Category: Recruiting

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Springfield SC Girls Commit to College Programs

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Via Springfield Soccer Club, the Class of 2014 Girls College Commitments as of 2/25/2014.

SSC would like to recognize the players in our club who are making the move to the college level. The years of hard work, dedication, and time spent practicing to improve both on and off the field have paid off. SSC also has several graduating seniors that have chosen not to play soccer in college. Here is the list of the girls that are going to play in college. In the past four years alone SSC has seen 53 players move on to collegiate soccer to this date with still more to come. Congratulations, and GOOD LUCK to all those moving on to the collegiate world. We know you will represent SSC well both on and off the field!!

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Player, High School, College, Division, Location
Aspen Hawkins, Central Bulldogs, William Jewell College, D2 GLVC, Liberty MO
Megan Morgan, Waynesville Tigers, William Jewell College, D2 GLVC, Liberty MO
Bailey Pesek, Nixa Eagles, Drury University, D2 GLVC, Springfield
Paige Townsend, Nixa Eagles, Drury University, D2 GLVC, Springfield
Emma Chilton, Parkview Vikings, Harding University, D2 GAC, Searcy AR
Kindra Lierz, Glendale Falcons, Southeast Missouri State, D1 OVC, Cape Girardeau
Miriam Melugin, Kickapoo Chiefs, Kansas, D1 Big12, Lawrence KS
Payton DeHart, Nixa Eagles, Tusculum College, D2 SAC, Tusculum, TN
Mary Street, McAuley Catholic, Western Illinois, D1 Summit , Macomb IL
Lydia Holtmann, Catholic Fightin’ Irish, Nebraska-Omaha, D1 Summit, Omaha NE
Whitney Snow, Camdenton Lakers, Southwest Baptist, D2 MIAA, Bolivar
Nicole Ortega, Catholic Fightin’ Irish, Arkansas, D1 SEC, Fayetville AR
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College links are for the Signing Classes at the school while there’s also a nice story on Mary Street (Joplin McAuley) from the Globe I linked to. Congrat’s ladies.

Visit the club website www.springfieldsportsclub.com for even more SSC news and information.

Macie Cotter, Willard Tigers (2013) scores game-winner

Missouri Elite FC – Class of 2013

Five players from the Missouri Elite FC 94/95 team, coached by Kait Loney and Lindsay Paulsell, have made commitments to play college sports this fall.

Macie Cotter, Willard Tigers (2013)
>Macie Cotter, Willard Tigers (2013)
Macie Cotter, daughter of Mark and Emily Cotter, will attend college and play soccer for Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri. The CMU Eagles are an NAIA program and compete in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. Macie is a center mid for Missouri Elite. She attended Willard High School. Macie was team MVP and 2nd team all district as a freshman. She was offensive MVP, 1st team all district, and 1st team all conference as a sophomore. She was first team All-District and second team All-Conference as a junior. Macie was 1st team all district, 1st team all conference, and 1st team all region as a senior

Mikalah Moise, daughter of Jason and Regina Moise, will attend college and play soccer for Bacone College in Muskogee, OK. The BC Eagles are an NAIA program and compete in the Red River Athletic Conference. Mikalah is an outside back for Missouri Elite. She attended Waynesville High School.

Rhiannon Moore (Waynesville 2013) and Cassie Ferrell (Hillcrest 2011)Rhiannon “Scooter” Moore, daughter of Jon and Laurie Moor, will attend college and play soccer for Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, Kentucky. The KWC Panthers are an NCAA Division 2 school and compete in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. Scooter is a center mid and forward for Missouri Elite. She attended Waynesville High School. Scooter was honorable mention all district and all conference academic 1st team her sophomore year. She was 2nd team all district, 1st team all Ozark conference, all conference academic 1st team her junior year. She was 1st team all district, 1st team all Ozark conference, 1st team all region, honorable mention all state team, class 3 all central region, co-defensive player of the year, all district co-defensive player of the year, all conference academic 1st team and academic all-state team as a senior.

lindsay-owen-missouri-eliteLindsay Owens, daughter of Danielle Conti and Ron Owens, will attend college and play soccer for Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri. The CMU Eagles are an NAIA program and compete in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. Lindsay is a center back for Missouri Elite. She attended Willard High School. Lindsay was 2nd team all district as a sophomore. She was 2nd team all district, and all conference honorable mention as a junior. She was first team All-District and second team All-Conference as a junior. Lindsay was 1st team all district, 1st team all conference, 1st team all region, and defensive player of the year as a senior.

tawny-stowell-logan-rogersville-soccerTawny Stowell, daughter of Dale and Darla Stowell, will attend college and play soccer for Southwestern Christian University in Bethany, OK. The SCU Eagles are an NAIA program and compete in the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference. Tawny is an outside mid and Forward for Missouri Elite. She attended Logan-Rogersville High School. High School soccer honors were not available at the time of this article creation.

Missouri Elite would like to also recognize our additional seniors graduating this year that have chosen to pursue academic paths in college.

Brionna Cooper, daughter of Gregg and Leara Cooper, will be attending Missouri State University.

Brittni Morgan, daughter of Tanya Snow, is undecided.

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Ryan Estus Signs With Neosho County CC

ryan-estus-joplin-eagles-soccer-with-neosho-county-cc-AdameRyan Estus, former Joplin High School standout has signed on to start his soccer career at Neosho County CC. Ryan is a decorated forward that helped lead Joplin to a great regular season record. During Ryan’s senior season at Joplin he scored 28 goals and had 16 assists.

Coach Adame noted that “Ryan will bring energy and technical ability to his competition for a starting spot. He comes from a great family and his work ethic is of the highest level. I am very excited to add Ryan to the list on incoming recruits and believe he will have an instant impact to the team!”

Ryan added “While individual recognition this past season has been great, it wouldn’t have been possible without the outstanding team I was a part of. I’m a team player who works hard on and off the pitch and I am looking forward to playing soccer at Neosho County CC”

2011-2012 Joplin High School Season

  • Team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year
  • Ozark Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Year
  • Class 3 District 12 Offensive Player of the Year
  • 1st Team All Region
  • 1st Team All Conference
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    Tawny Stowell Signs with Southwestern Christian

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    Logan-Rogersville’s Tawny Stowell signed her National Letter of Intent to play soccer at Southwestern Christian University in Bethany, Okla., recently. The South County Mail offers a nice story on the decision and opportunity the senior has to look forward too.

    The four-year starter has been a part of 35 wins with the Lady Wildcats, including back-to-back winning seasons. She’s pictured above on the right (#22) after scoring against Marshfield in 2011.

    Logan-Rogersville Wildcat photos

    Rogersville head coach Brett Wubbena was excited to see his player have the opportunity to continue her career, but, he said, “it’ll be hard to see her go. We’ve had her since she was a freshman, and she’s gotten better every year. (This is) well deserved,” Wubbena said.

    Perhaps the biggest of those 35 wins was a 1-0 victory over last year’s Class 1 state champions Springfield Catholic, in which Stowell scored the winning goal. If not the biggest, it’s certainly the most memorable of Stowell’s career in Wubbena’s mind. Read more about Tawny’s adventures

    Evan Loyd, Evan Garrad and Evan Craig Sign For College

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    Champions U11, Gateway Classic, September 2004. 1st tournament after merger of United, Soccer Select, and Cobras.

    An opportunity to look back while looking forward. First, check out this early Springfield SC U11 squad with their Gateway Classic championship trophies from September 2004. This was the first tournament they played as U11’s after the merger of three Springfield teams; Springfield United, Springfield Soccer Select, and Todd McCutcheon’s Cobras. Thanks to Duane Moses for sharing the photo and Debbie Loyd for helping me pull this together. Now I need some more help, let’s complete this roster.

    Back Row: Elliott Williams, Taylor Pedigo, Josh McCutcheon, Jakob Neidig, Evan Garrad, Evan Loyd, Robbie Oslica
    Center Row: ?, ?, ?, ?, Danny Renner
    Front Row: Dallas Moses, ?, Drew Kennedy, Evan Craig, Matt Call, ?

    The three Evan’s of the SSC 94 Red Team… Evan Garrad, Evan Craig and Evan Loyd will all be playing next year in the GLVC. Garrard at UMSL, Craig at Rockhust, and Loyd at Bellarmine. They began playing together on a U8 Team, coach by Rich Garrard and Tim Flavin, known as Springfield Soccer. Then on and off for years together on the SSC 94 Red team.

    Evan Craig, who joined the #1 ranked Raytown Billy Goat squad after helping Springfield SC win the State Title in 2011. The team lost to SLSG Elite in the 2012 Final but as noted go into this season ranked first in the State, as the defending champion SLSG Elite squad has joined the NPL and will not compete in State Cup this Spring/Summer.

    He was named to the Class 1 All-State 1st Team and 1st Team All-Ozarks in 2012 .Evan is also a member of the Region 2 ODP Team. He was named to the Region 2 roster for the 2012 Boys NCAA Interregional which took place in Birmingham Al, in December 2012. He is still using the trophy pictured to hang the many medals he’s earned.

    Evan Garrad joins the UMSL Tritons from Glendale and Springfield SC. A captain for the young Falcons, he moved into a central midfield role this year following three years on defense. The Falcons earned a District title before falling to Kickapoo in the Sectional game. Evan was named to the Class 3 Southwest Region 1st team and All-Ozark Conference 1st Team as well.

    The Tritons reached the GLVC Championship last year, falling to Rockhurst. I know he’s got some academic chops and UMSL offers a nationally recognized school of optometry that is being considered.

    Evan Loyd, goalkeeper for the Greenwood Blue Jays, also earned a State Championship with Craig and Garrad with Springfield SC. He’s since moved to Total Demize SC where he’s been honing his craft, including the recently competed Futsal Regional Tourney. Evan was named to the Class 1 All-State 2nd Team along with Southwest Regional honors.

    He joins the Bellarmine Knights, who finished 4th in the GLVC in 2012 on a team with a large St Louis influence. Bellarmine is located in Louisville, KY.

    All three players have been named to the 2013 All-Star game roster as well.