Sporting KC unbeaten in 11 straight MLS

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Aurelien Collin came up big Saturday night

Sporting KC ran its MLS unbeaten streak to 11 in dramatic fashion Saturday night. Aurelien Collin scored in the 90th minute to save a 1-1 tie on the road against the Houston Dynamo.

Sporting KC fought uphill all game after Houston’s Brad Davis scored in the 8th minute. KC dominated possession in the second half after two Houston players were ejected, but they couldn’t break away.

Sporting attempted a season-high 24 shots, but didn’t score until Collin found the back of the net for his third goal of the season.

Defense has not been an issue for KC (5-6-8), during their unbeaten streak, sporting has allowed only seven goals.

The offense should get a boost with the addition of Brazilian midfielder Jéferson, who joins the team this week as a designated player. Jéferson is an attack-first player, which should mesh well with the core that KC has in place.

Joplin Athletic Boosters Lose Source of Income

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From the Joplin Globe – JHS Athletic Boosters lose sources of income in tornado

When the roof of Kaminsky Gymnasium collapsed during the tornado that struck Joplin on May 22, the Joplin High School Athletic Boosters lost tens of thousands of dollars of equipment that had been donated to the athletic department in recent years.

Because all of the athletic facilities at the high school were destroyed — baseball, softball and soccer fields and scoreboards along with tennis courts — any solution would require new sites and possibly fewer home games, McCreary said.

The boys’ soccer team will practice at Missouri Southern and play its home games at the Joplin Athletic Complex, said head coach Ed Miller. The soccer camp held last week attracted 17 players.

“I don’t know if they don’t know about it or if they’re not coming back or what,” Miller said. “I don’t know what the story is. I’m hoping to have more than 17 players.”

The team is using soccer balls and uniforms that were donated by people in the St. Louis area, he said. Another soccer camp is scheduled for the week of July 25.

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The photo above is a combination of two satellite images provided by GeoEye and MJ Harden shows, left, an area of Joplin, Mo. which includes a view of the Joplin High School, taken in August of 2009 and, right, the same area of Joplin is shown, including the high school, taken Tuesday May 24, 2011, two days after a devastating tornado tore through the city.

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Katelyn Fredrickson Chasing National Title With JB Marine

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Katelyn Fredrickson, Missouri State Bears

Katelyn Fredrickson, Missouri State Bears

Missouri State’s Katelyn Fredrickson and her JB Marine squad are playing Sparta United WSC (UT) in the Title Game on Sunday in the United States Adult Soccer Association national championships in Bowling Green, KY. The team won 2-0 over ASA Chesapeake Charge (MD) in the semifinal Friday.

The Post-Dispatch talked to Head Coach Denny Bozesky about the event

“We’ve gotten close as a U-23 team; we were national runners-up in 2008 and 2009 and lost out in pool play last year in Kansas City,” said JB Marine’s Denny Bozesky, who coaches along with John Hayes and Larry Hulcer. “It can be tough putting together a team at this level because the players have so many things going on in their lives, but we’ve put together a team that we feel can compete.”

Starters for JB Marine are goalkeeper Jamie Farrell (Incarnate Word/IUPUI), defenders Courtney Hulcer (St. Joseph’s/SLU), Claire Hulcer (St. Joe’s/Tulsa), Mackenzie Ayer (Tulsa) and Emily Viviano (SLU), midfielders Allison Hu (Duchesne/Missouri), Ashley Hayes (IWA/SLU), Casey Berrier (Parkway Central/Loyola of Chicago) and Lauren Bozesky (Ursuline/SLU/SEMO) and forwards Becky Handley (St. Joe’s/Tulsa) and Katelyn Frederickson (Nerinx Hall/Missouri State).

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Devon Newport Playing in U23 National Championship

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Devon Newport (Glendale/SSC) With The Ball

Devon Newport (Glendale/SSC) With The Ball

Devon Newport (SLU/Glendale 2009/Springfield SC) along with Jordan Hoffman of the Missouri State Bears are playing for a U23 national title on Sunday. The Scott Gallagher squad, coached by CBC/Columbia College grad Matt Mueller, face the Carolina Railhawks in the 2011 USASA National Cup Finals in Bowling Green, Kentucky on Sunday morning.

The squad defeated FC United New York 2-0 on Friday afternoon to reach the U23 final.

The Post-Dispatch talked to Coach Mueller about the tournament.

“The majority of these guys grew up playing Scott Gallagher soccer under Tommy Howe; not all of them played together all that time, but they all know how to play the game and they’re used to being successful,” Mueller said. “We know we have a good team and we’re expecting to make a run at a championship.”

Likely starters for Mueller’s squad include Mark Pais (Ladue/SLU) in goal; Chad Vandegriffe (Chaminade/SLU), Ryan Wilhelm (CBC/SIUE), Benny Jeffery (Hazelwood Central/SIUE), and Jake Dobbins (Marquette/Tulsa) in the backfield; and Nick Maglasang (SLUH/SLU), Brian Schultz (SLUH/DePaul), Jordan Hoffman (Parkway Central/Missouri State) and Devon Newport (SLU) in the midfield. Up front, Alim Sabotic (Mehlville/UMSL) had been playing alongside Kevin Stoll (Chaminade/SIUE), but Stoll is out due to a knee injury. Possible replacements include Tom Gaus (DeSmet/Tulsa) and Peter Hyde (Chaminade/UMSL).

Note – Mueller worked the Drury Panthers Soccer Camp last week, prior to heading to KY for the tournament.

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Elite Clubs National League U17 National Final on ESPNU Saturday

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ECNL logoAURORA, Colo. (July 12, 2011) – Adding to the excitement of the 2010-11 Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) National Championship, ESPNU and ESPN3 will carry a live broadcast of the U-17 national championship game on Sat., July 16, with coverage beginning at 2 p.m. ET/noon MT from the Aurora Sports Complex in Aurora, Colo.

The ECNL National Championship, which kicked off on Thursday July 14, features 164 of the country’s top female youth soccer teams in what is one of the most prestigious events of the year.

The U-17 ECNL National Championship Group includes eight teams that will be playing quarterfinals on Thursday and semifinals on Friday, with the winners advancing to meet in the ECNL National Championship Game Saturday on ESPNU and ESPN3. The qualifying teams are: San Diego Surf (CA), PDA (NJ), FC Stars of Mass (MA), Challenge SC (TX), Solar SC (TX), Mustang SC (CA), Albertson Fury (NY) and Minnesota Thunder Academy (MN).

About the ECNL:
The ECNL is a non-profit national youth soccer league founded in 2009 to provide the best possible developmental environment for American female youth soccer players through the creation of the highest level of national competition and an identification and development program to provide an avenue for players to participate in U.S. Soccer’s National Teams. The 2010-11 season is the ECNL’s second season. Each of the 52 member clubs in 2010-11 field a team in the U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-18 age groups, each competing for the ECNL National Championship, the ECNL National Club Championship and promotion and relegation between flights. The ECNL is sanctioned by US Club Soccer.

Andrew Hoskins Named Coach For Cassville Wildcats

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Andy Hoskins, Cassville Wildcats

Andy Hoskins, Cassville Wildcats

From the Cassville Democrat – New soccer coach named at Cassville

The Cassville Wildcat soccer program has a new leader. Andrew Hoskins, an Ozark native, has been hired as the new head coach of the Cassville High School soccer team. Hoskins replaces Brian Wilbanks, who left the post to accept an assistant principal’s position with Houston High School.

Hoskins has been kicking a soccer ball around since the age of 6. He grew up playing soccer in the Ozark Youth Soccer Program and Lake Country Soccer League in Springfield. He lettered all four years as a member of the Ozark High School soccer team.

Players will have the opportunity to get to know their new coach at the upcoming high school soccer camp, which will be held July 18 through July 22 from 7 a.m. to noon each day.

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USA vs Japan in World Cup Final, at Farmers Gastropub Sunday 1:00 pm

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World Cup Watch Party at Farmers Gastropub by James Radke

World Cup Watch Party at Farmers Gastropub by James Radke

Join us Sunday afternoon at Farmers Gastropub downtown to cheer on the US Women’s team as they face Japan for the World Cup title. It is the U.S. Women’s National Team third appearance in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final and first since 1999. The US defeated France 3-1 to advance while Japan defeated Sweden by the same score.

Pre-game broadcast begins at 1:00 pm. Kick-off is scheduled for 1:45 pm.

The US defeated Japan twice in exhibition matches in May, played on the East Coast. University of Illinois head coach Janet Rayfield scouted those games and put together the following Match Analysis of those games. Will we achieve a similar result Sunday? Share the excitement with us at Farmers!

By the way, did you hear the team won Best Play at the Espy’s?

CHICAGO (July 14, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s National Team woke up in Germany this morning to the news that they won Best Play at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night for Abby Wambach’s header in the second minute of stoppage time in the second and final 15-minute overtime period of the FIFA Women’s World Cup quarterfinal against Brazil. Wambach’s dramatic goal, the latest in Women’s World Cup history, forced the match into penalty kicks, where the U.S. went on to win the penalty shootout and earn a place in the semifinal against France.

US Development Academy Title Match – Live on ESPNU Friday 12pm

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USSF Development Academy logoMILWAUKEE (July 13, 2011) – Pateadores advanced to the 2011 Development Academy Finals Week championship match in the U-17/18 division with a dramatic 4-2 win against Players Development Academy, scoring twice in the final two minutes of the game to claim the top spot in Group 1. The first-time participants in Finals Week will face FC Dallas for the title July 15 at 12 p.m. CT live on ESPNU and ESPN3.com.