Logan-Rogersville Wildcats – 0 Springfield Catholic – 3
Natalie Smid scored a pair and Shelby Hatz added the final goal in the win today. Meagan Goetzinger gets the shutout, preserving it with a late PK save.
Wildcats central defender, and Southwestern College Moundbuilders signee Stevie Heidzig, was singled out for her defensive efforts tonight by a knowledgeable observer.
Nixa Eagles – 10 Neosho Wildcats – 0
Goals by Kelsey Bartell, Rachel Murphy, Bailey Pesek, Lauren Moats (2), Courtney Frerichs, Brittany Kirkpatrick, Halie Owen (2) and Shelby Zielke. Shutout by Kristin Miller. JV – Nixa 5 Neosho 0
Bailey Pesek and Taylor Stamper at Arrowhead Stadium
A pair of Nixa Lady Eagles were fortunate enough to attend the recent Manchester United game against the KC Wizards last Sunday. They share a picture of their visit and thoughts on the soccer adventure.
Bailey says: Having the opportunity to see Manchester United play in the United States doesn’t happen every day. When my father told me he had tickets to the match with the Wizards, I was soooo happy. It was exciting to actually watch the big names like Giggs, Berbatov, Scholes and to see how European clubs begin their warm-ups to their field positioning and how different they are from American soccer. I certainly learned some things. I hope to see more events like this no doubt !
Taylor says: I went to the Kansas City Wizards vs Manchester United soccer game with my family & friends and we had a great time! The new Arrowhead Stadium was awesome and this was the first event to be held in the new stadium, and there were over 52,000 people there for the game!! It was cool to see the players from Man U and I had a great time watching the game. This is the 2nd professional soccer game that I have went to and I hope I can go to more!!
The photo was taken on 7-25-2010 during the Manchester United vs KC Wizards match in KC at Arrowhead stadium. It is one of 4 matches of Manchester United’s North American tour. Manchester United is a Premier English football club from Manchester England. Bailey Pesek ( Missouri Elite FC ) on left and Taylor Stamper ( Springfield Soccer Club ) on right are both members of Nixa HS Soccer.
On a related note, at least one British paper is impressed with the soccer spirit they found in the Midwest. Check out Wizards left us spellbound in Kansas City in the Daily Mail.
Yep, it was a beautiful day and the crowds were out enjoying the first day of the Spring outdoor season on Saturday. The Youth league, that includes what is called Minor League offers small-sided games for children from age 3 up to age 9. The Major League includes Boys all the way up to High School while the girls go up to age 14 (High School age girls are playing for their schools in the Spring).
Caught a pair of games, what I think was a U12 girls game between the Magic Soccer Club (yellow on blue) and Missouri Elite (light blue). There was also a U11 boys game on the adjacent field between FC Springfield and Springfield SC.
Ashley McWilliams and Lindsey Sprouse, Glendale Falcons (2010)
Drury women’s soccer coach Alf Bilbao has announced an 11-member recruiting class to join the Panthers’ program for the first time this fall.
“We are very excited to have all of these young ladies become a part of our Drury Soccer family,” Bilbao says. “They all have excelled, on and off the field, for their respective high school and club teams. They all exhibit great character and many of them will be counted on to contribute immediately to our team’s success this fall.”
The new Panthers for Bilbao’s squad, which finished 13-6 overall and reached the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament for a third straight year last season, are:
*Lindsey Sprouse, 5’8 forward, Glendale High School (Springfield, MO): Lindsey was named her squad’s best offensive player from 2007-09, earning First Team All-Ozark Conference and First Team All-District honors all three seasons and picking up Second Team All-State accolades last year, when she was also named the Offensive Player of the Year for the southwest region. She’s a member of the Springfield Soccer Club.
There is a video interview with Ashley and Lindsey available at the bottom of this report
*Ashley McWilliams, 5’5 defender, Glendale High School (Springfield, MO): Ashley missed the 2009 campaign due to injury, but as a sophomore, was named First Team All-Ozark Conference, All-District, All-Region and was also selected as the Defensive Player of the Year for the Southwest Region. She’s a member of the Missouri Elilte Soccer Club.
*Elle Aston, 5’8 midfielder, Republic High School (Republic, MO): Elle, a three-sport standout at Republic (basketball, volleyball and track), which does not offer prep soccer, was honored as a Southwest Missouri Soccer All-Star and is a member of the Missouri Elite Soccer Club.
*Brittany White, 5’8 defender, St. Dominic High School (O’Fallon, MO): Brittany was an Honorable Mention All-Conference selection last season and plays for the Lou Fusz Strikers – Mannion club team.
*McKenna Feltes, 5’9 defender, Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School (Cedar Rapids, IA): McKenna helped her squad to state runner-up finishes in both 2007 and ’08 and a state championship in 2009. She’s a member of the Eastern Iowa United Soccer Club.
*Jennifer Rogers, 5’6 forward/midfielder, Lee’s Summit Community Christian (Lee’s Summit, MO): Jennifer was her team’s captain and a First Team All-District choice who set her school’s record for goals and assists. She plays for the KCFC Freedom club team.
*Elle Kekec, 5’5 defender, Ladue High School (St. Louis, MO):Elle was a Third Team All-State choice and was named the Defensive Player of the Year for the Suburban East Conference last spring. Her prep team’s captain, she also plays club for the Lou Fusz Strikers – Mannion.
*Ashton Allcorn, 5’9 defender/midfielder, Applewood Christian High School (Cole Camp, MO): Ashton is playing prep soccer for the first time this spring as it just became an option at her high school; she also plays club for the KC Select Scream.
*Kara Steiner, 5’6 midfielder, Jefferson City High School (Jefferson City, MO): Kara was the District and Central Region Co-Player of the Year as well as 3rd Team All State. She’s a member of the Columbia Pride Soccer Club.
*Kinsey Shouse, 5’10 defensive midfielder, Jefferson City High School (Jefferson City, MO): Kinsey was selected to the All –District 2nd Team in 2009 and was a member of Sectional Championship team. She has been the leading scorer for the Carerra Soccer Club.
*Kate King, 5’11 defender, Central High School (Ft. Worth, TX): Kate is a member of the DFW Tornados club team.
The Elite teams made quite the bang in the Fall Classic tournament this weekend!
The 96 girls battled a tough bracket with key players out with the dreaded flu and still walked away with a tie and two close losses.
The 92 girls outscored their opponents in bracket play 12-2 and coasted to the finals on a team high. They met SSC in the finals and kicked off the game with a goal in the first 40 seconds. Heading into the second half with the lead, the ladies fell victim to a lapse in marking and SSC capitalized on the mistakes. The final ended, 4-1 in SSC’s favor. Play by play details to come later this week….
The 2000 girls were the belle of the ball for this tournament. They came out of a tough bracket with the wild card and headed to the semi’s. Battling the returning champions from last year, the girls won the semifinal with some strong play in the second half. The girls faced off against a fellow A bracket team and were down 2-0 at half. With a renewed fight and a trio of goals from Brinnae Cooper, the 2000 girls captured their first tournament championship!
Took in several High School girls matches late this afternoon. Wasn’t it 70 degrees at this tournament last year? Regardless, the ladies came to play today as all three local teams I took in were winning during the half I attended.
In the High School Girls Gold group
SPRINGFIELD 91/92 (PHOTOS)is 2-0 and at the top of their bracket, followed by MAMBAS who are 1-1. The bracket will be determined at 11:30 am Sunday morning at Cooper #1, I’ll be there for the 1st half to see how it turns out.
MO ELITE FC (formerly JB Marine SGF – PHOTOS) is 1-0-1 and ahead in their bracket against SEDALIA SELECT on goal differential. 9:45 am games for the 4 teams in the bracket will determine who plays the winner of the SSC vs Mamba’s game. The title game will be at 4pm at Cooper #1. By the way, that’s Kelsey Bartell (Nixa 2012) in blue pictured in their game against Futebol Club STL.
In the High School Girls Silver group
TOTAL DEMIZE 91 (PHOTOS) are 2-0 and tied at the top of the group with PREMIER SC ORANGE who have a similar record. Those two teams will face off at 8:00 am Sunday at Cooper #2, likely determining the group winner although each of the five teams in the group plays twice on Sunday. Included in the group are the Lake Country Soccer HS GIRLS ACADEMY team, who are 0-2. FC SPRINGFIELD, a new team in the region coached by Drury Graduate Assistant Coach Stephanie Anderson is 1-1 while the NW Arkansas LIGHTNING are 0-2 after the first day.
SPRINGFIELD SC 95/96 (Under 14 Girls) are 2-0 in the U14 Girls group and will likely play the winner of the KC SELECT CYCLONES vs SLSG NETHERLANDS game (9:30 am, Field 14) in the Final which is at 2:00 pm on Field 16.
SPRINGFIELD SC 98/99 RED (Under 11 Girls, 8v8) are 2-0 and winners of their bracket.
On the Boy’s side, there are 2 area teams locked in battle in their bracket of the U14 Boys Group. SPRINGFIELD SC 95/96 I are 1-0-1 with 14 points which gives them the lead over ROLLA KNIGHTS 95 who have an identical record but 13 points (based upon goal differential).
The SPRINGFIELD SC U13 Boys are atop their bracket, 2-0 with the maximum 20 points. They face the KC FUSION FRENCH in a 12:30 pm semifinal game against a wildcard team to be determined by 8:30 am games on Sunday.
The SPRINGFIELD SC 97/98 U12 Boys (PHOTOS) are in second place in their group with a 1-0-1 record and 13 points.
MO OZARK FUTBAL METRO UTD U12 Boys (8v8) are atop their bracket with a 2-0 record and 17 points.
SPRINGFIELD SC U11 Boys (8v8) are atop their bracket with a 2-0 record and 19 points.
SSC AGAPE, ROLLA KNIGHTS PARKER and SPRINGFIELD SC are all tied with 1-1 records and Agape has 10 points while the other two have 9. They are trailing NORTH ARKANSAS MUSTANGS in the U11 Boys (8v8) Silver Group.
SPRINGFIELD SC 00/01 RED U9 are 2-0 with 20 points in their Group.
