Coester’s Regional College Soccer Report

Missouri State Bears – 1 Western Michigan Broncos – 0 Senior Allison Osmundson netted the game-winning goal at the 61:38 minute mark in the second-half to give Missouri State their second win on the weekend. The Bears improved their record to 5-3-1 on the season. Tara Bailes (Catholic 2008) came on as a substitute. Drury [...]

Coester’s Regional College Soccer Report

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Missouri State Bears – 1 (2 OT) Valparaiso Crusaders – 1 The Bears opened strong Friday evening, coming off of their Tournament win at New Mexico last week. Attacking with verve, they wasted no time exploiting the first opportunity to present itself. Kyle Windmueller, the man the MSU Standard calls the “go-to guy” did just [...]

Sunday Ozarks Regional College Report

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Southwest Baptist Bearcats won both of their MIAA matches this weekend. On Thursday they traveled to Emporia State where they won 3-1. On Saturday, they went to Joplin where they dismantled the MSSU Lions, 6- 1. SBU’s Rhiane Mitchell, who entered the week at the very top of the NCAA’s points and goals leader board, [...]

Sunday Ozarks Regional College Report

Missouri Southern Lions – 1 Texas Woman’s – 2 Theresa Sanches scored the tie-breaking goal on a penalty kick in the 57th minute to propel the Texas Woman’s Pioneers to the win. The score came just seven minutes after the Lions (2-1) evened the match on a Sarah Evers goal from 10 yards out. Brianna [...]

Springfield Demize Season Wrap

OK, how many of you attended a Demize game this season? And if you didn’t, what kept you away this summer? The Demize had a difficult season, as measured by their 0-16 result. There were 8 goals scored, 48 surrendered. Tough numbers to reflect on but only part of the story of the team and [...]

PDL Soccer: Des Moines Menace Shut Out Springfield Demize

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 [...]

Springfield Soccer College Signings

I haven’t done this justice folks, as my regular readers know I’ve had a few … distractions. The good news is that gives me plenty of content for the coming month leading up to the girls high school season. So we’ll start with a list of known commitments and in the coming days and weeks, [...]

News-Leaders Names All-Ozark Soccer Squad

Now that it feels like winter again, it’s time for the All-Ozark squad from the News-Leader. (to be continued once I get time to update it from Wednesday’s paper) Updated, with corrections noted Kyler Temple (Kickapoo, Sr. forward) The Chiefs’ explosive forward played some of his best soccer as Kickapoo made a trip to Columbia [...]

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 [...]