The St. Louis Lions have announced the addition of four NCAA Division I players to their 2008 roster. Joining the team this summer will be Creighton’s Tim Walters (Lafayette HS), University of Illinois-Chicago’s Matt Spiess (Chaminade Prep) and St. Louis University’s Calum Angus and Kyle Patterson.
Tim Walters, a two-time all-state forward at Lafayette High School began his college career at University of Kentucky and then transferred to Creighton for the 2006 season where he appeared in 14 matches. In 2007 Walters played in 20 games for Creighton registering 12 points.
After redshirting his freshman year at University of Illinois-Chicago, forward Matt Spiess played 25 games in 2007 recording five goals and three assists. Spiess was a four-time letter winner at Chaminade College Prep in St. Louis where he scored 34 goals in 2005 and was selected to the NSCAA/Adidas High School All-America Team.
Kyle Patterson, a native of Birmingham, England, led St. Louis University in scoring in 2007 with 10 goals and four assists.
Calum Angus returns to the Lions after playing in the final two games of the 2007 season recording one assist in 116 minutes played. In 2007 Angus anchored a SLU defense that was number one in the Atlantic 10 allowing just 13 goals in 19 matches. Angus played in 17 of the Billiken’s 19 matches in 2007, scored two goals, was named the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and named to the NSCAA All-America Team.
All four players are expected to be available for the season opener in Des Moines on Saturday afternoon and for the Lions’ home opener at the Tony Glavin Soccer Complex on Sunday night against Colorado.
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To check out CBC Coach Michler's opportunities. The International Camp is now SOLD OUT! CBC Dutch Touch also now has a new website - click here(www.CBCDutchTouch.com). click banners below for specific details on each program:
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Travel abroad with the Eurosoccer Academy of the USA, for more in this opportunity click on the banner below.
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Click the logo below to check out the 1st Annual 2008 St. Louis Soccer Conference brought to you by Washington University Orthopedics.
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For the Summer 2008 info on the Saint Louis University Soccer Camp (Dan Donigan's Soccer Academy), click the logo below:
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The St. Louis soccer scene will be invaded the week of July 20 through July 25, 2008 with players and coaches from Holland for a once-in- a- lifetime camp with the elite level players from the St. Louis area.
The camp will be lead by world-class instructor Jan Pruijn, formerly the director of the Ajax Amsterdam International Youth Academy and currently the lead scout for Everton F.C. in the English Premiership League.
For the truly elite St. Louis player, this is a “can’t miss” opportunity. To register, click logo below:
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Congratulations to Washington, Missouri's hometown standout goalkeeper, Matt Pickens for being awarded this week's STLsoccer.net Player of the Week. Matt played soccer for the St.Louis Soccer Club and Missouri State, and in 2003 went on to play 3 seasons of PDL soccer for the Chicago Fire Reserves. Matt was called up in 2005 to play for MLS Chicago Fire and over the past 3 years has established himself as one of the most promising young goalies in the MLS, setting a Fire record with 10 shutouts during the 2007 season. This week Pickens has confirmed that he has come to an agreement with Queens Park Rangers, the West London-based club that is playing in England's second-tier Championship division. _______________________________________
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Futsal action is in full swing at the OMNI Sportsplex, go to their website by clicking the logo below for all the info on their leagues:
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Check out Vetta Sports by clicking the logo below.
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Check out Chicagoland's new place to be for Local Soccer Info:
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Are you United? for info related to the MLS expansion effort in St. Louis, click logo below:
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A new Women's Pro Soccer League is coming Soon to St. Louis. St. Louis investor Jeff Cooper says, “There’s a tremendous upswing in women’s collegiate soccer, particularly in our market,” For more from Jeff Cooper on this new League, click logo below:
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Talk about St. Louisan Lori Chalupny's performances and follow her US National Team / New Pro league career, click banner below:
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Click the banner below for official brackets and scores from all the Girls Missouri Cup games:
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Follow St. Louisan and former Metro United, Frank Simek's career by clicking the banner below:
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Check out Brandon Manzonelli's new DVD:
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Congratulations to St. Louisan Brad Davis on winning the first ever STLsoccer.net Player of the month (December 2007). Brad plays for the Houston Dynamo and scored the game winning assist in the MLS Cup Final. Brad grew up playing for the Scott Gallagher Soccer Club, attended Chaminade High School and St. Louis University. For more on Brad Davis, see below. The STLsoccer.net "Player of the Month" award is chosen from the STLsoccer.net "Player of the Week" awards and solidifies the player as one of the STLsoccer.net "Starting Eleven". In 2008, the STLsoccer.net "Player of the Year" will be picked from the "Starting Eleven".
For more on this award, go to the article under local news. To watch the video of Brad's assist, click below:
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For info regarding the US Soccer Development Academy League, click the logo below:
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Congrats to Missouri State High School Class Three Champions Rockhurst from KC on their 1-0 win over #1 ranked SLUH. Class Three (Large School)
Congrats to Class Two Champion Cape Girardeau Notre Dame's (21-4-1) as they defeated Smithville 4-1. Class Two (Medium School).
Congtrats to Class One Champion Whitfield Warriors for their 2-1 win over Pembroke Hill of Kansas City at Anheuser-Busch Center. Class One (Small School).
For all scores and brackets, go the MSHSAA site by clicking the logo below.
Read and talk about all St. Louis Area local high school action on the STLsoccer.net message board by clicking the banner below.
For more high school soccer news from STLtoday.com, click the banner below:
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To watch or listen to your STL High School Soccer Action via the Internet from Prepcasts.com. Click on the below banner for complete schedule and links to the games.
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Acceration Soccer Speed Training in the Chesterfield Valley. Click the logo below for the latest from Acceration.
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Get your apparel needs with JV Sports:
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Follow the St. Louis Soccer Club girls U15 / U16 in the Red Bull National League, by clicking the below logo:
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2008 Schedules are now available! Here is a Quick link to SLYSA Scores / Schedule / Standings:
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Congratulations to former Saint Louis University forward and current captain of Fulham FC of the English Premier League, Brian McBride for being awarded this week's STLsoccer.net Player of the Week. After an illustrious college career which included setting St. Louis University career records with 72 goals, 40 assists, and 184 points, and two All-American honors, McBride went on to become a five-time MLS All-Star forward for the Columbus Crew. He was also a member of the US National Team, appearing in the 1998, 2002, and 2006 World Cups. Last week Brian scored a game winning diving header for Fulham FC vs Birmingham City to keep them alive in a tight English Premier League relegation battle.
Audio Replay of the Saturday Soccer Report Announcing the award - click here _______________________________________
In front of a packed house on March 29th, the Scott Gallagher Soccer Club hosted a special, once in a lifetime event. The U20 Brazilian National Team came to the Scott Gallagher Training Facility and played the Scott Gallagher Academy All-Stars (1-0 Brazil) and SIU-Edwardsville (1-0 Brazil) in 50 minute mini games. A special thank you to the Mid-Rivers Soccer Club for their help sponsoring this event.
Below are the videostreamed highlights from the action. To view a better quality (non-streamed) highlight video from stldigital.com and to watch the entire games announced by Tony Hubert from the Saturday Soccer Report, go to SaturdaySoccerReport.com by clicking the banner ad below the video.
For pictures, posters or DVDs of the games, go to stldigitial.com or click here.
Half field view (thank you stldigital.com):
Pre-game footage and behind the goal view: (thanks Marc Vanacht)
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Hometown heroes Taylor Twellman, Steve Ralston and Joe Germanese (drafted 2008) play for the New England Revolution. Get your New England Revs jersey, shorts or t-shirt by clicking the logo below:
To shop on-line for all your soccer needs, click the logo below.
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Check out the New Soccer St. Louis Magazine! The February issue is now available. Click below to subscribe.
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This Spring check out these local tournaments by clicking the logos:
For more tournaments around the area, click on our tournaments page or click the logo below. We also listed a few of the more popular tournaments within driving distance of St. Louis. If we missed one that you feel is traditionally well managed, please send us an email.
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STLsoccer.net is proud to announce our "2008 Spring Make a YouTube Video Contest". We are looking for the St. Louis area soccer player or coach with the best soccer video. It can be a great goal from your team, a soccer trick or dribbling video, or anything related to soccer. Depending on how many we receive, we will try to feature all of the entries here on this new video section of the home page but the winner will be stored on our home page until the Summer contest. Please include your name, age and team / club. Your video entry must be uploaded to YouTube and the deadline is April 26th. Simply email us the link and we will take it from there (send to info@STLsoccer.net).
Above is the new STLsoccer.net YouTube soccer video of the week. If you find a YouTube video you think we might be interested in putting up, please send us an email. ______________________________________
Check out the Saturday Soccer Report!
The Saturday Soccer Report is a new soccer only radio show on Team 1380 radio sponsored by St. Louis Soccer United. The show will cover everything in the world of soccer from the local scene in St. Louis to the international game abroad. Each week Tony Hubert and Joe Pelusi will update you on the MLS, Collegiate Soccer, and the best leagues in Europe. Plus they will give you opinions on all the biggest teams and names in the sport and visit with the best personalities in the game.
STLsoccer.net has recently agreed to a partnership with The Saturday Soccer Report and the show will now feature the "STLsoccer.net Player of the Week" and soon the "STLsoccer.net Coach's Corner". Now listen to an MP3 of the show over the net at any time from your PC:
