Two area players are joining the move to the United Kingdom to advance their game. James Straus, Springfield Catholic’s goalkeeper, will sign paperwork on Tuesday according to Irish Reports. Robert Neathery, from Nixa, signed earlier this month with the Academy program based in Leeds, England. The two players are teammates at Springfield SC where they [...]
Southwest Missouri Class 3 All-Region Soccer

The Southwest Missouri All-Region team for Class 3 has been announced. The Region includes Districts 11 and 12 encompassing 8 teams. Voting is done by the Coaches. Recognition for Conference, Regional and State awards is done by members of the Missouri State High School Soccer Coaches Association (MSHSSCA). District winners included the Kickapoo Chiefs (11) and [...]
Robert Neathery Establishes New Career Goal and Scoring Marks at Nixa

UPDATED – With a hat trick in the Eagles 4-0 win over the Ozark Tigers, Robert now owns the career goal-scoring record at Nixa as well as the overall career scoring record. He recorded goals 54-56 in the win, while adding his 46th career assist, extending the scoring record to 158 and counting. The Eagles [...]
Who is the Ozark’s Top Boys Soccer Player
I guess I could put up a photo to go with this story but that might tip my hand. Suffice it to say that my choice isn’t the same as the early leader. If the boys at O Zone are going to troll for traffic this way, might as well ensure there is as large [...]
COC Soccer All-Conference Honors

The Central Ozark Conference Coaches have released their All-Conference list for 2011. 31 players from 8 teams. FIRST TEAM JAXN ROGERS, WILLARD ROBERT NEATHERY, NIXA LUKE MOORE, NIXA DRAKE TREASE, NIXA COREY CANN, NIXA LUDIN GONZALES, CARTHAGE MISAEL MATURINO, CARTHAGE ISMAEL SERRATOS, CARTHAGE ROBBIE OSLICA, OZARK JACOB NEIDIG, OZARK LUIS VARGAS, NEOSHO SECOND TEAM AARON [...]
Now Scrimmaging – SpringHigh Select vs Vehr Factor

Caught a scrimmage between a pair of High School boys teams Thursday night as I headed home past Drury University. I was in the right place at the right time to catch a goal. I think that’s Robert Neathery (Nixa Eagles) making the entry pass AND making the follow up run and scoring following the [...]




