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Arens And Collier Face Missouri State Thursday

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Taylor Arens (2015) and Caleb Collier (2013), Missouri S&T Miners

On the way to St Louis today (I’m officially a former resident of Springfield) I stopped by my alma mater in Rolla to catch the early evening practice for the Miner’s. The squad, led by GLVC Coach of the Year Joe Ahearn, visits Springfield on Thursday evening for an exhibition match against the Missouri State Bears. Game time is 6:30 pm at Plaster Stadium.

The team includes a pair of Springfield players, freshman Taylor Arens (Catholic/Springfield SC) and junior Caleb Collier (Kickapoo/Springfield SC), pictured after practice today.

The Miner’s are coming off a season that included a share of the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s regular season championship, followed by a run to the title game of the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional, losing to eventual national champion Northern Kentucky.

The Miners were picked to finish third in the 16-team conference race in the league’s coaches poll released Wednesday, just after landing a No. 13 national ranking in the pre-season for Division II by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America – the same spot S&T finished in the final national poll a year ago.

Jon Keister Resigns At Missouri S&T

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Jon Keister, Missouri S&T Miners

Jon Keister, Missouri S&T Miners

Jon Kiester, who has served as the head coach for the Missouri S&T women’s soccer program since 2005, is stepping down from the post to join the staff at the University of Hawai’i as an assistant coach for the women’s team.

Kiester became the head coach at Missouri S&T prior to the 2005 season – the Lady Miners’ first as a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference – after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Oregon and Baylor University. He is returning to the state where he played collegiately and earned his Bachelor’s degree, as he graduated from Hawai’i Pacific University in 1994.

“Jon has done a great job with the program,” said S&T director of athletics Mark Mullin. “We are sorry to see him leave but we wish him well in his new position. We have seen the program improve during his tenure.
“He is leaving the program in a solid state and I look forward to finding the right individual to successfully lead the S&T women’s soccer program in the future,” Mullin added.

Kiester inherited a team that had won only three games in 2004, but the team made improvement during his tenure and was in contention for a playoff spot in the final weekend of each of the last two seasons in the competitive GLVC. In addition to his work at Missouri S&T, Keister also worked with the Missouri ODP program, most recently acting as an assistant for the Missouri 1993 girls team that reached the national finals. Prior to that he was head coach for a team that also reached the finals.

I always enjoyed the opportunities I had to talk soccer with Jon. As a former Hawaii resident myself, I know the lure to return, if for no other reason than to be a bit warmer on the sideline than the photo above from a Drury game last year. Good luck Coach!

Missouri S&T Miners Preseason Prospectus

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Miners Logo headThe Rolla Daily News visited with Missouri State’s opponent tonight, the Missouri S&T Miners, who compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference against the Drury Panthers.

After a one-year hiatus, Missouri S&T’s men’s soccer team made it back into the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament last season. The Miners found a way into the tournament by getting a win or tie in eight of their 12 conference games – winning three of the games by a goal – but fell 1-0 in the opening round to eventual national semifinalist Northern Kentucky when the Norse scored late in the contest.

The Miner’s feature 3 area boys, all of whom played for Springfield SC. Zack Hay (Kickapoo 2008) earned a starting role last year as a freshman at outside back. He’s joined this year by Mason Morawitz (Columbia Hickman) and Caleb Collier (Kickapoo) who were part of the two-time State Champions SSC squad. Caleb’s older brother Adam Peterson is a member of the Drury Panthers, that should be a good game.

Drury Panthers Ranked 4th, Missouri S&T 8th In GLVC Men’s Soccer Coaches Poll

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Drury Panthers logoFor the second consecutive year, Northern Kentucky University has been chosen as the favorite to claim the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Soccer Championship. In a vote of the GLVC’s 15 head coaches, the Norse collected 190 total points and 10 first-place votes to finish atop the 2009 GLVC Men’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Poll.

The Norse edged Lewis for the top spot in the poll. The Flyers (14-1-4, 9-1-1 GLVC) collected 180 total points and two-first place votes. They were followed by defending GLVC Champion Rockhurst who placed third in the annual publication. Rockhurst (16-1-4, 10-0-2) garnered 174 points and two first-place votes.

The final first-place vote was given to Drury. The Panthers (13-5-3, 7-4-1) placed fourth in the poll with 153 total points.

1st year Head Coach Ryan Swan, who had served as the team’s associate head coach last season, inherits the bulk of a DU squad that finished 13-5-3 overall and 7-4-1 in the GLVC last season, reaching the GLVC Tournament semifinals for the first time in four years as a league member. The Panthers open the season at Truman State on August 28 and at home on August 30 against Newman.

Northern Kentucky finished the 2008 campaign 16-3-4 overall and advanced to the NCAA Division II National Semifinal before falling in overtime to Dowling, 2-1. The Norse posted a 9-1-1 league mark and tied for second in the GLVC regular season standings. NKU advanced to the championship match of the GLVC tournament for the second consecutive year in 2008, but fell to Rockhurst, 2-0.

The Norse return 14 lettermen and eight starters from last year’s squad, including Ron Lenz Division II Player of the Year and GLVC Offensive Player of the Year Steven Beattie. NKU will be looking to collect its first GLVC Championship in men’s soccer since 1995. The Norse have claimed the title four times.

Illinois-Springfield and Maryville will be competing in the GLVC for the first time in 2009. The two new members bring the league’s membership to 15 for the 2009-10 academic year. The institutions will be immediately eligible to compete for the GLVC Championship in 2009, however, UIS will not be eligible to compete in the NCAA Tournament until 2010 and Maryville earns the right in 2011.

The 15 member institutions will compete in a 14-match round robin conference schedule and the top eight teams in the league standings will advance to the 2009 GLVC Tournament which is scheduled to begin on Nov. 1. The highest remaining seed following the quarterfinal round will host the GLVC semifinals and final on Nov. 6 and 8, respectively.

The complete 2009 GLVC Men’s Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll follows:
Team (First-place votes) Total Points

1. Northern Kentucky (10) 190
2. Lewis (2) 180
3. Rockhurst (2) 174
4. Drury (1) 153
5. Indianapolis 127
6. UW-Parkside 125
7. Bellarmine 124
8. Missouri S&T 110
9. Quincy 101
10. Missouri-St. Louis 66
10. Southern Indiana 66
12. Saint Joseph’s 58
13. Illinois-Springfield 56
14. Kentucky Wesleyan 27
15. Maryville 21

Missouri S&T Miners To Hold Youth Soccer Camps in July

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Miners Logo headThe men’s and women’s soccer programs at Missouri S&T have announced the dates for its kids camps for the upcoming summer. The teams will be hosting two different camps for area kids the week of July 20-23.

The first one it will be hosting is the Kiddie Kickers camp which is for boys and girls ages 3-5. The camp is limited to the first 50 kids that sign up and costs $30 per camper. The camp runs from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday that week.

The other camp the teams will be running is for boys and girls ages 6-12 and immediately follows the Kiddie Kickers camp beginning at 6 p.m. and ending at 7:30 p.m. The camp is limited to the first 50 kids that sign up and costs $50 per camper. A $10 discount is available for enrollment of two or more children from the same immediate family. Each child then pays $40 for the camp.

Both camps will be held on the Missouri S&T campus with thee primary location of the camp being the S&T soccer field but in case of inclement weather it would be moved inside to either the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building or Miner Rec which is located right across the street from Bullman.

The camp is designed to focus on fundamentals in a fun environment. Campers will be grouped based on age and ability. Age appropriate drills and games will be implemented to create a comfortable learning environment for each group.

Campers that attend the Missouri S&T Soccer camp will be rewarded by gaining free admission into every Missouri S&T home soc-cer game when they wear their camp T-shirt and are accompanied by a paying adult.

For more information about the 2009 Missouri S&T Miner Soccer Camps you can contact men’s head coach Joe Ahearn at 573-341-4102 or by email at ahearnjc@mst.edu or women’s head coach Jon Kiester at 573-341-7032 or by email at kiesterj@mst.edu.

Missouri S&T Miners Soccer Camp

Make checks payable to:
Missouri S&T Soccer Camp
705 W. 10th Street
Rolla, MO 65401

Scott Gallagher Friendlies – Video Highlights

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SLSG College Friendlies Wednesday Night from Paul Bryant on Vimeo.

Some nice video highlights from last weeks College games at the AB Soccer Complex in Fenton.

Missouri S&T played McKendree, followed by Indiana (white) against Tulsa (blue). That’s Mike Roach (CBC 2007) scoring on the diving header for Indiana, which also featured Tommy Meyer and Will Bruin that evening.

Missouri S&T Miners High School Girls Soccer Camp August 5-7

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Missouri S&T MinersMissouri S & T Miners Soccer Camp
August 5th, 6th, & 7th, 2008
High School Age Girls Grade 9-12
5:30pm — 7:30pm

$50 / Camper
Limited to the first 50 campers
*A $10 discount is available for enrollment of two or more children from the same immediate family. Each child then pays $40 for the camp.

Camp Schedule
5:30—6:00pm Warm-up
6:00—6:30pm Technical exercises
6:30—7:30pm Small sided games

Camp Philosophy
The camp is designed to focus on fundamentals in a challenging environment. Campers will be grouped
based on ability, so that appropriate drills and games will be implemented to create a challenging learning environment for each group.

Registration
Final and on-site registration will be available the first day of camp on August 5th beginning one hour prior to the start time. Additional campers will be allowed to register as space permits providing the staff to camper ratio will not be affected in a way that diminishes the quality of the camp.

Registration and Camp brochure

T-shirt
All participants will receive a camp t-shirt. Be sure to mark the appropriate size on the camp application.

Equipment
Soccer ball, shin guards, water bottle and appropriate footwear. It is recommended that campers bring tennis shoes for indoor sessions in the case of inclement weather.

Location
The camps will be held on the MS & T campus. The primary location will be the MS & T soccer field, located behind the Gale Bullman Building on Bishop St. and 10th St. Location for inclement weather is either Miner Rec. located directly across from the Gale Bullman Building or inside the Gale Bullman Multipurpose Building.

2008 MS&T Soccer Camp Reward
Campers that attend the MS & T Soccer camp will gain free admission into every MS & T home soccer game when they wear their camp T-shirt and are accompanied by a paying adult

This Week In Springfield Missouri Soccer

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Activity is beginning to heat up around the area, despite Mother Nature’s lack of cooperation. Time to get back into the swing of things, including stocking my Toyota Tacoma with Soccer Mom prerequisites – lawn chair, fleece blanket, sun screen, umbrella, you know the drill. I’ve got to get my camera and video camera prepped as well, so it should be a busy week.

The primary reason for renewing this activity is that the college squads are beginning their Spring exhibition schedules already. The Drury Panther Ladies played the Arkansas State Indians yesterday in Jonesboro (they lost 1-2). This Wednesday the men will play host to a pair of teams. At 5pm 4:30 pm, Division I Oral Roberts University will take the field, followed at 7:30 pm by Missouri Science & Technology (or S&T, formerly known as UMR), a member of the GLVC. Join us at Harrison Stadium for one or both of the games.

Update – Missouri State Lady Bears beat the Kansas Jayhawks 1-0 on Saturday.

We are less than two weeks away from the start of the High School Girls season. The Rolla Bulldogs host an early tournament on Friday March 21 – Saturday March 22 that includes Springfield Catholic, Columbia Hickman and Washington. The #1 ranked Kickapoo Chiefs host Bentonville (AR) on Monday March 24th. The first Ozark Conference game will follow that Wednesday when the Chiefs travel to Lebanon to face the Yellowjackets. You can follow the Ozark Conference race on Nick Schmitt’s Zizzer Soccer site all season long.

I’m working on collecting the schedules for all of the area teams, as well as the rosters. I’m already working to identify Senior All-Stars for this years game. Add Thursday June 19th to your calendar, you’ll be surprised how quickly the date will arrive. I know I always am :)

Finally, my Soccer Calendar is the best way I know of to stay on top of the games in the region and on the tube. There’s even a way to download it into your calendar. If your team would like to add that capability to their website, contact me and I’d be happy to help you add it.