A son’s letter…
The people who founded youth soccer, maintained it and now run it in the Waynesville-St.Robert area are numerous and otherwise unrecognized volunteers. Richland, Laquey, Dixon, and Crocker all owe a debt of gratitude to these people, for creating local interest in the sport and guiding them in the creation of their own [...]
My first priority this week is to be around to take in Tom Davidson’s 500th career win. The Tigers host West Plain’s tonight at 4:30 pm so that’s where I’ll start. Nick Schmitt will once again offer an in-depth article on Tom’s career so look for that this week as well. The [...]
The Lady Tigers shook off the cold and a tenacious Lady Goblins squad to even their record this season at 1-1. The 2-1 win came as a result of a pair of goals by sophomore Megan Gunnells, both created and assisted by senior Erica Hogan (pictured). The first came in the 31st [...]
It’s my anniversary folks. Not directly, the calender never quite cooperates. How can Easter be over already?
I’m entering my 4th year of coverage of high school, club and college soccer in the region with tonights game between Springfield Catholic and Kickapoo. It was the first game I covered in 2005 when I [...]
Welcome to Spring soccer folks. The girls high school season is scheduled to begin this evening with Jefferson City Helias visiting Lebanon to take on the Yellowjackets. If the weather cooperates. I’m still working on getting schedules into my calendar so I can begin regular coverage but there’s one important story to [...]
This story has been contributed by Tom Davidson, Head Coach at Ozark High School.
I have had the privilege of coaching our great game at the high school level for 17 wonderful years. In that time I have seen several different changes. One area I have seen very little change is in our current referee pool. [...]
It’s that time of year again. The NSCAA Convention just ended and the Ozark Conference was well represented. Jeff Rogers (Glendale), Mike Howard (Rolla) and Tom Davidson (Ozark) are pictured at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s Annual Convention which was held in Baltimore, Maryland again this year. Jeff, Mike and [...]
