Springfield Soccer Club U15′s Go Undefeated In Midwest Regional League

Springfield SC U15 - 2010 MRL 1st Division Champions

This past weekend saw 3 Springfield SC teams travel to Overland Park, KS to play games in the Midwest Regional League (MRL). The 15I, 16, and 17 boy’s teams all currently play in the First Division. The weather was perfect for playing soccer. The 17 boys played their first game of the year against Springfield [...]

Drury Announces Lady Panther Signees Including Sprouse, McWilliams and Aston

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 [...]

Springfield SC Begins Spring Midwest Regional League Play

Eric Sorlie, Springfield SC

As the photo of Springfield SC Director Eric Sorlie shows, the weather may not have been cooperating but that didn’t stop most of the play throughout the region this weekend. The club has 3 teams competing in the league this year, all in the First Division. For some background, the Midwest Regional League is an [...]

Shelby Stewart And Ian Kennedy – Springfield SC Players of the Year

Springfield SC Players of the Year

Springfield SC announced their Players of the Year for 2009 at their annual banquet last night. With an attendance of well over 500, the club recognized Ian Kennedy (Kickapoo) and Shelby Stewart (Parkview) as their Players of the Year. Chosen for their performance, team impact and sportsmanship, the two join a select group of players [...]

Interview With Jeremy Alumbaugh, Springfield SC Director of Operations

Jeremy Alumbaugh

I spent some time with Jeremy Alumbaugh, Director of the Springfield SC for the past six years. For those who missed the earlier announcement, Alumbaugh is headed for Collinsville IL where he is now responsible for the St Louis Scott Gallagher Metro Academy U18 team. That’s a mouthful and I’m going to dive into those [...]

Springfield SC 24 Hr Marathon Match Opens With Champion Athletes of the Ozarks

Springfield SC with Champion Athletes of the Ozarks

Earlier today, the 24 hour Marathon soccer match opened at the Springfield SC facilities. The 4pm opener was made up of SSC players along with Champion Athletes of the Ozarks, a local nonprofit that will be the beneficiary of the fundraising efforts by SSC. Here are more details from the Club: On Friday January 22, [...]

Jessica Maerz Is A Fighting Knight

Jessica Maerz, Parkview Vikings

I caught up with senior Jessica Maerz, Parkview Vikings and Springfield SC, last weekend prior to an indoor game, to have a conversation about her decision to play soccer next Fall for the Lynn University Fighting Knights. Maerz, a soon to be four year Varsity starter, has played sweeper, center mid, and striker for the [...]

Shelby Stewart Joining The Missouri State Bears

Shelbee Stewart, Parkview Vikings

I caught up with Shelby Stewart on Saturday at Lake Country Soccer where she and her friends were preparing to battle for the Winter session title in their division. I was interested in hearing about her recent verbal commitment to play soccer for the Division 1 Missouri State Bears. Stewart heads into her senior year [...]

Incredible Pizza Fall Classic: Baby It’s Cold Outside

MO Elite FC, Kelsey Bartell (in blue)

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 [...]

Former Coaches – Chip Dutchik and Kiley Cirillo

Coach Kiley Cirillo, Indianapolis Greyhounds

Head Coach Chip Dutchik, former assistant for the Missouri State Bears, has opened play in Boca Raton FL where his Fighting Knights of Lynn University will host a pair of games this weekend. The Lady Knights go into the weekend with a 4-3 record. Dutchik got his first win as Head Coach in the first [...]

Missouri S&T Miners Preseason Prospectus

The Rolla Daily News visited with Missouri State’s opponent tonight, the Missouri S&T Miners, who compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference against the Drury Panthers. After a one-year hiatus, Missouri S&T’s men’s soccer team made it back into the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament last season. The Miners found a way into the tournament [...]

Reid Harbach and Austin Hart Particpate In Region II ODP

Two players from the Springfield S.C. 93/94 Boys team recently returned from the USYS Region II 1994 ODP Camp held in Rockford, IL with great success. Reid Harbach and Austin Hart both competed in the Regional Camp held for players born in 1994 from the Midwest 14 State Associations. Their Missouri ODP team competed in [...]

Springfield SC U12 Red Win At US Club Soccer National Cup

Pictured is the Springfield Soccer Cup U12 Red Boys who had a successful weekend in Indianapolis. The boys went 2-0-1 to win their Premier Group which included a pair of Chicago teams and a Kentucky squad. vs. U12 White Chicago Sockers, 1-0 vs. Windy City Pride 54, 1-0 vs. KY Thoroughbreds, 1-1 The U13 Girls [...]

Springfield SC U18 Boys End Their Region II Run

The Springfield SC U18 boys squad will be arriving home tonight and tomorrow, having been eliminated from the Region II tournament following their loss to Javanon (KY) today. Three straight trips, two that included reaching the semifinals, and college soccer plans for every young man that chose to continue playing, is a pretty nice legacy. [...]

Springfield Soccer Club 2009-10 Tryouts

Would you like to become a STATE CHAMPION or play COLLEGE SOCCER someday? If so then be sure to attend the tryouts for the Springfield Soccer Club as we look to form our teams for 2009-10. The only area club with College All-Americans, MYSA State Cup Champions and Midwest Regional League Champions. In just a [...]