ESPN Announced on Thursday morning that Circle Pines, Minn., resident Jenna Roering has been named
to the 22 women Gatorade State Fall Girls Soccer Players of the Year Team. The Centennial junior
forward scored 34 goals and passed for 12 assists this past season, leading the Cougars (18-2-2) to
the Class AA state semifinals.
Recently the Carolina RailHawks have announced the signing of Costa Rican James Scott Guevera,
while the Fort Lauderdale Strikers have added Alfonso Montagalvan to their roster. This weekend
the 2012 NASL Combine takes place, with each of the 71 players involved hoping to make a good
impression and win a 2012 contract with one of [.
Harry Keough, one of the greatest players and coaches in the history of U.S. soccer, passed away
today, Feb. 7, 2012 in his home in St. Louis, Missouri. Keough was one of the key players on the
U.S. team that defeated England 1-0 at the 1950 World Cup. The following is St. Louis soccer
writer [...]
Minneapolis, Minn., – 02/06/2012 The University of Minnesota women's soccer team has announced
the 2012 signing class with the addition of six new student-athletes to the Gopher program. Head
coach Mikki Denney Wright has snagged five Minnesota preps stars in Ellie Arvesen, Mehan Bolton,
Elle Dykema, Kristen Knutson and Allie Reinke while also pulling in [.
The year 2011 was a good one for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. The Traffic Sports owned team which
originally started out as Miami FC in 2006 rebranded last year as the born again Strikers with a
new logo and uniforms to boot. Traffic pushed more money towards the organization than it ever had
in the [.
The Minnesota Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) hosted their annual Winter Coaching Symposium
Saturday at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Around 500 coaches from around the state of
Minnesota and MYSA affiliates attended the symposium. The theme for this year's symposium was
"Innovate; Elevate; Motive.
Shattuck-St. Mary's, a coeducational Episcopal, college preparatory boarding and day school
enrolling students in grades 6 through 12 and located in Faribault, Minn., announced on Friday
that 13 boys and girls who are part of their soccer program, signed letters of intent for NCAA
division I and II schools.
Last fall IMS reported on the surprise demolition of the beer garden at the northwest corner of the
National Sports Center Stadium in Blaine, Minn., home field for the Minnesota Stars. The beer
garden had become a fixture at the stadium for Stars fans since it was built for the Thunder in the
spring of [.
Steven Sandor of The 11.com posted yesterday that FC Edmonton has confirmed they will play their
Amway Canadian Championship match opener at Commonwealth Stadium. The game will take place on May
2nd against the Vancouver Whitecaps. According to Sandor, the CSA does not allow ACC matches to be
played on fields with "football lines or [.
The NASL expansion San Antonio Scorpions club added four more players, including long-time MLS vet
Ryan Cochrane, along with one of the top NASL attackers last season, Pablo Campos of the Carolina
RailHawks, in addition to signing two young players with local ties. The RailHawks, meanwhile,
will have Chris Nurse back in the fold for [.
The U.S. Men's National Team will face off against their northern rival, Canada, on June 3rd, just
one week before the 2014 CONCACAF World Cup qualifying begins. The announcement came late Thursday
afternoon, first by the CSA and then by U.S. Soccer. The game will be played at BMO Field in
Toronto and will be [.
While the Gophers have not yet released information on their signings for the 2012 season, three
players have committed to the University of Minnesota while another, Mehan Bolton, said last fall
that she had made a verbal commitment to the team. Elle Dykema from Northfield High School, Kristen
Knutson from Eagan and Allison Reinke from [.
A picture speaks a thousand words. This photo, circulating Thursday afternoon of former U.S.
National Team coach Bob Bradley who is now in charge of the Egyptian National side, proves that
point. The new Egyptian National Team coach was so moved by yesterday's tragedy in Egypt where 74
people were killed and a thousand were [.
Today is National Letter of Intent day where high school student athletes sign with their colleges
of choice for fall sports. It's a very exciting day in the lives of student athletes and their
parents. The process can sometimes be difficult with many options and choices. With the choices lie
opportunities that will shape these [.
The Atlanta Silverbacks and Tampa Bay Rowdies each announced player signings for the upcoming 2012
NASL season. The Silverbacks returned one player from last year's squad, defender Tyler Ruthven
and sign a former player, veteran Tony McManus. The Rowdies announced that forward Daniel Antoniuk
is joining the club and midfielder Shane Hill is returning for [.
