Free Girls Soccer Clinic This Saturday

Missouri State University Women’s Soccer program will conduct a clinic this Saturday, April 28, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm for girls ages 8 – 12 years old on field 5C at Lake Country Soccer. This is a FREE activity. No registration is required. All participants need to bring their own soccer ball. The Bear’s are also [...]

Lance Parker, former Missouri State Bears, Kicking It

Yep, that’s former Bear Lance Parker in the #1 spot. He’s now playing for FC Edmonton in the NASL (one level below Major League Soccer). From his bio on the site Parker, a native of Oklahoma City, already has NASL experience with Miami FC (now Fort Lauderdale Strikers), as well as a two-year stint with [...]

Missouri State Hosts SIUE Cougars Sunday October 30th

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HELP US BREAK THE ALL-TIME MISSOURI STATE MEN’S SOCCER ATTENDANCE RECORD • Final Regular Season Missouri Valley Conference match! SUNDAY, OCT. 30, 6 p.m. Plaster Sports Complex • Theme: “Soccer Salutes Service” • Pregame tribute to: EMT/First-Responders, Law Enforcement, Firefighters, Relief Workers • Commemorate 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001 • Commemorate rebuilding efforts in [...]

Missouri State Bears Defeat #4 ranked Creighton Blue Jays

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Congratulations to the Bears on their great win at home last night. Wish I didn’t have to leave Springfield for them to get over that hump! The historic win can be viewed on Mediacom, channel 22 on Friday, October 14 at 7 p.m., Sunday, October 16 at 1 p.m. and Tuesday, October 18 at 4 [...]

Arens And Collier Face Missouri State Thursday

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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 [...]

Jesse Miech Named Head Coach at Illinois-Springfield

Jesse Miech, Missouri State (2006)

From the State-Register Journal in Springfield, IL comes news that Jesse Miech has been named the men’s head soccer coach at the University of Illinois Springfield. UIS is a D2 program that competes in the Great Lakes Valley Conference which will bring Jesse to Springfield, MO every other year. He is the second former regional [...]

Drury Hosts Missouri State, Benedictine and Crowder Saturday

You can catch four Men’s college games on Saturday at Harrison Stadium, home of the Drury Panthers. The Benedictine Ravens, an NAIA program that competes in the Heartland of America Conference (Evangel, Wm Jewell) visits as does Crowder College, the NJCAA program in Neosho that features a number of local players. Drury and Missouri State [...]

Tommy Howe: Coaching good soccer takes patience

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Former Missouri State Head Coach Tommy Howe was interviewed by Soccer America for their Youth Insider series. Check it out! Tom Howe helped found St. Louis’ Scott Gallagher SC in 1976 and coached future stars such as Tim Ream, Brad Davis and Pat Noonan. One of his alums, Cal coach Kevin Grimes, calls Howe “a [...]

Missouri State Youth Soccer Camp Registration Now Open

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Now entering its 19th exciting year, the Missouri State Soccer School is known as one of the finest quality teaching soccer camps in the nation. The Missouri State Soccer School offers players the opportunity to enhance their individual skills and further develop the concepts of team play. Missouri State University, located in Springfield, Missouri, the [...]

Lance Parker Signs With FC Edmonton in NASL

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Former Missouri State Bear goalkeeper Lance Parker is trading in his flip flops and shorts for the cooler environs of Edmonton, Canada. Parker has signed with FC Edmonton, one of eight teams in the North American Soccer League (NASL) that has been provisionally-add Parker moves to Edmonton from NASL team Miami FC, soon to be [...]

Alex Riggs Signed By Columbus Crew

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Congratulations to Missouri State University goalkeeping standout Alex Riggs on turning professional. Following a tryout in Arizona with the team, Alex has signed a contract with the Columbus Crew of the MLS. The conversation leading up to the signing, according to the Crew Extra Blog went along these lines: The Crew continues to mull its [...]

Jordan Reppell Named to the NSCAA All-Region First Team

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From the Bear’s website: Missouri State women’s soccer senior defender Jordan Reppell was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Performance Subaru All-Great Lakes Region first team, it was announced today. It is the second-consecutive year that Reppell has been on the All-Region squad as she was a third teamer in 2009. Reppell [...]

Mens College Soccer on Fox Soccer Channel

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The NSCAA College Game of the Week will return to Fox Soccer Channel with 12 men’s games this fall. The schedule kicks off Sept. 3 with one of the men’s game’s best rivalries. South Carolina will face Clemson in Mike Noonan’s debut as Clemson coach. The only Missouri Valley Conference game that will be included [...]

Missouri State’s Alex Riggs Named To Hermann Trophy Watch List

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Missouri State men’s soccer goalkeeper Alex Riggs was named to the 2010 Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy Watch List which was released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) today. The Hermann Trophy is given each year to the top player in NCAA Division I soccer. Riggs, a senior from St. Peters, Mo., [...]

Bears Trevor Spangenberg In PDL Soccer Southern Championship Tourney

Trevor Spangenberg, Missouri State Bears (2014)

The stage is set in Jackson, MS and the Mid-South Division Champion Laredo Heat Soccer Club (9 – 5 – 2, 29 points) and the Southeast Division Runner-Up Baton Rouge Capitals (9 – 2 – 3, 30 points) will battle at 5:00 P.M. at Harper Davis Field on the campus of Millsaps College. The Heat [...]