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Less than two months after becoming the Milwaukee Wave's president and CEO, Sue Black now owns the Major Indoor Soccer League team.

Black purchased the team from Milwaukee-area businessman Jim Lindenberg, a deal announced at a news conference Wednesday. Terms of the sale were not announced.

Statistically, Nick Vorberg was the top goalkeeper in the Major Indoor Soccer League this season.

Team management from across the league and selected media members agreed with that assessment.

The 38-year-old Vorberg was named to the All-MISL first team on Tuesday, the second time the Milwaukee Wave keeper has earned such an honor.

Twice on Sunday, the Milwaukee Wave were seconds away from advancing to the Major Indoor Soccer League finals.

But they just couldn't close out the persistent Missouri Comets.

Leo Gibson scored with 37 seconds left to give the Comets a 9-8 victory in Game 2 of the teams' semifinal series, and Byron Alvarez drove home the game-winner with 4 seconds remaining as Missouri won the subsequent mini-game 5-4 at U.

The two players who have been lighting it up offensively for the Milwaukee Wave recently made sure the team heads into the postseason on a roll.

Ian Bennett had two goals and an assist and Nick Perera scored for the fifth straight game as the Wave closed out the Major Indoor Soccer League regular season with an 8-6 win over the Wichita Wings on Sunday afternoon at U.

The math is pretty simple for the Milwaukee Wave:

Win all four of their remaining games and they'll be the Major Indoor Soccer League regular-season champions and the top seed for the playoffs. Lose any of them and they'll have to settle for the No. 2 seed behind the Baltimore Blast.

A 10-6 loss to the host Blast on Saturday night eliminated any margin of error for Milwaukee, which has beaten Baltimore to win each of the past two MISL titles.

The Milwaukee Wave are in first place in the Major Indoor Soccer League and are riding a team-record 16-game winning streak thanks in large part to their dominating defense.

But the two-time defending league champions could use a little more in the attack, a point coach Keith Tozer addressed Tuesday with the signing of forward Bryan Perez.

Playing at home for the last time in nearly three weeks, the Milwaukee Wave kept their winning streak alive.

Israel Sesay and Nick Perera scored two goals apiece as the Wave fended off the Rochester Lancers 14-11 in a Major Indoor Soccer League match watched by 5,321 fans on Sunday afternoon at U.

The Milwaukee Wave maintained their lead atop the Major Indoor Soccer League standings on Saturday night – and set a franchise record in the process.

Jonatan Santos scored twice and goalkeeper Marcel Feenstra stopped 14 of 16 shots and picked up an assist as the Wave beat the Chicago Soul 9-5 in front of 4,934 at U.

Josh Rife's fourth-quarter penalty helped the Baltimore Blast tie up Saturday's match against the Milwaukee Wave.

But the defender made up for it, scoring the game-winner on a power play 40 seconds into overtime as the Wave got past the Blast 10-8 for their 10th consecutive win and moved into first place in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

The Milwaukee Wave will start their quest for a third consecutive Major Indoor Soccer League title Nov. 9 at the Wichita Wings, with their home opener two days later.

The 2012-13 MISL schedule was announced Friday by United Soccer Leagues. The league once again will consist of seven teams – the Chicago Soul has been added, replacing the departed Norfolk SharX – and teams will play 26 regular-season games, two more than last season.

With the state in the clutches of a heat wave, watching soccer outdoors might be a bit uncomfortable right now.

No worry – head inside for the Milwaukee Wave's third annual Summer Game.

The two-time defending Major Indoor Soccer League champions will play host to the league's newest team, the Chicago Soul, on Wednesday at U.

Longtime Milwaukee Wave goalkeeper Nick Vorberg is getting further involved in Milwaukee-area soccer.

Marquette men's coach Louis Bennett named Vorberg a volunteer assistant on Thursday, with his primary duties to train and mentor the Golden Eagles' goalkeepers and instruct at the program's camps.

Milwaukee Wave forward Nick Perera and midfielder Matt Stewart are among 18 players called into a U.S. Futsal National Team camp that starts Sunday in Torrance, Calif.

U.S. coach Keith Tozer, who led Milwaukee to its second consecutive Major Indoor Soccer League title earlier this month, also invited a familiar face in Wichita Wings midfielder Angel Rivillo – he previously played with the Wave and the Milwaukee Rampage.

Joe Hammes (Cedarburg/Milwaukee Marquette) scored a truly golden goal Sunday.

The veteran defender took a pass from Marco Terminesi off a restart and ripped a shot past Baltimore Blast goalkeeper Sagu 46 seconds into overtime to lift the Milwaukee Wave to a 12-10 victory, giving the team its second consecutive Major Indoor Soccer League championship.

The Milwaukee Wave is halfway to a second straight Major Indoor Soccer League championship after a dominating performance.

Marcio Leite had a hat trick, scoring three consecutive goals, and Marcel Feenstra stopped 11 of 12 shots as the Wave routed the host Baltimore Blast 14-2 in Game 1 of the MISL Championship Series in front of 6,072 Friday night at 1st Mariner Arena.

Milwaukee Wave teammates Nick Vorberg and Luan Oliveira were honored by the Major Indoor Soccer League for the second consecutive day.

Vorberg was named the league's Goalkeeper of the Year for the second time, while Oliveira was lauded as Rookie of the Year.

via CalebLambTV Antonio Manfut made the decision to turn pro instead of playing college soccer. Now the 18-year-old is making it on his own with the Syracuse Silver Knights of the Major Indoor...

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Wichita's Moojen Named Player of the Week 11-point week, including four-goal game, led Wings to pair of victories TAMPA, Fla. – The Major Indoor Soccer League announced today that Wichita...

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TAMPA, Fla. – The Major Indoor Soccer League announced today that Syracuse Silver Knights midfielder Bryan Perez had been named the league's Player of the Week for the eighth week of the 2012-13...

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TAMPA, Fla. – The Major Indoor Soccer League announced today that Milwaukee Wave goalkeeper Nick Vorberg had been named the league's Player of the Week for the seventh week of the 2012-13...

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TAMPA, Fla. – The Major Indoor Soccer League announced its Players of the Month for November on Wednesday, with the Baltimore Blast's Mike Lookingland being named Defensive Player of the Month,...

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Willism Vanzela Recorded 14 saves in Blast's 15-4 victory against Milwaukee TAMPA, Fla. - The Major Indoor Soccer League announced today that Baltimore Blast goalkeeper William Vanzela had...

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The Chicago Soul continue to look to southeast Wisconsin as they build a roster for their inaugural season in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Amilcar Herrera (Milwaukee Riverside/Marquette) signed with the Soul, he posted on his Twiter account Tuesday.

The 22-year-old Herrera had five goals and two assists in 70 matches during his career with the Golden Eagles, and also was a key player for the Milwaukee Bavarians of the National Premier Soccer League each of the past two seasons.

Norfolk SharX cease operations. ÿA famous saying that gets a lot of mention lately - "It's the economy, stupid" may be the perfect way to explain the news today that the Norfolk SharX professional indoor soccer team are now a part of history.
The following is an excerpt from the official statement released today by the SharX organization:

"The decision to cease operations was very difficult," states minority owner, team founder and president Marcie Laumann .

For the eighth time in his legendary career, Keith Tozer was named Coach of the Year.

The longtime Milwaukee Wave boss earned that honor from the Major Indoor Soccer League on Thursday, an award voted on by league management and selected media members.

Tozer has the most coaching wins in indoor soccer history, with a 706-438 overall record over 27 seasons – the past 19 with the Wave.

Joe Hammes (Cedarburg/Milwaukee Marquette) apparently is getting better with age.

The 32-year-old Hammes (right) was named to the All-Major Indoor Soccer League second team Wednesday, the first such honor for the defender who will complete his ninth season with the team in the MISL Championship Series this weekend.

Two state players who were expected to play with the Chicago Soul during their inaugural season in the Major Indoor Soccer League are instead plying their trade in the Professional Arena Soccer League.

Midfielder Amilcar Herrera (Milwaukee Riverside/Marquette) has played in three games for the Rockford Rampage, while goalkeeper Jamie Lieberman (Racine Prairie School/UW-Parkside) signed with the Cincinnati Kings last Friday.