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.

Some of the top girls soccer players in the Midwest will be playing in Madison this weekend.

An Elite Clubs National League Elite Player Development Program, featuring 45 players from FC Milwaukee, Minnesota Thunder Academy, Sockers FC-Chicago and St. Louis Scott Gallagher, will be held indoors at the McClain Facility on the University of Wisconsin campus.

Some of the top girls soccer players in the Midwest will be playing in Madison this weekend.

An Elite Clubs National League Elite Player Development Program, featuring 45 players from FC Milwaukee, Minnesota Thunder Academy, Sockers FC-Chicago and St. Louis Scott Gallagher, will be held indoors at the McClain Facility on the University of Wisconsin campus.

The Webb City school board is being pushed once again to add Girls Soccer to the activities offered by the school. You may recall in the Summer of 2008 when the School Board said no

Superintendent Ron Lankford said the R-7 Board of Education voted June 10 not to add girls soccer and golf programs this fall based on his recommendation.

FC Milwaukee was rated as the country's 19th-best club for girls soccer in 2011, according to Soccer America's annual rankings.

This is the ninth year the magazine has compiled rankings, with the number of clubs rated varying from year to year. The only other time FC Milwaukee – or any Wisconsin club – has made the list was in 2009, when the Nationals ranked 36th out of 40.

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CHICAGO -- Eclipse Select Soccer Club midfielder and Crown Point High School junior Sarah Rivich is coming off a stellar girls soccer campaign that included her recently being named The Times of Northwest Indiana 2011 Girls Player of the Year.

Donal Kaehler, who led the Madison West girls soccer program to two WIAA Division 1 state titles before resigning in 2008, has guided another team to a state championship.

Rocky Mountain beat two-time defending champion Boise 1-0 in overtime to win the Idaho High School Activities Association 5A girls state championship last Saturday in Meridian.

Morgan Brian - Gatorade National
Girls' Soccer Player of the Year University of Virginia Midfielder Morgan Brian has been named to the roster for the U.S. U-23 Women's National Team training camp being held from Oct. 2-7.
Brian will be battling other top college and WPS players hoping to receive a call-up to the U.

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On Saturday I had the honor and pleasure of interviewing Ralph Perez from the University of Redlands. I am very grateful to Coach Perez for giving up some of his valuable time to pass on his advice and knowlege to our soccer coaching community here at www.soccercoachingblog.com.

The interview lasted over 30 mins and covered topics such as practice exercises, use of time and space, use of video, advice for college recruits, and ideas for recreational, club and high school coaches.

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Did you get the feeling there weren't many goals scored during last weekend's WIAA state girls soccer tournament?

You weren't imaging things. It's quite possible this year was the lowest-scoring tournament in the event's 29-year history.

The 13 matches at Uihlein Soccer Park averaged just 1.

For the fourth straight year, the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Year for girls soccer is from the Madison area.

Sugar River senior midfielder Hannah Kernen earned the honor, becoming the first player from a WIAA Division 2 school to claim the award since Waukesha Catholic Memorial's Jennifer Baumann did so in 2006 and '07.

Bob Florez, Spring 2011 Official of the Year (Class 2 Sectional)

The regional voting by area Soccer Coaches is complete and their Spring 2011 Officiating recognition is complete.

Southwest Missouri Girls Soccer Official of the Year – Spring 2011: Bob Florez

Runners Up: Courtney Wendel and Patrick Burns

Courtney Wendel and Patrick Burns were both recognized by MSHSAA this year as well, working the Final 4 in early June.

Madison Edgewood, Milton and Oregon were the top three teams in the Southern Badger Conference girls soccer race this season, and the three teams dominated the all-conference team.

The Crusaders, Red Hawks and Panthers combined for 10 of the 11 first-team selections picked by conference coaches, with eight of those players unanimous choices.

Walworth Big Foot-Williams Bay won its first Rock Valley Conference girls soccer championship this spring thanks to its defense, allowing just two goals in its seven league matches.

And two of the anchors of that defense, junior goalkeeper Katie Pearce and junior defender Lindsey Mazur, were the Chiefs' representatives on the All-Rock Valley Conference first team.

The field for the WIAA Division 3 girls soccer state tournament includes the past two champions paired against two newcomers.

Defending champion New Holstein plays debutant Wisconsin Rapids Assumption in the semifinals Friday morning at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee, while 2009 champion Kettle Moraine Lutheran faces Mayville.

It's an all-private schools affair for the WIAA Division 2 state girls soccer tournament.

Appleton Xavier, Green Bay Notre Dame, Madison Edgewood and Waukesha Catholic Memorial, all former members of the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association, make up the field for the tournament at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee.

The 29th annual WIAA girls soccer state tournament kicks off Thursday at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee with the Division 1 quarterfinals.

It's the first time the event is being played on the FieldTurf surface that was installed at Uihlein's Time Warner Cable Field last fall. If you can't make it to Milwaukee, all games will be streamed live on www.

The state's top-ranked team and the reigning state champion were among the teams eliminated in WIAA Division 1 girls soccer sectional semifinals Thursday night.

Mequon Homestead, ranked first in the final Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association poll of the season, lost to No. 8 Cedarburg 2-1.

With all but one WIAA girls soccer sectional semifinals set for Thursday night – one will be played Friday – six matches stand out among the 32 games scheduled across the state.

Five of them feature ranked teams squaring off against one another, including matchups between the state's top-ranked teams in divisions 2 and 3 and the top four teams in the Division 2 state poll.

Two No. 10 seeds advanced to highlight 14 upsets across the state as the WIAA girls soccer tournament kicked off Thursday.

Higher-seeded teams advanced in 105 of the 119 regional semifinals, not including forfeits. The favored sides were 55-7 in Division 1, 25-3 in Division 2 and 25-4 in Division 3.

The WIAA released the brackets for its girls soccer tournament Friday, allowing teams across the three divisions to chart their paths to Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee for next month's state tournament.

Three sectionals include three teams that are ranked in this week's Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association state polls: the Brookfield East and Middleton sectionals in Division 1 and the New Holstein sectional in Division 3.

All five of the state's unbeaten girls soccer teams are ranked or received honorable mention in the penultimate Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association polls of the season.

In Division 1, Waukesha West (16-0-3) fell one spot to third this week, Appleton North (17-0-0) remained fourth and River Falls (16-0-1) moved into honorable mention.

The No. 1 girls' player in the country, by unanimous decision, is Morgan Brian. She even has the hardware to prove it. Brian received the Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year Award on...
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Morgan Brian, an extremely skillful center midfielder who has been a mainstray in the USA's U-17 and U-20 Women's National Teams, was today named the Gatorade National Girls' Soccer Player of the Year. Brian was the youngest player on the U.S. team that almost won the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand and then was the captain of the squad that failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup despite out-scoring its opponents 38-0 (seven coming from Morgan) during CONCACAF qualifying.

James River claimed the Pioneer District regular season girls soccer crown, as the Knights rode past host Bath County, 4-2, Monday night. Bath County scored the first goal of the night, followed...
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There is no real lead today, just a bunch of solid stories that are worthy of reads and listens. All-In with Larry Sunderland, Section 8 $10 tickets, American coach finds success in Guatemala, Qwest Field goes solar, and some thoughts on why Bulls fans should still be optimistic after the break.

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All-In With Larry Sunderland | Chicago Fire Soccer Club

Jeff Crandall does a great interview with Chicago Fire Assistant Coach and Academy Director Larry Sunderland.

Big game tonight, the Webster County derby will earn one program their first ever District title in Girls soccer.
The semifinal games were both won by a single goal. These two teams are meeting for the fourth time this season with Marshfield winning the first and third game, Logan-Rogersville winning at the Branson Tournament.

Brittany Copeland, Neosho Wildcats (2011)

2011 Central Ozarks Conference Girls Soccer –

All Conference Team

1st Team Name Grade School Position Kami Giese 10 Branson Pirates D Brittany Copeland 12 Neosho Wildcats F Kristin Miller 12 Nixa Eagles GK Lauren Moats 11 Nixa Eagles M Rachel Murphy 11 Nixa Eagles F Kelsey Haist 12 Nixa Eagles M Brittany Kirkpatrick 10 Nixa Eagles D Jayme Braun 12 Ozark Tigers M Keysha Burns 11 Ozark Tigers D Morgan Davidson 10 Ozark Tigers F Sara Marcott 9 Republic Tigers F Brittany Dunn 12 Willard Tigers GK Miriam Dashtipour 10 Willard Tigers M Macie Cotter 10 Willard Tigers F 2nd Team Name Grade School Amanda Hinkle 11 Branson Pirates D Jamileth Henriquez 12 Carthage Tigers F Allison Bennett 12 Carthage Tigers D Paige O'Neill 10 Neosho Wildcats M Erin Ferguson 12 Neosho Wildcats D Kelsey Bartell 12 Nixa Eagles F Shelby Zielke 12 Nixa Eagles D Jackie Wacha 12 Ozark Tigers F Molly Killion 12 Ozark Tigers M Samantha Minor 10 Republic Tigers M Carlie Campbell 12 Republic Tigers D Lindsay Owens 10 Willard Tigers F Torri Thomas 11 Willard Tigers D

Two of the state's No. 1 girls soccer teams are from the same city.

Waukesha West (12-0-1) moved to the top of this week's Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association Division 1 poll, joining city rival Waukesha Catholic Memorial. The Crusaders have been the state's top-ranked Division 2 team all season.

Mike Howard, Rolla Bulldogs - Win 600

Congratulations to Coach Mike Howard of the Rolla Bulldogs on reaching 600 wins in his career Thursday. He came into the game with an 14-6 record this season, his sixteenth season as the only Coach the Rolla Lady Bulldogs have had. Mike earned his 500th victory on March 22nd, 2008 when the Tigers defeated Hickman as part of the Central Bank Classic that opens the Girls season.

For the third year in a row, the Gatorade Wisconsin player of the year for girls soccer is from the Madison area.

Madison La Follette senior forward Morgan LaPlant claimed the prestigious honor, following in the footsteps of Waunakee's Taylor Madigan (2009) and Verona's Alex Melin (2010).

The top prep girls soccer conference in Wisconsin this spring? Right now, you could make a pretty good case for it being the North Shore Conference.

Five of the conference's eight teams are either ranked or receiving honorable mention in the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association Division 1 state poll, led by top-ranked Mequon Homestead.

Radford took control of this one early, as the Bobcats rolled to a 6-0 Three Rivers District girls soccer win over visiting Floyd County Monday evening.
Lexi Denny and Kylee Chatham led the Bobcats (8-3, 3-0 TRD) with two goals each. Sadie Rose and Sara Davis added a goal each for Radford, who scored all of its goals in the first half.

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GIRLS SOCCER POLL (4-22-11)

Class 3
Rank Team Points
1 Liberty (9) 135
2 Lee's Summit North 119
3 Ursuline 114
4 St. Joe's 103
5 Park Hill South 94
6 Incarnate Word 92
7 St. Teresa's 80
8 Eureka 67
9 Howell 48
10 Lee's Summit West 46
11 Rockwood Summit 37
12 Oakville 22
13 Jackson 21
14 Rock Bridge 20
15 Glendale 19
Others: Rolla 16, Nixa 15, Cor Jesu 8, Kearney , Lindbergh 6, Ft.