The region lost a pair of assistant coaches with the end of the season last week. There are a lot of hard-working folks involved in this community but an area of particular significance is when recent college graduates give back by working with local high schools. Especially when they didn't play their prep soccer here.

The region lost a pair of assistant coaches with the end of the season last week. There are a lot of hard-working folks involved in this community but an area of particular significance is when recent college graduates give back by working with local high schools. Especially when they didn't play their prep soccer here.

Glendale Soccer Fun Night
Date: June 3rd
Location: Glendale's Lowe Stadium
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Cost: $15.00

Who should attend: All elementary & middle school kids who love soccer. Our feeder schools are Pershing, Hickory Hills, Wilder, Field, Sequiota, Cowden, Pittman, Bingham and Carver.

Rachel Duckworth, Glendale Falcons from oleolson on Vimeo.
Congratulations to Rachel Duckworth on her enshrinement in the Glendale Athletic Hall of Fame. Rachel also received a MSHSAA Certificate of Sportsmanship.

GIRLS SOCCER POLL (05-02-08)

Class 2
Rank Team Points
1 - Incarnate Word Academy (11) 190
2 - Lafayette (2) 182
3 - St. Teresa's 172
4 - St. Joe's Academy 150
5 - Liberty 136
6 - Nerinx Hall 133
7 - Lee's Summit North 101
8 - Lee's Summit 95
9 - Howell North 89
10 - Ursuline 76
11 - Pattonville 52
12 - Jackson 41
13 - Hazelwood West 30
14 - Parkway South 21
15 - Glendale 16
Others: Cor Jesu 16, Lee's Summit West 14, Eureka 11, Oakville 7, Rockwood Summit 7, Waynesville 6, Howell 5, Marquette 2

Final regular season poll and the Glendale Falcons finally crack the Top 15 list, after receiving a single vote two weeks ago.

It's probably self-evident, but I've received two cancellations today so far:
West Plains vs Harrison (AR) is moved to Thursday March 27th, still Varsity only and in West Plains.
Jeff City Helias vs Waynesville is moved to Thursday March 27th, still in Jeff City

On a related note, here are some recent stories in the regional papers on the Girls season:

The Waynesville Tigers, with 10 returning starters and 9 seniors, want to advance farther in the playoffs this year.

Update: Lebanon vs JC Helias was rained out last night although the JV got their game in. No make up date announced yet.

It's probably self-evident, but I've received two cancellations today so far:
West Plains vs Harrison (AR) is moved to Thursday March 27th, still Varsity only and in West Plains.

Send a shout out to Dave Brenner folks, the gentleman who will lead Branson into the worlds game next August when the Pirates field a boys soccer team for the first time. Dave, who will also coach the girls team that will begin play in the Spring 2009 season, joins the Pirates from the Nixa Eagles where he has been assisting Evan Palmer since the Fall of 2001.

Brought to you by the Missouri Soccer Coaches Association. What timing on this one. The City of Springfield won't need any salt to melt the snow in the streets, this poll should generate enough heat to handle the snow and power the town of Richland!

1-Kickapoo (32) Can Phil Hodge work his first year magic and pull the final four double?

Plenty of news to get caught up on from both sides of the state but I'm going North East first, to Quincy where the following update came out last week. From the Quincy Soccer Classic website:

An agreement was recently reached for the Quincy Soccer Classic and St. Louis Soccer United to partner for the 2008 event and beyond.

I recently spent some time with Ron Prenger and Dr Russell Bond at Cox Health being introduced to a new community program they have launched to help prevent ACL injuries in female soccer players. The Glendale Soccer website first pointed to the issue last September when webmaster Bob Jordan linked to a story in USA Today about the PEP Program developed by the Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research Foundation.

I recently spent some time with Ron Prenger and Dr Russell Bond at Cox Health being introduced to a new community program they have launched to help prevent ACL injuries in female soccer players. The Glendale Soccer website first pointed to the issue last September when webmaster Bob Jordan linked to a story in USA Today about the PEP Program.