Webb City Cardinals May Finally Offer Girls Soccer

Webb City Cardinals Soccer

The Webb City school board is being pushed once again to add Girls Soccer to the activities offered by the school. You may recall in the Summer of 2008 when the School Board said no Superintendent Ron Lankford said the R-7 Board of Education voted June 10 not to add girls soccer and golf programs [...]

Tax deadline a reminder to file FAFSA

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A timely reminder from Ozark Technical Community College for all parents and students! For those students planning to attend OTC or their parents, it is a good idea to keep your just-completed income tax returns out for a day or two before you file them away. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, [...]

Greenwood Stadium Field Dedication

Benefactor Rick McQueary with 2010 Greenwood team and Alumni

The dedication ceremony for the newly christened Greenwood Field Stadium at the Cooper Soccer Complex went off under a beautiful blue sky complemented by the blue of the Greenwood Blue Jay faithful today. A large crowd was on hand to hear the dignitaries recognize the efforts of the community in bringing about the installation of [...]

Dedication of the Greenwood Stadium Field at Cooper Sports Complex Saturday

Greenwood Stadium Field, Aug 15, 2010

The Springfield-Greene County Park Board and Lake Country Soccer will hold a dedication ceremony at 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 28 for a new Astroturf® synthetic soccer field surface, new lighting, and speaker system installation at the Greenwood Stadium Field of Cooper Sports Complex, 2601 E. Pythian St. Following the dedication, a Greenwood Laboratory School alumni [...]

Greenwood Soccer Complex Nears Completion

Greenwood Blue Jays, Aug 9th, 2010

With the start of the High School soccer season this morning, I made a trek to Lake Country Soccer. More specifically, I stopped by Field #1 which will be newly christened the Greenwood Soccer Complex on August 28th (more info soon!). The Greenwood Blue Jays will hold their first ever Alumni game that afternoon on [...]

Lake Country Soccer Adding Artificial Surface At Cooper Soccer Complex

Cooper Soccer Complex - Artificial surface installation

Simple announcement in the Lake Country Soccer newsletter Ground was broken on Wednesday, June 16th as the next phase of the synthetic turf installation on the Cooper # 1 stadium field got underway. We’ll be posting photos periodically as we chronicle the project from start to finish. Some background information from the most recent President’s [...]

Bowl With The Bears Friday!

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Just a friendly reminder that our 12th Annual “Bowling with Bears” Tournament & Silent Auction will take place this Friday, April 30th (3-5:30PM). There are still lanes available. Remember all proceeds will directly benefit MSU Men’s Soccer as well as the Ozarks Food Harvest! If you are interested in joining us for some fun, food, [...]

Bud United

BudUnited

I have to give a shout out to Anheuser-Busch InBev and their recently announced World Cup 2010 marketing plans, including the logo to the left. They’ve been too important a friend of soccer to not give them a few inches of space on this simple website. Heck, maybe Wil Fischer Companies is ready to sponsor [...]

Central Missouri Soccer League Dissolved

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From the CMSL website The Central Missouri Soccer League (CMSL) board of directors regrets to inform you that the CMSL has been officially dissolved. The decision to end the league was not an easy decision; however, the league was faced with a myriad of administrative issues that simply could not be overcome. To ensure ALL [...]

HappyFeet Has Paid Coaching Positions Available in Springfield/Nixa/Ozark

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Are you energetic, imaginative, and animated? Are you looking for part-time, enjoyable employment with good pay? Like working with young children and love soccer? Come coach for HappyFeet, Inc.! HappyFeet, Inc., which teaches 30-minute soccer classes at preschools and daycares using our proven “Story time with a soccer ball” curriculum, is currently looking for instructors [...]

Fox Soccer Plus – Not On Mediacom!

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According to an AP wire story Fox Soccer Plus reaches deals to start airing DirecTV, DISH Network and Verizon FiOS have agreed to carry Fox Soccer Plus when the network launches Monday. The new network, a companion to Fox Soccer Channel, is taking over many of the rights that had been held by Setanta USA, [...]

KC Wizards Break Ground On New Kansas Complex

Kansas City Wizards ownership group OnGoal, LLC announced Tuesday that approval has been granted for a state-of-the-art soccer-centric stadium for the Wizards and a nearby youth-soccer complex. Construction is set to begin tomorrow at the stadium site, located across from Nebraska Furniture Mart and The Legends in the Village West district of Kansas City, Kansas. [...]

Fox Soccer Announces 2nd Channel, HD Plus Arrives March 1st

From the FOX Soccer website comes the announcement of a second soccer channel! Fox Soccer Plus, a new network intended to complement Fox Soccer Channel and complete the ultimate soccer fan experience, is scheduled to launch in fan-friendly high definition on Saturday, March 1, 2010. Fox Soccer Plus is scheduled to kick off with an [...]

Major Upgrades Coming to Lake Country Soccer

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There are some major structural upgrades coming to the Cooper Soccer Complex thanks to major contributions by Rick McQueary and his family and Harry Cooper and his family. A recent News-Leader article highlights some of the details: Harry Cooper and Rick McQueary each donated $400,000 to help install artificial grass on one and possibly two [...]

ESPN Will Launch 3D with World Cup Match

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“ESPN is going 3D,” Edward C. Baig writes, adding that the network “will launch ESPN 3D on June 11 with a World Cup soccer match, creating what it says will be the first all three-dimensional television network to the home. ESPN 3D expects to showcase at least 85 live sporting events during the first year. [...]