Where Does Heath Melugin Rank in Springfield Soccer History?

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I don’t know where I’ll rank in headline writing when my story is written, but I’ve got a three topics I want to cover today. Recruiting, Heath and finally, his final regular season home game scheduled for this Sunday. If you want to understand the first two, you owe it to yourself to attend the [...]

Devon Newport Playing in U23 National Championship

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 [...]

Devon Newport Nets Game Winner For Billikens

Devon Newport, SLU Billikens (2013)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Saint Louis sophomore midfielder Devon Newport (Springfield, Mo./Glendale) netted his first career goal as the Billikens ousted host George Washington 1-0 Sunday in Atlantic 10 Conference men’s soccer action at Mount Vernon Field. The Billikens improve to 4-5-2 overall and 2-2-0 in A-10. Next week, they travel to No. 23 Charlotte for [...]

Missouri State Bears Draw At St Louis Billikens

Heath Melugin, Missouri State Bears challenges for ball

St Louis University Billikens – 0 Missouri State Bears – 0 ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Missouri State men’s soccer team (3-4-1, 1-0-0) played the Saint Louis Billikens (2-2-2) to a 0-0 double-overtime tie in St. Louis, Mo., on Tuesday night. The last time the two teams played to a draw was in 2000. Missouri [...]

Glendale Falcons Hold First Ever Alumni Game

Glendale Falcons Alumni, 2010

A large group gathered Sunday evening on the freshly mowed and lined Glendale pitch for the 1st Annual Alumni game, organized by 2004 graduate Maddy Senkowski. With representation from the class of 1992 to 2010, the game pulled a group that put a smile on Coach Jeff Rogers face as he prepares to begin his [...]

Moses And Newport Advance To Regional Semifinals

SLU Billikens Ian Newport, Ryan Moses, Devon Newport

Current SLU Billikens, Ryan Moses and Devon Newport, have advanced to the Semifinals at the US Youth Soccer Midwest Regionals. Their U19 team went undefeated in group play and are facing the KC Wizard Juniors today. Video highlights for all Age Groups on US Youth Soccer website Moses (Kickapoo Chiefs) and Newport (Glendale Falcons) both [...]

Missouri State Wins Spring Exhibition Game At SLU

Devon Newport (Glendale/SSC) With The Ball

Beautiful night on a beautiful pitch at Robert E Hermann Stadium in St Louis Wednesday. Missouri State and St Louis University, last seen battling for the opportunity to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament, renewed acquaintances for a Spring exhibition match. As a player and a coach, once you reach this level [...]

Missouri State Bears At SLU Billikens Wednesday

Devon Newport, SLU Billikens (2013)

The Billikens face Missouri State Wednesday, April 14, in a rematch of last season’s NCAA Tournament first-round tilt. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. Saint Louis is 1-0-1 on the spring campaign after playing to a 2-2 draw against AC St. Louis and topping SIU Edwardsville 1-0 in its last outing. James Dice, Adnan Gabeljic [...]

SLU Billikens Shut Out SIU-Edwardsville, Face Missouri State April 14

SLU Billikens and SIU Edwardsville Cougars - Bronze Boot 2010

From the SLU Billiken website: Alex Sweetin’s goal in the 79th minute against SIUE broke a scoreless tie and lifted the Saint Louis Billikens to a 1-0 win Saturday in a men’s soccer exhibition match at AB Soccer Park in Fenton, Mo. “It’s always positive to get a win, but I don’t think we started [...]

Springfield Soccer Club Alumni Are Going Dancing – Part II

SLU Billikens Ian Newport, Ryan Moses, Devon Newport

The Springfield Soccer Club is again well represented in the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament which begins on campus sites across the nation on November 19, 2009. Last weekend saw several Springfield Soccer Club alumni representing their schools in the NCAA Division II and III Men’s Tournament and the NCAA Division III Women’s Tournament. Missouri [...]

Represent Springfield Soccer

First High School game of the season is coming up this evening for me, in the meantime let’s check out a few local’s and see what’s up: Robbie Curtis (Ozark 2008) got the game-winner for Lincoln Memorial in OT against Asbury. It’s s wonderful goal, all the better because it was captured in HD. Click [...]

Missouri State Bears At St Louis University Billikens

SLU Billikens – 2 Missouri State Bears – 0 A pair of goals by a pair of St Louis products gave the home team another win against their in-state rival. A goal in the 8th minute by Mike Roach (Chaminade 2007, pictured being defended by Ryan Hennessey) and Jimmy Holmes (Priory 2006) who was sent [...]

Moses And Newport Part of Top 10 Recruiting Class At SLU Billikens

Soccer America (a subscription only site) recently ranked the college recruiting classes for the top programs in the country. They had some nice things to say about the SLU Billikens (from their website) Soccer America Ranks Billikens’ Recruiting Class 10th in Nation ST. LOUIS – According to Soccer America, Saint Louis men’s soccer has turned [...]

Springfield SC U18 Boys Open Midwest Regional League Season With 3 Shut Outs

With April showers comes the start of Midwest Regional League (MRL) play for the 2-time defending state Champion Springfield SC U18 boys squad. The boys will face three familiar foes this weekend in St Louis, and I hope to see one or more of the games while also enjoying Easter weekend with Mom. Sockers FC [...]

Newport And Jordan Named Player Of The Year By Springfield SC

Our regional mega-club, Springfield Soccer Club, held their 5th annual banquet at the end of February. As part of the celebrations, they name a male and female Player of the Year. Past winners include current Missouri State Bear players Heath Melugin and Tara Bailes, as well as All-American Patrick Carver (2005). The 2008-09 Springfield Soccer [...]