Final Four Preview - Class 3
by Terry Michler, Head Coach of the CBC Cadets

I have been asked to give a capsule overview of the Final Four teams vying for the Class 3 State Championship. It is an interesting mix of characteristics that will make the games exciting and unpredictable.

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Final Four Preview - Class 3
by Terry Michler, Head Coach of the CBC Cadets

I have been asked to give a capsule overview of the Final Four teams vying for the Class 3 State Championship. It is an interesting mix of characteristics that will make the games exciting and unpredictable.

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Jordan Johnston and Brad Cook sandwich Dylan Fieker

Greenwood Blue Jays - 4
New Covenant Academy Warriors - 0
Junior Chris Aiken, and his Blue Jay teammates, brought their "A game" tonight and earned a measure of revenge for the upset in 2006 that was the first of the Warrior's two straight District titles.

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It was UEFA Senior Advisor William Gaillard who once said "we know what happened in Athens and Liverpool fans were the cause of most of the trouble there", and implied they were the worst fans in Europe. He was a jackass then and he's a bigger jackass now. Hats off to both of these fandoms [...] Click to continue reading...

In anticipation of the question and because there hasn't been much controversy on this site in awhile ...

Kickapoo and Glendale have not yet played their District/Ozark Conference game. It is scheduled for Monday October 27th at Cooper #1. JV will play at 5:00 pm, Varsity at approximately 6:45 pm.

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Derek A. Medlock, 24, a senior in civil engineering at Missouri S&T who was assisting the athletics department as a coach with the men's soccer team, was killed early this morning (Friday, Oct. 10) in a traffic accident on Forum Drive in Rolla. A second student, Joshua C. Roach, 23, suffered serious injuries in the accident.

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Well, I just got done deleting half-a-dozen rude and unnecessary comments from my website posted by young men from Bolivar and Willard. That makes my life easier however because I can now eliminate them from my coverage efforts for the next few weeks for unsportsmanlike behavior. Grow up boys.

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Bob Jordan, over Glendale Soccer, has a nice write up on yesterday's anniversary of the first official High School game played within the Springfield Public Schools between Glendale and the Central Bulldogs. He's got details from the Springfield Daily News report of the game that day, check it out.

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Due to travel problems, the Drury Panther's home games this evening have been pushed back one hour each. The men's game against Columbia College will now be at 6pm while the women will kick off at 8pm.

Twitter - what the heck is that Steve? Well, it's a free messaging service that allows you to receive notices on your mobile phone.

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Couldn't have picked a better man.  Sportsmanship, maturity, respect for authority -- natch.  "England's Brave John Terry" has got it all. As usual, the Fiver nails it when comparing Ferdinand to Terry: Capello, like the Fiver, was obviously impressed at the way [Terry's] alter ego Mr Chelsea performed during the penalty shootout at this year's Big Cup [. Click to continue reading...

Brian McClair, United's academy director On Sportsmanship: We've had that for a long time,'' he said. We don't accept any... Click to continue reading...

Consider this story about Mary Phyl Dwight from the KC Star today:

Dwight attended Raytown South before Title IX, and there were no organized sports teams for girls at most high schools then. Still, she played sports at every opportunity, including what used to be called "sports days" for girls, where they could compete against other schools.

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For the third time in less than three years, New England and Houston will play for a title. The Revs made the second edition of the SuperLiga Final an all-MLS affair by knocking off Mexico's Atlante, 1-0 at Gillette Stadium last night in the semis.

The Revs' Shalrie Joseph scored the night's only goal with a header off a free kick in the 30th minute. Click to continue reading...

Ready to play some SOCCER?

On August 2, 2008, Ozark Tiger Soccer will be having their Annual 3 v 3 Summer Sizzler. Part of the proceeds will be donated to the Matthew P. Stoelb Continuing the Journey Scholarship. This scholarship benefits Ozark students with Autism or their siblings as they continue their education beyond high school.

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As a warm up to the Beijing Olympics, and to continue developing a local facility where the soccer community can come together to enjoy broadcast games, Coester's and SGFsoccer.com is initiating MSL Thursday's this week with a double-header!

The KC Wizards host Red Bull NY at 7:00 pm, available only on Direct Kick.

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As a warm up to the Beijing Olympics, and to continue developing a local facility where the soccer community can come together to enjoy broadcast games, Coester's and SGFsoccer.com is initiating MSL Thursday's this week with a double-header!

The KC Wizards host Red Bull NY at 7:00 pm, available only on Direct Kick.

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Cobb Futbol Club - Cobb FC
Year Established: 1988
Director: Steve Gummer
President of the Board: UNKNOWN
Summary - Cobb Futbol Club, also known as Cobb FC, has risen to become one of the "clubs to be reckoned with" on the Georgia soccer radar.
Their boys Academy and Select programs have a very solid reputation for producing tough tournament winning teams, but I'm sorry to say I can't speak to where their kids progress. Click to continue reading...

This is a continuously updated post on my experiences as a "player's parent" with the local Atlanta area youth soccer scene.

Below is a list of all of the clubs in Atlanta and beneath each is my "review" of sorts. For each review, I have qualitatively assessed player quality, coach quality, and sportsmanship. Click to continue reading...

Thank god. Thank you Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thank you Lars Lagerberg. Thank you Sweden. Tonight you have re-affirmed my belief and love of football with your win over Greece. Watching Greece is the antithesis of why I love football, they make me hate the game, make me angry, burrow at my relationship with football and sportsmanship [. Click to continue reading...

As Italy prepare to play Holland in their first game of Euro 2008, as part of all the fever, Carlo Garganese offers his all-time Azzurri XI...

4) Gaetano Scirea (1975-86) – Caps 78 Goals 2
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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.

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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.

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For those who missed it, I've posted a short video on my Facebook page that gives you a sense of the crowd we had at Coester's today for the Champions League Final.

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Close to home

The Rock Bridge girls soccer team's game against Smith-Cotton in the semifinals of the Class 2 District 10 Tournament was postponed Tuesday night because of lightning. The game was stopped with 26:09 remaining in the first half and the score tied at 0.

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The 5th Annual Thomas Whitefield 3-on-3 Soccer Tournament returns to Rolla!

The tournament will be held at Lion's Club Soccer Park on Saturday June 14th, beginning at 2:00 pm.

The tournament includes teams and players from U8 up to an Over 40 group! Put together a team of five players, either single sex and co-ed.

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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 leagues.

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There has been lots happening, I've had a hard time keeping up quite frankly although I also try to balance how much I put on the site. What do you think? Need more or have I found a good balance? While you ponder that question (share your thoughts here) here's the latest:
Carthage School Board Approves Girls Soccer for 2009

At least 30 girls had signed up to express an interest in the program, and most appeared to be on hand at the board meeting.

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The Moore American offers a fine story about Tom Pecore, Coach at Putnam City North in Oklahoma City, OK. PNC graduates include Missouri State Bears Lance Parker (MSU 2008, Chivas USA) and Chad Johnson (2010)

???Five years ago I was a drill sergeant type,??? Pecore said. ???Inflexible.

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has the Party Deck reserved for this evenings Home Opener between the Cardinal's Major League team and their AA affiliate, the Springfield Cardinal's. There are still a few seats available so if you'd like to sit in covered splendor (that's right, it's under the roof) call Sheila Boutwell, local manager (and business neighbor of mine) to purchase tickets and support the L&LS organization.

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has the Party Deck reserved for this evenings Home Opener between the Cardinal's Major League team and their AA affiliate, the Springfield Cardinal's. There are still a few seats available so if you'd like to sit in covered splendor (that's right, it's under the roof) call Sheila Boutwell, local manager (and business neighbor of mine) to purchase tickets and support the L&LS organization.

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I had a request to repost the Egg story with the start of the Spring season. I thought this video might offer another model to consider for all fans of the beautiful game.

Hat tip to Larry (and his sister) at simple thoughts of a complex mind, an award winning local blogger.

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Summer 2008
June 25-July 2

Lake Country Soccer in cooperation with the Springfield Sister Cities Association and the Springfield/Greene County Park Board are planning to visit Tlaquepaque, Mexico for a sport and cultural exchange.

Lake Country Soccer is spearheading the soccer activity for this event.

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Some great news out of Gibault IL, where Ryan and Meghan Crawford were recently inducted into the Gibault High School Hall-of-Fame for their contributions to the schools soccer programs. From the story in the Monroe County Clarion:

Ryan Crawford graduated in 2002 after a distinguished career that put a permanent stamp on the Hawks.

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Folks, the weather this weekend may not have Duane frolicking about as in this photo from State Cup in 2006 but if you've spent anytime at all at Lake Country Soccer, you're familiar enough with this gentleman to recognize him regardless of the weather. And now the recognition is Statewide, as Duane was recognized at the Missouri Youth Soccer Association Annual General meeting in late February as the Volunteer of the Year for our Southern District.

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