By Randy Vogt I hate to be a Grinch during this Christmas season but there’s a problem with a good minority of college and high school games, at least the ones that I have been officiating. Earlier this year, I wrote about Preventing Lopsided Scores in which I partly took leagues and tournaments to task for grouping […]
Montgomery Leads ‘Dogs To Best Season
Jade Montgomery didn’t far to travel when she graduated from Monroe’s Piedmont High School and enrolled at Wingate University, also in Monroe. She was a goalscorer in high school and for three seasons has been a goalscorer for the Bulldogs. Only a junior, the two-time SAC Player of the Year led the Bulldogs to a […]
Stengel Selected For U.S. Under-20 WNT Camp
Before becoming the head women’s coach at N.C. State Tim Santoro was the assistant women’s coach at Wake Forest. There he coached Katie Stengel, who would set all of WFU’s scoring records before her Demon Deacon playing days were over. As the Wolfpack coach he is now coaching another Stengel, Jackie, Katie’s younger sister. Don’t […]
49ers Return To Conference USA And Win Tournament Title
Knocked Off Reigning Champion Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tyler Gibson’s penalty kick in the 88th minute was the game’s only goal and gave the Charlotte 49ers their first Conference USA men’s tournment chmpionship in their first year back in the league. It was good for a 1-0 win over reigning tournament champion Tulsa. “It’s amazing and […]
N.C. Well Represented At U-20 Camp
A pair of Academy club players and four players in N.C. university programs were among the 36 players invited by U.S. Under-20 MNT head coach Tab Ramos for a 10-day training camp in Lakewood Ranch, Fla[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The camp runs from Jan. 3-12. This is the team’s second camp of the new cycle and first […]
SWU, Bob Jones Win National Titles
NCCAA Championships A pair of South Carolina collegiate teams, Southern Wesleyan University and Bob Jones University, finished their 2013 seasons as national champions. Both titles came in the National Christian College Athletic Association championships in Kissimee, Fla. It was the first national soccer championship for either school. SWU captured the NCCAA Men’s Division I title […]
Dempsey’s Career Marked By Long Trips To Play
Growing up, Clint Dempsey and his mom made a lot of long trips from his home in Nacogdoches, Texas to Dallas to train and play with the Dallas Texans. Another long trip took him from Nacogdoches to Greenville, SC, for three years at Furman University. He left earlier after three great seasons with the Paladins. […]
The Worst Part Of A Game……The Ride Home
By John O’Sullivan Numerous researchers have asked athletes of all ages and abilities what was their least favorite sports moment, and their answer was nearly unanimous: after the game and the conversation on the ride home. Emotions are high, disappointment, frustration, and exhaustion are heightened for both player and parent, yet many parents choose this […]
Sherrod Will Be A Hard Tiger To Replace
Invited To MLS Combine Mark Sherrod played high school soccer at Carter High School in Knoxville. Good teams, but never a state championship. He was all-state for four years, and 2009 Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior. His game got a boost from two seasons with the Knoxville Football Club and he […]
Buccaneers Were Led By Exceptional Senior Class
“This is a special group of players,” East Tennessee State head coach Scott Calabrese declared after his team beat North Florida 3-1 for its second Atlantic Sun Championship in four years. “They have worked extremely hard from day one and all of their hard work has paid off,” said the Bucs’ head coach. “It’s everything […]