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Zach Alumbaugh Hired As Springfield Catholic Assistant

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Zach Alumbaugh, Springfield SC

Zach Alumbaugh, Springfield SC

From the Springfield Catholic boys soccer program comes the following release: Springfield Catholic Soccer Adds Experience to Boy’s Staff

“I can’t tell you how excited I am to have Zach returning to Springfield and especially to have him coaching at Springfield Catholic. He returns after gaining two years of invaluable experience at the college level. His knowledge of what it takes to play in college will be a big help to our players as they decide where they want to play after high school. He will be the Head Coach of the JV team and a big help with the Varsity squad as an Assistant Coach. This will be nothing new to him as he fulfilled the same positions back in Dubuque at Hempstead H.S. in 2000 and 2001. I don’t really look at our staff as having anyone more important than another. We are just a group of coaches that love this game and give everything we can to help the players improve as individuals and as a team, says Head Coach Joe Kofron. Zach will also be able to spend time expanding our Camps and building programs for the young kids in the Springfield Catholic Schools.”

Zach comes back to Springfield after being the assistant men’s coach at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa for the past two seasons. While in Dubuque, Alumbaugh helped guide the Duhawks to two conference championships and two NCAA Division III tournament appearances, reaching the Final Four in 2008 and the Sweet 16 in 2009. Along with being the top assistant, Zach was also in charge of the goalkeepers for both the men’s and women’s team at Loras. Prior to his time in Dubuque Zach was a coach and Director of External Affairs with the Springfield Soccer Club from 2004 to 2008. Alumbaugh is a 2002 graduate of Loras College receiving his degree in Sports Management and Administration. Zach was a four year starter in goal for the Duhawks and still holds career records for shutouts and saves at Loras and his career 1.31 GAA is good for 4th all time. Zach has a USSF coaching license.

Zach and his fiancée Kelli will be getting married in June of 2010 and will live in Springfield.

Zach joins Dr. Tom Hoff and Chad Jaeger, former players of Drury University, and Dr. Joe Kofron, who played for the University of Evansville, for the upcoming fall 2010 season.

Springfield Soccer Club Alumni Are Going Dancing – Part II

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SLU Billikens Ian Newport, Ryan Moses, Devon Newport

SLU Billikens Ian Newport, Ryan Moses, Devon Newport

The Springfield Soccer Club is again well represented in the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament which begins on campus sites across the nation on November 19, 2009. Last weekend saw several Springfield Soccer Club alumni representing their schools in the NCAA Division II and III Men’s Tournament and the NCAA Division III Women’s Tournament.

Missouri State University Bears will attempt to garner their first NCAA Tournament victory as they take on the Saint Louis University Billikens at Hermann Stadium on Thursday November 19th with kick-off starting at 7:00pm. The Bears are represented by Heath Melugin, Nick Dryden, and Justin Scicluna. Across the field the Billikens will also have three Springfield Soccer Club alumni with Ian Newport, Devon Newport and Ryan Moses wearing the Billikens blue and white.

Other NCAA Division I Men’s matchups will see Andrew Parsons and the University of New Mexico Lobos against the University of Portland Pilots. Northwestern University and Chris Tombridge out of the Big Ten Conference received a first round bye and will face the winner of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the University of Notre Dame. Drake University Bulldogs and Colin Lawter will have a first round game vs. Western Illinois University in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday November 19th. Seeking their eighth NCAA Championship the Indiana University Hoosiers and Graham Basecke will begin post-season play by hosting the Cardinal from the University of Louisville.

In the NCAA Division III Men’s Tournament Loras College will host Dominican University on Saturday November 21st in the round of Sweet 16. The Duhawks are seeking their third straight NCAA Division III College Cup appearance.

On the Division III Women’s side Emily Jordan and the Concordia College Cobbers will have a Sweet 16 matchup vs. Lynchburg College out of Virginia on Saturday November 21st and the games are being held in San Antonio, TX.

Follow all of the action at www.ncaa.com and locally at www.SGFsoccer.com

This information was provided by Springfield SC

Hasta la vista Zach Alumbaugh

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Springfield Soccer ClubPRESS RELEASE
Springfield Soccer Club

Zach Alumbaugh to take Assistant Coach Position at Loras College

Zach Alumbaugh (pictured on right), the Director of External Affairs for the Springfield Soccer Club, has accepted a position with Loras College. Alumbaugh will serve as the Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach and Goalkeeper Coach for the Women’s team.

KC Wiz at Missouri State BearsThe 2007 season was a memorable one for the Duhawks as they reached the NCAA Division III Final Four where they eventually lost in a penalty kick shootout. Zach graduated from Loras and the opportunity to return to his alma mater was an exciting one. “I have really enjoyed my time with SSC and will always look back at these years as important ones in my life. Having the chance to work with so many great players, coaches and supportive parents I feel like we have put SSC on the soccer map as the place to play if you live in the Springfield area.” Alumbaugh said.

Loras opens their pre-season training with a team trip to Costa Rica in August.

Zach will stay with the club through the month of June where he will make final preparations for the SSC Summer Soccer Camps and assist with the Club Tryouts June 16-18, 2008. “We will definitely miss Zach both on and off the field. It is always bittersweet when a staff member has an opportunity to move on from the club, but we look at it as if being associated with such a great club as SSC helped him get this opportunity. We look forward to watching the success of the Duhawks this fall and for
years to come. I want to thank him for all of his work these last five years in helping make SSC what it is today.” said Jeremy Alumbaugh Director of Soccer Operations.

Plans are underway for a going away party later this summer and more information will be available later.

Springfield SC Representing At Dallas Cup

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MRL U17 Springfield SC vs Vardar SCThat’s right, our local boys have been invited to participate in the most significant Youth Soccer tournament held in the US. It’s a week long event that opens with a FIFA Reception (not US Soccer, but FIFA) on Saturday and today’s schedule includes the first two of a series of competitive Super League international youth matches

3:00PM Sao Paulo FC (Brazil) vs Andromeda SC (USA) Super Group Game
5:00PM Welcome World – Opening Ceremonies
7:00PM Liverpool FC (England) vs FK Slavija (Bosnia/Herzegovina) Super Group Game

Our boys are in Bracket A of the U17 Competition. They’ll play three games, one each Monday-Wednesday this week, against a tough, competitive line up that includes Tigres (Monterrey, Mexico), OSC Rage (Orange, California) and the North Texas Strikers (Dallas, Texas). SSC is 1 of 32 International teams competing in this age group. The winner of the bracket advances to Quarterfinal play on Friday, with the semifinal and final scheduled for Saturday and Sunday respectively.

Coach Cory Carr is being assisted this week by Eric Sorlie and Zach Alumbaugh. I asked Club Director Jeremy Alumbaugh to provide some background and thoughts on any goals the team, and club, have set for this tournament:

Dallas Cup 2008 logoThe Dallas Cup is by far the most prestigious youth soccer tournament in the United States if not the world. If you look at the number of professional international youth teams who are in attendance and then factor in every top youth club in North America is represented it is quite special.

For the Springfield Soccer Club and this entire area to be represented in this tournament is frankly amazing. Look at the population of the teams we will be competing against and to think that Springfield, Missouri is there with them is something no soccer person from this area would have imagined a few years ago. Congratulations to Coach Cory Carr and all of the players on this accomplishment.

For a team from a northern climate, it is always a difficult task to compete at the Dallas Cup. All three of our opponents are from southern climates where they have the luxury of constant outdoor competition and training. Hopefully, our recent run of outdoor games and good weather will allow us to compete. Dallas Cup is a tremendous tuneup for our upcoming MRL games and MYSA State Cup.

I know I’m going to regret not finding a way to join these boys for a week of soccer in Dallas. Hopefully Zach will find time to provide daily updates on the Springfield SC blog while he and the boys are in Texas. Otherwise we might miss stories like this one, about David Beckham as a 13 year old youth player at the Dallas Cup. He talks about his experience here as well. This story is categorized under International Soccer :)