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Soccer Spotlight: Thursday, December 30, 2004 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today, following a series of MISL Management Committee conference calls on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 28-29, that the MISL Commissioner, Steve Ryan, is directed to take decisive action to reinforce the League’s commitment to strong operating teams which are in compliance with League guidelines and procedures. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Monday, December 20, 2004 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that Philadelphia KiXX defender Pat Morris and goalkeeper Peter Pappas have been honored with Players of the Week accolades for the seven-day period ending December 19. Morris was named the League’s Defensive Player-of-the-Week, his second consecutive and fourth overall this season, while Pappas received the Goalkeeper of the Week honor for the second time in 2004-05. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, December 18, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (8-5) completed their doubleheader weekend with a 6-3 victory over the Milwaukee Wave (9-4) in front of 4,321 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. Philadelphia native Pat Morris recorded the game-winning goal on an assist from Shawn Boney at 2:53 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas (6-4) earned the victory between the posts for Philadelphia, turning away 18 of the 21 shots he faced, while Dan Green (2-3) took the loss for the Wave with 18 saves on 23 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Monday, December 13, 2004 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that Philadelphia KiXX defender Pat Morris has been named the League’s Defensive Player-of-the-Week for the seven-day period ending December 12. The honor is the third such accolade for the Philadelphia native and the fifth for KiXX member this season. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Sunday, December 12, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (6-5) snapped a four-game losing skid with a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Storm (6-6) in front of 3,343 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. Kevin Sloan recorded the game-winning goal at 9:50 of the third quarter. Peter Pappas (4-4) earned the victory between the posts for Philadelphia, turning away eight of the 13 shots he faced, while Danny Waltman (6-5) took the loss the Storm with seven saves on 16 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, December 11, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (5-5) dropped their fourth consecutive game with a 6-5 loss to the Cleveland Force in front of 5,120 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum tonight. Former KiXX forward Chris Handsor recorded the game-winning goal at 12:05 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas (3-4) took the loss for Philadelphia with 10 saves on 16 chances, while Jim Larkin, 13 saves on 18 shots faced, improved to 3-4 with the victory for the Force. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
Friday, December 3, 2004
By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (5-3) dropped a 6-3 decision to the San Diego Sockers (4-5) in front of 3,485 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum tonight. San Diego’s Herculez Gomez registered the game winner at 10:30 of the second quarter. Peter Pappas (3-2) took the loss, turning away eight of the 13 shots he faced, while Victor Nogueira (3-4) earned the victory with nine saves on 12 chances for the Sockers. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
Monday, November 22, 2004
By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that Philadelphia KiXX goalkeeper Peter Pappas has been named the MISL Goalkeeper of the Year for the seven-day period ending November 21. The award is the fourth for a KiXX member this season; Pat Morris was named the League’s Defensive Player-of-the-Week twice (periods ending October 25 and November 7) and John Barry Nusum was honored as the Offensive Player-of-the-Week for the seven-day period ending November 7. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
Saturday, November 20, 2004
By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (5-1) defeated the visiting Monterrey Tigres (0-4) by a score of 6-5 in front of 4,932 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum tonight. Kevin Sloan registered the game winner with a penalty-kick goal at 13:22 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas (3-0) earned the victory between the posts for Philadelphia, turning away 18 saves on 23 chances, while Aurelio Portes (0-3) took the loss for the Tigres, stopping 12 of the 18 shots he faced. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
Sunday, November 14, 2004
By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (4-1) dropped their first decision of the 2004-05 season with a 7-4 loss to the Chicago Storm (4-2) at the Wachovia Spectrum today. Storm defender Costea Decu recorded the game-winning goal at 5:56 of the third quarter. Stuart Dobson (2-1) took the loss for the KiXX with five saves on 12 chances, while Danny Waltman (4-1) earned the victory for Chicago, turning away 11 of the 15 shots he faced. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
Saturday, November 13, 2004
By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (4-0) remains unbeaten in the 2004-05 season with a 4-2 victory versus the San Diego Sockers (2-4) at the Wachovia Spectrum tonight. Defender Edgar Bartolomeu registered the game winner with a restart goal from teammate Goran Vasic at 6:45 of the third quarter. Peter Pappas earned the victory in net for the KiXX tonight, turning away six of the eight shots he faced, while Justin Neerhoff suffered the loss for San Diego with 12 saves on 15 chances. |
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Thursday, November 11, 2004 By Crystal Parker It was an emotional title game for both teams. Washington Township and Lenape were very familiar opponents and it was no secret who the scorers were on the team. Lenape has been successful coming away with the victory against the Minutemaids during the regular season, but it was Washington Township who took an early lead in this South Jersey Group 4 girl's soccer title game. Lenape quickly swung the momentum in their favor in the second half when two quick goals pushed them in the lead for good. Allison Williams and Lindsay Walsh provided all of the scoring needed to capture the 3-1 victory. |
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Tuesday, November 9, 2004 By Jerome Michaels The way this second round boy's South Jersey Parochial B soccer game seemed on the scoreboard, it would have appeared as if the second seeded Crusaders from Bishop Eustace and the sixth seeded Spartans from Holy Spirit where in an evenly matched game. There wasn't a single goal scored but Eustace was winning the momentum battle. During the second half of this game, one goal would make the difference and Kyle Miller was the player giving the Crusaders the game winner. Bishop Eustace would advance to the finals with their 2-0 victory and take on the defending champs St. Rose for the title. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Monday, November 8, 2004 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that Philadelphia KiXX forward John Barry Nusum and defender Pat Morris have been honored with Player-of-the-Week honors for the seven-day period ending November 7; Nusum was named the MISL Offensive Player-of-the Week, while Morris was dubbed Defensive Player-of-the-Week for the second time this season. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
Saturday, November 6, 2004
By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (3-0) defeated the Baltimore Blast (2-3), 6-5, in front of 7,248 fans at the team's 2004-05 home opener at the Wachovia Spectrum tonight. KiXX newcomer John Barry Nusum notched a career-high three goals, including the game winner at 7:37 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas, in his first start of the current season, earned the victory between the posts for Philadelphia with 10 saves on 15 shots. Brian Rowland took the loss for the Blast, turning away nine of the 14 shots he faced. |
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High School Soccer: Friday, November 5, 2004 By Susan Hall The first round of the Parochial B South girl's soccer playoff game began for the Villagers from Our Lady of Mercy hosting Moorestown Friends. The Villagers were the third seeded team looking to advance to the next round by recording a victory over the sixth seeded Foxes. The reliable Maria Grady continued to lead her team in scoring and this game wasn't any different. Grady's first half goal was the eventual game winner as Our Lady advanced to the next round with their 2-0 decision over Moorestown Friends. |
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Tuesday, November 2, 2004 By Jason Brown Here we go again with a test to see if teams can improve or repeat their quest to advance further that they ever had. The Vikings from Atlantic City was one of those teams making the postseason for the first time in a while and were traveling to Lenape to take on the third seeded Indians. Lenape was looking to improve on capturing the South Jersey Group 3 title instead of just making it to it. Five second half goals broke a somewhat close game open. Lenape now advances to the next round with their 6-0 victory and will host Absegami. |
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Monday, November 1, 2004 By Susan Hall The beginning of the girl's South Jersey Group 2 soccer tournament began earlier today with two teams from the Colonial Conference Patriot Division. The eighth seeded Garnets from Haddon Heights were hosting the ninth seeded Hawks from Haddon Township in a first round girl's soccer game. Haddon Heights would get on the scoreboard first and maintain their lead throughout this game. Samantha Sharp scored twice for the Garnets as they advanced to the next round with their 3-1 win. |
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Monday, November 1, 2004 By Mike Ballard Sophomore back Shawn Cunning has been a big cog in the stellar defense of the Rutgers-Camden men's soccer team all season long, and he turned in a pair of big performances last week as the Scarlet Raptors continued their season-long success. Cunning helped the Raptors close the regular season with a 3-0 shutout at Ramapo College Oct. 27, then post a 1-0 victory over Kean Oct. 30 in the opener of the New Jersey Athletic Conference playoffs. The two shutouts raised the Raptors' total to 11 for the season - one shy of the school record - and gave Rutgers-Camden a new program mark with 15 wins heading into the NJAC semifinals. |
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Sunday, October 31, 2004 By Boog Williams The South Jersey Coaches Tournament Finals were held at Rutgers-Camden University this Sunday. With the wind wiping off the Delaware River, which had an effect on the game, most of the game was played at the end closest to the baseball diamond. With 32:30 left in the first half, Lenape’s Danielle Shine, with the wind at her back, crossed a ball from the left. The ball went up high, hit the ground around the six-box and bounced high in the air. Cinnaminson’s Keeper, Lauren Wojcik, jumped to grab it but was distracted by Lindsay Walsh. The ball bounced off Wojcik’s hand and just crossed over the line, without hitting the ground, as Walsh was yelling it was a goal. The Linesman agreed and Lenape took a 1-0 lead off of a wind helped goal. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
Friday, October 29, 2004
By David Deal Philadelphia KiXX Executive Vice President/General Manager Greg Bibb announced today that the club has agreed to terms with defender Chris Fehrle and midfielder Damien Pottinger for the 2004-05 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) season. Both Fehrle and Pottinger participated in the club's invitational combine that was held on September 11-12 at Tri-State Sports, bringing the total number of roster players that were selected from the training to six; the club inked deals with forwards John Barry Nusum and Gary Brooks and defenders Devlin Barnes and Ptah Myers on October 12. As per League policy, terms of the agreements were not disclosed. |
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Thursday, October 28, 2004 By Susan Hall Two Olympic Conference girl's teams from two different divisions met on the soccer field at Camden Catholic trying to determine which the better team was on this day. Cherry Hill West was that visiting team who has been successful in proving they should be the top team in the Patriot Division, and they are. In a defensive battle, the Cougars were able to get one shot past keeper Bridget Mahon who was solid all game. That lone goal was scored by Angie Wilmer giving West the 1-0 decision. |
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Wednesday, October 27, 2004 By Jerome Michaels Back and forth these teams went for most of the game looking for the right moment and opportunity to score that first goal of the game. For the Panthers from Pitman, they have been successful finding ways to win games and it shows as they have secured a position in the upcoming South Jersey Group 1 playoffs. The Knights has been coming up on the short end this season but it didn't show in this non-league game at Sterling. With the game entering its final minutes, Mark Thompson placed a shot into the net for the only goal of the game. |
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High School Soccer: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 By Stephanie Wright Two days ago the Lady Villagers celebrated clinching the Cape-Atlantic Conference National Division II title when they defeated Bridgeton by a 4-2 score. In that game Maira Grady increased her season total goals scored by three to twenty-four. The goals did not come easy for the first place Villagers traveling to Lower Cape May to take on the Lady Capers. With all of the scoring occurring during the second half, both teams picked up their first tie of the second as neither team would in the double overtime sessions. |
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College Soccer: Monday, October 25, 2004 By Mike Ballard Freshman Julie Grochowski has been a bright spot all season long for the Rutgers-Camden volleyball team, and the freshman continued her fine play last week. In three matches, Grochowski collected 31 kills, 56 digs, five aces and 16 blocks. A two-time New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week (Sept. 20 and 27), she also was a member of the All-Gothic Knight Women's Volleyball Invitational team Oct. 16. She leads the Lady Raptors in kills (241), digs (325) and blocks (61) and is second on the team in aces (45). |
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Soccer Spotlight: Monday, October 25, 2004 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that Philadelphia KiXX defender Pat Morris has been named the League's Defensive Player of the Week for the seven-day period ending October 24. The honor marks the first such accolade for a member of the Philadelphia KiXX in the 2004-05 season. |
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Sunday, October 24, 2004 By Boog Williams In the first game of the Coaches Tournament semi-finals, #2 Cinnaminson defeated #10 Ocean City 3-2 on penalty kicks. After the first half ended 0-0, in which Ocean City had the better play of the game, the second half also ended 0-0. Cinnaminson had the better play of the game in the half, as the game went into overtime. In the first overtime, Ocean City's keeper, Abbey Hansen, made a great save but could not control the ball as it bounced to Cinnaminson's Meaghan Reilly. Reilly and Hansen collided, with the ball going behind Hansen, but was cleared by Sweeper Katie Ruiz. Ruiz was one reason why the score was 0-0. She played a great game at sweeper. |
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Friday, October 22, 2004 By Susan Hall For those teams that have qualified for the playoffs by finishing with a record above five hundred before the cutoff date, it's now time to refocus on improving on the areas that needs some work. The seeding for the soccer postseason brackets will be out soon and teams can begin the preparation against their opponent. Both Schalick and Highland's girls soccer teams were coming off of wins and had earn a shutout in that victory. In this Tri-County Conference interdivision game, the Lady Tartans would watch their opponents score twice in the second half to earn the tie. |
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High School Soccer: Friday, October 22, 2004 By Stephanie Wright Each year the coaching staff is looking for ways to improve their team's success. Our Lady of Mercy had qualified for this year's post season's playoff and was looking for more. After a one goal victory over Buena two days ago, the Villagers' Meghan Zapeic did not allow a single goal enter the net against St. Joseph. All of the scoring happened in the second half with Maria Grady and Caitlin Hess each scoring twice to lead Our Lady of Mercy to a 4-0 victory. |
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High School Soccer: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 By Stephanie Wright Each game is sometimes considered a test to see how well a team performs under certain circumstances. When Our Lady of Mercy traveled to Buena to compete in a girl's soccer game, it would be against a team that has proven to themselves that they know how to win. The National Division I leaders had lived up to their success as they played a very exciting game against the Villagers. With the game tied at two goals apiece late in the second half, freshman Marybeth Scharle scored the winning game with a minute and twenty seconds remaining in the game. That goal gave the National Division II leaders the 3-2 victory. |
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High School Soccer: Monday, October 18, 2004 By Stephanie Wright When Egg Harbor Township visited Our Lady of Mercy Academy last week, the shot attempts came easy for the Lady Villagers but not the goals. A total of thirty shots were taken but only one made it into the net. The same pattern continued when this time, Wildwood Catholic was the opponent and the only goal needed was again scored by Jen Woldrow. When you get that much production from the second leading scorer on the team, nothing but good rewards or wins can happen. Our Lady's Meghan Zapeic recorded her seventh shutout of the season in route to their 4-0 victory. |
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Monday, October 18, 2004 By Mike Ballard Senior forward Mike Hannings played a huge role in keeping the Rutgers-Camden men's soccer team undefeated in a pair of key New Jersey Athletic Conference games last week. Hannings scored a goal in each game against William Paterson (Oct. 13) and Kean (Oct. 16), and both of them proved to be the winning goal. He notched the second goal in a 4-1 victory against Paterson and scored the game's lone goal in a 1-0 win over Kean to lift the Raptors to 12-0-4 overall and 4-0-2 in the NJAC. |
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Saturday, October 16, 2004 By Jason Brown There are still goals to achieve even late in a season when your team hasn't performed to the standards they know they can play. For both Sterling and Triton, they have been watching the leaders in their division come up with the wins they needed to stay on top. Today, the focus was on a different task of winning a game between two struggling programs. The Mustangs attempt of winning two straight games fell short as Sterling scored twice in the second half to come away with the shutout. |
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College Soccer: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 By Mike Ballard Junior forward Jacci Giannone (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) scored her second goal with 7:32 remaining in the second overtime period as the Rutgers University-Camden women's soccer team outlasted William Paterson University, 3-2, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Wednesday night. Giannone, who also assisted on a goal by senior forward Heather Greenwald (West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford), knocked in the winning goal off a loose ball at the right post 2:28 into the final 10-minute overtime period. The goal, her ninth of the season, helped the Lady Raptors post their fourth straight win and raise their record to 11-2-1 overall and 2-1-1 in the NJAC. Paterson falls to 4-6-2 and 0-4-1. |
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College Soccer: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 By Mike Ballard Senior midfielder Tom Magoffin (Sewell, NJ/The King's Christian School) scored two goals and freshman midfielder Pat Baldiserra (Milmay, NJ/Buena Regional) assisted on the first two goals of the game to power Rutgers University-Camden over William Paterson University, 4-1, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference men's soccer game here Wednesday night. The Scarlet Raptors extend their school-record undefeated streak to 15 games as they raise their record to 11-0-4 overall and 3-0-2 in the NJAC. Paterson falls to 2-12 and 0-6. |
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Tuesday, October 12, 2004 By Jerome Michaels There have been quite a few upsets so for this season and more were waiting to happen for the remainder of the season. Moorestown has had its share of close games but unfortunate for them, they have been on the losing side of those games. This time it would be the Pirates from Cinnaminson invading their territory looking to pick up another inter-league game. The Quakers would play their opponent tough through two halves, but again would come up short by two goals. Greg Zizik scored twice to pick up the 3-1 win. |
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Tuesday, October 12, 2004 By Susan Hall No matter how you look at it, winning games always create a nice atmosphere to play in. The confidence of knowing what it takes to put together a game plan by the coaching staff and executing it on the field can only help a team for the remainder of the season. Clayton has demonstrated that they have been working together enough to win their fourth game in a row. This time traveling to Gloucester City to take on the Lions, the Clashes posted a 3-1 victory on the road. |
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High School Soccer: Monday, October 11, 2004 By Susan Hall When the schedule gives your team a chance to play the first place team in your division, it's an opportunity that the second place team relishes. Sacred Heart was that team looking up in the Cape-Atlantic Conference National Division II at Our Lady of Mercy. The reason Our Lady has been on top is because they have been winning the games they needed to remain in first place. With two goals in the first half, Our Lady was able to post the 3-1 victory to widen their lead in the division. |
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Saturday, October 9, 2004 By Jason Brown There are quiet a few good soccer teams in our area that has the talent and ability to win every game on their schedule. Most of the time, those teams can find a way to come together as a team to walk away with the victory. When it comes down to winning it all, it has been stated that offense wins games, but defense wins championships. So far this season, the boy's soccer team from Ocean City has demonstrated that they can play defense and has the ability of scoring goals. Four goals were scored against Cherry Hill East on Saturday and the defense did their part in preserving the 4-0 victory in a non-league game. |
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Friday, October 8, 2004 By Susan Hall For one half of the girls' soccer game between Haddonfield and Sterling, the outcome was not clear. Haddonfield hadn't loss a single game so far this season and they were only leading by a single goal to the end of the first half. The Lady Knights had put together a mini-winning streak and were looking for the big upset to extend that streak to three games. This game was the tale of two halves as Lady Bulldogs turned up the pressure scoring four more times. With Haddonfield's 6-1 victory, they would keep their undefeated record in tact. |
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Thursday, October 7, 2004 By Jerome Michaels The Crusaders were in unfamiliar territory and were looking to return home after losing their first two games of the season. Starting the season with seven wins in a row, the last two games for Bishop Eustace were ones to forget. Cherry Hill West and Shawnee were the two teams from the Patriot Division to defeat the Crusaders and Timber Creek was looking to make it their third from the same division. Bishop Eustace would be able to celebrate getting back on the winning side of the game with a 2-0 win. |
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Wednesday, October 6, 2004 By Jerome Michaels In any game when you find yourselves fighting an uphill battle, there are two possibilities to deal with your situation. You can just give up and let the other team dominate or put the score out of your mind and play hard until the final seconds. You couldn't tell that Haddon Heights was trailing in this game by their play on the field. The Hawks were able to jump ahead in this game to swing the momentum in their favor. Haddon Township's defense would be able to withstand the Garnets assault and preserve their 3-0 win. |
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Monday, October 4, 2004 By Susan Hall So far this season, the Lady Renegades soccer team from Shawnee has been enjoying a winning season sitting on top of the Olympic Conference Patriot division. Every competitive contest against a formable opponent proves how well the team works together on the field. So when Shawnee visited Bishop Eustace for an inter-conference match-up, it would be the Lady Crusaders whose team play turned the tables to pick up the victory. Eustace was able to build on their early lead to post the 3-1 win. |
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Friday, October 1, 2004 By Jerome Michaels Highland has gotten off to a quick start this season posting a very respectable 5-1-1 record in the Tri-County Conference Royal Division. With the Salem Rams boy's soccer team into town, the Tartans knew if they played well early, they could dominated the struggling Rams and not give them any momentum to build on. Using their speed and determination, the Tartans kept the pressure on the defenders looking for that momentum. Sean Mergenthal took care of that early in the game when his goal quickly put Highland ahead and eventually on their way to a 5-1 victory. |
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High School Soccer: Thursday, September 30, 2004 By Stephanie Wright The girl's soccer team from Our Lady of Mercy Academy has gotten off to a good start winning five of their first six games. So far this season, the team has been successful in taking advantage of their opportunities. Those scoring chances have turned into goals and then into victories. In today's game against the Lady Panthers from Middle Township, OLMA completely out shot the Panthers by a 28-7 margin but were trailing by two goals heading into the second half. Two goals in the second have allowed OLMA to extend this Cape-Atlantic Conference game to one more deciding period. Maria Grady would score her 11th goal of the season in overtime to give OLMA the 3-2 come from behind victory. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Thursday, September 30, 2004 By David Deal Philadelphia KiXX Executive Vice President/General Manager Greg Bibb announced today the acquisition of three players through the 2004 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Dispersal Draft. On September 13, the MISL announced the Dallas Sidekicks will not participate in active play during the 2004-05 season, but that the League is working to return a Dallas entry to full-active status for the 2005-06 campaign. From the Sidekicks roster, Philadelphia acquired the rights to defender Kiley Couch, Ryan Trout, and midfielder Chris Goos. |
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Wednesday, September 29, 2004 By Susan Hall West Deptford took full advantage of their field position throughout this game. The Lady Eagles girl's soccer team kept Gateway's keeper Raschel Clark busy in the net. But with all of those scoring opportunities, the ball was bound to find the back of the net. By the end of this Colonial Conference game, seven goals were scored by West Deptford. Ashley Antczak and Stephanie Hitchner scored twice in this game to lead the Eagles' shutout triumph over the Gators. |
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High School Soccer: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 By Stephanie Wright It's never easy starting out a season when most only give you a small chance of coming out on top of your division at the season's end. The Wildcats from St. Joseph have been selected as one of those talented teams that have a real good chance of winning the conference title. So when Our Lady of Mercy Academy was hosting the Wildcats, they knew they had to play above average especially with Tara Davies on the other team. Two players of their own have been scoring goals for Our Lady. Maria Grady and Jen Woldon both scored in this game while Meghan Zapeic earned her fourth shutout of the season. Our Lady went on the defeat St. Joseph 3-0. |
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Monday, September 27, 2004 By Susan Hall Every win counts but every lose has to sting a bit when your team is expected to come out on top of your division. For the Lady Indians from Lenape High School, the expectations are high and so far they haven't disappointed anyone yet. With a scoreless first half, it would come down to the team that could demonstrate the ability to come up with the big plays. Both teams would do so as this Olympic Conference girl's soccer game had to be decided in the overtime period. Lenape's Jamie Kunkel long distance shot found its way into the net giving the Indians the 2-1 victory. |
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Friday, September 24, 2004 By Crystal Parker The girl's soccer team from West Deptford went out on the field at Sterling High School and dominated the play both offensively and defensively. Head coach John Cobb was very actively instructing his team on their way to a 5-0 victory. Scoring chances were plentiful for the Lady Eagles as the early lead led to a team relaxed and playing smart for the rest of the game. Jenna Lindsay scored twice for the Eagles and Colleen Hee who played all but the final minutes of the game preserved the shutout. |
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Wednesday, September 22, 2004 By Susan Hall Finally with some nice weather in our area, there aren't any excuses for teams to execute their game plan. Field conditions are no longer in the way and players were able to find stable footing to put the ball in play. Standing in the way of the girl's soccer game between the Eagles from Paul VI and the Triton Mustangs was the stingy defense by both teams. It wasn't until three minutes remaining in this Olympic Conference competition that the lone goal was scored. Laureen Riiff provided the only goal the Lady Eagles needed to win this game. |
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Tuesday, September 21, 2004 By Jerome Michaels Looking at the schedule before the regular season began, the Rancocas Valley versus Moorestown match-up was an anticipated competition waiting to happen. The Burlington County Liberty Division defending champions Red Devils from Rancocas Valley were looking to repeat again, as long as they could prove they could get by their division rivals Quakers from Moorestown. Both teams have their "go to" players, but in this game, there are other players who come up big providing a way to win. Michael Koneschusky and Luke Calvano both score giving Moorestown the 2-0 victory. |
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Friday, September 17, 2004 By Susan Hall On Friday afternoon at Bishop Eustace, the girl's soccer match-up between the Crusaders hosting Washington Township took center stage. Both of these teams were undefeated in their first 4 games of the early season, but both teams are expected to go a long way into the post season. It wasn't until the second half of this game that the first goal was scored. Maria Fasolino put Washington Township ahead and then Andrea March scored the eventually game winner to advance their record to 3-0-1 with their 2-1 victory over the Lady Crusaders. |
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Saturday, September 11, 2004 By Vincent Lewis After a long summer break and the beginning of a new school year, it's now the time for athletics directors to ensure that every fall sport has everything it needs to compete at the highest level possible. During scheduled home games, you can find most directors roaming around from field to field providing assisting where necessary. There are some that you'll find watching the game as a fan with high hopes of their team coming away with the win. At Lindenwold High School, the Lions were hosting Woodstown in a non-league boy's soccer game. Derryk Sellers was that athletic director riding away happy as Lindenwold recorded a 3-2 decision behind the scoring of Edwin Maldanade and Jaime Flores. |
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Friday, September 10, 2004 By Jerome Michaels With the start of the soccer season, experts’ preseason predictions are usually thrown out the window with the multitude of upsets that occur. Most of the time, a team that has a number of talented juniors and seniors get recognized in the preseason rankings. So when a team “flies under the radar” and posts a win against a team that they weren’t suppose to win, it has all the makings of a very interesting season ahead. The Crusaders would find themselves down by a goal on their home field at the end of the first break, rallied to tie and then score the winning goal in the extra period when Kyle Miller scored his second goal of the game. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Thursday, September 9, 2004 By David Deal Philadelphia KiXX Executive Vice President/General Manager Greg Bibb announced today the team will host the defending Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Champion Baltimore Blast for a preseason exhibition at the club’s annual “Meet the Team Party” on Tuesday, September 28. The event will be held at the team’s official practice facility, Tri-State Sports, with doors opening at 6:00 pm ET and the scrimmage slated to kick-off at 7:00 pm ET. Directions to the facility are listed below. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Thursday, August 26, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX announced today that the club has partnered with Citizens Bank and the Haddon Heights Soccer Club to present the inaugural Citizens Bank Philadelphia KiXX 3v3 Challenge at Haddon Heights. The tournament is offered to male and female players of all ages with the boys/men’s competition scheduled for September 25 and the girls/women’s bracket slated for September 26. All games will be held at the Haddon Heights Soccer Field, which is located off Devon Road in Haddon Heights, NJ. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 By David Deal Philadelphia KiXX Executive Vice President/General Manager Greg Bibb announced today that the club has partnered with German-based uniform supplier JAKO. As per League policy, financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. "It is with great pride that we introduce JAKO as our exclusive uniform provider," Bibb stated. "The JAKO brand is synonymous throughout the world with quality and functionality. Our ability to partner with such a well-respected and recognizable soccer brand is yet another example of our ever-improving position on the professional sports landscape." |
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Soccer Spotlight: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 By David Deal Philadelphia KiXX Executive Vice President/General Manager Greg Bibb announced today that the club has scheduled an open tryout and an invitational combine for players (18 and older), interested in showcasing their skills and possibly becoming a member of the Philadelphia KiXX. The open tryout will be held on September 9-10 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm ET, while the combine is slated for September 11-12 with training scheduled for 9:00 am to 1:00 pm ET on Saturday and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET on Sunday. Both sessions will be held at Tri-State Sports, the team's official practice facility. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 By John Thompson United Soccer Leagues announced the Premier Development League’s Most Valuable Player for the 2004 season Thursday, honoring South Jersey Barons forward Ruben Mingo as the league’s top performer as voted by team coaches and general managers. |
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By Boog Williams On August 2 through 6, campers in the longest running soccer day camp in South Jersey hit the fields at the Camden County Technical School in Sicklerville. It would not have been the usual soccer camp, in its historic 21st year, unless the hottest and most humid days started off the camp, which they did. By the end of the week, though, it was some of the best days of the summer. The camp was for boys and girls from the ages of 5 to 15. |
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Monday, July 19, 2004 By John Thompson The South Jersey Barons finished their regular season campaign with a 3-1 win over arch rivals Reading Rage, Ryan Heins, Brian Devlin and Matt Maher scored for the Barons. The Barons then needed a win at the New Jersey Stallions-1 on Sunday night to cap of a memorable season. Neil Holloway (2) and Leon Brown scored as they fought off a determined Stallions side to finish the regular season with a 14-0-4 record. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Thursday, July 8, 2004 By John Thompson The South Jersey Barons clinched a play-spot on Wednesday night after a 0-0 tie with the Reading rage. Going in to the game the Barons needed four points for a play-off spot. However, third placed side Cape Cod were beaten at home 4-2 by the Rhode Island Stingray meaning the Barons can finish no lower than second in the Northeast Division. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Wednesday, July 7, 2004 By John Thompson The South Jersey Barons and the Reading Rage went at each other hammer and tong in an effort to get three valuable points to put towards there play off pushes. However just like the first meeting between these two teams both sides had to be content with just the one point. The good news for Barons fans is that the rivalry will be renewed once again this season as the Barons get one more shot at the Rage Saturday July 17th at Winslow High School. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Sunday, July 4, 2004 By John Thompson The South Jersey Barons were in sensational form on Sunday night against D3 pro side Northern Virginia. The Barons played some of the best soccer of the season as they created chances at will. The Barons dominated the first half in possession and in chances. In the 27th minute Ruben Mingo scored his 12th of the season as he lobbed the goalie from 30 yards out. Two minutes later the Barons stretched there lead to two when Brian Devlin struck with a looping header from a Tony Donatelli cross. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Saturday, July 3, 2004 By John Thompson The South Jersey Barons beat the defending national champions Cape Cod at home on Saturday night in a close game between two quality teams. The crowd were entertained with some excellent passing in what was an open game considering these two teams have shown they are solid defensive units. The Barons struck first when David Daigle beat David Mahoney from 25 yards out on the 25 minute mark. Daigle was getting forward well from his left back role and came close several times prior to his goal. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Monday, June 28, 2004 By John Thompson The South Jersey Barons took sole possession of the Northeast Conference lead this weekend by beating second placed team Albany 2-0. Both teams were tied on 23 points prior to the game. The Barons recorded their third clean sheet in a row the following evening with a 3-0 win at the Vermont Voltage. The Barons are now three points clear of Albany with two games in hand over them. These two solid wins were important steps toward getting in the play-offs. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX announced today that midfielders Andy Guastaferro and Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar, and defender Mauricio Vincello have been selected by the Chicago Storm in the 2004 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Expansion Draft. The draft was held via teleconference on Wednesday, June 23 at 3:00 pm ET. Guastaferro, who made his professional indoor debut with the KiXX last season, was the third overall selection by Chicago. The native of Canandaigua, NY concluded his rookie season with 11 goals and seven assists for 18 points in 34 contests. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Thursday, June 17, 2004 By John Thompson Following the abandonment of the Open Cup game a new date has been set by US Soccer. A day of discussion Wednesday between the U.S. Soccer Federation, which runs the summer-long tournament involving pro and amateur clubs, the Salty Dogs and the Barons failed to produce a makeup date. The Barons Lamar Hunt US Open Cup game against Syracuse will be re-played on Monday June 21st, 2004, at Winslow H.S. Kick off is at 5.30pm. The game will be re-played in its entirety, however, the two players sent off from Syracuse will serve there suspensions during this game. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 By John Thompson Tuesday night was one of the biggest occasion the South Jersey Barons had experienced since there appearance in the D3 pro league national title game back in 1999. With the prospect of playing the Columbus Crew from the MLS in the Third Round the young Barons players were eager to prove their worth against professional players from Syracuse. The young guns from the Barons gave as good as they got in a hot tempered game that quickly turned into a nightmare for both sides. Syracuse looked the stronger side early on in the game and took a deserved 1-0 lead on 22 min's after good work down the right wing set up Csaba Kerkekes who scored his second goal in two games for the Salty Dogs. |
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Monday, June 14, 2004 By John Thompson On Tuesday 15th June, 2004 it will be the First time in Lamar Hunt US Open Cup history that two brothers have will play against each other. Two brothers from Cape May, Matt and Anthony Maher will line up for the South Jersey Barons (PDL) and Syracuse Salty Dogs (A-League) respectively in the second round of the famous cup competition. The Maher brothers match up will provide added spice to this already exciting cup match for the Barons. The history of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is riddled with upsets and shocks. The Barons will look to past conquerors like the Mid- Michigan Bucks (Amateur) who in 2000 knocked out the New England Revolution (MLS) in the second round on a memorable run in the competition. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Thursday, June 3, 2004 By John Thompson A brief thunderstorm 45 minutes before kick off on Tuesday night did little to unsettle the Barons as they found the scoring touch again against amateur team Allied SC who are the National Indoor Amateur Champions playing for the first time in the US Open Cup. With this 5-0 win the Barons will face a much tougher test in the next round as they have been drawn against Syracuse Salty Dogs from the A-League, Americas second tier of professional soccer beneath the M.L.S. The winner of this 2nd round tie will get a crack at one of the 10 M.L.S. teams in the Third round. The Barons are now 5-0-1, there best start to a season since the clubs inception back in 1997. The club has drawn the best local players from South Jersey and Philadelphia this season. The team have amassed Twenty goals for, and only Three against, in their first six games of the season. |
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Saturday, May 29, 2004 By John Thompson The South Jersey Barons went to work early on in this game effectively sealing the win after 12 minutes. They got of to a flying start and never looked back as they continued to pound the Vermont goal all game. Five Barons players got on the score sheet. First Tony Donatelli (Temple/Glendale, PA) volleyed home a cross from left winger Justin Saddler (Drexel/Philadlephia PA). Saddler turned from goal provider to goal scorer when he lashed a fierce drive that bulged the net. After Saddlers goal the Barons got a little lazy and let the Voltage back into the game until Bryon Carmicheal (Marshall/Lumberton, NJ) notched his third of the season after another great cross from Justin Saddler. Vermont then seized their chance after a period of continued pressure and slack defending by the Barons they worked the ball to captain Bo Simic who beat Pat Hannigan with a sweet side footed shot. |
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Wednesday, May 26, 2004 By Boog Williams The 2004 South Jersey Banshees of the Northeast Division W-League got to play the Washington Freedom of the WUSA in an exhibition game at Winslow High School on Wednesday night. The South Jersey Banshees team is made of mostly of college players from the South Jersey region. One of the fans at the game said that most of the players played for Stockton College. |
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Wednesday, May 26, 2004 By John Thompson The South Jersey Barons will face amateur side Allied SC from Baltimore in the first round of the 2004 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Allied SC compete in the USASA (United States Adult Soccer Association) league. The first round of the cup pairs PDL teams with USASA teams. Should the Barons advance they will have a home game against Syracuse in the second round. The Barons qualified for the Open Cup with a 3-0-1 record in its qualifying games. This has been the best start by a Barons team in the clubs short history. Wins over Brooklyn (5-0), Jersey Falcons (2-1), defending nationals champions Cape Cod (1-0) and a tie with Albany (1-1) put the Barons top of the PDL Eastern Conference Open Cup Qualifying. |
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Sunday, May 16, 2004 Press Release Dereck Popovich had a goal, and goalie Nick Bochette registered seven saves as the Blackwatch Highlanders battled to a 1-1 draw in double overtime Sunday with the South Jersey Barons in a Premier Development League soccer game at Winslow High School. Matt Maker gave the Barons (1-0-1) a brief 1-0 lead with a goal in the 29th minute of the first half, just before Popovich beat South Jersey goalie Brian Carr four minutes later to tie the game for the Highlanders (1-0-1). Carr finished with eight saves for the Barons. Blackwatch outshot New Jersey, 20-17. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Thursday, May 6, 2004 By David Deal United States Futsal National Team and Milwaukee Wave head coach Keith Tozer announced today that two members of the current team roster have been selected to represent the United States on the country's National Futsal Team. Player/coach Don D'Ambra and forward Joel Shanker will join the U.S. National Team for a two-game CONCACAF Tournament Qualifier, to be held at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 18 and May 20, 2004. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Wednesday, May 5, 2004 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that Philadelphia KiXX goalkeeper Peter Pappas has been voted the MISL Goalkeeper of the Year for his play during the 2003-04 season. The Toronto, Ontario native will receive the award from the MISL on NBC10’s morning show, 10!, on Thursday, May 13. The selection is the second of his professional indoor career after sharing the distinction with then Milwaukee Wave goalkeeper Victor Nogueira for the 2000-01 campaign. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Thursday, April 29, 2004 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that Philadelphia KiXX defender Jeremy Aldrich has been voted to the MISL All-Rookie Team. Aldrich accompanies the Adauto Neto and Adam Guren of the Cleveland Force, Dallas Sidekicks’ Shaun David, and the Kansas City Comets’ Sanaldo and Jamar Beasley. The selections are the results of voting conducted by a panel of team-level executives and media members from around the MISL. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that three members of the Philadelphia KiXX have earned All-MISL recognition. KiXX defender Pat Morris and goalkeeper Peter Pappas were selected to the League’s First Team, while player/coach Don D’Ambra was voted to the MISL’s Second Team. Morris and Pappas are joined on the All-League First Team by Genoni Martinez of the Monterrey Fury, the Milwaukee Wave tandem of Greg Howes and Todd Dusosky and Carlos “Chile” Farias of the Baltimore Blast. D’Ambra accompanies Dan Green of the Wave, San Diego Sockers’ Sean Bowers, Jeff Davis and Dino Delevski of the Kansas City Comets and Baltimore’s Denison Cabral. The selections are the results of voting conducted by a panel of team-level executives and media members from around the MISL. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, April 10, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (0-1) were eliminated from the 2004 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Playoffs with a 8-5 loss to the Kansas City Comets (1-0) in the one-game quarterfinal match tonight at the Wachovia Spectrum. KiXX player/coach notched a game-high four goals in front of 4,573 patrons. Craig Scheer registered the game winner on an assist from Miodrag Djerisilo at 9:12 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas (0-1) took the loss between the posts for Philadelphia with six saves on 13 shots, while Sanaldo (1-0) earned the victory for the Comets, stopping 11 of the 16 shots he faced. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Tuesday, April 6, 2004 By David Deal Balloting for the 2004 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Postseason Awards is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, April 7, and the Philadelphia KiXX present voters with a number of potential candidates. Voting will be conducted by a panel of team-level executives and media members from around the MISL. |
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Monday, April 5, 2004 By Boog Williams Eight great weeks of soccer day camps in the PA and NJ area are starting on June 14 and ending August 6; check out www.Starsocceracademy.com. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, April 3, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (20-16) snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Force in front of 4,876 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum tonight. KiXX captain Kevin Sloan registered the game winner at 12:11 of the third quarter. Peter Pappas (24-11) earned the victory between the posts for Philadelphia, stopping 19 of the 22 shots he faced, while Otto Orf fell to 2-8 with eight saves on 13 chances for the Force. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Thursday, April 1, 2004 By John Thompson The South Jersey Barons have signed four of South Jersey's top young soccer players for the 2004 United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League season. Ryan Heins, Matt Maher, Jamie Franks and Ryan Carr have all committed to the Barons for their 20 game season. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 By David Deal Philadelphia KiXX Executive Vice President/General Manager Greg Bibb announced today that tickets for the team’s Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Quarterfinal match, to be held on Saturday, April 10 at the Wachovia Spectrum, are now on sale and available for purchase. The one-game opening round of the 2004 League Playoffs is scheduled to kick-off at 7:05 pm ET. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Sunday, March 28, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (19-15) dropped a 4-3 decision to the Dallas Sidekicks (20-14) today in front of 3,989 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. The loss today marks the first time in five meetings the Sidekicks defeated Philadelphia in the City of Brotherly Love. Beau Brown recorded the game winner at 3:20 of the second overtime. Peter Pappas (23-10) took the loss between the posts for Philadelphia, stopping 14 of the 19 shots he faced, while D.J. Horvath improved to 12-13 with 11 saves on 16 chances for the Sidekicks. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, March 27, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (19-14) dropped a 4-3 decision to the Baltimore Blast (24-10) tonight in front of 6,214 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. The loss seals the regular-season Eastern Division title for the Blast and locks Philadelphia in the top wild card spot (fourth overall) in the 2004 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Playoffs. Former KiXX forward Chris Handsor registered the game winner at 10:15 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas (23-9) took the loss between the posts for Philadelphia, stopping 14 of the 17 shots he faced, while Scott Hileman improved to XX-XX with five saves on eight chances for the Blast. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Sunday, March 21, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (19-13) snapped their three-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory tonight over the St. Louis Steamers (13-18) in front of 5,347 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. KiXX newcomer David DiPlacido registered the game winner at 3:28 of the second quarter, marking his first professional indoor score. Peter Pappas (16-9) earned the victory between the posts for Philadelphia, turning away 11 of the 14 shots he faced, while Nando Hernandez (0-4) took the loss for the Steamers with 10 saves on 14 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Tuesday, March 9, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (17-12) were defeated by the Kansas City Comets (13-17) by a score of 5-3 in a rare midweek Major Indoor Soccer League contest tonight. Kansas City forward Jason Cole registered the game winner at 11:34 of the fourth quarter. Stuart Dobson fell to 2-5 between the posts for Philadelphia, stopping 14 of the 19 shots he faced, while Sanaldo (2-0) earned the victory for the Comets with 11 saves on 14 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Sunday, March 7, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (17-11) snapped a three-game losing streak with a 7-6 victory today over the San Diego Sockers (11-17) in front of 4,113 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. KiXX midfielder Andy Guastaferro recorded the game-winning goal at 13:40 of the fourth quarter. Stuart Dobson (2-4) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia, turning away 13 of the 19 shots he faced, while Riley Swift (0-2) took the loss between the posts for the Sockers with 13 saves on 20 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Sunday, February 22, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (16-10) dropped their second decision of the weekend with a 8-3 loss to the Milwaukee Wave (19-7) in front of 4,768 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum today. Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) point-leader Greg Howes led all scorers with four goals, including the game winner at 2:12 of the third quarter. Peter Pappas (15-6) took the loss in the net for Philadelphia, stopping nine of the 16 shots he faced, while Dan Green (10-3) earned the victory for the Wave, turning away seven of 10 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, February 21, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (16-9) watched their five-game winning streak come to an abrupt end tonight, as the St. Louis Steamers (10-15) used a four-goal performance in the third quarter to defeat the KiXX by a score of 8-3 at The Family Arena. St. Louis player/coach Daryl Doran recorded the game-winning goal at Defender Pat Morris recorded the game-winning goal on an assist from Jeff DiMaria at 14:02 of the third quarter. Stuart Dobson (1-3) took the loss between the posts for Philadelphia, turning away 11 of the 18 shots he faced, while Brett Phillips earned the victory for the Steamers, stopping 22 of 25 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Monday, February 16, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (16-8) return to action this Saturday, February 21 for their seventh set of back-to-back games this season. The club kicks-off the weekend with a trip to the Family Arena to square-off versus the St. Louis Steamers at 8:05 pm ET, before returning home to conclude the series with a battle versus the League-leading Milwaukee Wave on February 22. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (16-8) defeated the Cleveland Force (7-16) 5-3, in front of a season-high 10,153 fans at the club’s Ninth Annual School Day Game at the Wachovia Spectrum. With the victory, the KiXX extend their winning streak to five. Defender Pat Morris recorded the game-winning goal at 4:37 of the fourth quarter on a dish from teammate Goran Vasic. Peter Pappas (15-6) earned the victory between the posts for Philadelphia, turning away 19 of the 22 shots he faced, while Jim Larkin (5-10) took the loss for Cleveland, stopping 12 of 17 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, February 7, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (14-8) defeated the defending Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Champion Baltimore Blast tonight, 9-3, in front of 7,142 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. KiXX captain Kevin Sloan recorded the game winner at 4:17 of the second quarter. With the victory, Philadelphia pulls within two and one-half games of the Blast for the top spot in the Eastern Division. Peter Pappas (13-6) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia, turning away 24 of the 27 shots he faced, while Scott Hileman (17-7) took the loss for Baltimore, stopping 17 of 22 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Wednesday, February 4, 2004 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that five members of the Philadelphia KiXX have been selected to the 2004 MISL All-Star Game, to be played on Sunday, February 29 at the Family Arena, home of the St. Louis Steamers, in St. Charles, MO. Goalkeeper Peter Pappas and forward Goran Vasic will represent the League’s International team, while player/coach Don D’Ambra, defender Pat Morris and forward Joel Shanker will compete with the MISL USA squad. |
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Tuesday, February 3, 2004 By David Deal Philadelphia KiXX Executive Vice President/General Manager Greg Bibb announced today the team has agreed to terms with midfielder David DiPlacido for the remainder of the 2003-04 campaign. As per club policy, the terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The club acquired the rights to the Newmarket, Ontario native in the annual A-League draft conducted by the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) on September 10, 2003. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Thursday, January 29, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (12-8) snapped a two-game losing streak tonight, defeating the hosting Monterrey Fury 5-4 in front of 7,112 fans at the Monterrey Arena. The meeting marked the club’s first trip to Monterrey, Mexico in franchise history. Player/Coach Don D’Ambra led the club with a pair of goals, including the game winner at 9:56 of the third quarter. Peter Pappas (11-6) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia, turning away 14 of the 18 shots he faced, while Hector Mireles (5-15) took the loss for the Fury, stopping 12 of 17 chances. |
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Saturday, January 17, 2004 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (11-6) defeated the San Diego Sockers (9-10), 5-0, tonight in front of 4,238 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. The shutout marked the only the third time in franchise history the club has held an opponent scoreless. KiXX player/coach Don D’Ambra recorded the game winner at 4:49 of the second quarter. Goalkeeper Peter Pappas (10-5) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia, perfect (16-16) between the posts for Philadelphia, while Victor Noguiera dropped to 9-10 with the loss for the Sockers. |
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