Meet the Fair Grove Eagles

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I asked Coach Joseph Florez of the Fair Grove Eagles to offer up a short summary of the season so far. I missed out on their inaugural year and was interested to hear how things were going. It should be noted that while they are actively competing, they are not yet eligible for Districts. I [...]

MSHSAA Enrollment Figures Point To Soccer Changes In The Fall

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You may have seen some recent discussions of new District alignments in High School football. Well, the same population changes along with the addition of at least one new program in the region (Republic Tigers) will lead to changes for soccer as well. While not official, Head Coach Nick Schmitt provided the following analysis of [...]

Missouri Girls High School Soccer: Class 3 Southwest Region

The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) has expanded Girls Soccer to 3 Classes this year. This is the final of three stories offering a quick look at the new line ups and potential impacts. With 16 Districts in Class 3, there are 3 Regional districts that include representatives from my coverage area. The [...]

Missouri Girls High School Soccer: Class 2 Southwest

The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) has expanded Girls Soccer to 3 Classes this year. This is the second of three stories offering a quick look at the new line ups and potential impacts. With 8 Districts in Class 2, the winner from District 5 in Southwest Missouri will advance to the State [...]

Missouri High School Girls Soccer: Class 1 Southwest Region

The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) has expanded Girls Soccer to 3 Classes this year. I’ll take a quick look at all three of them over the course of the next 3 days to acquaint us with the new line ups and potential impacts. With 8 Districts in the State, the winners from [...]

This Week in Southwest Missouri Soccer

By the time the majority of you read this, most of the College and High School boys squads in the region will already be recovering from their first practice session of the new season. I stopped by Kickapoo Sunday evening, check-in and paperwork details in advance of Monday’s opening practice. The Booster Club has done [...]

Wanted: High School Soccer Referees!

Folks – this may be the year that we discover how important referees are to the three-legged stool of High School Soccer (players, coaches, referees). This request came in over the weekend: There are 2 new schools that have been added to our assigning schedule (Branson, Logan-Rogersville) which means we need at least 6 new [...]

Three Classes For Girls Soccer in 2009

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This story has been contributed at my request by Coach Nick Schmitt, West Plains Zizzers. ================= In the Spring of 2009, Girls High School Soccer in Missouri will expand to 3 classes. Why is this happening? Do we really need three classes? What does it mean for the schools in Southwest Missouri? Why are we [...]

2008 Missouri Girls Soccer District Assignments

From the West Plains Zizzers website, Coach Schmitt updates us on the new addition to Class 1 soccer this season – Mountain View Liberty joins District 12. The Missouri State High School Activities Association has released the 2008 Girls Soccer District Assignments. No surprises this year (Those will likely come next year!). West Plains is [...]