I enjoyed three games on Sunday afternoon, title games all. In the first game of the afternoon, the Springfield SC U14 girls (pictured at left) were facing off against a difficult opponent from Kansas City, the KC Bayern Munich club. The Springfield SC squad finished on top, winning 3-0 with all [...]
On a crisp Saturday, I was able to get out for several games at the end of the day. As cold as it was, I’m glad I wasn’t covering the early morning matches. But as I heard from a couple of groups wandering the grounds, at least its not raining or [...]
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Off-Season Soccer-Specific Training with Jack Jewsbury and Brian Bounds
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This is a comprehensive soccer-specific training program designed to elevate the younger footballer’s game to the next level. Both girls and boys, ages 10 to 14, are encouraged to participate. This program will combine the technical and tactical expertise of Mr. Jewsbury along [...]
The ladies took the field this weekend, defying the rain and the cold to battle for bragging rights in anticipation of the upcoming spring Girls season. I took in three games on Sunday, including the U14 girls final that was a Springfield derby, featuring the Springfield SC and JB Marine. It [...]
Springfield Soccer Club will be holding their tryouts Monday June 19th through Wednesday June 21st. There are teams for Youth ages 7 & 8 (U9 Youth Academy) as well as individual teams for ages from U9 up to and including U18 for the girls. Boys teams range from U9 to U14.
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The JB Marine Soccer Club will hold girls soccer tryouts for the Springfield squads next week. There will be two sessions each for two age groups. The age groups will include U7 to U12 and there will also be a U13 to U19 group. All tryouts will be held at Drury University [...]
The Pershing Generals (Lady Generals?) took home the hardware this evening with their 2-0 win over their local rivals, Catholic. Emily Cline scored both goals in the first half, helping Pershing to their second straight girls title and fourth overall between the boys and girls squads.
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Congratulations to the Springfield SC Girls U14 team who won their age group today at the Lake Country Soccer St. Pat’s Classic Tournament. By defeating the Little Rock FC team twice today, 1-0 this morning in pool play and 2-1 in the title match this afternoon, they completed their weekend undefeated. The goals [...]
I took a sentimental journey Wednesday, visiting Pershing Middle School to capture the ‘changing of the guard’ as Bob Jordan officially handed off responsibility for the soccer program to Dr Jim Cook and his JV coaches. Pictured above are Frank Horton, Mark Lassman-Eul, Bob Jordan, Dr. Jim Cook & Karen Brewer. Not Pictured: [...]
Lot’s to see and enjoy this weekend folks. You get to pick your poison.
Be prepared for lots of extra traffic in area restaurants as Lake Country is hosting the 2oth Annual Thompson Cadillac Tournament on Saturday and Sunday. There are 120 teams from five states participating with girls teams ranging from U9 up [...]
