The Charleston Battery won a game against a Major League Soccer team that counts in the league standings. That inter-league match between the USL PRO Battery, and the Houston Dynamo Reserves, moved Charleston back into second position in the league standing. Jamacian Dane Kelly provided the game-winner in the 1-0 victory, volleying in the game’s […]
Soccer in South Carolina
Battery To Host English Championship Portsmouth FC
The Charleston Battery will play England’s Portsmouth F.C. in an international exhibition on Wednesday, July 27 at Blackbaud Stadium. This marks the second consecutive year that the Battery has hosted an English team. Last July the Battery played the Bolton Wanderers in front of a sold out crowd of 5,249. Portsmouth plays in the English […]
S.C. Soccer
Last fall College of Charleston men’s head soccer coach Ralph Lundy completed his 37th collegiate season as a head coach, 24 of which have been in Charleston. His Cougars moved earned a spot the Division I national rankings, and also earned Lundy his 400th coaching victory…..University of South Carolina women head soccer coach Shelley Smith […]
Battery To Host English Championship Portsmouth FC
Opening the season on the road in Richmond didn’t work out so well for the Charleston Battery. The Kickers got the best of the 2013 opening game, winning 4-1. However, the home opener was a different story as the Battery bounced back with a 4-0 shutout at Blackbaud Stadium before a crowd of 4,546 fans. […]
Dixon, Brazell Named National Player Of Week
Bria Dixon, a senior forward at Cary High School (Cary, N.C.) and Tyler Brazell, a junior midfielder at Brookland-Cayce High School (Cayce, S.C.) have been selected as the NSCAA/TopDrawer Soccer.com High School Players of the Week. Dixon was crucial in three Cary HS victories. The senior forward scored a goal in a 2-0 victory over […]
S.C. Soccer
Phil Savitz will step down as boys high school soccer coach at Irmo HS after the 2013 season and will transfer to the new River Bluff HS. Savitz has guided Irmo to 13 state championships, the last in 2004. That is the longest stretch without a state title…..Spring Valley HS’ Dave Clark earned his 300th […]
Paterson Poised To Lead Battery In ’13
Charleston Returns Solid Roster From Title Team With the start of the 2013 USL PRO season rapidly approaching, the Charleston Battery hopes to draw strength from 2012 and the club’s league championship. Charleston Battery midfielder Nicki Paterson recalls one game in particular that was important to that championship run. “It just seemed to come to […]
Cobras Making W-League Plans With Local Signees
South Carolina native, Alex Ramsey, currently attending Louisiana State University, is coming home to join the Carolina Elite Cobras along with Rose Hull, Alejandra Chirino, and Sarah Jacobs. Hull, the teammate of recently signed Furman standout Stephanie DeVita, ended her 2012 season as the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year, while Ramsey, a standout at […]
S.C. Soccer
The National Soccer Coaches Association of American recognized brothers Kyle and Kevin Heise with a Certificate of Appreciation at the annual High School and Youth Breakfast during the NSCAA convention in Indianapolis last month. Kevin is the boys varsity soccer coach at Brookland-Cayce HS and Kyle is an assistant for the Bearcats….The Central S.C. Cobras […]
Battery Seeks To Defend USL PRO Title
Hosting 10th Annual Carolina Challenge Cup The Charleston Battery is coming off a championship season, and this is a very important preseason before beginning defense of their USL PRO title. Preseason camp began only seven days ahead of the 10th annual Carolina Challenge Cup, a week-long round robin of preseason games between the Battery and […]