Dwight Burgess Named Missouri Southern Lions Head Coach

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Missouri Southern State University Director of Athletics Jared Bruggeman has announced the selection of Dwight Burgess as its new head women’s soccer coach. He begins his duties officially at Southern on August 15. Burgess, a veteran of nearly 30 years in coaching, has spent the past ten years as both the men’s and women’s soccer [...]

MSSU Lion Recruit Ashley Bechtold Starts In OK All-State Game

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From The Oklahoman comes this update on goalkeeper Ashley Bechtold: Putnam City North’s Ashley Bechtold salvages lost season Read more: http://www.newsok.com/putnam-city-norths-ashley-bechtold-salvages-lost-season/article/3468360#ixzz0qn8rDPFP In a time when some high school All-State athletes can’t be bothered to even show up at All-State competitions, Ashley Bechtold proved she’s a throwback to the days when players honored the honor. What’s [...]

MSSU High School Girls Mini-Camp

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Missouri Southern State University Women’s Soccer 2009 High School Girls Mini-Camp July 31-August 2 Only $150 Resident $110 Commuter I would like to welcome you to our first high school girl’s mini-camp. Players attending this camp will have the opportunity to play in a college type environment with focus on speed of play and competitive [...]

7v7 Adult Tournament April 25-26 at Missouri Southern (Joplin)

The Missouri Southern Lion’s women’s soccer team is hosting a 7v7 tourney for a fundraiser later this month. It is an open adult event for 18 and up. Start time and exact format will be determined by number of teams, though if there is a large response we will have to limit to first come [...]

RIP, Jon Hansen

A Missouri Southern State University soccer player died Sunday night after collapsing on the court during an intramural basketball game on the campus, according to a release from the university’s sports information director. Jon Hansen, 22, of Wichita, Kan., was pronounced dead at 9 p.m. Sunday. An autopsy has been scheduled for later today. Hansen, [...]

Crowder College Roughriders Open With Exhibition at MSSU Lions

The Missouri Southern Lions played host to their new neighbor, the Crowder College Roughriders, on Friday night with an exhibition soccer game played on the artificial surface at the football stadium. The score, 2-0 for the Lions, reflected the difference between the programs with the Junior College team visiting a Division 2 school. It was [...]

Weekend Update

The Springfield Demize held a raucous Spring Exhibition match against the Tony Glavin-led St Louis Lions on Saturday evening at the Cooper Soccer Complex. The game score was 4-2 in favor of the Demize when I left around 7:30pm when my camera batteries finally expired after attending four games Saturday. Attendance was bolstered by a [...]

Additional College Soccer Signings Announced in Southwest Missouri

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There is a lot of good news coming out of our area High Schools this Spring regarding players who will be playing soccer in college. My goal is to have a personal interview with each of the players that I am aware of so that we can all learn more about the recruiting process. If [...]

MSSU Lady Lion’s Recruit Kim DeRaedt

Good recruiting news recently, with Coach Wachsman getting a verbal commitment from Burlington Central standout goalkeeper Kim DeRaedt who was the Daily Herald All-Area goalkeeper in 2007 (suburban Chicago area).