Glavin, Hanlon & Toniase To Work USL Men’s Showcase

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TAMPA, FL – United Soccer Leagues announced the six coaches participating at the 2010 USL Men’s Showcase being held in Charleston, SC at Blackbaud Stadium February 4-6. Managing the professional prospects will be Premier Development League coaches Paul Baber, Dave Dixon, Tony Glavin, Chris Hanlon, Mark Spooner and Armen Toniase. “We are thrilled to have [...]

3rd Annual Shriner Futsal Classic Opens – Register Now!

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Mark your calendars for another exciting weekend filled with Futsal action. The Springfield Shrine Mosque and your Springfield Demize have partnered again to host Springfield’s 3rd Futsal Tournament. The 2010 Total Shriner Futsal Classic will bring more fast-paced eye-popping Futsal action. The 2009 Total Shriner Futsal Classic was a success with over 33 teams throughout [...]

Des Moines Menace Claim Heartland Conference Crown

With a 3-2 win at Kansas City last night, the Des Moines Menace claimed 1st place for themselves in the Heartland Conference. The game-winner was scored by Ben Taylor (Drury) on an assist from Garrett Webb. Taylor is now the leading the scorer for the Menace with 13 points. The win ensured that the Menace [...]

Des Moines Menace Clinch Playoff Spot With Win Over Springfield Demize

The Springfield Demize finished their final road trip of the season on Saturday evening in Des Moines where they fell 4-0 to the hosts. With the win the Des Moines Menace has secured a spot in the playoffs and a share of the division championship. With two games remaining, one point is all that is [...]

PDL Soccer: Springfield Demize Fall to Thunder Bay Chill

Springfield Demize – 0 Thunder Bay Chill – 3 In a game that was much tighter than the score indicates, it was the visiting Chill that broke through Tuesday night. The initial advantage was obtained in the 18th minute when a PK was awarded, well finished by Anthony Putrus to the lower left corner. The [...]

Springfield Demize Host PDL Champions Tuesday

The Springfield Demize host the defending PDL champion Thunder Bay Chill on Tuesday night with a start time of 7:30 pm. It will be the only game these two teams play against each other this season. The Thunder Bay Chill suffered a 1-0 loss to the St. Louis Lions Sunday night in the first game [...]

Springfield Demize Help Local YMCA Soccer Programs

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The Springfield Demize PDL team is reaching out to the Springfield Area YMCA youth sports programs, in an effort to build a strong community partnership, helping youth soccer grow in Southwest Missouri. Demize players spent four hours, in the soccer basin at the Pat Boone YMCA, picking up rocks and filling in holes with dirt, [...]

Cody Reinberg Signs With Harrisburg City Islanders

Former Drury Panther captain, Cody Reinberg, continues his development by signing with USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders. A native of Missouri, Cody Reinberg joins the Islanders after a year with another elite PDL club the Des Moines Menace. Prior to joining the Menace, he was a four-year starter at Drury University in Springfield, MO and played [...]

PDL Soccer: Springfield Demize Hold Spring Tryouts

Ah, March weather. Despite the rain, I was able to track down our local PDL franchise as they held Spring tryouts for the second weekend in a row. I heard numbers as high as 74 mentioned in terms of overall registered participants. There was a crowd out on Saturday afternoon as evidenced by the photo [...]

Weekend College Soccer Opportunities

There are some Spring college games being played this weekend for the aficionado’s out there. The Drury Panther’s offer several opportunities: Saturday – Men’s Alumni game Saturday 7:00 pm – Women are hosting cross-town rivals Missouri State The Missouri State men are playing at home as well: Saturday 2:30 pm – MSU vs UCA – [...]

PASL Premier: Springfield Spirit Hold Off Springfield Demize

Springfield Spirit – 10 Springfield Demize – 9 In our own little border war with the Spirit (IL), the Demize charged back from a 5-1 half time deficit on Saturday, outscoring the visiting Spirit 8-5 but never catching their rivals. It was a lively game, especially in the second half, as Brett Thomas lifted his [...]

PDL Soccer: Springfield Demize Tryouts In March

Open tryout dates for the 2009 Springfield Demize PDL have been set. Tryouts will be held for two weekends in the middle of March. Registration will begin each Saturday at 12:30 PM with training starting promptly at 1:00 PM. A $30 non-refundable registration fee will be due before you start training. Each participant will also [...]

PASL: Springfield Demize Host KC Kings Sunday

The defending Midwest Division Champion KC Kings visit Springfield Sunday to play the Demize. The home boys will have returned from a late game on Saturday in Springfield, IL against the Spirit. UPDATE – the Demize win 5-4 in IL. That won’t make their chances any easier as they hope to narrow the distance between [...]

Springfield Demize Season Wrap

OK, how many of you attended a Demize game this season? And if you didn’t, what kept you away this summer? The Demize had a difficult season, as measured by their 0-16 result. There were 8 goals scored, 48 surrendered. Tough numbers to reflect on but only part of the story of the team and [...]

PDL Soccer: Des Moines Menace Shut Out Springfield Demize

Springfield Demize – 0 Des Moines Menace – 2 It was a close, tightly fought game last night that turned on a single goal in the 26th minute when the Menace were able to intercept an outlet pass and counter-attack quickly, with x slotting his shot past the goal keeper from inside the box. The [...]