Two attractive international friendlies will proceed three very important CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers for the U.S. Men’s National team. The U.S. will play Belgium on May 29 in Cleveland, OH, and then take on Germany June 2, at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC. Both are among the top teams in Europe. Germany is #2 in […]
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When Will Abby Wambach Pass Mia’s All-Time Mark?
It isn’t a matter of if, but when. It’s been that way for a long time. Abby Wambach has said that she would like to break Mia Hamm’s all-time goals record on home soil. Unless she is spectacular in Toronto in the upcoming international friendly with Canada on June 2, she will get two shots […]
Ramos And U. S. U20s Headed to Turkey For World Cup In June
Tab Ramos has played in World Cups before, and he knows what it means to be prepared and ready to play, and also what it means not to be as ready as possible. The U.S. is headed to the 2013 FIFA Under-20 Men’s World Cup in Turkey, June 21-July 13. The team has a challenging […]
Providence Day Tops GDS For NCISAA 3-A Soccer Championship
The Greensboro Day School Bengals may have felt they had passed their biggest hurdle in their run for the NCISAA Class 3A girls soccer championship when they survived a wild semifinal finish against Charlotte Latin. After all, Latin had knocked the Bengals out of the 2012 playoffs and they had not lost since that game. […]
NCHSAA Finals Set To Be Played At N.C. State Stadium
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4A championship finals features undefeated and #1 ranked Green Hope (27-0-0) against Hough HS (21-2-0). The 3-A title will be contested by Cardinal Gibbons (21-2-1) and St. Stephens (21-3-2). South Iredell (22-2-0) will take on Swansdboro (22-5-1) for the 2A championship. Once-beaten Raleigh Charter (20-1-0) will play Lake […]
Dynamo vs. RailHawks Winner Gets LA Galaxy
Will Host In U.S. Open Cup Third Round A year ago the NASL Carolina RailHawks turned their season around with a 2-1 victory over the defending MSL champion Los Angeles Galaxy before a soldout crowd at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. They would like to have another shot at the Galaxy again on home turf […]
N.C. Girls Prep Top Ten
NCHSAA Class AAAA 1. Green Hope (27-0-0), 2. Hough (21-2-0), 3. Myers Park (18-2-1), 4. New Bern (14-7-1), 5. Lake Norman (24-1-0), 6. Leesville Road (18-5-1), 7. West Forsyth (15-4-1), 8. New Hanover (14-6-2), 9.Millbrook (21-2-1), 10. East Forsyth (16-2-2). NCHSAA Class AAA 1. Cardinal Gibbons (21-2-1), 2. Chrlotte Catholic (20-3-3), 3. St. Stephens (21-3-2), […]
Hilton Head Sweep…….Raptors Win
Call it sibling rivalry. The Green twins do keep track of their individual goals. Amanda Green had a goal and assisted on another for Hilton Head Island HS in the SCHSAA 3-A girls soccer championship game. Her twin sister, Ashley, also scored a goal as the Seahawks beat Eastside for their their third consecutive state […]
Hilton Head Island, Bishop England, St. Joseph’s Champs
Three close games and one not so close. That’s the storyline for the South Carolina High School League boys state championship games in 2013. Irmo had to go to penalty kicks to win the Class 4-A state title. Hilton Head Island won the 3-A championship with a 1-0 decision, and Bishop England won its 16th […]
Destiny? Perhaps It Was!
It was reported in The State that when Irmo senior Mattison Gossett stepped up to take what would be the deciding kick in the state 4-A championship shootout against the Lexington ?, he asked the referee, “Is this the winning kick?” The referee replied, “That’s the rumor,” to which Gossett said, “I like that rumor.” […]