Charleston Battery - Recent posts
Viewing all posts which authors have tagged ‘Charleston Battery’.
You can also subscribe to this tag's feed.
Let's get the obvious out of the way up front, shall we? There is not currently, nor has there ever
been, a full, traditional system of on-field-merit-based promotion and relegation in any American
pro soccer endeavor that I'm aware of[1].
With that said, the essence of promotion and relegation, the ability to move between
levels of a nebulous pyramid, does exist, and has for more than a decade[2].
Richmond Kicker Press Release:
KICKERS ANNOUNCE PRESEASON SCHEDULE Local Favorites, NCAA
Champions and ACC Powerhouse Featured
RICHMOND, VA – (Monday, January 30, 2012) – The Richmond Kickers are pleased to announce the
2012 preseason schedule, featuring games against local favorites Virginia Commonwealth University
on Saturday, March 3 and NCAA National Champions University of North Carolina Chapel Hill on
Saturday, March 17 at the state-of-the-art sports complex, Ukrop Park.
The 2012 Chicago Fire season is almost here. The 2012 Chicago Fire preseason starts on Wednesday
if you count the players reporting for physicals as preseason. The team will start actually
training in Ave Maria, Florida on January 20. Preseason scrimmages on the calendar include January
29 vs. D.
U.S. Soccer Communications
The 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup begins May 15, and with the 99th edition comes a multitude of
changes. For lower-division teams, the most significant is the random selection process for
determining home teams from the first round through the quarterfinals.
In previous years, all teams pursued this opportunity through a bidding process.
Date Opponent Time 4/7 at Charlotte Eagles 7:00 pm 4/15 vs. Wilmington Hammerheads 6:00 pm 4/21 at
Richmond Kickers 7:00 pm 4/28 vs. Richmond Kickers 7:30 pm 5/5 vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds 7:30 pm
5/11 at Antigua Barracuda FC 7:00 pm 5/13 at Antigua Barracuda FC 4:30 pm 5/24 vs.
Richmond Kickers News Release:
RICHMOND, VA – (Wednesday, January 11, 2012) – The Richmond Kickers are pleased to announce the
2012 professional schedule, opening their 20th Anniversary season against longtime rival Charleston
Battery on Saturday, April 7 at 5:00 p.m. As one of the three longest tenured professional soccer
clubs in the United States, the Kickers will celebrate 20 years alongside the Battery and the
Charlotte Eagles in 2012.
The New England Revolution today announced the additions of three members to new head coach Jay
Heaps' staff. Jay Miller joins Heaps as his primary assistant, while former Revolution defender
Nick Downing was named strength and conditioning coach and Scott Emmens was hired as the team's
equipment manager.
He recommended I go play for the Charleston Battery in the USL, and have them keep tabs on me.
He mentioned in his speech at the end that the Sounders had a kid they drafted who didn't do too
well in his first year, so he went to Charleston and really played well, and now he's back with
them.
By Sharon Hom
The Kansas Magic bolstered their roster this week by adding 2 players familiar to followers of
college and indoor soccer in the Kansas City area. Both locals participated in the Missouri Comets'
invitational tryouts prior to the 2010/2011 season.
Midfielder/Forward
James Katajwa played at Park University (MO) and was named to the
2007/2008 PASL All-Star team during his 3 years with the Kansas City Kings.
October 20, 2011–Brandon Massie will return home to play soccer and goes down
Norfolk SharX history as the team's first-ever signing. He'll also get to celebrate his 25th
birthday a few days early.
Massie, who played high school soccer at Hickory and collegiately at Virginia Wesleyan–where
he is also an assistant coach–will be on the field Nov.
October 20, 2011–Brandon Massie will return home to play soccer and goes down
Norfolk SharX history as the team's first-ever signing. He'll also get to celebrate his 25th
birthday a few days early.
Massie, who played high school soccer at Hickory and collegiately at Virginia Wesleyan–where
he is also an assistant coach–will be on the field Nov.
The Syracuse Silver Knights are looking to make a serious splash in their inaugural season as they
continue to build their roster. Most recently the Silver Knights announced the signing of
Andriy Budnyy, a Ukrainian forward who recently played for USL Pro Club Wilmington
Hammerheads.
The Syracuse Silver Knights are looking to make a serious splash in their inaugural season as they
continue to build their roster. Most recently the Silver Knights announced the signing of
Andriy Budnyy, a Ukrainian forward who recently played for USL Pro Club Wilmington
Hammerheads.
When Osvaldo Alonso signed with the Seattle Sounders back in the fall of 2008 it was coming off
a season with the Charleston Battery that wasn't just impressive, but amazing. He was the team
Player of Year, led the team to a US Open Cup Final appearance (after beating Seattle in the
semis), USL-1 Rookie of Year, scored seven goals and assisted on seven more.
Lamar Neagle has broken onto the scene this season in Major League Soccer. After taking time to
develop in the USL-2 with the Charleston Battery, Neagle returned to his home state to play for the
Seattle Sounders. This season has become a career year for the winger/forward. We checked in with
Lamar to ask about everything from the Open Cup to the locker room antics.
Lamar Neagle has broken onto the scene this season in Major League Soccer. After taking time to
develop in the USL-2 with the Charleston Battery, Neagle returned to his home state to play for the
Seattle Sounders. This season has become a career year for the winger/forward. We checked in with
Lamar to ask about everything from the Open Cup to the locker room antics.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
The quarterfinals of the USL Pro playoffs passed with only a marginal upset over the course of
the weekend.
The Wilmington Hammerheads' late-season hot streak did them little good in the end as they
succumbed on penalty kicks to early-season favorite Richmond.
Monday, August 22th 8PM EDT - 5PM PDT
Guests:Chris Enger of the RSL Show discusses Real Salt Lake
Mikey Buytus discusses Charleston Battery of the USL Pro League in the Playoffs
NASL Segment: Reviewing the Week of Games
Red Bulls Hour: Re-Capping the Road game At New England Revolution
2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Round 2 Review
Friday, August 26th 8PM EDT - 5PM PDT
Guests: Duane Rollins of the 24th minute Blog on Toronto
Patrick Quinn on Colorado
Adam Serrano of Soccer By Ives on Los Angeles
Dave Clark of Sounder By Heart on Seattle
Daniel Robertson of Big D Soccer on FC Dallas
No related posts.
The final USL Pro playoff berth wasn't decided until the final whistle of last Friday's USL Pro
Game of the Week on FOX Soccer. Here are the highlights of the Charleston Battery's 4-3 win over
the Charlotte Eagles, one that included a two-goal, Player of the Week performance by the Battery's
Mike Zaher:
The playoffs begin Friday, with Rochester hosting Pittsburgh, Wilmington hosting Richmond and
Los Angeles traveling to Harrisburg.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
After 20 weeks of regular season play, the playoff picture in the USL Pro came into focus in
dramatic fashion with a flurry of high-scoring games.
The Charlotte Eagles failed to lock up a playoff spot with a mid-week loss to the Harrisburg
City Islanders and fell late in a 4-3 shootout with Charleston, which would claim the final
post-season berth in the American Division.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
After holding a dominating lead going into its nearly three week break, Orlando City S.C. finds
itself with a serious contender breathing down its neck.
The Wilmington Hammerheads won twice over the weekend in convincing fashion to put themselves
within three points of the American Division Leaders.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
Just as it looked like Orlando City is poised to run away with the American Division, the
mid-season leaders go winless over a weekend.
In a move that is becoming all too common among division leaders, Orlando gained just one point
from two games over the weekend with a scoreless draw against the woeful Dayton Dutch Lions and a
1-0 loss to the Charleston Battery.
The U.S. Open Cup is a tradition that dates back to 1914. The City of Chicago has been around
since 1837. The Chicago Fire were founded in 1997. It's a little crazy to think about but the
founding of Chicago is chronologically closer to the beginning of the U.S. Open Cup than the
founding of the soccer club we call our own.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
There was no shortage of action during the holiday weekend as the USL Pro packed 10 games into
four days.
Despite the glut of games, everything is pretty much as it was in the races for the division
titles as Orlando City padded its massive lead in the American Division and Rochester clings to a
three-point lead over on the National side.
Partnership equals profit.
The debate will always rage between the fans of a European game and the MLS system faithful: the
debate of relegation. This article is not about that. Relegation is not a reality in modern
American soccer, so let it rest. Instead the focus is on the relationship between Major League
Soccer (MLS) and the second tier North American Soccer League (NASL).
FC Dallas midfielder Eric Avila may soon be playing in Mexico.
Avila is on his way to Guadalajara to potentially seal a six-month loan to Primera Division side
Atlas, FC Dallas announced on Friday. Should he join Atlas, he would be the second MLS player to go
there this season after Chicago sold Gaston Puerari to Atlas a couple of weeks ago.
Philadelphia Union head coach Piotr Nowak and assistant coach John Hackworth head a team of
front office staff members that looks to defeat a Sons of Ben team for charity.
The Union released the bigger names on their River Cup team, with Nowak and Hackworth the most
notable names on the list.
A few days late (I was on vacation, sue me), but here are the highlights from last week's USL
Pro Game of the Week between the Wilmington Hammerheads and Charleston Battery on FOX Soccer.
This week (tomorrow night, actually) we're in New York as FC New York hosts Antigua Barracuda
FC.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
If the rest of the American Division isn't careful, Orlando City could wrap up the division
title before the end of July.
A couple of weekend wins saw Orlando City move 10 points clear of the Richmond Kickers. Richmond
does have three games in hand but a scoreless draw with FC New York highlights the early-season
leaders inconsistent form.
Photo by David Leah/ISIphotos.com
Between the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the European U-21 championships and the FIFA Women's World Cup
there's plenty of international soccer to satisfy the soccer fan's craving, but one matchup this
weekend that's not in any of those competitions will have everybody's attention, at least in North
America.
Photo by John Todd/ISIphotos.com
So long, Qwest Field. Hello, CenturyLink Field.
The home stadium for the Seattle Sounders has undergone a name change, with CenturyLink
replacing Qwest. A press conference will be held on Thursday during which the new logo will be
unveiled.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
With Antigua on hiatus and Orlando drawing with Wilmington, Richmond had an opportunity to mount
a charge in the American Division.
Unfortunately for the Kickers, a 1-0 defeat to the Harrisburg City Islanders saw them fall to
six points behind Orlando.
Here are highlights from our second USL Pro Game of the Week broadcast on Fox Soccer over the
weekend. We had a great atmosphere and pretty exciting game in Orlando between City and the
Wilmington Hammerheads.
This week we travel to Wilmington, North Carolina as the Hammerheads take on the Charleston
Battery.
Due to high demand (1 person asked) we are going to run a 2011 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup contest.
The unique nature of this tournament makes an NCAA style bracket is impossible; hosts aren't known
throughout the tournament and we still don't know match-ups for the eight MLS teams that will enter
the contest in the Third Round.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
Orlando City took advantage of its rivals being on hiatus during the weekend to increase its
lead in the ultra-competitive American Division to seven points.
Orlando scored three times in the second half to earn a comeback victory over a Wilmington team
that was riding a four-game unbeaten streak.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
The Richmond Kickers' fall from grace continued with a 1-1 draw to FC New York on Saturday.
Richmond is winless in four games after starting the season with a six-game winning streak. The
Kickers find themselves three points behind Orlando City with no games in hand.
Starting in the Pacific Northwest of the PDL where the Kitsap Pumas and Portland Timbers U-23
wind up their US Open Cup Qualifying perfectly tied. Tuesday there will be a coin
flip to determine which team gets to compete for the Open Cup and a potential regional
Third Round match with the Seattle Sounders.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
With their closest rivals on hiatus, the Richmond Kickers are looking to take advantage.
A midweek loss to Orlando City put the Floridians into pole position in the American Division, a
place Richmond has occupied since the first week of the season.
Another week of former Wizards updates. A day late after the Sporting KC home game last night. The
European season is winding down, and another former Wizard has appeared. Diego Walsh has apparently
signed with the Charleston Battery, meaning there are 3 former Wizards playing in Charleston as he
joins Stephen Armstrong and John Wilson.
CHARLESTON, SC – The Richmond Kickers (6-1-1, 19 points) suffered their first loss of the season
at the hands of the Charleston Battery (4-4-2, 14 points) on a steamy Tuesday night at
Blackbaud...
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!