Recruiting 101: STL Post-Dispatch Looks At The Realities

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In an article that focused on football – Athletes seek help finding colleges – the writer apparently spent some time talking to players and looking at the question of whether a service is valuable. Enter college recruiting services, a growing industry where high school athletes and parents can turn for help in gaining exposure and [...]

SLIAC: Westminster Blue Jays Fall at Fontbonne Griffons

Kaitlin Bramel, Fontbonne Griffins (2012) against Westminster

Fontbonne Griffins – 1 Westminster Blue Jays – 5 Fontbonne opened the scoring with a goal by #7 Robyn Meesey with 12 minutes left in the first half. Westminster tied it up in the 50th minute when freshman Megan Gunnels (Ozark/MO Elite SC) finished a ball played squarely across the six by junior Jen Brotherton. [...]

Kaitlin Bramel And Calli Collier Garner Basketball Honors at Fontbonne

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Nice story out of St Louis where a pair of former Rolla Bulldog players have gone onto success on the hardwood as well as the pitch. Fontbonne sophomore guard Kaitlin Bramel was selected as the SLIAC Player of the Year. Bramel led the conference this year with an average of 4.88 assists per game while [...]

Rolla Bulldogs Shut Out Hillcrest Hornets

Rolla Bulldogs – 10 Hillcrest Hornets – 0 A tough challenge for the Northside Springfield squad, as they traveled to Rolla on Wednesday to face the District 10 favorites in a game delayed one day due to field conditions. The game ended on Ashley Kerr’s goal when she followed Olivia Cox’s shot from the top [...]

Missouri Girls Soccer: Class 2 All-State Honors and Final Rankings

Player of the Year – Drea Barklage, Incarnate Word Offensive Player of the Year – Morgan Marlborough, Lee’s Summit North Defensive Player of the Year – Jen Tucker, Incarnate Word Goalkeeper of the Year – Claire Lovercheck, Hazelwood Central Coach of the Year, Large Schools – Pat Rocco, Hazelwood Central Coach of the Year, Private [...]

Kaitlin Bramel To Play Soccer And Basketball at Fontbonne

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Here’s a story we don’t hear often enough in this age of increasing specialization. Rolla High School senior, Kaitlin Bramel, just signed with Fontbonne University in St. Louis to play soccer AND basketball beginning in the Fall of 2008. Kaitlin has been a force in both sports all four years and unlike her close friend [...]

Sayonara Regular Season

Glendale Falcons – 4 Kickapoo Chiefs – 2 The Falcon’s earned their second win of the season over the Chiefs this evening on the strength of a pair of goals in stoppage time at the end of the first half. Both goals were opportunistic, with fortunate bounces in the run of play that were difficult [...]

Tuesday Game Reports

Waynesville Tigers – 4 Joplin Eagles – 0 Rolla Bulldogs – 4 Lebanon Yellowjackets – 0 Junior Ashley Kerr opened the scoring with a goal in the 36th minute from a long throw by senior Kaitlin Bramel for what turned out to be the game-winning goal. In the second half, Sophomore Jaclyn Standfast scored a [...]

April 1st Arrives In The Ozark Conference

Ozark Tigers – 1 Springfield Catholic – 0 Senior Kristen Glaubitz buries a ball in the corner from a set piece midway through the second half to give the Tigers the rare win over their longtime rivals. Coach Tom Davidson earns his 500th win as his Lady Tigers held off the Irish in earning the [...]

A Shout Out To Temple, Pritchard and Bramel

Several members of the Springfield Soccer community have been recognized for their efforts outside of soccer recently and I wanted to point to them. Rick and Sheila Temple have six children. Kyler will graduate from Kickapoo this May and continue his career with Drury. His younger brother Konnor is playing at Glendale (2011). The News-Leader [...]