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Cody Reinberg Headed To Playoffs With Harrisburg City Islanders

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Drury Panthers, Cody Reinberg

Drury Panthers, Cody Reinberg

Former Drury standout Cody Reinberg is featured in the Patriot News

When Cody Reinberg arrived at preseason training camp in mid-March, he was no different than any of the other first-year players the Harrisburg City Islanders have thoroughly checked out during their tremendously efficient six-year run in the USL Second Division.

Reinberg wanted minutes.

And he wanted to crack the starting lineup immediately.

Once the 24-year-old defender started competing against some of the veterans and other rookies Bill Becher and Steve Widdowson were evaluating, Reinberg decided that just making the opening-night roster and earning a contract were significant achievements all by themselves.

Cody’s played in 15 games, starting 9. Harrisburg plays Richmond on August 22nd with the winner going to the Title game on August 29th.

US Open Cup Quarterfinals Tonight

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us open cup logoDown to the Final 8 and there’s a pair of Springfield boys still active. Cody Reinberg (Drury 2007/Springfield Demize/Des Moines Menace) plays for Harrisburg

Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) at D.C. United (MLS)
Maryland Soccerplex – Boyds, MD | 7:30 p.m.

This is the fourth time the third-year USL2 club will meet an MLS team in the U.S. Open Cup. In 2007, the City Islanders defeated D.C. United 1-0 in a shock third-round result, then took the Revolution to the limit in the quarterfinals before losing 2-1.

The City Islanders lead the USL Second Division with 23 points from 12 matches, three points ahead of the Wilmington Hammerheads, though they lost 3-2 to Wilmington on Saturday in their last league match. Chad Severs has scored seven goals to lead Harrisburg, tied for the USL Second Division lead.

The winner of the United-Harrisburg match will meet the winner of all-USL quarterfinal between Rochester Rhinos (USL1) and Wilmington Hammerheads (USL). Harrisburg will travel to Rochester if they win, while playing host to Wilmington.

Kansas City Wizards (MLS) at Seattle Sounders F.C. (MLS)
Starfire Sports Complex – Tukwila, WA | 10 p.m.

Jack Jewsbury and the KC Wizards have moved into the Quarterfinals of the US Open Cup and as Mike at Down The Byline notes – We Want Silverware

Personally I think it’s time to bring home some more silverware, and the Open Cup is the opportune chance to do it. Only 3 games separate the Wizards from winning the Dewar Cup. With almost 5 years having gone by since the Wizards brought home some silverware, it’s time the Wizards change that and actually win a trophy. Winning the Open Cup would likely mean sacrificing a game or two in league play. If it brings home the Open Cup, I don’t have a major problem with that fact.

Will our boys move on?

Cody Reinberg And Harrisburg City Islanders Surprise NE Revolution

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us open cup logoCongratulations to Drury grad Cody Reinberg who was part of the upset win over the MLS New England Revolution in the US Open Cup last night.

Geoff Bloes’ sitter with time winding down in the first overtime — off a David Schofield corner that fluttered off goalkeeper Brad Knighton’s fingers — lifted the Harrisburg City Islanders to a 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup round-of-16 action Tuesday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium in New Britain, Conn.

Moffat Oduor also connected for the USL Second Division leaders, nodding in a Jason Pelletier restart that pulled Harrisburg even in the 67th minute. Jeff Larentowicz buried a 19-yard direct in the 38th minute, staking the Major League Soccer side to a 1-0 halftime lead.

It was a game with several twists and turns but wasn’t the only upset of the evening. The underdogs of the USL ruled the day in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Third Round on Tuesday night, taking four of the six matches, and assuring themselves of at least one team in the semifinals.

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Represent Springfield Soccer

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ESPN/Soccernet has a nice article on former Missouri State Bear’s goalkeeper, Matt Pickens. It covers his professional experience, and there’s a great quote by Diego Gutierrez (a long time favorite of mine at Chicago, and a KC native) that every player should consider:

“Often times when young players get the opportunity to step in and contribute, they fail because the moment gets to them, put too much pressure on themselves, or perhaps they have a run of bad luck. Matt was able to make the most of his opportunity and run with it,” said Diego Gutierrez, a former teammate on the Fire. “When his moment came, he stepped up, played with confidence, made saves that were both routine and extraordinary, and made his teammates better. With the goalkeeper position, you want someone who projects confidence to your team, and Matt was able to that and more.”

Cody Reinberg (Drury 2007) has scored his first goal for the Harrisburg City Islanders. Reinberg is a defender but scored late in a losing effort.

City Islanders rookie Cody Reinberg nodded home his first professional goal in the closing moments. Reinberg’s score was set up by service from Anthony Peters, one of two players loaned to Harrisburg (1-1-1, 4 points) for the weekend journey by Major League Soccer’s D.C. United. Peters entered in the 88th minute for Nicki Paterson, while John DiRaimondo came on the 65th for Middletown’s Jason Pelletier.

DiRaimondo is a DC United signee who was on loan for the weekend USL-2 game. He’s also a St Louis boy, having played for the SLU Billikens (2006) as well as St Louis University HS.

Cody Reinberg Signs With Harrisburg City Islanders

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College Soccer: Drury Panthers vs Northern KentuckyFormer Drury Panther captain, Cody Reinberg, continues his development by signing with USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders.

A native of Missouri, Cody Reinberg joins the Islanders after a year with another elite PDL club the Des Moines Menace. Prior to joining the Menace, he was a four-year starter at Drury University in Springfield, MO and played for the Springfield Demize in 2007. During his time as a Panther, Reinberg was an All-Great Lakes Valley Conference Honorable Mention and All-Great Lakes Region Third team, and All-Conference First Team honors.

Cody’s not the only St Louis boy on the squad, he’s joined by Tim Velten who played for SIU-Edwardsville and Louisville before joining Harrisburg in 2007.

Another familiar face is Brandon Swartzendruber, formerly of the Thunder Bay Chill.

Though a rookie to the USL-2, Brandon Swartzendruber is a natural goal scorer. He proved his scoring ability during two impressive seasons with the USL’s PDL Thunder Bay Chill. During the 2007 season, he scored 16 goals and recorded 4 assists, finishing second in the PDL for both goals and points. He continued his scoring success in 2008, scoring 13 goals and adding 8 assists, leading the Chill to the PDL Championship. A five-time PDL team of the week selection over two seasons, Swartzendruber was selected to the PDL All-Central Conference team for the 2008 season

PDL Soccer: Des Moines Menace Shut Out Springfield Demize

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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 final goal was scored in stoppage time as the Menace got a late corner kick with y scoring on a header from the far side, sending his shot back to the opposite side.


Des Moines Menace visit Springfield Demize from oleolson on Vimeo.

The Demize will wrap up their season with the 16 hour bus ride to Thunder Bay, Canada for a pair of games next weekend. They’ll be battling a team hoping to sweep their final four games to gain home-field advantage in the Conference playoffs. The Menace are trying to hold on for the second spot with games at St Louis Wednesday and hosting their primary rival, Rapids U23, next Saturday.

I’ll be back with video later today.

Springfield Demize Close Out Home Schedule Thursday

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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 pair of games at home against Thunder Bay, splitting them while winning the series this season 2-1-1, positioning themselves for the final run for the title. They also have to deal with the Colorado Rapids U23′s who will host the St Louis Lions this weekend after having a week off.

The Demize lost their road game at St Louis on Saturday by the score of 0-3.

I finished the video editing for Thursday nights game in Springfield, a 2-3 loss on an 82nd minute goal by Tom Heinemann. I missed Brett Thomas’ early goal but you can catch the final 4 goals as well as some ancillary action from the game in this video. See you Thursday at Cooper #1!


PDL Soccer: St Louis Lions at Springfield Demize, Jul 3 2008 from oleolson on Vimeo.

PDL Soccer: Springfield Demize Lose Another Tough One

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PDL Soccer: Springfield Demize host St Louis Lions Springfield Demize – 2
St Louis Lions – 3
Despite taking an early lead on a 6th minute goal by Brett Thomas, from Danny Foerster, the Demize once again fell on a late goal by an opponent. The team played a man down from the 21st minute when Ous Senghore was given a second yellow, and the resultant red card ejection, for a hand ball in the box. The Lions captain, Deno Merrick (MO Baptist Head Coach), calmly slotted the PK into the lower left corner to tie the game. The Demize fought back however to take the lead again on Thomas’ second goal of the game, and the season, after Foerster’s run into the box saw his shot parried by a diving keeper but the rebound fell to Thomas. He calmly lifted the ball over the keeper and into the far side netting as the team continued to fight.

The lead held until the 77th minute when the Lion’s leading scorer, Tom Heinemann (Rockford University) took a ball from Mike Utley and broke into the six yard box before sliding his shot to the near post. Heinemann scored again in the 82nd as the Demize pushed forward in an attempt to earn their first win of the season and spoil the Lion’s efforts to remain in the race for the Heartland Division crown. The goals were Heinemann’s 6th and 7th of the season, leading the Lion’s. He was denied on a couple of early attempts as goalkeeper Chris Hanlon fought to keep his team close but it was once again to no avail.

I’ll have video of the game in the next day or two (it’s the holiday’s after all) the final 4 goals and other action from the game.

The Springfield Demize finish the season with an away game at St Louis on Saturday and their final home game of the season is Thursday July 10th when the Des Moines Menace visit. The Menace are in third at the moment, with a pair of games this weekend against the leaders Thunder Bay that will determine their fate. The game next Thursday will feature the return of Drury Panther players Cody Reinberg and Marco Cherisma who are both playing key roles for the Menace.