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 […]
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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 […]
‘C’ License Set For Hendersonville
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Tennessee State Soccer Association and US Soccer will host a USSF C License course in Hendersonville, TN, June 18-22, 25-29. This is a national course and candidates must complete all sessions, including testing, to complete the requirements for earning a license. Online information regarding qualifications for taking the course, cost, etc., will be […]
Former Vandy Commodore Endes Her Career With NCAA Title
Chelsea Stewart, who grew up in Colorado, was near the top of the list among Vanderbilt’s recruiting class for the fall of 2009. Her career in Nashville lasted 18 games. She will graduate from UCLA with a degree in economics and with a NCAA Division I championship memory. Stewart was a senior defender for the […]
Lynchburg Hornets Won 22
Unbeaten In ODAC Since 2009 While the University of Virginia was running to a 24-win season, another Virginia women’s collegiate team was winning 22. A potent offense led by a junior named Dessi Dupuy fired the Lynchburg Hornets to 22 wins playing a couple of divisions below the Cavaliers. No other Lynchburg women’s team had […]
Diverse Group Slated For Virginia/DC HOF
Wade Barrett grew up playing soccer at the beach. That would be Virginia Beach. For college, he didn’t go far from home, traveling just down the road to Williamsburg. He played four years at the College of William & Mary for Al Albert. Staci Wilson graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology […]
Scurry Is Set For Virginia Convention
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Briana Scurry, the U.S. WNT goalkeeper from 1994-2008, will be the featured speaker at the Awards Reception at the Virginia Youth Soccer Convention, Jan. 31-Feb. 1, in Richmond, VA. Scurry, with 173 interntional career appearances, was in goal for the U.S. in the dramatic championship shootout over China in the 1999 FIFA Women’s […]