FSU Wins Matchup Between Top Two Teams The ACC championship trophy was not on the line when the top two ranked teams in the nation squared off. But still, it was a game of great significance. The #1 ranked Florida State Seminoles got a first-half goal from Jamia Fields, and opened the conference season with […]
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SEC Newcomers Shine
SEC Newcomers Shine. It didn’t take long for Texas A&M and Missouri, the two new members of the Southeastern Conference to make an impact on the league. At mid-September the Aggies were ranked #10 nationally after a 6-1-0 start. The Missouri Tigers were 7-1 and ranked #16. By the way, the SEC now has three […]
N.C. Soccer
The NASL Carolina RailHawks will be without former N.C, State defender Justin Willis, a Raleigh native, for the rest of the season after he suffered a torn ACL injury that will require knee surgery….Three new members will be added to the Wingate University Sports Hall of Fame during induction ceremonies on Saturday morning, Oct. 19. […]
Georgia Soccer
Georgia Soccer has hired Greg Griffith as its new Executive Director. Griffith comes to Georgia Soccer from The US Soccer Foundation where he was the Director of Development. In his position with the Foundation, he increased revenues from $1 million in 2008 to an anticipated $7 for fiscal 2014. Griffith, who was a four-year player […]
New Accusations Emerge Against Ex-Soccer Coach
New Accusations Emerge Against Ex-Soccer Coach. Rowan County authorities say two more people have accused former Catawba College soccer coach Ralph Wager of inappropriate sexual conduct. The Salisbury Post reported that one of the new accusers was the son of a Catawba employee. The other had attended a soccer camp on the college campus in […]
Montoya Picks U17 Squad
Montoya Picks U17 Squad. U.S. Under-17 WNT head coach Albertin Montoya named his 21-player roster for the 2012 FIOFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Azerbaijan, Sept. 22-Oct. 13. The core of the team has risen through the ranks together in the U.S. youth national teams, starting at the U.S. U-14 Identification Camp in 2009. Montoya […]
Without Technique, There Can Be No Tactics
Without Technique, There Can Be No Tactics. Coach John Doe has a very good Under-10 boys team. Best team in the local league, and since his team has never played another team outside of the local area, Coach Doe may think he has the best Under-10 team in the world. Maybe he does, but then […]
Colonial Athletic Association Men
Colonial Athletic Association Men. James Madison is the winner of the first Colonial Athletic Association game played this season with a 2-1 win over Hofstra. The Dukes moved to 3-2-3 overall. Christian McLaughlin, a senior forward from Herndon, VA, scored the game’s only goal, penalty kick in the 42nd minute, in leading the Duke’s to […]
American Tom Byer…In Japan They Call Him Tomsan
American Tom Byer…In Japan They Call Him Tomsan. By Ray Alley In the Land of the Rising Sun, the sun shines brightly on Japanese soccer. Japan’s women’s national team is the defending World Cup champions, beating the #1 ranked U.S. in the final. They finished second this summer to the U.S. for the Olympic gold […]
Stengel Picks Up Where ’11 Ended With WFU Deacs
Stengel Picks Up Where ’11 Ended With WFU Deacs. Wake Forest junior Katie Stengel got a late start this year with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. She was halfway around the world, helping the United States win the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan., When she returned, there was no learning curve for […]