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Crowder Roughriders Add A Dozen For 2009 Season

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From the Neosho Daily News:

Bryce Collier college signingAfter getting a belated start on recruiting last year, Crowder College soccer coach Brad Smith had specific goals when he was recruiting players this year – he wanted to get faster.

“I thought we were slow and we were not able to score much last year,” Smith said. “I wanted to improve in those areas. We return everybody pretty much, so the goal was to find people that will help make us better and deeper.”

Crowder was 6-10-3 in its inaugural season and returns 16 players, including most of the starters.

bryce collier, ben ballhornThe new group of Roughriders includes: forwards Bryce Collier of Springfield Hillcrest (pictured above signing with Coach Smith back right) and Harrisonville’s Jeremy Savage; a bunch of midfielders in Ben Ballhorn of Springfield Hillcrest (pictured in orange at right with Collier), Lebanon’s Grant Bollig, George Fuente of University High in Waco, Texas, Josh Jesperson of Neosho, Logan Landis from Carl Junction and Neosho’s Aaron Tracy.

The defenders signed include Javier Albarran of Rogers, Ark., Trevor Pedigo of Springfield Kickapoo, Neosho’s Austin Williams and Irvin Sosa of Fayetteville, Ark.

Smith noted he expects to sign a couple more players as well.

“We have kids we think are good and our speed should be better,” Smith said. “We need to figure out how to play together. We added numbers in different places and I think we should be better.”

For some background, Bryce Collier, Grant Bollig and Trevor Pedigo are teammates on the Springfield SC 90/91 team that are two-time defending state champions in Missouri. Both Collier and Bollig have played in the forward position as well as outside midfielder for SSC while Pedigo has played outside midfield and defense.

Bollig and Collier are also Southwest All-Stars for 2009. The game will be played Monday June 15th this year.

PDL: Springfield Demize Fall To Heartland Conferenced Foe KC Brass

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PDL: Springfield Demize host KC BrassKC Brass – 3
Springfield Demize – 1
The good news? The hometown boys broke into the scoring column in the first half, tying the game in the 40th minute providing some positive momentum before the break. The goal, scored by Nebjosa Opacic on a header in close, was the first of the season in three games.

The bad news? Despite admonitions to avoid an early goal in the pre-game discussions, the Brass’ Austin Williams took advantage of a ball over the top of the defense to run onto the ball and lift it from outside the box over the onrushing goalkeeper in the 5th minute. The Brass capitalized at the start of the second half as well, getting what turned out to be the game-winner from x in the 49th minute. The final goal came late, as the Demize were caught up attempting to tie the game.

The primary reason the game was close was the stellar work of goalkeeper Chris Hanlon, who appears to be in mid-season form unlike the rest of his teammates. In the words of Brass Coach J (or was it L, his twin) Roblee, Chris can always be expected to come up with several remarkable saves during the course of a game, and this one was no different.

Photos (and maybe video) to follow. Update – Photo Slideshow