PARIS—Coming back from the metro after the PSG match, I passed a fruit merchant on rue Cler. Baskets of long, skinny strawberries sat in front. Gariguettes, said the sign on the board. I Homework I have some of those French Gariguettes, I thought. They looked so juicy and fresh that I stopped walking as soon […]
In an 80-minute game, Dobie High School soccer player Kori Pounds established herself as one of Pasadena ISD’s top players. Pounds recorded the rare hat trick, scoring all of his team’s points as he led the Lady Longhorns to a 3-0 District 22-6A win over rival Pasadena Memorial at Veterans Memorial Stadium. At the nightcap […]
Former Oakton High School football player Ted Ku-DiPietro recently signed a two-year contract with the DC United organization. As a result, Ku-DiPietro becomes the 17th home signing in United history. He signed a two-year contract until 2023, with options in 2024 and 2025. The 19-year-old midfielder played for the Arlington Soccer Association before and after […]
France France Football have announced who they believe is the best player in French football in 2021 and the Real Madrid forward came first. Through Kelvin Loyola January 14, 2022 11:23 a.m. EDT January 14, 2022 11:23 a.m. EDT © Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty ImagesKarim Benzema It has been a year of redemption so […]
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George Barry literally became the football player he is today. “My first season I was undersized at 5ft 2in and 130lbs,” he said. “I tossed around a bit, but I survived.” Flash is three years ahead and Barry is now 5-9 and 160 with a ton of skills as a central midfielder at Old Rochester […]
Lily Shields has been a footballer for as long as she can remember. “I’ve been playing since I was five,” she said. “I made my debut in the Freetown-Lakeville Youth League. I love to play soccer. It’s a tough sport, but the rewards of being part of a team are well worth it. His father, […]
Ahead of the start of Nick Eppley’s final season in a Mid-West football uniform, the senior set himself several goals that he was determined to accomplish before his career ended. “It was my senior year so I wanted to go out there and have fun,” Eppley said. “If this was to be the last time […]
PETOSKEY – Playing at a high level on the football field was nothing new for Petoskey’s Dylan Aldridge this season. He rebounded between college and junior college as a freshman, cutting his teeth with the older and bigger players. He progressed steadily in his sophomore year and then really started to take off in the […]
Loren Gehret can hurt opposing defenses in a number of ways. Whether it’s throwing long-range shots into the top corners of the net, aggressively beating defenders against a loose ball, passing out of a double team or giving precise corner kicks, it There’s a good chance that when Southern Columbia scored this year the junior […]
Matt Oubre has seen his players work, improve and progress towards a breakthrough over the past few seasons. Maybe that moment has come. Hahnville is enjoying his best start in some time on the football pitch, as the Tigers went 4-0-1 unbeaten to kick off the 2021-22 campaign before finally falling twice Friday night against […]
It was a period of reflection and vision for the future that helped David Newsham become one of the region’s top high school soccer players. A player who contributed to his two previous college seasons, Newsham knew his final year would be different. Newsham knew that while his four goals in each of his sophomore […]
With a wealth of individual women’s football talent in the region, there were many athletes who deserved recognition on the Commonwealth Journal All-County Team this fall. Additionally, many of the top players earned the Commonwealth Journal Player of the Year honor. But one person stood out from the rest for the highest honor. Southwestern High […]
Alphonso Davies has won Canada Soccer Player of the Year three times in the past four years. (Photo courtesy of Canada Soccer) Alphonso Davies has been named Canada Soccer Player of the Year for 2021, it was announced on Wednesday. Davies won the national award for the third time in four seasons after setting the […]
Connor Feighan of Lakewood has always known exactly where he belonged on the football field. Although he has the ability to play anywhere according to his coach James Leveque, Feighan has always parked at the back of the field, choosing to play defense instead of a more goal-filled role like the attacker. He anchored a […]
Firuza Sharipova presented Ireland’s Katie Taylor with a soccer ball in today’s weigh-in ahead of their successful Liverpool bout on Saturday. Taylor is fighting to defend his undisputed lightweight world titles. Both fighters arrived just below the 135-pound limit. Taylor weighing 134 and 11 ounces and Sharipova 134 and four. Woman Bray is looking to […]
Ross Barlow clears the ball during the Boys 3A State Football Championship game at Weidner Field in Colorado Springs on November 12.Rich Allen / Freelance Post Gear continues to fall into the hands of the Roaring Fork Rams after their state championship in November. Senior captain Ross Barlow was named Colorado State’s 3A Player of […]
Over the years, the Commonwealth Journal Soccer Player of the Year has been awarded to quick and graceful players with tons of goals scored during the season. This year’s Player of the Year award goes to a player who showed great determination and courage just to get back on the pitch after an injury that […]
RADNOR – Jane Daiutolo didn’t dream about Radnor’s full potential in the playoffs until the Raptors took revenge on Villa Maria and officially qualified for the States. Her sister, Emily, reached an epiphany much earlier. The first 40 minutes of football in the 2021 season were not in Radnor’s direction, and a second-half concession saw […]
Ross Barlow releases the ball during the Class 3A Boys’ State Soccer Championship game on November 12, 2021 at Weidner Field in Colorado Springs.Rich Allen / Glenwood Springs Freelance Materials continue to fall into the hands of the Roaring Fork High School boys’ soccer team after their state championship in November. Senior captain Ross Barlow […]
Through: Bill Beckner Jr. Saturday, December 4, 2021 | 8:16 p.m. Christophe Horner | Tribune-Review Sydney Lindeman of Franklin Regional, a Towson engagement, was an All-Region II East selection of the Football Coaches Association of the United States. Mt. Pleasant freshman Rylin Bugosh Southmoreland’s Olivia Cernuto is a member of the 2021 football team. Latrobe […]
The 2022 promotion to the Christian Brothers Academy football team is made up of players who were freshmen when the Colts won the 2018 NJSIAA Non-Public A Championship. In a program like CBA, however, two realities make this difficult for players like Dylan Cupo and his classmates. First of all, freshmen rarely play on the […]
Lucas Bergeron, left, of Oak Hill High School and Hayden Fletcher of Monmouth Academy go head-to-head for the ball in a game in September at Monmouth. File photo by Daryn Slover / Sun Journal Hayden Fletcher is a laid back footballer who, although he has scored a record 110 goals in his Monmouth Academy career, […]
St. Louis forward Simon Becher (9) says goodbye to LIU players after scoring a goal to give SLU a 4-1 lead in a game between Long Island University and University of St. Louis in the 2nd Round of the NCAA Men’s Football Tournament in St. Louis, Missouri on Sunday, November 21, 2021. Photo by David […]
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Donning a uniform for sport or military purposes may seem as different as work or play, but for those serious about their impact on others, commonalities abound. Such is the case of graduate student and midfielder Omry Perel. He came to St. Joseph’s from Ramat Gan, Israel to join the men’s soccer team in the […]
CLINTON – Whenever an athlete changes teams, there is usually an adjustment period where both parties acclimatize to the other. For Clinton’s Ryan Tschirhart, there really wasn’t much from Lenawee’s Christian boys’ football team to Clinton’s after his family moved to Clinton between the 2020 and 2021 school years. “It was something that I thought […]
CLINTON – Whenever an athlete changes teams, there is usually an adjustment period where both parties acclimatize to the other. For Clinton’s Ryan Tschirhart, there really wasn’t much from Lenawee’s Christian boys’ football team to Clinton’s after his family moved to Clinton between the 2020 and 2021 school years. “It was something that I thought […]
GRAND ISLAND – Forwards get credit for goals. Goalies are credited for shutouts. Defenders often get lost in the shuffle. So what does Grand Island defender Anthony Amato get? Enjoyment. Long ago, Amato discovered that his love for football was not rooted in scoring goals, it was preventing them. No, he doesn’t get credit for […]
History links FRIARS TAKES FACING ON # 14 MARSHALL IN NCAA SECOND ROUND The Providence College men’s soccer team will travel to Huntington, West Virginia, to face No.14 Marshall on Sunday, November 21 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Kick-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at Hoops Family Field. FRIARS DISPATCH MAAC CHAMPION […]
History links FRIARS TAKES FACING # 14 MARSHALL IN NCAA SECOND ROUND The Providence College men’s soccer team will travel to Huntington, West Virginia, to face No.14 Marshall on Sunday, November 21 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Kick-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at Hoops Family Field. FRIARS DISPATCH MAAC CHAMPION MARIST […]
Kate Luers wasn’t sure what to expect during her senior season for the Wartburg College women’s football team. After the strangest year in history in which the COVID-19 pandemic forced the season to be moved from fall 2020 to spring 2021, but with almost everyone back, Luers knew the potential was there for the Knights […]
The Titans Boylan won the Class 2A Boys State Football title this season, providing an exciting end to the 2021 campaign. Many stars have rallied for the Titans, as well as other teams in the region, this season. Boylan’s Taylor Sowell stepped up as much as any other and won the Rockford Register Star Boys […]
Pembroke High’s Will McManus was voted high school Football Player of the Week. The runner-up, who got 42% of all votes, scored two goals as his Titans beat Oakmont in one division. 2 tournament match. Following:HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER: Scores and Highlights from the South Shore State Semifinals Following:HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: Pembroke’s dream season interrupted […]
History links BROTHERS TO WELCOME MARIST CHAMPION MAAC IN NCAA FIRST ROUND The Providence College men’s soccer team will host the 2021 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion Marist in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday, November 18. The game is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium. 11TH ALL-TIME […]
During her four-year career playing for Pennridge, senior forward Leah Malone has enjoyed an unprecedented string of successes on the football field. Malone was a key player for the Rams when Pennridge won the PIAA Class 4A Championship last season with a 1-0 double-overtime victory over North Allegheny, scoring the game-winning goal. She was also […]
EVANSVILLE – Jeremy Wolfe warned everyone this summer. High school girls’ soccer coach Reitz has told anyone who listens to him that they will witness a different version of a certain player this fall. Both out of necessity for the team – one with great aspirations and great talent – and on a personal level. […]
NEWBURGH — Mike Reiter recalls a traveling basketball tournament eight years ago. The Castle boys’ football coach was there with his son, Brady. He walked past a courthouse and noticed his child was about 10 meters behind him. He was watching an individual during a game. His father wondered what was holding his attention, so […]
Croatia’s Marcelo Brozovic scored one of the most comical home goals of all time on Thursday. The midfielder hit the ball in his own face and it ricocheted into the net. His Inter Milan teammates then laughed at him on Instagram about the goal. Loading Something is loading. Midfielder Marcelo Brozovic scored one of the […]
Adam Sousa of Whitman-Hanson High was elected the High School Football Player of the Week. The eldest, who received 69% of all votes, scored twice as his Panthers cruised to a 3-2 win over Duxbury. Following:SIGNATURE DAY: Seniors from the South Shore sign their letters of intent for college sports Following:Tournament Winners and More: Vote […]
CULVER CITY, CA – Tennessee senior Burdette Abbey was named TopDrawerSoccer.com player of the week, the post said on Tuesday. The Monrovia, Md., Midfielder was on the pitch for almost three minutes at Orange Beach, anchoring the midfielder and winning the SEC tournament MVP honors. She scored her first goal of the season in the […]
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in the spring of 2020 has left states in general stranded and children with nowhere to go and little to do. Sophia Barjesteh’s football activities were suspended. His work, on the other hand, was not. Barjesteh has always relied on training to improve himself in […]
All material from section 1 has been distributed Before moving on to the NYSPHSAA tournament, we’re taking a break to look back on the previous week and recognize some of the players who have proven to be important in the most important games of the season. This week’s finalists are four players who won in […]
DUXBURY – The second-seeded Harwood men’s soccer team scored three goals in the second half on Thursday and earned their sixth straight shutout in a 4-0 win over Missisquoi in the Division II playoffs. “Missisquoi played without fear and with nothing to lose,” said Harwood coach Joe Yalicki. “They did a good job moving forward […]
October 27 – Mothers and fathers everywhere are always looking for ways for their sons and daughters to engage in something positive, be it an educational or athletic opportunity. So count the parents of Stanley Strycharz and Maggie Vasington, Chronicle picks as our Athletes of the Week, as happy campers given the choices their children […]
CELEBRATION – The Weir High boys’ soccer team celebrates in midfield after winning the Class A / AA Region 1, Section 1 title in dramatic fashion, 4-3, in double overtime against Wheeling Central. –Andrew Grimm WEIRTON – The Weir and Wheeling Central men’s soccer teams experienced the full gamut of emotions in a classic battle […]
The Wyoming region’s men’s soccer and field hockey teams ended their regular seasons with impressive winning streaks that earned them the top record in District 2. The Wyoming region beat Williamsport, 2-1, in a men’s non-championship football game on Friday to advance to 17-1 with nine straight wins by a combined margin of 49-4. The […]
SCOTLAND – The Scotia-Glenville men’s soccer team may well pull off the long playoff streak they want if they can continue to win these little battles. The Tartans won several all over the court on Wednesday and secured big offensive games from Kofi Jack and Xavier DeLuca in a Class A first round victory of […]
Norwell High’s Chloe Kirchner has been elected High School Soccer Player of the Week. The junior, who received 59% of all votes, scored a hat trick in a 6-0 win over Carver. Following:QB moves to RB + super sophomores: vote for high school offensive player of the week Following:Sacks, shutouts and comebacks: vote for high […]
A high school football coach has apologized after one of his players scored 16 goals against a winless team in a game, The Associated Press reported. Benzie Central coach Chris Batchelder sent a letter Sept. 30 to Kingsley High school officials saying he didn’t want to “humiliate your players or your program” and expressed regret […]
SAULT STE. MARIE – Sault High ended the home part of their schedule on a winning note on Monday. The Blue Devils took a 4-0 halftime lead and beat the Cheboygan Chiefs 6-4 at Van Citters Field. Jacob Nolan opened the scoring at 30:15 minutes into the first half, assisted by Marlon Cisneros. Gavin Harries […]
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KINGSLEY, Michigan – A northern Michigan school board plans to send a sportsmanship protest after a football player’s record-breaking 16-goal game against a winless team. The backlash over Kevin Hubbell’s performance continued Monday night at a Kingsley board meeting. Members did not take a formal vote, but there was clear support for sending a letter […]
KINGSLEY, Michigan – A northern Michigan school board plans to send out a sportsmanship protest after a football player’s record-breaking 16-goal game against a winless team. The backlash over Kevin Hubbell’s performance continued on Monday night at a Kingsley board meeting. Members did not take a formal vote, but there was clear support for sending […]
SOMERSET – Visiting Apponequet converted a field goal late in the fourth quarter and came away with a spectacular 29-27 victory over Somerset Berkley on Friday night at Somerset Berkley Regional High School. It was the first victory of the season for the Lakers. Senior running back Dylan Rodriguez scored three touchdowns for SB (0-4) […]
DARIEN – Greenwich football captain Jake Hughes-Jones had the ball and room to move. The only problem was that he was about 35 yards from the goal. Hugh-Jones unleashed a left-footed shot that sailed high into the upper left corner of the net to start an unanswered three-goal streak as the Cardinals handed Darien their […]
SMITHVILLE – Sometimes on Saturday I felt like I was watching a pinball machine as the soccer ball was jerked back and forth up and down the field. Then there was the chaotic moment with 9:27 to go in the first half where several yellow card games were dealt at the same time. In the […]
Women’s football Pembroke 12, Plymouth 0 Key players: Pembroke – Cierra Hill (3 goals, assists), Brooke Davison (5th shutout of the season), Britney Hill (goal), Maggie Bowes (first college goal), Taylor Renna (2 goals), Hannah Picott (2 goals), Bailey Gatchell (goal, assist), Kyla Chase (goal, assist), Adrienne Dorr (goal, assist), Jaylin Ladd (2 assists), Tia […]
Maeve White of Archbishop Williams High has been elected High School Football Player of the Week. The freshman, who received nearly 600 votes, scored a hat trick while playing in a 7-0 win over Fontbonne. Following:5 TD Passes and Explosive Returns: Vote for HS Offensive Football Player of the Week Following:Game-Changing Picks and Clutch Kicks: […]
Each week, the Intell / Courier Times will highlight some of the best performances from the past week. The best performers are based on the results provided by the coaches. Readers can nominate an athlete by sending an email to [email protected] Vote:Intelligencer / Courier Times Athlete of the Week: September 20-26 Vote:Best Score: Vote for […]
Bill Abrahamson | Contributing author DARTMOUTH — Whenever someone needed a helping hand, they could count on Kelly Medeiros of Dartmouth High. Whether on the basketball court with the players of the school’s unified basketball team or finishing his high school football career with 71 assists at midfield, Medeiros was the epitome of ” ugly”. […]
Growing up in Accra, Ghana, whenever Ernest Bawa would cry, his mother noticed that there was one thing that would always lift his spirits: watching his brother juggle a ball. “That’s when they knew I would probably grow up and like to play football,” Bawa said. He continued to practice the sport throughout his life, […]
Tessa Salvestrin was thinking of going to other high schools than Justin-Sienne. She lives next to St. Helena High, which would have been a 30-40 second walk instead of the 30-40 minute drive it takes to Napa. Support local news coverage and the people who report it by subscribing to the Napa Valley Register. Special […]
By Mike BeasIn eighth grade, Kaylin Cook injured her right foot while playing basketball, effectively putting the brakes on her hoop career.Such misfortune, however, produced a positive effect.A soccer player since kindergarten, Cook learned to use her left foot to kick and control a ball, skills the Cascade eldest continues to use as a starting […]
boys soccer Belmont 0, Inter-Lacs 0 Key players: Belmont – Jacobb Bivens (5 saves, shutout), Kadin Jewell (defense), Manny Mahoney (defense), Owen Waldron (defense), Jaxson Embree (defense) Quote from the coach: “Great defensive game for both teams. Belmont is still trying to work his way up the win column. -Michael Foley of Belmont Recordings: Belmont […]
Each week, the Intel/Courier Times will highlight some of the best performances from the past week. The top performers are based on the results provided by the trainers. Readers can nominate an athlete by emailing [email protected] Vote:Intelligencer/Courier Times Athlete of the Week: September 13-19 Vote:Offensive Explosion: Vote for the Intelligencer/Courier Times Football Player of the […]
Soccer Dover 39, Concord 19 Key players: Dover – Darian Lopez-Sullivan (3 TD assists); Concorde – Matt O’Rourke (receiving TD), Divon Duncan (98 yards kick off return TD) Highlights: Tide’s offense proved solid against Dover in the first half, but the defense couldn’t contain Dover’s powerful attack in the second half. Coach quote: “We couldn’t […]
The Hudson men’s soccer team outscored Wadsworth 3-1 on Tuesday. The Explorers got goals from Mike Kane, Thomas Banko and Easton Rowell. Sam Robledo and Tyler Travis added assists. In the goal, Elijah Beh made a save. Hudson had more shots on goal (6-2) and corners (8-0), building up a 2-0 lead in the first […]
Jean-Pierre Adams, the former French footballer who spent 39 years in a coma following routine knee surgery that went horribly wrong, died on Monday. He was 73 years old. “We learned this morning of the death of Jean-Pierre Adams,” read a press release from Nîmes, for whom Adams played from 1970 to 1973. “He had […]
Soccer Hanover 21, Arc 20 Key players: Bow – Alex Boisvert (55-yard touchdown pass, 2-point conversion run), Owen Guertin (55-yard touchdown rush), Myles Rheinhardt (6-yard touchdown run), Ryan Lover (45 touchdown yard run) ) Highlights: Boisvert joined Guertin on a 10-yard pass and Guertin ran 45 more yards into the end zone to put the […]
Nick Mayhugh played football for Radford University. He will now participate in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, in athletics. Mayhugh, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was in ninth grade, will compete in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters and 4×100 relay in Tokyo. The Paralympic Games begin on Tuesday with the […]
The United States Women’s National Team beat Australia in a 4-3 thriller to claim bronze at the Tokyo Olympics. American Kristie Mewis sat on the pitch and comforted Australian star Sam Kerr after the final whistle. The two appear to be dating, based on post-game photos and their interactions on Instagram. The United States Women’s […]
Noah Ervin is the first to admit that being the younger brother of two athletes comes with challenges. Even competing in different sports, there are those who tend to compare him to his sister and brother. If it’s not the coaches who remember her older siblings, it’s the teachers at Desert Vista High School who […]
2020-21 (Junior Red Shirt) Named to All-MAC First Team and United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Second Team… an All-MAC Academic Selection… started all 10 games in midfield… scored one goal and four assists to tie in second ranked the team with six points total… scored their goal in the road win over Eastern Michigan… assisted […]
ALL STARS: Taylor Mason had enjoyed plenty of success – four championships (two district and two area) and two trips to the state tournament – during his time at Jefferson Forest. Then came the pandemic, which cost Mason the junior season. So when the Cavs got the nod this year, the accomplishments of his first […]
14th Annual City/County All-Star Football Game Postgame Interviews 14th Annual City/County All-Star Football Game Postgame Interviews JOSH REILLY/ERIE TIMES-NEWS Jack Foht and RJ Benedict haven’t taken many days off as the two prepare for college football in the coming days. Foht, a Cathedral Prep graduate, scored three goals for the City All-Stars as City beat […]
BETHALTO – Helping her teammates is Aubree Wallace’s main focus as a central midfielder. And as a result, the second year of the Civic Memorial itself received help. It all came together to the tune of 20 goals and 14 assists for Wallace, this season’s Telegraph Large Schools Girls’ Football Player of the Year. “I […]
Rose Lavelle, a former women’s soccer player from Wisconsin, will play for the United States during the Olympics. Get to know Lavelle here: sport Women’s football Position Midfielder Height 5 feet 4 inches Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio Age 26 UW Career She was selected to the All-Big Ten first team four times (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016). […]
The Vancouver Whitecaps took on the Houston Dynamo for a soporific 0-0 draw. The Whitecaps opened the game without looking totally awful. Their first half was basically a stalemate with a good chance from Cristian Dájome from a corner. Dájome and Caicedo did some interesting stuff on the wings, but other than that, not really […]
ZEELAND – When the opponents faced the women’s football team from Zeeland East, they had to choose their poison. The Chix had a record single-season goalscorer on their team — and career leading scorer, which were two different players. Haley Diekevers set the career record this year, even after deferring much of the scoring to […]
Connor Lynch carried the weight of expectation and history, and had no problem putting his team on his back. Lynch, who led the Santiago boys’ soccer team to a perfect Big VIII League campaign and appearances in CIF South Section and CIF State matches, was chosen as the player. Football of the Year for Indoor […]
Van Buren coach Nathan Almond has watched the Class 5A men’s football title game at least 10 times in the four weeks since his team won a championship. While Almond is proud of the Pointers’ work, he doesn’t just admire what they’ve accomplished. He is looking for flaws, small mistakes that will allow him not […]
MILLIS – Marissa Melia didn’t want her friends to miss it. Especially during a school year when so much had already been taken away from them. “I couldn’t pass up this day for these kids at our school,” said Melia, an elder at Millis High. “Our athletes look forward to this every year. “ For […]
JOHN JOHNSON HEADLAND — Jacob King became the first Headland player to sign a football scholarship and a trio of Rams baseball players — Nate Aplin, Tyson Kirkland and James Evan Trammell — signed with junior colleges in a ceremony at the school on Wednesday. King, a midfielder who has scored 18 goals this season, […]
Last Wednesday, Gilbert’s head women’s soccer coach, Danny Jones, decided to organize some scrums for his players. Jones didn’t expect much. It was only days into the first week of practice and Gilbert hadn’t had an official college game in nearly two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But that didn’t matter. It was all […]
When he arrives on the football pitch and runs free, sprinting past defenders, finding the back of the net for a goal, it’s another victory over cerebral palsy for Gavin Kohner. Phoenix Northwest senior forward/midfielder Christian, 18, who had cerebral palsy at age one and lived with braces until age 12, learned to adapt at […]
GREENSBURG — Emily Rosales feels at home when she steps onto the football pitch. “It makes me stop worrying about things, school, the world,” she said. “It’s a place where I can just relax and enjoy what I love to do. Also, I met some of my best friends there. Morales started playing football when […]
While watching his Hornets football team during summer training, Fulton head coach Joel Henley could see clues of promising possibilities. Henley and his Hornets went from a terrible 1-23 during the 2019 season, ending a grim three-year streak in which they were a 7-63 combined. Henley’s modest ambition for his team heading into the 2020 […]
WEYMOUTH – High school football season may be shorter than usual, but there are things team coach Bill McEachern is still learning about his players “We have more depth than I thought at the start of the year,” he said. “We’ve dealt with the injuries of four seniors this year in the seven games we’ve […]
PLATTSBURGH — Seton’s Catholic Girls took a three-goal advantage and then held on for a 3-2 win over Willsboro on Saturday in the Northern Soccer League game. First-half goals from Haley Murnane, Charlotte Hughes and Madyson Whalen gave the Knights a 3-0 lead. But Jenna Ford put the Warriors on the scoreboard late in the […]
HOLLAND – Eli Krimendahl is a bit like a gentle giant. But on the soccer field, the elder Holland Christian has no problem using his 6-foot-8, 205-pound frame to intimidate. “It’s easier to win balls in the air and play on guys,” Krimendahl said. “It’s kind of like… people are a little afraid to play […]
Kenzie Horton has played football most of his life. The 13-year-old’s mother, Kim Horton, remembers her pushing a soccer ball around the house when she was just 3 years old. As she got older, she joined various leagues including Columbia County Parks and Recreation and the Bulls Soccer Club where she plays. now. She also […]
TREDYFFRIN – The football practices that Tim Lazorka organized this summer have taken on new dimensions, so it stands to reason that the first game would be too. Lazorka’s training in his second season at Devon Prep would have looked odd when he was hired. Instead of a good two hours of drills and tactics, […]
San Diego Loyal goaltender Jon Kempin jumps to block a ball during the first half of the Loyal-Las Vegas Lights game. Photo by Chris Stone Irvin Parra scored the deciding goal in the 65th minute as San Diego Loyal rebounded from the first loss in their brief history with a 2-1 victory over the Las […]
You’ve probably seen a lot of heads during the FIFA Women’s World Cup i.e. hitting the soccer ball with the head to pass or shoot. USWNT midfielder Julie Ertz and forward Carli Lloyd both scored with heads in the 3-0 win over Chile. You may also have seen forward Alex Morgan score a goal in […]
For the Antigo Times Antigo Robin’s soccer team traveled to Shawano on Tuesday night to face the Hawks in their last non-conference game of the year. Antigo started with the first touch and did a terrific job getting started. The defense kept their line high and held it well, allowing the midfielder to attack the […]
Goals are the ecstasy of football, so much so that it is difficult to defend 0-0 games, even when they can be quite entertaining at times. The beautiful game is just missing something when the ball does not kiss the back of the net. An abundance of goals is always welcome by fans and the […]
Boy who plays soccer is banned from mixed league after ‘giving birth’ to ball on pitch, making phone call during game and many other bizarre stunts Brian Garruto received a two-month ban from his league for strange behavior These include “making a phone call while playing” and “wearing a cowboy hat” Garruto also pretended to […]