I’m not a Chelsea fan, Zack can vouch for that (Facebook video), but for those of you that are or might otherwise be interested in hanging out with the boys from London when they play the Seattle Sounders on July 18th, then here’s your chance.
You need to create a 12 second video on the 12second website to compete. It’s a site that integrates well with Twitter, I’ve posted a couple of videos so far so fire up the webcam, sign up for an account and have at it!
SuperLiga, a premier tournament that pits the best of the United States against the best of Mexico, returns with its third edition to award the heftiest winner’s purse in North American soccer history. The KC Wizards are one of four MLS teams that are competing against four Mexican teams in the SuperLiga tournament, or as the website notes – vying to determine a singular champion of North America.
The Wizards host Atlas FC (also the host club for Springfield’s Sister’s City Soccer Exchange) at Hermann Stadium on the SLU campus today in their opening game. Here are some articles to get you up-to-date:
Jewsbury on Superliga match – it’s a homecoming for Jackie, who played his college ball at SLU
Herculez Gomez Won’t Let Up Against Atlas – Gomez said his father, Manuel, grew up following Atlas as a kid in Guadalajara, Mexico.
GIRLS SOCCER POLL (Final)
Class 3
1 Incarnate Word Academy 18-5
2 Lee’s Summit North 24-3
3 Nerinx Hall 22-1-1
4 Liberty 23-5
5 St. Joe’s 17-3
6 Pattonville 23-5
7 Howell North 20-3-1
8 Rockwood Summit 22-3
9 Lee’s Summit 16-6
10 Glendale 18-9-1
11 Lafayette 16-3-2
12 Hazelwood West 20-6
13 Park Hill South 19-5
14 Smith-Cotton 18-5-1
15 Cor Jesu 14-8-3
Class 2
1 Duchesne 18-6-1
2 Smithville 24-4-1
3 Notre Dame de Sion 18-5
4 St. Dominic 23-5
5 Notre Dame St. Louis 15-11-1
6 Cape Notre Dame 17-4
7 Clayton 14-9-1
8 Helias 11-10
9 Moberly 23-2
10 Platte Co. 24-2
Class 1
1 St. Vincent 20-5
2 Trinity 18-10
3 Springfield Catholic 20-7
4 St. Pius 16-10-1
5 Principia 13-4
6 Barstow 11-10
7 Southern Boone 19-4-1
8 Sacred Heart 16-6
9 Greenwood 12-6
10 Whitfield 10-9
Co-Player of the Year – Courtney Besand, St. Vincent
Co-Player of the Year – Alicia Vonderheid, Trinity
Offensive POY – Tillie Bill, Southern Boone
Co-Defensive POY – Justine Dover, Sacred Heart
Co-Defensive POY – Emily McMeekin, Barstow
Goalkeeper POY – Taylor Zerbe, Trinity
Private Coach of the Year – Dustin Wengert, St. Vincent
Public Coach of the Year – Chris Miller, Southern Boone
First Team
Position Player Year School
D Becky Esrock SR Whitfield
D Kayla Seabaugh FR St. Vincent
D Kourtney Luaders SO St. Pius (Festus)
D Justine Dover JR Sacred Heart
F Jen Eaton FR Trinity
F Hilary Torres JR St. Pius X (KC)
F Shelby Hatz SO Springfield Catholic
F Abby Lappe FR St. Vincent
GK Taylor Zerbe SO Trinity
MF Kristen Crandell SR Principia
MF Cristina Post SR Principia
MF Alicia Vonderheid SR Trinity
MF Emily McMeekin SR Barstow
MF Jewel Kawamoto SR Barstow
MF Courtney Besand SR St. Vincent
MF Maddy Renner SR Springfield Catholic
MF Natalie Smid SO Springfield Catholic
MF Tillie Bill JR Southern Boone
MF Emily Cissell SO St. Vincent
MF Abby Whittington SO Trinity
Second Team
D Kara Coffe SR Bishop LeBlond More…
Offensive Player of the Year – Caffrey Brooks, Pembroke Hill
Offensive Player of the Year – Erin Robinson, Smithville
Defensive Player of the Year – Katie Murphy, Notre Dame de Sion
Defensive Player of the Year – Sam Andert, St. Dominic
Goalkeeper – Tori Champagne, Duchesne
Coach of the Year, Public – Jon Reed, Smithville
Coach of the Year, Private – Dave Thurmer, Duchesne
First Team
Position Player Year School
D Allison Hu SR Duchesne
D Sam Andert SR St. Dominic
D Katie Murphy SR Notre Dame de Sion
D Haley Fritzlen SO Notre Dame de Sion
F Jacey Boyko JR St. Dominic
F Emma Walker SR Duchesne
F Erin Robinson SO Smithville
F Alex Massey FR Kearney
F Anna Wren SO Notre Dame Cape
F Caffrey Brooks JR Pembroke Hill
F Cammille Christie FR Pembroke Hill
F Madde Adkins SR Notre Dame de Sion
F Jonna Welch SO Bolivar
GK Tori Champagne SR Duchesne
MF Alli Reimer SR Duchesne
MF Ali Bauer SR St. Dominic
MF Maddie Heinsohn JR St. Dominic
MF Kaylee Smith SR Platte County
MF Alex Olsen JR Smithville
MF Shawn Beard SR Moberly
MF Michelle Auer SO Notre Dame StL
MF Ava Johnson SR Perryville
MF Brenna Lacaillade JR Warrensburg
MF Kelley Goehring SR Rosati-Kain
Mf Allie Betley SR St. Dominic
Second Team
D Sydney Catlett SO Smithville More…
Player of the Year – Morgan Marlborough, Lee’s Summit North
Offensive POY – Shea Groom, Liberty
Defensive POY – Emily Sinovich, IWA
GoalKeeper – Linnsie McMahon, Rockwood Summit
Coach of the Year, Public – Tim Richardson, Lee’s Summit North
Coach of the Year, Private – Annie Beekman, IWA
All American/MW Rankings
1 Morgan Marlborough, LSN
2 Emily Sinovich, IWA
3 Katelyn Fredrickson, Nerinx Hall (Missouri State signee)
4 Shea Groom , Liberty
5 Kaysie Clark , Liberty
6 Mandy Laddish, Lee’s Summit
7 Claire Hulcer, St. Joe’s (Missouri State signee)
8 Allison Hu, Duchesne
First Team
Position Player Year School
D Emily Sinovich SR IWA
D Jenn Tucker SR IWA
D Claire Hulcer SR St. Joseph’s (Missouri State signee)
D Tiffany Laughlin JR Pattonville
F Becky Handley SR St. Joseph’s (Missouri State signee)
F Colleen Beck SR Nerinx Hall
F Bobbi Jo Schlick SR Jackson
F Morgan Marlborough SR Lee’s Summit North
F Shea Groom SO Liberty
F Brooke Williams JR Liberty
GK Linnsie McMahon SR Rockwood Summit
GK Paige Hemphill JR Ozark
MF Kelley Gravlin SR IWA
MF Katelyn Fredrickson SR Nerinx Hall
MF Kaysie Clark SO Liberty
MF Mandy Laddish JR Lee’s Summit
MF Jessica Greer SR Smith-Cotton
MF Molly Brewer FR Glendale
MF Allie Stephenson FR Lee’s Summit North
MF Ariel Boulicault SR Pattonville
MF Morgan Boudreau SR Howell North
MF Grace Cross SR Lee’s Summit North (Missouri State signee)
Second Team
D Kelsey Piepergerdes SR Lee’s Summit West More…
The Region 2 Tournament opens today in Sioux City, SD and the Springfield region will be represented by one team and a pair of players.
The Springfield SC U18 boys return for their third visit to Region II, having qualified via the Midwest Regional League for one of sixteen spots available across the twelve states that make up the region. The boys are very familiar with the environment and the expectations and as you can imagine, have some specific goals in mind. I’ll let them share them with you in the video below.
The schedule this weekend is as follows:
Saturday June 20th 4:00 PM – (KS) KC WIZARDS JRS
Sunday June 21st 8:00 AM – (IL) INTER FC
Monday June 22nd 4:00 PM – (KY) JAVANON 91S
with the Group winner advancing to the Semifinals which is where SSC has lost the first two years.
In addition, Molly Brewer (Glendale), recently chosen Player of the Year for Class 3 Girls in the Southwest Region, is playing with her St Louis SG U15 Girls team who won State Cup last week. Her schedule is
SA JUN 20 4:00 PM – (NE) CSA GOLD 93/94
SU JUN 21 8:00 AM – (KS) BVSC STARS
MO JUN 22 12 NOON – (MRL1) KC SELECT SCREAM
The Gallagher/Busch U19 Girls are also at Regionals and I’m confirming that Chelsey Russell is with them this year. You may recall this is the team that won the U15 National Title 4 years ago.
Former Bentonville midfielder Eric Martin signed a letter of intent recently to play soccer at Missouri State University.
Martin was a two-year starter for the Tigers in 2007 and 2008 before finishing his high school career at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School in Faribault, Minn.
Shattuck-St. Mary’s features one of the top youth soccer programs in the country, competing against other club teams in the fall and spring seasons. Martin played for the U18 program that went 21-12-8 and advanced to the semifinals of Minnesota’s state cup. While at Bentonville, the 6-foot-1 midfielder was one of the more talented players in the area. As a junior, he scored 12 goals for the Tigers and was called “the pick of the bunch” by BHS head coach Mike Devaney. “When Eric is really, truly in the mood to play, he will be a real handful for other teams,” Devaney said before the 2008 season. Martin scored four goals as a sophomore in 2007. Martin also played club soccer for the Arkansas Comets for several years. Martin is a part of a seven-man signing class at Missouri State ready to compete next fall. The Bears were 7-10-5 last season.
