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 […]
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[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 […]
U.S. Women Roll Over South Korea, 4-1
The U.S. Women’s National Team scored two goals in each half in a 4-1 victory over South Korea on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. Abby Wambach scored on a penalty kick in stoppage time after Alex Morgan was fouled inside the area to score her 156th career international goal to move within two of Mia […]
U.S. Men Move To First In Hexagonal
The U.S. Men’s National Team extended their unbeaten streak in home World Cup Qualifiers to 24 straight games and took sole possession of first place in the Final Round with a 2-0 win against Panama Tuesday night in Seattle in front of 40,847 fans at CenturyLink Field. Altidore tallied the game-winner in the 36th minute […]
US Men Rally To Beat Jamaica, 2-1
In the final two minutes of regulation the U.S. defense went to sleep on a free kick that allowed Jamaica to wipe out a sure U.S. win and tie the game at 1-1. The U.S. Men’s National Team then rallied for a stoppage time goal to secure a 2-1 road win, earning the Americans three […]
Ramos Announces His U20 World Cup Roster
U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team head coach Tab Ramos has named the 21-player roster that will represent the USA at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey from June 21-July 13. The group is a familiar one during the World Cup qualifying process with 17 of the 21 helping lead the U-20 MNT to […]