October 11, 2011 SOCCERSAVINGS.COM SALUTE
Duke’s Wenger is Men’s Player of the Week
After scoring four goals and adding an assist in a pair of games, Duke University’s Andrew Wenger has been named the SoccerSavings.com/ Soccer News Net Men’s College Player of the Week for the week ending October 9.
September 7, 2011 NTSSA HOSTS CO-ED CUP IN OCT.
2011 national event at Russell Creek Park
North Texas State Soccer Association (NTSSA) will host the national 2011 Co-Ed Cup at Russell Creek Park in Plano in October. The three-day tournament for adult mixed-gender teams begins on Oct. 21 and ends with the best Co-Ed teams being crowned champions on Oct. 23.
July 26, 2011 'ADULT SHOWDOWN' DEADLINE NEAR
$10,000 in prizes to be awarded
FRISCO, TX – Registration is still open for the first Budweiser Adult Summer Showdown soccer tournament at Pizza Hut Park Aug. 13-14 with $10,000 in total prize money awarded to the winning teams. The deadline for entering, however, is Friday, July 29, so teams are urged to act quickly.
May 24, 2011 THREE AREA TEAMS IN WPSL
Full season schedule
The Dallas Fort-Worth area fields three teams this season in the Women’s Premier Soccer League, touted as the world’s largest women’s soccer league. One thing seems for sure, interest in the league is rising in the area.
May 24, 2011 THREE AREA TEAMS IN WPSL
Full season schedule
The Dallas Fort-Worth area fields three teams this season in the Women’s Premier Soccer League, touted as the world’s largest women’s soccer league. One thing seems for sure, interest in the league is rising in the area.
February 18, 2011 EXPANDING LEAGUE
US Club Soccer adds U-20 division
US Club Soccer has announced the formation of the National Adult Leagues Under-20 Division.
January 20 U17 RESIDENCY PLAYERS PICKED
Three have N.Texas ties
CHICAGO, IL – U.S. Under-17 (U17) Men’s National Team head coach Wilmer Cabrera has finalized the 40 players who will train during the spring semester of U.S. Soccer’s Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla. Three of the players at Bradenton have North Texas connections; including Kellyn Acosta, Alfred Koroma and A.J. Jefferies.
January 2, 2011 THE YEAR'S TOP STORIES
#7--Dallas Cup brings soccer world to NTX
FRISCO, TX--The Dallas Cup will always earn a spot among the top stories of the year for Dallas Soccer News and in 2010; the eight-day event is rated as number seven. If the category was for seven or eight days of soccer, the Dallas Cup would always be number one.
December 12, 2010 FCD YOUTH TEAMS STAND OUT
In Development Academy Showcase
In a Showcase tournament with a high pedigree of teams, the FC Dallas Academy U17/18 and U15/16 squads stood out as one of the best at the 2010 Development Academy Showcase in Phoenix, Arizona. That included a field of 3,000 players, 78 youth teams and representative squads from 14 MLS teams.
December 1, 2010 2011 REF RECERTIFICATION
Available online
If you are a referee currently registered with North Texas, you are welcome to take the exam online and bring your certificate of completion to any recertification site to register for 2011.
August 4, 2010 ALICIA MARSHALL REPRESENTS
Dallas as All-WPSL selection
SACRAMENTO, CA – Dallas’ Premier SC didn’t find the on-field success this season that would have opened the door for more post-season honors for individual players in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) All-WPSL teams announced today. However, Dallas’ defender Alicia Marshall did represent, earning a third-team berth.
August 1, 2010 RALLY GOALS EARN ALLIANCE TIE
In WPSL Consolation showdown
RICHARDSON, TX---FC Milwaukee and Oklahoma Alliance each brought fast-paced attacks in trying to spring an upset against their semifinal opponents Saturday at the WPSL Final Four. Both teams fell to more experienced, playoff-savvy teams in the Boston Aztec and Ajax America, respectively. Lining up the very next day in another triple-digit endurance test at the University of Texas/Dallas soccer stadium, the Oklahoma team was clearly not ready to go foot-to-foot with the like-minded Nationals, which went up 2-0 on an early marker in each half.
August 1, 2010 AZTEC WINS NATIONAL TITLE
Rallies past Ajax 2-1 for WPSL championship
RICHARDSON, TX---Time was still on the side of the Boston Aztec Breakers Reserves (12-1-1), when it scored the dramatic winning goal Sunday in the 83rd minute of the 2010 Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) National Championship at the UT/Dallas Soccer Stadium. After all, this was the team that won two of its playoff games in the 119th minute, but found out this weekend it wasn’t a requirement to play to the last minute of double overtime to claim a victory.
July 31, 2010 OK. ALLIANCE SEEKING RESPECT
Team has hometown feel for NTX fans
While Dallas Premier FC was winning the Big Sky South Conference last season, the Oklahoma Alliance and its coach Jimmy Hampton considered that result an anomaly. The Alliance roared through the Conference play this season with a 7-1-0 record, well out of reach of its competitors. Now the Oklahoma City-based squad is on hand in Dallas to make a run at the WPSL title as the South representative in the 2010 WPSL Final Four.
July 31, 2010 AJAX LOOKING FOR MORE GOLD
L.A. brings strong legacy to WPSL Final Four
Every team that has fought its way to the WPSL Final Four semifinals has a unique story. Every one of the teams has earned enough battle scars along the way to feel confident, no matter how uncertain the coach and players viewed the 2010 season at its beginning. But make no mistake, the Los Angeles Ajax America has the requisite legacy in the WPSL, skins on the wall and rich history since the league began to earn the respect of every team that will sweat its way through this weekend.
