Future Charlotte 49er Chose HS Over Academy. Most of the top high school players throughtout the U.S. are facing a choice of either playing for an elite U.S. Development Academy team this year, or playing high school soccer. Most have opted for the Academy opportunity, which is a 10-month commitment. There are exceptions. Brandt Bronico, […]
New Accusations Emerge Against Ex-Soccer Coach
New Accusations Emerge Against Ex-Soccer Coach. Rowan County authorities say two more people have accused former Catawba College soccer coach Ralph Wager of inappropriate sexual conduct. The Salisbury Post reported that one of the new accusers was the son of a Catawba employee. The other had attended a soccer camp on the college campus in […]
Undefeated Green Hope #1
Undefeated Green Hope #1. Green Hope High School lost a number of outstanding seniors from last year’s state championship team, and others who passed up high school soccer this fall, opting to play Academy club soccer. Still, the Falcons, under first-year head coach Richard Huxford, are undefeated (10-0) and ranked #1 in the N.C. 4-A […]
Battery Perfect Four-For-Four In Titles
Battery Beats Hammerheads For USL PRO Title Jose Cuevas knows hard work. There was a time where he made his living picking peaches in California. Cuevas has also learned to deal with disappointment. He didn’t make the Charleston roster a year ago, but went back to California and put in the hard work to make […]
Eurosport Scoreboard H.S. State Rankings
Eurosport Scoreboard H.S. State Rankings. NCHSAA Class 4A Boys 1. Green Hope (10-0-0), 2. Mt. Tabor (5-1-2), 3. Sanderson (13-0-1), 4. Jordan (6-1-3), 5. Leesville Road (7-4-0), 8. D.W. Butler (9-1-1), 7. East Chapel Hill (6-1-2), 8. Apex (7-4-0), 9. Western Guilford (7-2-4), 10. Enloe (7-3-1), 12. Myers Park (6-2-0), 13. Middle Creek (7-2-2), 14. […]
Hammerheads Great Playoff Run Comes Up One Win Short
Hammerheads Great Playoff Run Comes Up One Win Short. As the Wilmington Hammerheads players sat near their bench, watching the Charleston Battery’s players accept the 2012 USL PRO Championship Trophy, the sense of disappointment was evident. “It was tough,” said defender Gareth Evans. “I think as a team we didn’t show up today. I don’t […]
S.C. Soccer
S.C. Soccer. An 81st minute goal by Mariana Garcia (Colombia) opened up the scoring frenzy for Bulldogs as The Citadel posted three goals in the final 10 minutes of play to top Charleston Southern 3-2. Vanessa Aponte (Orlando, FL) scored the second goal and Nicole Levermann (New Braunfelds, TX) got the game-winner in the 84th […]
For Battery’s Wilson, Title #4 Is The Best Ever
For Battery’s Wilson, Title #4 Is The Best Ever. CHARLESTON, S.C. The last time John Wilson walked off Blackbaud Stadium’s field as a champion in 2010, he announced his retirement from professional soccer. On Saturday night (Sept. 8), after he had helped the Charleston Battery claim the club’s fourth title, the veteran defender wasn’t in […]
Furman’s Burr Enjoys Recruiting Local Players
Nine Paladins Played Club Soccer At CESA The lifeblood of a good Major League Baseball franchise – unless it’s the New York Yankees – is a productive farm system where talent is groomed for the future. Teams spend millions of dollars annually in player development. Furman women’s soccer coach Andrew Burr has come across a […]
Four Former CofC Cougars Selected In First Soccer HOF Class
Four Former CofC Cougars Selected In First Soccer HOF Class. The College of Charleston has established a College of Charleston Soccer Hall of Fame. Included in the inaugural class are three players already in the CofC Athletics HOF; David Jordan (Class of ’85), Kirk Kessler (Class of ’81) and Doug Puffenbarger (Class of ’80). The […]