More Than Competitive….Nationally Ranked Mike Noonan has a keen sense of history. Growing up, Noonan recalls the place in men’s soccer lore Clemson University held. National championships in 1984 and 1987, 13 Atlantic Cost Conference championships, seven Final Fours — the list of accomplishments and the all-time greats who rolled through the program rank with […]
After Slow Start, Wofford Terriers Hit Their Stride
To say that the Wofford Terriers got off to a shaky start in 2013 is an understatement. Not many outside of the Wofford program were likely to have been surprised. The Terriers won only twice last year in SoCon play and were picked to finish next to last in 2013. It wasn’t until the seventh […]
Greenville To Host 2014 Presidents Cup
Greenville, SC, has been chosen to host the 2014 US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The championship finals will be played July 10-13, 2014 at the MESA Soccer Complex. Regional winners of the Under-13 through Under-17 boys and girls age groups will earn a berth in the US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup finals. […]
Cobras’ Trotter Provides Leadership To Younger Generation Of Players
The 2013 W-League Championship provided the opportunity for a reunion of sorts for two veterans of the U.S. Women’s National Team. It also laid the foundation for India Trotter and former Virginia Cavalier All-America Angela Hucles to team up again. Hucles – an assistant coach for the Pali Blues and founder of the Empowerment Through […]
Mustangs Three Wins From A Title
#3 Ranked Houston Unbeaten It is 21 games into the 2013 TSSAA girls soccer season, and three more to go for Coach David Wolff’s Houston High School Mustangs, who are currently ranked #3 nationally. The Houston girls have yet to lose and take a 20-0-1 record into the quarterfinal round of the Class AAA state […]
National Team Callup
First impressions go a long way[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. After impressing the National Team coaching staff at the Under-14 National Team camp, Tennessee SC 16’s Karlie Paschall was called up to the U-15 National Team Camp, held at the US Soccer National Training Center in Carson, Calif. She was one of 26 players from all over the […]
Lady Vols’ Wilkinson Slated To Start Two vs. USA
Tennessee junior forward Hannah Wilkinson will re-join the New Zealand Women’s National Team for the Football Ferns’ two-match friendly series against the U.S. National Team on Oct. 27 and Oct. 30. The Kiwis will take on the U.S. at Candlestick Park in San Francisco in the first game, and travel back East to Columbus Crew […]
Adult Finals Set For Murfreesboro
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] The 2013 Tennessee State Soccer Association Adult State Championships will be held at Richard Siegel Park in Murfreesboro, again in conjunction with the Youth State Championships, Nov. 9-10. Championships will be held in the Men’s Open division, as well as Men’s Over-30, Men’s Over 40 and Women’s Open divisions. [/show_to][hide_from accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Your subscription […]
We We Need National Rankings For 9-10s…….Really!
America is obsessed with rankings. From NCAA football and basketball to top high school recruits across the sporting spectrum, the American sports fan has no shortage of statistics and ratings in every professional and college sport. Unfortunately, team rankings have leached into youth sports as well, where any benefit they bring is far outweighed by […]
Count Tech Among ‘Big Girl’ Teams
The Nationally Ranked Hokies Jazmine Reeves knows the pecking order in women’s college soccer. For years, Atlantic Coast Conference programs like North Carolina, Florida State, Duke, Virginia, and Wake Forest have been regulars in the national title discussion. When it came to Virginia Tech’s place on the national stage, Reeves realized even before she arrived […]