Select An Experienced, Reputable Sports Tour Operator Once you have decided to take your soccer team on a trip abroad, select a tour operator who best meets your needs. Settling on a reputable tour operation comes before actually deciding where you are going to go. Do your homework. You aren’t looking for the local travel […]
A Fabulous Week For The Redhawks
First NAIA Men’s Soccer National Title The Martin Methodist RedHawks had to work overtime to win their first men’s NAIA national soccer championship. But that wasn’t anything new for Coach Gerry Cleary’s club. The championship came with a 2-1 overtime win over Auburn United Montgomery. [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Actually, the last three games in the national […]
Tennessee SC Wins State Cups
Tennessee Soccer Club captured two Division I State Cup boys championships in November. Three Tennessee SC teams were runnerups in the five boys competitions settled in the fall. Tennessee SC 18 won the U14 boys division with Collierville 00 Lobos Rush Premier second[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Tennessee SC 15 took the U17 title with Tennessee SC 15 […]
Eagles Soared In NCAA Division II Tournament
In the preseason South Atlantic Conference poll, league coaches picked the Carson-Newman Eagles to finish #4 in the conference. They finished #2 in the country. They played in the Division II national championship game. They lost to Southern New Hampshire, but they were there. After a seven-game winning streak closed out the regular season, a […]
The Houston Mustangs Complete Unbeaten Season
Harpeth Hall, Knox Catholic, St. George’s Win Titles Houston High School flirted with the pollsters and was ranked #1 in the nation midway through the fall girls soccer season in Tennessee. After winning the Tennessee State Secondary Athletics Association AAA championship, the Mustangs are still ranked #3 Knoxville Catholic and Harpeth Hall, and St. George’s, […]
Three Runs Short Of Glory
Virginia Teams Lose In College Cup Semis It was three impressive runs by three Division I teams from the Old Dominion. All three advanced to the semifinals of their respective NCAA Division I College Cups. And each had shot at winning a national championship. But in the end, each came up a win short of […]
DC United Borrows Kickers For Far East Trip
D.C. United selected six players from the Richmond Kickers’, their USL PRO affiliate, to join the 15-player roster in Indonesia for a December 3-9 trip to Indonesia[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. While it is officially a D.C. United trip, the product on the field will certainly have a Richmond Kickers’ look to it. The team dropped the first […]
Pereira Steps Down As Lady Monarchs Coach
For the first time in 19 years, Old Dominion University is looking for a new women’s head soccer coach. Shortly after the end of the 2014 season, Joe Pereira resigned as head coach of the Lady Monarchs. In an oddly worded news release, ODU announced that “Pereira Vacates Soccer Position.” Pereira has been the ODU […]
Virginia Calvary FC Delays It’s Charge Until 2015 Season
Northern Virginia-based Virginia Calvary FC will delay the launch of its entry into the North American Soccer League for another year[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Delays in completing a 5,500-seat stadium in Loudoun County, which would also be home to a baseball team, has resulted in both teams withdrawing for another year. The Loudoun County club had considered […]
D.C. United Makes Changes For 2013
When you struggle through the worst season in the history of Major League Soccer you can do one of three things in an effort to get better. Change the coach, change the players or change them both! D.C United has chosen to follow path #2. After winning only three regular season games, the roster remake […]