Springfield Demize Open Tonight Against Des Moines Menace

The Professional Development League (PDL) opens yet again in the Springfield market this evening as the Springfield Demize host Des Moines Menace. The game this evening will be played at 5:30 pm, a special concession to the owners of the Menace which is the Kum and Go gas/food chain. The local management and staff will [...]

Final Week Of The Regular Season Arrives

The final week of the regular season has arrived and there are a few teams scrambling to make up games but I think the Class 3 seeding discussions should be fairly straight forward this week. Monday evening the Jefferson City Lady Jays visit to play against the Kickapoo Chiefs. JC, newly added to our mix [...]

This Week in Springfield Soccer

Short week for me as I’ll be in Ft Worth TX celebrating the marriage of Timothy Erick Watson (Glendale Falcons 2003) to Brittany Wang on Saturday. Family obligations mean I’m out-of-town Wed-Sun. I’m setting up the daily game reports in advance so that you can continue to report game results, which I really appreciate as [...]

PDL Soccer: Springfield Demize Hold Spring Tryouts

Ah, March weather. Despite the rain, I was able to track down our local PDL franchise as they held Spring tryouts for the second weekend in a row. I heard numbers as high as 74 mentioned in terms of overall registered participants. There was a crowd out on Saturday afternoon as evidenced by the photo [...]

Weekend College Soccer Opportunities

There are some Spring college games being played this weekend for the aficionado’s out there. The Drury Panther’s offer several opportunities: Saturday – Men’s Alumni game Saturday 7:00 pm – Women are hosting cross-town rivals Missouri State The Missouri State men are playing at home as well: Saturday 2:30 pm – MSU vs UCA – [...]

PDL Soccer: KC Brass Holding Tryouts March 14th

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According to the Roblee Report, the KC Brass will actually be holding tryouts this year, despite their previous policy Tryouts at Player Combine March 14 at WJC. Players must be 18-23 age. Profile & $50 fee required by March 1st. E-mail Tryouts@kcpace.com to begin process. 24 players have been drafted/signed pro after playing with KC [...]

PDL Soccer: Springfield Demize Tryouts In March

Open tryout dates for the 2009 Springfield Demize PDL have been set. Tryouts will be held for two weekends in the middle of March. Registration will begin each Saturday at 12:30 PM with training starting promptly at 1:00 PM. A $30 non-refundable registration fee will be due before you start training. Each participant will also [...]

PDL Soccer: Springfield Demize Release Schedule

United Soccer Leagues announced the details for the 2009 USL Premier Development League season. The PDL will consist of 68 teams in 2009, playing in eight divisions that comprise the four conferences. Expansion teams that have been formally announced and include a new member of the Heartland Conference, the Rochester (MN) Thunder. The league will [...]

Total Soccer Club Teams Up with the Springfield Demize PDL Organization

PRESS RELEASE The Springfield Demize PDL organization and Total Soccer Club have teamed up, Total Soccer Club has now become Total Demize Soccer Club (TDSC). They have come together to provide an International Club Model that will continue the growth of youth soccer in Springfield and the surrounding areas. At the base of the pyramid [...]

Springfield Demize Season Wrap

OK, how many of you attended a Demize game this season? And if you didn’t, what kept you away this summer? The Demize had a difficult season, as measured by their 0-16 result. There were 8 goals scored, 48 surrendered. Tough numbers to reflect on but only part of the story of the team and [...]

PDL Championship on Fox Soccer Tonight

Thunder Bay Chill vs Laredo Heat live on Fox Soccer Channel at 8pm. Having already made history as the first team to reach the PDL Championship game three straight years, the Laredo Heat will be looking to become the sixth team to repeat as league champion and the lowest seed to ever capture the title. [...]

This Week In Soccer

What, already? That’s right, we are a week away from the start of practice for the Boys High School season and most college programs. The buzz I’m seeing on Facebook is the excitement of packing and preparing to head off to the dorms for the college freshman. For the upper class men, its the reality [...]

Heartland Conference Champions Thunder Bay Chill reach PDL Final

Thunder Bay Chill – 2 Vancouver Whitecaps U23′s – 1 The Chill’s Alvaro Zendejas headed home a corner in the fourth minute of stoppage time to secure Thunder Bay’s first-ever berth in the PDL championship final. They’ll face the defending champion Laredo Heat, who will play in their 3rd straight championship game. The Heat knocked [...]

PDL Soccer: Des Moines Menace Shut Out Springfield Demize

Springfield Demize – 0 Des Moines Menace – 2 It was a close, tightly fought game last night that turned on a single goal in the 26th minute when the Menace were able to intercept an outlet pass and counter-attack quickly, with x slotting his shot past the goal keeper from inside the box. The [...]

Springfield Demize Close Out Home Schedule Thursday

The Springfield Demize will close out their home schedule this Thursday evening when the Des Moines Menace visit. Stephen ‘Cody’ Reinberg (Drury 2008) has played every minute of every game this year on defense for the Menace and Marco Cherisma has played in seven games, while dealing with injuries. The Menace are coming off a [...]