When the Lake Norman SC U20 Eclipse bowed out of the USL W-20 League national championships with a 1-2 mark in group play, the club completed what has arguably been the best run of results in the club’s history. And they all came from the girls side of the program. Included was LNSC’s first ever […]
Puebla FC Game Set For Next March
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Two-time Mexican Premier Division Champion, Puebla FC, was scheduled to come to WakeMed Soccer Park for an exhibition friendly on July 6. However, the game was postponed due to a eruption by the Popocatepetl Volcano which closed down the Mexico City and Toluca airports preventing Puebla from traveling. No suitable date could be […]
National Soccer Hall Of Fame In Hillsborough Warehouse
Treasure Trove Of American Soccer History By Neil Morris (First Of Two Parts) More than 30 years have passed since the New York Cosmos last packed upward of 70,000 fans into Giants Stadium for soccer matches as part of the North American Soccer League. Yes, soccer matches, featuring the legendary likes of Pelé, Franz Beckenbauer, […]
Battery Two Wins Away From Repeat
USL PRO Semifinals Set The Charleston Battery had an edge going into the first round of the USL Pro playoffs. They were playing at home in Blackbaud Stadium. They had lost only once this season at Blackbaud, running up a 9-1-4 mark. Now make that 10 wins on home turf. The defending USL PRO champions […]
Bad Luck Seems To Follow One Of The Good Guys
Stuart Holden isn’t one to complain. But if he did, one could understand his frustration. Holden recently underwent his third knee operation in the past three years. Just when it looked like he was ready to return to full speed for the U.S. Men’s National Team, he fell to the turf at Chicago’s Soldier Field, […]
South Carolina Youth Soccer AGM
On Saturday August 3rd, SC Youth Soccer held its Annual General Meeting and Presidents Workshop[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Award winners this year included. Publix Parent of the Year Ron Tryon; Boys Coach of the Year John Devereux; Girls Coach of the Year Gary Olivier; Upstate Youth Male Referee of the Year Ross Lordo; Lower State Youth Male […]
McKinney Giving Back To Paralympics
By Matt Stafford Josh McKinney is the star forward on the U.S. National Paralympic Soccer Team. McKinney, who lives in Cary, NC, has been a member of the team for 18 years. In that time, he has earned more than 100 caps, scored 81 goals in international games, and has been team captain since 2005. […]
Lander Tops PBC Men
The Lander Bearcats sit on top of the men’s Peach Belt Conference preseason poll, but they sit on an unsteady perch. Four different teams received first-place votes by league coaches, with Lander receiving five for first and a 72 point total[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Flagler and Young Harris tied for second with 68 points each. Flagler received […]
A Lady Vols Positioned For Success
Vanderbilt Commodores Seeking Respect The University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University women’s soccer teams had similar beginnings turn into dramatically different endings in 2012. In Brian Pensky’s first year as head coach at Tennessee, the Lady Volunteers won seven of their last eight regular-season games to solidify their spot at the top of the Southeastern […]
Middle Tennessee Alum Was ’13 W-League MVP
It’s a long way from Y Felinhell, Wales to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, but Shan Jones made that trip to study and play collegiate soccer at Middle Tennessee State Soccer. It was a trip that was very successful for Jones. She majored in psychology at MTSU, and earned the nickname “speedy.” She had a knack for scoring […]