE RECORD • Final Regular Season Missouri Valley Conference match! SUNDAY, OCT. 30, 6 p.m. Plaster Sports Complex • Theme: “Soccer Salutes Service” • Pregame tribute to: EMT/First-Responders, Law Enforcement, Firefighters, Relief Workers • Commemorate 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001 • Commemorate rebuilding efforts in [...]

Missouri Class 3 District 10 Soccer: Waynesville Tigers Top Seed

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The District tournament will be held at Camdenton High School, with a play-in game on Saturday October 29th. The semifinal games are scheduled for October 31st followed by the Final on November 2nd. Seed School Record 1 Waynesville (12-6) 2 Rolla (15-6) 3 Camdenton (6-14) 4 West Plains (9-11) 5 Lebanon (4-19) Saturday October 29th [...]

Missouri Class 1 District 10 Soccer: Catholic Once Again Top Seed

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The District tournament will be held at Cooper Sports Complex, hosted by the Greenwood Blue Jays. A play-in game on Saturday October 29th will be followed by the semifinal games scheduled for November 1st. The Final will be on November 2nd. Seed School Record 1 Springfield Catholic (20-0-1) 2 Greenwood (9-9-1) 3 College Heights Christian [...]

Carthage Tigers Featured on ESPN High School

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Nice story about the Tigers who reached the Quarterfinals last year, losing to Rock Bridge at Columbia. Click on the link to be taken to the video. Head Coach Jacob Osborne deserves a lot of credit for creating the environment the Tigers needed to re-establish the winning tradition at Carthage, with District titles the past [...]

Missouri State Bears Defeat #4 ranked Creighton Blue Jays

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Congratulations to the Bears on their great win at home last night. Wish I didn’t have to leave Springfield for them to get over that hump! The historic win can be viewed on Mediacom, channel 22 on Friday, October 14 at 7 p.m., Sunday, October 16 at 1 p.m. and Tuesday, October 18 at 4 [...]

Central Ozark Conference Large School Soccer Standings

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The standings for the COC Large School division show a horse race between the Nixa Eagles and Carthage Tigers, as has been the case the last three years if memory serves. The match up between these two teams is Thursday evening at Nixa. Approximate start time 6:15 pm. Here’s the short list. For more details, [...]

Jay Demerit Bio, Rise and Shine, Opens November 3rd

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Coming soon to a theater near you in St Louis, Kansas City, Columbia, Jefferson City, Liberty and Leawood, KS (sorry Springfield) is Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story. The movie is the true story of a young American’s impossible journey – a journey never experienced or heard of in the soccer world. After college, [...]