Three close games and one not so close. That’s the storyline for the South Carolina High School League boys state championship games in 2013. Irmo had to go to penalty kicks to win the Class 4-A state title. Hilton Head Island won the 3-A championship with a 1-0 decision, and Bishop England won its 16th […]
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Destiny? Perhaps It Was!
It was reported in The State that when Irmo senior Mattison Gossett stepped up to take what would be the deciding kick in the state 4-A championship shootout against the Lexington ?, he asked the referee, “Is this the winning kick?” The referee replied, “That’s the rumor,” to which Gossett said, “I like that rumor.” […]
Tennessee Soccer
The Vanderbilt University women’s soccer team spent eight days in May on a trip to Brazil. Much of the activity was centered around Rio de Janeiro, including training sessions, cultural activities and two exhibition games against local club teams….The University of Memphis is moving to a new conference, the American Athletic Conference, and will have […]
The Drought Is Over For Franklin
Rebels Win First State Title With 18-0-2 Season In 1987 Franklin HS was beaten in the TSSAA boys state championship soccer game 2-0 by Knoxville’s Farragut. That’s 26 years ago, and in that span Franklin had never gotten back to the championship. In 2013 they got back and road an unbeaten season to a 3-1 […]
ETSU’s Geno Scores Four In Open Cup
David Geno (Kingsport, TN), a rising senior at East Tennessee State, recently made soccer noise at the national level. He scored four goals to lead the Seattle Sounders Under-23s to a 5-1 win over Doxa Italia in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup. All four came in the first half. They came in […]
Two Americans Take A Long Trip To Next Level
When Emily Dowd completed her collegiate soccer career with the Tennessee Lady Vols, she didn’t consider that the end of her soccer career. She probably thought she’d go “halfway around the world” for a chance to continue playing at a high level. Well, that is exactly what she did. The Gainesville, FL, native is playing […]
They’ll Talk About ‘The Kick’ For Years In Music City
The score was tied at 1-1 and the clock was ticking down to a penalty kick shootout when the whistle blew giving Father Ryan a free kick in sudden death overtime. The problem was the ball was spotted 54 yards away from the Montgomery Bell Academy goal line. No problem for defender Luke Strebel. Whether […]
Virginia Soccer
University of Richmond standouts Emily Dale and goalkeeper Melissa Pacheco, which helped Fredericksburg win the first Commonwealth Cup, have re-signed for the 2013 W-League season with the Impact. Dale is a native of Middlesburg, Va…….Former Virginia Commonweath University defender Molly Allen signed a professional contract earlier this spring with LUV Graz in Austria’s OFB Women’s […]
Ngwenya A Boost Kickers Offense
Next Up D.C. United In Open Cup When the Richmond Kickers signed midfielder Joseph Ngwenya, they knew what he could do. He could score goals. And he’s done just that. After beating Icon FC from New Jersey 4-1 in the second round of the US Open Cup, the former Coastal Carolina University All-American had scored […]
El Salvador Calls Up D.C. Area Players
El Salvador has called five players, including four from the Washington-Baltimore area, for its Under-20 team for an upcoming trip to Chile. El Salvador is preparing for its first appearance in the FIFA U-20 World Cup next month in Turkey. Included was former U.S. U-18 Romilio Hernandez from the Baltimore Bays Chelsea, a University of […]