First year coach Tom Guinn didn't know what to expect when he took the job as head coach of the boys soccer team at Springfield Catholic. He had never even seen them play. Guinn knew about the team's recent success but he was told the Irish had lost quite a few seniors and he would have his work cut out for him.

The Central Ozark Conference Coaches have released their All-Conference list for 2011. 31 players from 8 teams.

FIRST TEAM
JAXON ROGERS, WILLARD
ROBERT NEATHERY, NIXA
LUKE MOORE, NIXA
DRAKE TREASE, NIXA
COREY CANN, NIXA
LUDIN GONZALES, CARTHAGE
MISAEL MATURINO, CARTHAGE
ISMAEL SERRATOS, CARTHAGE
ROBBIE OSLICA, OZARK
JACOB NEIDIG, OZARK
LUIS VARGAS, NEOSHO

SECOND TEAM
AARON TAPPANA, WEBB CITY
WALTER AVALOS, CARTHAGE
DUSTIN HILL, NEOSHO
CARLOS MENA, BRANSON
MATT JONES, WILLARD
HUGO DONJUAN, REPUBLIC
SCOTT STERLING, NIXA
MASON YOUNG, NIXA
VICTOR LOPEZ, CARTHAGE
PATRICK HUBBARD, BRANSON
JIMMY OSLICA, OZARK
JACOB AGEE, OZARK

HONORABLE MENTION
ALEX CHRISTIAN WEBB CITY
JOHN DELATORRE WILLARD
SPENCER SMITH WILLARD
MITCHELL HEINZLER REPUBLIC
CARLOS LUNA CARTHAGE
NICK MCDOWELL BRANSON
JAMESON MCFADDEN NIXA
ANDREW SCHENCK NIXA

Post season recognition. 55 boys are recognized by the 10 teams in the Ozark Conference.

MVP Defense Griffen Locke, Joplin Eagles, 11
Co-Offensive MVP
* Karl DuPont, Waynesville Tigers, 12
* Hunter Durham, Kickapoo Chiefs, 11

Player School Grade Position Joseph Loden Joplin 12 B Griffen Locke Joplin 11 B Joe Rice Joplin 11 F Elliot Williams Kickapoo 11 M Hunter Durham Kickapoo 11 F Devan Selsor Kickapoo 12 M Karl Dupont Waynesville 12 F Camoy Blash Waynesville 11 F Steven Spellmon Waynesville 12 B Miles Wilson Rolla 12 B Aaron Froehlich Rolla 10 F Austin Hart Glendale 12 M Robbie Hoffman Camdenton 12 D Brian Otradovec Parkview 12 F Brodie Bender West Plains 12 F Cody Cates Lebanon 9 D Caleb Boston Hillcrest 10 GK 2nd Team Brock Renken Joplin 10 GK Ryan Estus Joplin 11 F Will Krolman Joplin 11 B Aaron Strunk Kickapoo 11 F Jake Nedoma Kickapoo 12 M Dane Ruggeri Kickapoo 12 D Ian Drew Waynesville 12 M Zach King Waynesville 12 M Brandon Loredo Waynesville 12 B Matt Calvert Rolla 11 M Logan Houf Rolla 10 M Alex Wolfram Glendale 12 K Sam Knetzer Glendale 12 D Connor Smith Camdenton 11 M Levi Pueppke Parkview 11 B Colton Hensley West Plains 12 M Michael Juergensen Lebanon 12 GK Jared Wilkinson Hillcrest 12 M Honorable Mention Garrett Ward Joplin 11 M Cole Shepard Joplin 11 B Turner Adams Kickapoo 11 D Josh McCutcheon Kickapoo 11 M Steven Jimenez Waynesville 11 M Matt Pryor Waynesville 12 B Jesse Ellis Waynesville 12 B/M Gage Scurlock Rolla 10 Keeper Hunter Short Rolla 10 F Matt Call Glendale 11 D Evan Garrad Glendale 11 M Kyler Moore Camdenton 11 F Thomas Hunter Lebanon 10 D Louis Taylor Parkview 10 M Evin Barber Parkview 12 GK TJ Joy Parkview 11 B Ryan McDermott Hillcrest 11 D Austin Strait Hillcrest 11 D Logan Johnson West Plains 11 F Brayden Hutfless Kickapoo 12 K

UPDATED with new times for Saturday's games The District tournament will be held at Central (Springfield) High School, with a pair of play-in games on Saturday October 29th. The semifinal games are scheduled for November 1st followed by the Final on November 3rd. The Carthage Tigers are the defending 3 time champions, having reached the State Quarterfinals in 2010 where they lost to Rock Bridge.

With identical 8-1 Conference records, the Joplin Eagles, Kickapoo Chiefs and Waynesville Tigers share the 2011 Ozark Conference title. Waynesville ensured a share with their win Wednesday evening at Glendale, a 2-1 overtime affair.

For the Eagles, it was their win at Rolla on Tuesday. From the Joplin Globe following the Eagles win Tuesday at Rolla

Dig up all those cliches — such as "biggest win in years" — for the Joplin High School soccer team.

The District tournament will be held at Bolivar High School, with a play-in game on Saturday October 29th. The semifinal games are scheduled for October 31st followed by the Final on November 1st. The Bolivar Liberators are the 3 time defending champions, reaching the State Quarterfinals in 2010 where they lost to Marshall.

The District tournament will be held at Dixon High School, with semifinal games scheduled for October 31st and November 1st. The Final will be on November 3rd. The Crocker Lions are the defending 2 time champions, losing to Catholic in the next round.

Seed School Record
1 Dixon (11-4)
2 Crocker (11-11)
3 Laquey (8-8)
4 Richland (7-9)

Monday October 31st at 4:30 pm
#1 Dixon Bulldogs -
#4 Richland Bears -

Tuesday November 1st at 4:30 pm
#2 Crocker Lions -
#3 Laquey Hornets -

FINAL Friday November 3rd at 4:30 pm

MSHSAA Link

Congratulations to the Nixa Eagles, COC Large School champions for 2011. The title is Nixa's 8th, their first since 2008 following the Carthage Tiger's two-year run.

The Eagles went undefeated and unscored on during their Conference matches, outscoring their opponents 46-0.

9/6 Republic W 8-0
9/15 Neosho W 9-0
9/20 Webb City W 10-0
9/29 Ozark W 5-0
10/3 Willard W 1-0
10/13 Carthage W 4-0
10/20 Branson W 9-0

The only loss in the Conference came against the Small School titleist, Springfield Catholic, 1-4 last Saturday.

The District tournament will be held at Central (Springfield) High School, with a pair of play-in games on Saturday October 29th. The semifinal games are scheduled for November 1st followed by the Final on November 3rd. The Carthage Tigers are the defending 3 time champions, having reached the State Quarterfinals in 2010 where they lost to Rock Bridge.

The District tournament will be held at Central (Springfield) High School, with a pair of play-in games on Saturday October 29th. The semifinal games are scheduled for November 1st followed by the Final on November 3rd. The Carthage Tigers are the defending 3 time champions, having reached the State Quarterfinals in 2010 where they lost to Rock Bridge.

The District tournament will be held at Kickapoo High School, with a pair of play-in games on Saturday October 29th. The semifinal games are scheduled for November 1st followed by the Final on November 3rd.

Seed School Record
1 Nixa (20-3)
2 Kickapoo (19-5)
3 Glendale (13-9)
4 Ozark (10-10)
5 Parkview (7-12)
6 Branson (5-10-3)

Saturday October 29th at 1:00 pm
#4 Ozark Tigers
#5 Parkview Vikings -

Saturday October 29th at 3:00 pm
#3 Glendale Falcons -
#6 Branson Pirates -

Tuesday November 1st at 5:00 pm
#1 Nixa Eagles -
#4 Ozark Tigers/#5 Parkview Vikings winner -

Tuesday November 1st at 7:00 pm
#2 Kickapoo Chiefs -
#3 Glendale Falcons/#6 Branson Pirates winner -

FINAL Thursday November 3rd at 6:00 pm

MSHSAA Link

The District tournament will be held at Camdenton High School, with a play-in game on Saturday October 29th. The semifinal games are scheduled for October 31st followed by the Final on November 2nd.

Seed School Record
1 Waynesville (12-6)
2 Rolla (15-6)
3 Camdenton (6-14)
4 West Plains (9-11)
5 Lebanon (4-19)

Saturday October 29th at 1:00 PM
#4 West Plains Zizzers
#5 Lebanon Yellowjackets

Monday October 31st at 5:00 PM
#1 Waynesville Tigers -
#4 West Plains Zizzers/#5 Lebanon Yellowjackets winner -

Monday October 31st at 7:00 PM
#2 Rolla Bulldogs
# Camdenton Lakers

FINAL Wednesday November 2nd at 6:00 PM

MSHSAA link

Catholic, 2010 District Champs (by Duane Moses)

The District tournament will be held at Cooper Sports Complex, hosted by the Greenwood Blue Jays. A play-in game on Saturday October 29th will be followed by the semifinal games scheduled for November 1st. The Final will be on November 2nd.

The standings for the COC Large School division show a horse race between the Nixa Eagles and Carthage Tigers, as has been the case the last three years if memory serves.

The match up between these two teams is Thursday evening at Nixa. Approximate start time 6:15 pm.

Here's the short list.

In a game typical of this local derby, emotions ran high and it wasn't until the second half before a soccer game reared it's head. With both squads affected by injuries to key players, it would fall to strong individual efforts to create goals this evening.

The first goal came as Hunter Durham fought off a challenge for a head ball and pushed hard into the box where he was able to reach the endline and turn towards the box.

From the Joplin Globe JHS Athletic Boosters lose sources of income in tornado

When the roof of Kaminsky Gymnasium collapsed during the tornado that struck Joplin on May 22, the Joplin High School Athletic Boosters lost tens of thousands of dollars of equipment that had been donated to the athletic department in recent years.

The 7th Annual Southwest All-Stars Games, presented by Springfield Soccer Club, will be held Thursday June 24, 2010 on the Greenwood Stadium Field at the Cooper Soccer Complex. There will be a Girls Game, in it's sixth season, along with the Boys game.

The roster for the Boys Team, high school seniors who graduated in May 2011 and have recently completed their high school careers, is listed below.

Harrison Goblins at Ozark, April 2011

UPDATED From AR.Preps.com Frequent and intense storms postponed three of the four high school soccer state championship games scheduled for Friday. The only title game that was completed was the Class 4A girls final between Pulaski Academy and Valley View, which was delayed twice by lightning before Pulaski Academy won 2-1 in overtime.

Harrison Goblins at Ozark, April 2011

The Arkansas State Soccer Finals begin today in Fayetteville on the campus of the University of Arkansas.

The Harrison Goblins, a Group Winner at the Ozark Tigers tournament in April, will play Little Rock Christian today in the 5A Girls Title game.

The Home District is 11 while Bolivar has been moved to District 12, which will be the source of the Sectional opponent. The Quarterfinal foe will come from District 9 or 10, Central Missouri area schools. The winner in District 11 will earn their first ever District title and includes 1st year program Republic and the 3rd year Wildcats and Bulldogs.

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.

Thomas Guinn, Liberty Mt View Eagles (2011)

Thomas Guinn, Head Coach of the Mt View Liberty Eagles girls teams the past two seasons, has been named Head Coach for the Springfield Catholic boys team.

Guinn is a graduate of Fontbonne University where he played for the D3 Griffins, winning the St Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament his final two season (2003-2004).

Head Coach, Evan Palmer earned his 300th win tonight as the Nixa Eagles won 6-0 over the Parkview Vikings.

Coach Palmer, who played collegiately at Missouri State and is the only Coach the Eagles have had, began his career with Nixa in 1995 when the Boys program got it's start.

Boys Program: 175-193-21 (1995-2010)
COC titles in 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008.

Terry Michler, by Don Adams Jr

The National Federation of State High School Coaches Association has named CBC's Terry Michler as its 2010 Coach of the Year in boys soccer.

The winningest soccer coach in the nation, Michler, a CBC grad, has a career record of 826-206-98. He has guided the Cadets to seven state championships and to six runner-up finishes.