Battery tie MLS champs 1-1. CHARLESTON, SC — For the Houston Dynamo, it is all about eliminating mistakes at this point in the preseason. But a mistake is what cost them a late goal to the Charleston Battery in Wednesday’s nightcap of the Carolina Challenge Cup. A Zach Wells blunder resulted in a 1-1 draw, […]
Soccer in South Carolina
Prep All-Star Games Set For Charleston
Prep All-Star Games Set For Charleston. The inaugural “Clash of the Carolinas”, title sponsored by Columbia United FC, will take place on Saturday, July 7 at Daniel Island’s Blackbaud Stadium, home of the USL First Division Charleston Battery. This high school All-Star match will feature 32 of the top boys and girls seniors in North […]
Furman Men Picked To Win So-Con Title
Furman Men Picked To Win So-Con Title. The Furman men‚s soccer team received five of eight first place votes and was selected as the preseason favorite to grab its 18th Southern Conference championship in voting by the league’s coaches it was announced Tuesday by the SoCon office. Defending league champion UNC Greensboro was picked second […]
2007 Carolina Challenge Cup Set
2007 Carolina Challenge Cup Set. CHARLESTON, SC — The Charleston Battery will host the fourth annual Carolina Challenge Cup March 24 – 31 at Blackbaud Stadium, Daniel Island. Current Major League Soccer champs the Houston Dynamo return for a second straight visit as does Red Bull New York, this season under the leadership of former […]
Battery To Host MLS Teams
Battery To Host MLS Teams. The Charleston Battery pre-season camp is underway as the 2007 squad prepares for the 2007 Carolina Challenge Cup and then the USL First Division season. The Carolina Challenge Cup gets underway on March 24; the Battery’s tournament opener is versus Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls at 8:15 PM. […]
Osiander Named as 12th Chyzowich Award Recipient
Osiander Named as 12th Chyzowich Award Recipient. Long-time coach and educator Lothar Osiander has been selected as the recpient of the 2007 Walt Chzyowich Award, which is presented annually to recognize and give thanks for a person’s lifetime of dedication to preserving the spirit of the game of soccer, advancing its level of play and […]
Carolina Challenge Cup Returns
Carolina Challenge Cup Returns. The Charleston Battery thought the San Jose Earthquakes were coming to town in March, but instead the franchise that has moved to Houston will take the field at Blackbaud wearing new uniforms and playing under a new name. The Battery will host the third annual Carolina Challenge Cup, March 18-25 at […]
Battery Beats Red Bull 1-0
Battery Beats Red Bull 1-0. Ben Hollingsworth beat Tony Meola to give the host Charleston Battery a 1-0 victory over Red Bull New York while Houston Dynamo DC United played to a 1-1 stalemate, leaving three teams vying for the Cup title Saturday. DC and Houston are tied at four points and the Battery, with […]
Battery Advances To Semifinals
Battery Advances To Semifinals. Stephen Armstrong drilled home a free kick in the 53rd minute to lift Charleston to a 1-0 victory over Puerto Rico Sunday night, 3-2 on aggregate in the series, at Jaun Ramon Loubriel Stadium. The game was the second of a First Round playoff series. With the win the Battery advance […]
North, South Split All-Star Games
North, South Split All-Star Games. The 2006 CESA North-South Soccer Classic was held Saturday, June 17 at Furman University’s Stone Soccer Stadium in Greenville, S.C. This annual event is coordinated through the efforts of the South Carolina High School Soccer Coaches Association and the title sponsor from 2005-09 will be the Carolina Elite Soccer Academy […]