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Springfield SC Win Opening Match

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Springfield SC 94/95 at Region 2 Championships

Springfield SC 94/95 at Region 2 Championships by JT Adams

Springfield SC - 2
Waukesha Pumas (WI) – 0
A pair of goals in the first half held up for the win in their first Regional game. Goals were scored by Jakob Neidig (Ozark) from Dallas Moses (Catholic) free kick and by Evan Craig (Catholic) from Mitch Moncada’s (Catholic) assist.

The boys will play against Galaxy (IL) on Sunday. Galaxy is the 12th ranked team in Region 2 and they defeated the #5 ranked Everest Black (OH) squad 1-0 this morning. SSC faced the Galaxy May 7th in Muscatine IA. The Galaxy won that game 2-1 enroute to a 1st finish in the Midwest Regional League Premier Blue Division with a 6-1-0 record. Springfield SC finished 3-3-1, finishing 4th. Galaxy’s one loss was to Vardar (MI) in their opening match April 8th. SSC defeated Vardar 2-0 two weeks later at a game in Rockford.

Looking at scenarios (is it ever too early?) would indicate that a tie Sunday and a win over Galaxy could put the boys through to the semifinals. Goal differential would be the key then, a dangerous place but a better alternative then a loss but the same scenario holds true for the Galaxy, a Chicago-area squad that made it to Regionals as a wildcard choice following their 3rd place finish in the MRL.

U17 Girls St. Louis Scott Gallagher – 4
Lexington FC 94 Premier (KY) – 0
Molly Brewer and her teammates had a strong opening game. They face off against the MN Thunder squad tomorrow. The Thunder won 1-0 over Cincinnati United (also known as CUSA).

U18 Girls St. Louis Scott Gallagher –
Carmel United Elite 93 (IN) –
4pm game

Reminder – US Youth Soccer Championship Highlight Show Saturday

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On Saturday, August 9 at 12 pm CT, the 2008 US Youth Soccer National Championships will be featured on Fox Soccer Channel during the two-hour US Youth Soccer National Championships Highlight Show presented by adidas.

The highlight show features game footage from all 12 championship matches from Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27. In addition to game footage, teams from all around the country will be highlighted through feature stories that will give viewers insight on what it feels like to be one of the top 56 teams in the nation.

This Week In Soccer

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Glendale HSWhat, already? That’s right, we are a week away from the start of practice for the Boys High School season and most college programs. The buzz I’m seeing on Facebook is the excitement of packing and preparing to head off to the dorms for the college freshman. For the upper class men, its the reality of the fitness tests. For me, it’s getting the schedules, and rosters, and trying to make some sense of it all once again this season.

We’ve got some great games to enjoy this week to prepare ourselves for the new season. The start of the Olympic games features soccer in advance of the formal opening of the games. There is also a Friendly between Red Bull NY and Barcelona. Here’s the lineup:

Wednesday – 6:30 am – US WNT vs Norway (MSNBC/UHD)
Wednesday – 6:00 pm – Barcelona vs Red Bull NY (ESPN2)
Thursday – 4:00 am – US MNT vs. Japan (MSNBC)
There will also be games between Honduras vs Italy as well as Argentina vs Ivory Coast
Saturday – 04:00 am – US WNT vs Japan (USA)
as well as Nigeria vs Germany (W – MSNBC), Brazil vs N Korea (W – MSNBC)
Sunday – 6:45 am – U.S. MNT vs. Netherlands (USA)
as well as Italy vs S Korea (MSNBC) and Argentina vs Australia (Telemundo)

Other opportunities this week include the USYSA National Championship Highlights Show that will be shown on Fox Soccer Channel at noon on Saturday. See the highlights of the games that were played in Little Rock two weeks ago.

In addition, the PDL Championship will be shown Saturday evening, at a time to be determined. The Thunder Bay Chill, regular visitors to Springfield as members of the Heartland Conference, will face the Laredo Heat. If I hear of a viewing party, I’ll let you know!

And if you’re looking for a final road trip, the KC Wizards will host Chivas USA on Saturday at 7:00 pm. Both teams lost this weekend and are stuck in the bottom half of the table in their respective Conference with 22 points each. Not a ringing endorsement of course but with only 12 games remaining there are only a few opportunities remaining to see our regional team and for them to begin moving up the table.

2008 USYSA National Championships Begin in Little Rock

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The US Youth Soccer Association National Championships, the ultimate goal of any team that competes in the Missouri State Cup, opens today in Little Rock AR with the Opening Ceremonies. Games begin Wednesday. As the the website notes:

A field of 10,000 teams has been narrowed to the Final 56 for National Finals. The top boys and girls teams in six age groups will be crowned in North Little Rock, AR. The event features the oldest youth sport trophy, James P. McGuire Cup, est. 1935

No team from Missouri, Arkanas or Iowa made it to the Finals but Kansas has a pair of teams, the U15 Girls KCFC Intensity and the U19 Boys KC Wizards Juniors. I’m sorely tempted to make an overnight visit to get a glimpse of the action although the likelihood is low I’ll actually go. If you are interested, here are the game times for the relatively local teams you can see.

U15 Girls
Wed 11:30 am – Field 10 – Lonestars 93 Red (STX) vs. KCFC Intensity (KS)
Thu 9:30 am – Field 9 – KCFC Intensity (KS) vs. So Cal Blues-Dodge (CA-S)
Fri 7:30 am – Field 10 – Slammers FC (CA-S) vs. KCFC Intensity (KS)

U17 Boys and U17 Girls play at 7:00 pm each evening in the preliminary rounds.

U19 Boys
Wed 7:30 am – Field 9 – KC Wizards Juniors (KS) vs. Freestate United (MD)
Thu 11:30 am – Field 3 – Colorado Rush Nike (CO) vs. KC Wizards Juniors (KS)
Fri 9:30 am – Field 2 – KC Wizards Juniors (KS) vs. Solar 89 (NTX)

The teams play a round robin series and the top two teams in each group face off for the Final. Saturday evening will be the Finals for the U14 Boys and Girls, starting between 6:30 – 7:15 pm. Sundays schedule starts early, 7:30 am for the U18 Boys, 7:45 am U18 Girls, and continuing in this fashion with U17B, U17G and then at 10:00 am U16G, 10:15 am U16 B 10:30 am U19 G and 10:45 am the U19 B Final.

If anyone heads down there, I’d love to have some photos and a Soccer Adventure story to share with my readers. Call me!

On a side note, it’s kind of remarkable how even the USYSA recognizes that a tournament is more fun with a large group of teams. To bad the Missouri Youth Soccer Association has lost focus of that fact. Were there even 56 teams total this year? Remember the crowds and the excitement in 2006 when Springfield hosted!

Off the soapbox now – mark your calendars for Saturday August 9th when Fox Soccer Channel will broadcast the USYSA National Championships Highlight Show