Silverbacks Sign Local Standout. The Atlanta Silverbacks have signed Justin Moore, a Lilburn, Ga. native and former U-16 U.S. National Team member will for the 2007 season. Moore, 6-0, 175, comes to the Silverbacks after spending one season with FC Dallas in the MLS. “I’ve watched Justin develop as a soccer player since the first […]
Pumas tab Queen as new coach
Pumas tab Queen as new coach. WEST PALM BEACH, FL — The Palm Beach Pumas have announced the signing of Gerry Queen as their new Head Coach of the PDL Program. Gerry Queen has spent the past six seasons with the Cocoa Expos where they won five division titles. Executive Director Bobby Lennon who has […]
Battery tie MLS champs 1-1
Battery tie MLS champs 1-1. CHARLESTON, SC — For the Houston Dynamo, it is all about eliminating mistakes at this point in the preseason. But a mistake is what cost them a late goal to the Charleston Battery in Wednesday’s nightcap of the Carolina Challenge Cup. A Zach Wells blunder resulted in a 1-1 draw, […]
Spring Break Tragedy!
Spring Break Tragedy!. Sarah Merritt, a Ohio University junior striker, died on Wednesday, March 21, in a tragic spring-break accident on Hilton Head Island, SC. Merritt, who would have turned 21 on April 14, fell from a fifth-floor balcony at the Comfort Inn & Suites. Beaufort County sheriff’s Captain Bob Bromage told Associated Press Merritt […]
Major League Soccer Comes To LSU Today
Major League Soccer Comes To LSU Today. Fans who want soccer to have a “Major League” impact in Baton Rouge may get what they want tonight. The New England Revolution of Major League Soccer play the New Orleans Shell Shockers in an exhibition set for 7 p.m. at the LSU Soccer Complex. “This will be […]
Prep All-Star Games Set For Charleston
Prep All-Star Games Set For Charleston. The inaugural “Clash of the Carolinas”, title sponsored by Columbia United FC, will take place on Saturday, July 7 at Daniel Island’s Blackbaud Stadium, home of the USL First Division Charleston Battery. This high school All-Star match will feature 32 of the top boys and girls seniors in North […]
Kickers Advance To D-2 Title Game
Kickers Advance To D-2 Title Game. The Richmond Kickers have advanced to their sixth league Championship appearance, hosting the Harrisburg City Islanders next Saturday, August 25th in the title match. A hard-fought 2-1 overtime victory in the semifinal against the Charlotte Eagles sealed the Kickers’ ticket into to the final around. The Kickers took an […]
Gators Picked #1 In SEC
Gators Picked #1 In SEC. The University of Florida soccer program was picked by the league coaches to defend its Southeastern Conference team title in 2007. Florida earned nine first-place votes, while Georgia, Kentucky and Vanderbilt each received one vote. The Gators claimed their seventh SEC title in 2006 with a 7-1-3 league record. In […]
Furman Men Picked To Win So-Con Title
Furman Men Picked To Win So-Con Title. The Furman men‚s soccer team received five of eight first place votes and was selected as the preseason favorite to grab its 18th Southern Conference championship in voting by the league’s coaches it was announced Tuesday by the SoCon office. Defending league champion UNC Greensboro was picked second […]
Belmont Abbey Top Preseason Pick In CC
Belmont Abbey Top Preseason Pick In CC. Belmont Abbey women’s soccer has been selected the top team going into the 2007 season. Conference Carolina head coaches voted the Crusaders the top team in an annual preseason poll to rank predicted order of finish within the league. The conference was recently renamed to Conference Carolinas from […]