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Sporting Kansas City will again offer a series of youth soccer camps in 2012 for boys and girls
of all ages. Camps will be offered to the experienced player ready to take it to the next level as
well as the player who is newly developing their skills. Campers who attend sessions at our
training center in Swope Park will have the opportunity to observe the Pros at practice.
In the final game of the year for Sporting KC, the Swope Park Rangers finished out the reserve
league season today at Swope Park against FC Dallas. The Rangers fell 5-3 to Dallas as Ruben Luna
scored 4 goals to help Dallas to the win. Luna opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Jeferson
equalized for the reserves in the 37th from the penalty spot after Soony Saad was fouled in the
box.
Among the highlights of the Dynamo Reserves' 2-0 win yesterday morning over the Kansas City
Wizards Sporks are a couple of very nice finishes from Alex Dixon and Colin Clark. When thinking
beyond this season, it's getting pretty clear that Dixon is a serious asset. Check out the moves he
makes to create space in a dangerous area before cooly finishing the chance.
The Swope Park Rangers fell in their reserve league game today against the Houston Dynamo 2-0 at
Swope Park today. The reserves dominated the run of play but were unable to find a goal, while the
Dynamo scored on their two shots during the game.
Check out the highlights below.
The Sporting KC reserves, the Swope Park Rangers, fell to FC Dallas in reserve team action today
2-1 down in Dallas. From reports KC had a good run of play today controlling large portions of the
game, but couldn't capitalize on the chances. Dallas grabbed two goals in the first 16 minutes
through Ruben Luna and Bobby Warshaw.
It may not make up for the loss last night between the first teams, but the Swope Park Rangers earn
a bit of revenge today defeating the Salt Lake reserves 1-0 thanks to an 88th minute penalty by
Davy Arnaud. Both teams created some chances in the first half, the best was probably CJ Sapong
hitting the post.
The speedy ones, A-Rod and Alex, are back in action with the WNT
The U.S. WNT has gotten a fantastic reception in Kansas City where the folks couldn't be nicer and
more excited to see the team, which everyone sincerley appreciates. The squad trained on Monday and
Tuesday at the Sporting KC Training Facility at Swope Park and the media, fan and kid turnouts have
been excellent.
If you were trying to figure out a way to make it from LIVESTRONG Sporting Park to Swope Park for
the reserve game against the Houston Dynamo, you can stop your planning. Today the team announced
that the Swope Park Rangers game against the Dynamo has been moved totally from this Saturday. The
game will now be played on Tuesday October 18th.
This coming Saturday was supposed to see a double header at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park between
Sporting KC and the Houston Dynamo with the reserves set to follow the first team. That plan has
now changed, likely due to the deteriorating conditions of the playing field at LIVESTRONG Sporting
Park. The reserve game will now be taking place at the club's training facility at Swope Park.
The Swope Park Rangers, Sporting KC's reserve side, moved their record in the reserve league this
year to 2-2-2 with a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids today at the Swope Park training complex. An
early goal by Soony Saad was the lone tally in the game. Both teams had some good chances, in a
game that was delayed for a period of time due to lightning.
The Swope Park Rangers fell in a reserve league game today out at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park to the
Chicago Fire. With Sporting KC set to take on Newcastle tomorrow, and a game against Toronto this
weekend, KC's lineup saw them field only six players that are actually on KC's roster. The other 5
starters, and all 5 substitutions were either trialists or Juniors players.
The temperatures hit 100 degrees F yesterday, when Alan Pardew ran two training sessions in Kansas
City. Alan Pardew - in new Newcastle training gear The players were training at Sporting Kansas
City's Swope Park training ground yesterday, in preparation for their game tomorrow night, and
let's hope the lads were drinking plenty of water.
Less than 24 hours after the first team pulled out a 1-1 draw with the Colorado Rapids, the Swope
Park Rangers picked up a 1-1 draw themselves. Like the first team game, Sporting KC was able to
control the possession and pace of the game from the start. Milos Stojcev had an early effort that
went off the bar and then set up an effort by CJ Sapong that Steward Ceus came up with a big kick
save.
The announcement that was long rumored and long thought would happen has finally happened. Sporting
Club has joined in with an affiliation with KC Blues Rugby, making them the second sport to be
under the Sporting Club banner. The speculation on the Blues joining up with Sporting KC started
back when the announcement of the name change was made.
Sporting KC's reserves, the Swope Park Rangers, moved to 1-1-1 on the reserve league season after
drawing 1-1 in Chicago today against the Fire reserves. One time rumored KC signing Christian
Nazarit, got the opener for the Fire in the 11th minute. KC had some chances to equalized and
finally did in the 40th minute.
The Swope Park Rangers picked up their first win of the reserve league season today, defeating Real
Salt Lake 2-0 at Swope Park. Chance Myers had a first half brace and Eric Kronberg picked up the
shutout for KC in the victory. Check out the highlights and reaction below.
Sporting Kansas City announced today the date of their final US Open Cup qualifier against New
England. The Wizards will play the Revolution on May 25th, at a location still to be determined.
For KC the game comes between trips to Seattle and Colorado. For New England the game is between a
trip to San Jose and a home game against the Galaxy.
The location for the KC Athletics US Open Cup qualifier has changed. The game will not be at the
Swope Park training complex. Instead, the game is set to take place at Rockhurst University. The
game time has not changed, the Athletics will still play at 2pm against the Iowa Menace. For
reference, the field at Rockhurst University is a turf field.
Sporting Kansas City isn't the only team that will be playing on this Saturday, the KC Athletics
begin their attempt to qualify for their second straight US Open Cup when they take on the Iowa
Menace at the Sporting Club Training Complex at Swope Park. The timing of the game is perfect in
relation to Sporting KC's game that night in New York.
The Swope Park Rangers opened the 2011 reserve league season today down in Houston when they took
on the Dynamo. The team has said this season that they like the depth that they have with this
team, but all the injuries have piled up, as Sporting KC had to start two Juniors players (Nate
Opperman and Wes White both from the U16s) up top due to injuries that have forced some reserves
into starting roles.
In the first preseason game of the season for the Swope Park Rangers, the SKC reserves fell 3-2 to
the KC Brass, the local PDL side. The big attraction of the game was the inclusion of trialist Chad
Ochocinco in the game. Ochocinco came on as a substitute in the second 30 minute session and then
played the entire third session for the Rangers.
The reserve league schedule was announced today, and the Swope Park Rangers will have a similar set
up to the first team this year. Most of the team's reserve games at home will not come until the
stadium opens. In fact, the Rangers will only play 1 game at the Swope Park training complex. Their
other four games will be played at Livestrong Sporting Park.
The team has announced the players that have been invited back for day 2 of the tryouts tomorrow at
Swope Park. Unlike the last two years where players were less likely to make the team with the
restricted rosters, it's possible that players could make the team this year now that rosters have
been expanded to 30.
So I had trouble finding the open tryout participants yesterday (now with all the other stuff I
wrote about yesterday I will say I did not look incredibly hard). I had the list pointed out to me
this morning and being the person that I am I ended up going through the list again looking for the
players that are participating.
KC has struggled to score goals this preseason, having scored a grand total of five in their
previous six games. Last night in Tucson though, Sporting KC broke for six against the Arizona
Sahuaros in their 6-1 win over the Arizona side. KC's line up was made up of players that are
likely to all be on the Swope Park Rangers this year, the team's reserve side.
Peter Vermes, photo by Backpost.net
Sporting Kansas City will hold open tryouts for players 18 years of age and older March 12-13,
2011. Age must be proved by a valid passport or birth certificate. Cuts will be held after the
first day. No one is guaranteed a spot at the second day of tryouts. The tryouts cost $200 per
participant, will be held at Sporting Kansas City's Swope Park Training Center and are open to the
first 300 registrants.
Sporting Kansas City will be hosting open tryouts again this year out at the team's Swope Park
training complex March 12th and 13th. Cost this year is $200 and is open to the first 300 people
that register for the tryouts. As with previous years the finalists will be invited to train with
the first team.
