September 3, 2010

Jon Kempin Promoted To KC Wizards MLS Squad

Jon Kempin, KC Wizards (Blue Valley NW 2011)

From the KC Wizards website comes news of their first home-grown player signing – The Kansas City Wizards announced Tuesday that they have signed goalkeeper Jon Kempin as the first Home Grown Player in club history. The 17-year-old product of the Wizards Juniors youth developmental academy signed as a Generation Adidas player, becoming the youngest [...]

Founders Cup Tournament Opens Saturday At Lake Country Soccer

Founder's Cup 2010 Tournament Logo

Tournament season in Southwest Missouri opens with the newest event, the Founder’s Cup. Games will be played by teams competing in the U9-U14 Boys age range as well as U11-U14 Girls as well as High School Girls. The tournament will include the first games to be played on the new Astroturf surface on the soon [...]

3rd Annual 3v3 Summer Sizzler Bigger Than Ever

Blueberry Thunder Muffins U12/U13 Winners

79 soccer teams converged onto the Ozark Soccer fields Saturday, July 31, for the 3rd Annual 3v3 Summer Sizzler to make it the events largest tournament to date. Teams came from Kansas City, Joplin, Lebanon, Neosho, Carthage, and the Greater Springfield area with well over a dozen club teams represented. The 3rd Annual Summer Sizzler [...]

USSF Entry Level Referee Certification Course in Springfield Aug 6-8

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The Missouri Referee Development Program will be conducting a USSF Entry Level Referee Certification Course on August 6th, 7th and 8th. This is a 16-hour class which covers the basics of the laws of the game in preparation to officiate youth league matches. There is no minimum age to enroll in the course. Registration fee [...]

Tryout For the U15 Pink Panthers Girls Soccer Team in Joplin

Pink Panthers U14, Missouri Mule's 2009 Tournament Champions

Tryouts for the U15 Pink Panther girls soccer team will begin Monday, August 9th. The team practices in the Joplin area and has players from surrounding areas (Carl Junction, Webb City, Miami, etc.). For more information please contact Debbie Beck at russell_beck@sbcglobal.net or Stephanie Taylor at moso14_21@hotmail.com

Rolla Knights U14 Girls Earn Bronze At Show-Me State Games

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From the Waynesville Daily Guide Columbia, Mo. — The Rolla U-14 Lady Knights took third and earned bronze medals in the recent Show-Me State Games. Rolla played Fischer’s Force from Hazelwood Friday and Franciscan SC from Florissant Saturday, then defeated the unbeaten Pacific Dynamites 3-1 in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals. The Lady Knights tied [...]

Under-19 Boys US Youth Soccer National Championship live broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel

2010 USYSA National Championship logo

FRISCO, Texas (July 8, 2010) – On the 75th anniversary of the James P. McGuire Cup, the Under-19 Boys US Youth Soccer National Championship final will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel from the Overland Park Soccer Complex in Overland Park, Kan., beginning at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, July 24. The Under-19 Boys [...]

Catch Video Highlights From The USYSA National Championships

2010 USYSA National Championship logo

The US Youth Soccer National Championships opened yesterday in Overland Park, KS and finals in all age groups will occur on Saturday and Sunday. Missouri has two representatives at the games: U17B – St Louis Scott Gallagher Premier opened with a 2-1 win over West Coast FC 92 (CA-S) (RIV-C) U15G – JB Marine Wipke [...]

Four From Springfield SC Represent at Region II ODP Tournament

Missouri 1993 ODP team at Region II Tourney

Jackson Patillo (Willard, Sr), Taylor Arens (Catholic, Sr), Luke Straus (Catholic, Jr) and Lucas Moore (Nixa, Jr) spent last weekend playing for the Missouri State Olympic Development Pool (ODP) 1993 team in the Region II Tournament. The 18 player squad was pulled from over 50 players that were evaluated over the course of the past [...]

US Youth Soccer National Finals Open In Overland Park July 21st

2010 USYSA National Championship logo

The schedule for the 2010 US Youth Soccer National Championships, to be played July 21-25 at Overland Park Soccer Complex in Overland Park, KS, has been announced. The tournament will consist of US Youth Soccer regional champions in the Under-14 through Under-19 age groups for Boys and Girls as well as the US Youth Soccer [...]