Charleston’s one-two scoring punch of forwards Heviel Cordoves and Dane Kelly overpowered the Harrisburg City Islanders on Saturday night at Blackbaud Stadium, propelling the Battery to a 2-0 victory and their best start in 12 years. Cordoves, who scored twice in relief of the injured Kelly last week at Charlotte, broke the scoreless draw […]
Soccer in South Carolina
Charleston Battery Partners With MLS Vancouver
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the Charleston Battery of USL PRO have announced an initial one-year partnership that will make the Battery the official USL PRO affiliate of Whitecaps FC. Battery are a well-respected club with a tradition of success on and off the pitch,” Whitecaps FC president Bob […]
SWU, Bob Jones Win National Titles
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 […]
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 […]
Sounders Coming To ’14 Challenge
Dynamo, DC United To Return Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders FC will make a first appearance in the 11th annual Carolina Challenge Cup, Feb. 22-March 1, 2014. The Sounders will be joined by current U.S. Open Cup champions D.C. United, the Houston Dynamo from MLS and the USL PRO’s Charleston Battery. [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Houston eliminated […]
Congree Rapids SA Receives US Soccer Foundation Grant
The Congaree Rapid Soccer Association (CRSA) has received a grant from the U.S. Soccer Foundation to support the development of soccer fields at the History Columbia Speedway in Cayce[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. CRSA has secured a land lease with the Historic Columbia Speedway this fall to begin developing a 4-6 soccer facility with Bermuda grass, a canteen […]
SCHSSCA Winter Clinic Scheduled
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] The 2014 South Carolina High School Soccer Coaches Association Winter Clinic will be held January 24-25 in Columbia, SC. The featured clinician will be Mike Noonan, head men’s coach of the Clemson Tigers and a NSCAA staff member. Registration for the annual workshop can be made online at www.scsoccer.com. [/show_to][hide_from accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Your subscription […]
Paladins Sweep SoCon Women’s Soccer Titles
The Furman Paladins’ season came to an end at Eugene Stone Stadium in Columbia, SC. It ended on the short end of a 5-0 result in the opening round of the NCAA tournament to the #14 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks. That result didn’t reflect the season that Andrew Burr’s team had as they posted a […]
Noonan’s Tigers Have An Eye On History
More Than Competitive….Nationally Ranked Mike Noonan has a keen sense of history. Growing up, Noonan recalls the place in men’s soccer lore Clemson University held. National championships in 1984 and 1987, 13 Atlantic Cost Conference championships, seven Final Fours — the list of accomplishments and the all-time greats who rolled through the program rank with […]