UPDATED The Disney Soccer Showcase kicks off today and there are two Missouri-based squads
participating, both in the Under 17 age group. Disney is considered one of the top tournaments in
the country and will have over 350 college coaches on hand to evaluate the talent.
Springfield SC 94/95 are participating in the Showcase Red group.
Carthage Tigers, 2010 Class 3 Sectional winners
Nice story about the Tigers who reached the Quarterfinals last year, losing to Rock Bridge at
Columbia. Click on the link to be taken to the video.
Head Coach Jacob Osborne deserves a lot of credit for creating the environment the Tigers needed
to re-establish the winning tradition at Carthage, with District titles the past three years.
Taylor Arens (2015) and Caleb Collier (2013), Missouri S&T Miners
On the way to St Louis today (I'm officially a former resident of Springfield) I stopped by my alma
mater in Rolla to catch the early evening practice for the Miner's. The squad, led by GLVC Coach of
the Year Joe Ahearn, visits Springfield on Thursday evening for an exhibition match against the
Missouri State Bears.
Austin Hart (front row, 2nd from left) and Reid Harbach (back row, 4th from left)
Austin Hart (Springfield SC, Glendale) and and Reid Harbach (Springfield SC, Catholic) are two of
six players on the Missouri State 94 Boys ODP team who were selected for the Region 2 94 Boys
regional team pool.
Ortega - Hawkins - Henry - Opfer, Springfield SC 95-96
Springfield Soccer Club has announced that a trio of their players have been added to the Missouri
State ODP squad. Nicole Ortega (Catholic HS), Kasey Opfer (Glendale HS) and Aspen Hawkins (Central
HS) (Alternate) have made the 95 Girls ODP State team.
Springfield SC 94/95 Boys at Region 2 Tournament by Duane Moses
The Springfield SC 94/95 Boys will play against the Cincinnati Crew Jr's at 10am today in the U16
Boys semifinals.
There are several other teams from Missouri who have reached the semifinals as well including
the U13 Boys Sporting KC Jr's, U18 Girls Scott Gallagher (Cline & Hatz), U16 Girls JB Marine Wipke,
U18 Girls KCFC Intensity (Groom, Clark and other Liberty Jay's), U15 Girls KCFC Futura Academy and
in the U17 Boys, Scott Gallagher will face Lou Fusz Popovic ensuring one Missouri team will reach
the Finals.
The final day of group stage and everyone is still in a position to advance. The photos are from
the win on Sunday, including the PK goal by Josh McCutcheon, and are provided by Duane Moses who's
son Dallas (Catholic) is a midfielder for SSC. The boys kick off at 8am this morning needing a tie
to advance.
FC Green Bay by Green Bay Press Gazette
Here are updates from today's group stages. Teams are playing their second of three games and I
offer thoughts on their opportunity to advance.
U18 Girls St. Louis Scott Gallagher 1
Cleveland FC (OH North) 0
A late first half goal by Jessica Kelley gave Emily Cline, Shelby
Hatz and their teammates their first win of the group stage.
Springfield SC 94/95 at Region 2 Championships by JT Adams
Springfield SC - 2
Waukesha Pumas (WI) 0
A pair of goals in the first half held up for the win in their first Regional game. Goals were
scored by Jakob Neidig (Ozark) from Dallas Moses (Catholic) free kick and by Evan Craig (Catholic)
from Mitch Moncada's (Catholic) assist.
The Springfield SC 94/95 Boys, fresh from their State Championship at the Missouri Cup last
Thursday, are enroute to Appleton WI today to compete in the Region 2 Tourney. Part of the USYSA
National Championship series, their State title sends them to this regional round with the regional
age group winners then advancing to the National Championships in Phoenix next month.
Springfield SC's U16 squad defeated Raytown FC Billy Goat today to win their first, and the
Club's third, State Championship. Details to follow!
Springfield SC 95/96 vs Lou Fusz Poupard, Quarterfinals
U14 Boys Semifinals 1:30 pm, SLYSA #11
Springfield SC
Tony Glavin Celtic
SSC faces the #8 ranked team in the State but also a team that lost to Lou Fusz Kargacin in group
play, the same team SSC defeated 2-0 on Wednesday.
Springfield SC 95/96 vs Lou Fusz Poupard, Quarterfinals
U14 Boys Semifinals 1:30 pm, SLYSA #11
Springfield SC
Tony Glavin Celtic
SSC faces the #8 ranked team in the State but also a team that lost to Lou Fusz Kargacin in group
play, the same team SSC defeated 2-0 on Wednesday.
Cooper, Springfield SC 96/97
UPDATE All games Tuesday canceled due to rain and field conditions. Moved to same time Wednesday,
A pair of finals in U17 Girls and U19 Boys that each feature individual Springfield players
(Molly Brewer and Skyler Russell) while Springfield SC has four teams (14, 15, 17, 18) in the
Quarterfinals and one in a semifinal (16).
Springfield SC 96/97 Boys
The games to watch today are listed below. These are the teams still chasing a spot in the knockout
round.
SSC 13′s fell 0-1 to SLSG Premier who advance
SSC 14′s need a win to advance
SSC 15′s win 5-0 to advance to 9am Quarterfinal match against Lou Fusz Poupard
SSC 16′s win 2-1 to advance to 9am Semifinal match against Doran Fitness Hundelt
SSC 17′s advance with a win or a tie
SSC 18′s win 4-1 to advance to 12:30 pm Quarterfinal match against SLSG Premier
Mid MO 13 Girls appear to have advanced with a wild card spot.
Another nice day on the pitch ahead of us as temps started out in the low 70′s and aren't
supposed to exceed 79 later this afternoon. Slight cloud cover, it's pretty sweet compared to what
we've experienced in the past.
Springfield SC
Four teams competing today, with Boys 13-16 games.
First day complete, I made it out to one game and will be out for more over yhe next two days
for certain, maybe three.
Springfield SC
The early report indicates that all of the Boys teams won today. The girls lost their game to
the defending State Champions, a difficult introduction to State Cup play.
The 2011 Missouri State Cup will be held June 11 16, 2011 in St. Louis, MO at the SLYSA and
Sportport complexes. The Missouri State Cup is the first leg of the US Youth National Championship
Series. All age groups (Under 13 up to Under 19) will participate June 11th 16th. The 2012 Girls
State Cup will be played in the Fall later this year as MYSA separates the tournaments by
gender.
Nic Bauer, Springfield SC 94/95 (Glendale 2013)
The Springfield Soccer Club hosted the Blue Valley SC (KS) this afternoon at the Greenwood Stadium
field at the Cooper Soccer Complex. The final game of the regular season, the local boys needed a
win or a tie to ensure they would remain in the top-flight of the Midwest Regional League for a
second straight season.
The 7th Annual All-Star game will be held on Thursday June 23rd this year. I will not be
associated with the game this year but Springfield SC, founders of the game, are committed to
continuing the tradition and will be announcing the Boys and Girls teams for this year very
soon.
Watch this space for more details.
Springfield SC (red) vs Scott Gallagher, MRL 2008
As the High School season comes to a close, so is the Club season. There are effectively three
levels of competition now in the US with the highest level being the US Soccer Development
Academies such as the JR Sporting KC program in KC.
Tim Davis, Springfield SC
The Springfield Soccer Club is excited to announce the hiring of Tim Davis. Tim comes to
Springfield from Park City, UT where he was the Assistant Director of Coaching for the Park City
Soccer Club. Tim has worked with all ages of the club, and has specifically been working with and
improving the girls side of the club.
Here are photos from the three games I attended on Sunday during the Ozark CocaCola/Dr Pepper
Cup at Lake Country Soccer. Click on the displayed photo to be taken to the full gallery of
photos.
U9 Boys Demize vs Future
U11 Girls Missouri Elite FC vs Ajax SC
U11 Girls Springfield Legends vs Springfield SC
Rumor has it the tournament reached the 120 team mark this year which will draw 4000 plus
players and family to Springfield this weekend. There are games on the Boy's side ranging from U9
up to the U19 category for senior boys headed for college in the Fall. On the Girls side it's U9 up
to U14. The tournament is co-hosted by Total Demize SC who are well represented but I also see
SpringHigh, Springfield SC, Magic, Vehr, Springfield Legends, Rolla Knights, Cobra's, Missouri
Elite FC, Nixa SC, SW MO Cyclones and other regional programs from Columbia, KC, St Louis and
Northwest Arkansas.
The two state-wide competitions have registration deadlines quickly approaching. Last year one
Girls team (Missouri Elite FC U14 Girls) competed along with two Boys programs Springfield SC and
Total Demize in State Cup. Will your team compete?
The alternate choice is the President's Cup which offers a lower tier of competition but the
result is still an opportunity to move on to Regional competition and even a National
tournament.
Photo Gallery U12 Girls Final, Springfield SC vs NW AR Lightning
Springfield SC vs MO Elite, U14 Girls
Caught the opening match today in the U14 Girls group, featuring a pair of local squads. The first
outdoor game of the season, both coaches were subbing regularly to keep the team fresh.
Springfield SC won 3-1, taking the lead in the 2nd half when a cross into the box was picked up
on the far side.
Springfield SC vs MO Elite, U14 Girls
Caught the opening match today in the U14 Girls group, featuring a pair of local squads. The first
outdoor game of the season, both coaches were subbing regularly to keep the team fresh.
Springfield SC won 3-1, taking the lead in the 2nd half when a cross into the box was picked up
on the far side.
Beautiful weather this weekend, the reason teams want to come to Southwest Missouri in early
March although as we know it's a dice role what we'll get. All I know is I need to dig out the
sunscreen!
It's a small competition this year, with six age/gender groups competing. There are 3 Boy's
groups, with Under 10, Under 13 and Under 14 featuring 12 teams.
