Is Olsen On The Coaching Hot Seat? When D.C. United lost 2-1 to the next worst team in Major League Soccer in mid-June, Toronto FC, Ben Olsen’s club dropped even deeper into the league cellar. The Black & White let their most recent best chance at a victory slip away after taking an early 1-0 […]
Issue-35-06
Blumenthal’s Career One Of Producing Winners
To win one state soccer championship is a significant achievement in any high school coaching career. Twelve, an even dozen, is phenomenal! Only one program, and one coach, has ever put 12 state boys soccer championship trophies in the school trophy case. Blacksburg High School is the school and Shelley Blumenthal is the coach. The […]
Ground Breaking Held For Stadium
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Ground was broken on June 4 for the new One Loudoun development in Northern Virginia for a permanent home for the Virginia Calvary FC and Loudoun Hounds soccer and baseball teams. The naming rights for the 5,500-seat facility have been secured by Ric Edelman’s financial management company, and the stadium will be known […]
A Difficult Journey From Charlottesville Back To Tampa
Diego Restrepo has covered a lot of ground in nearly four years. Ever since Restrepo was the starting goalkeeper for the University of Virginia men’s soccer team’s 2009 national championship squad, he has traveled thousands of miles in an attempt to find the right fit with a professional team. At nearly each stop, Restrepo heard […]
George Mason Sweeps VHSL State Soccer Championships
The Virginia High School League state soccer championship games had a little of everything, including excitement. There were repeat champions, and one winning for the sixth straight year. There was a first-timer, and another won for a record 12th time. There was a scoreless draw followed by a penalty kick shootout. And one school, George […]
Kickers Still Unbeaten
The Richmond Kickers played 11 of their first 12 2013 USL PRO regular season games at home, and they go into the second half of the season unbeaten[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The only team in the league without a loss. However, the Kickers are now looking at an month-long road swing, playing eight straight away games. They […]
Spirit Forward May Be Short, But She Plays A Big Game
Former University Of Maryland Standout By Randy Vogt At 5’1″, Jasmyne Spencer might be one of the shortest players in most soccer games but she’s been huge as a goal scorer at every level that she has played. In youth soccer, she played for the Brentwood Herricanes and Bay Shore Hotshots of the Long Island […]