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Soccer Spotlight: Friday, December 30, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (3-4) closed out 2005 with a 8-2 loss to the Baltimore Blast (5-3) in front of 5,412 fans at the 1st Mariner Arena. Baltimore’s Adauto Neto registered the game winner, unassisted, at 8:22 of the second quarter. Peter Pappas (3-4) took the loss for Philadelphia with 10 saves on 18 chances, while Sanaldo improved to 2-0 with the Blast, turning away nine of the 11 shots he faced. |
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Monday, December 19, 2005 By Mike Ballard Tim Oswald has appeared in the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship tournament as a player and as an assistant coach. Now Oswald is hoping to return to the post-season tournament in another capacity after being hired as the new head coach of the Rutgers University-Camden men's soccer program. Oswald takes over the Scarlet Raptors from Greg Ogden, who resigned in November after leading Rutgers-Camden to the New Jersey Athletic Conference championship game and a 15-5-1 mark in his sixth season with the program. Ogden went 68-39-14 in his six years with the Rutgers-Camden men. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, December 10, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (3-3) edged the visiting Chicago Storm (2-4), 3-2, in front of 4,984 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. KiXX forward John Barry Nusum recorded the game-winning goal on an assist from goalkeeper Peter Pappas at 10:40 of the third quarter. Pappas (3-3) earned the victory between the posts for Philadelphia, turning away eight of the 10 shots he faced, while Danny Waltman (2-4) took the loss for the Storm with seven saves on 10 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Friday, December 9, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (2-3) dropped a 5-3 decision to the defending Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Milwaukee Wave (6-0) at the U.S. Cellular Arena in the opening game of the team’s first set of back-to-back games this season. The KiXX conclude the series versus the Chicago Storm at the Wachovia Spectrum on Saturday, December 10. Defender Matt Schmidt recorded the game-winning goal on an assist from Todd Dusosky at 14:35 of the second quarter. |
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College Soccer: Tuesday, December 6, 2005 By Mike Ballard Sophomore midfielder Pat Baldiserra was named the Rutgers University-Camden men's soccer team MVP for 2005 when the Scarlet Raptors held their annual post-season banquet Sunday, Dec. 4, at Dave and Buster's in Philadelphia. The Raptors also cited senior back Brandon Bond as the team's Defensive Player of the Year, while senior midfielder Baris Uslu earned honors as the club's Offensive Player of the Year. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, December 3, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (2-2) recorded a season-high six goals in the fourth quarter en route to a 10-5 victory versus the expansion California Cougars in front of 5,178 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum tonight. Philadelphia native Tim O’Neill registered the game winner, unassisted, at 1:40 of the fourth period. Peter Pappas (2-2) earned the victory between the posts for Philadelphia, turning away 12 of the 17 shots he faced, while Jim Larkin (0-2) took the loss for the Cougars with 18 saves on 27 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, November 26, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (1-2) dropped their first road game of the 2005-06 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) season with a 8-4 loss to former player/coach Omid Namazi and the St. Louis Steamers (1-1) at the Savvis Center. Midfielder Jeff DiMaria recorded the game-winning goal on a dish from teammate Joe Reiniger at 4:12 of the third quarter. Peter Pappas (1-2) took the loss for Philadelphia, turning away 12 of the 18 shots he faced, while Brett Phillips (1-1) earned the win for the Steamers with seven saves on 11 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, November 19, 2005 By David Deal Philadelphia KiXX (1-1) dropped a 6-3 decision to the defending Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Milwaukee Wave (3-0) in front of 4,210 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. Marcelo Fontana recorded the game-winning goal on a pass from two-time Spalding Scoring Champion Greg Howes at 10:23 of the third quarter. Peter Pappas (1-1) took the loss for Philadelphia, turning away 17 of the 22 shots he faced, while Nick Vorberg improved to 3-0 for Milwaukee with 15 saves on 18 chances. |
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Thursday, November 17, 2005 By Susan Hall There were eleven girls on the soccer field who just couldn't wait until the final moments for their state championship game to end. With a three goal lead in the Non-Public B state finals, Gloucester Catholic had to wait before they could really celebrate their successful undefeated season. When the remaining seconds did tick away, the players and coaches from the bench all met together to let their emotions express their feelings about defeating Villa Walsh 3-0 for the state championship. This game would be played under the lights at The College of New Jersey and it was a nice place to finalize their 22-0 record. |
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College Soccer: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 By Mike Ballard Sophomore midfielder Pat Baldiserra (Milmay, NJ/Buena Regional) and senior back Tom Blumenstein (Audubon, NJ/Paul VI) captured First Team honors to lead five members of the Rutgers University-Camden men’s soccer team on the All-New Jersey Athletic Conference all-star teams announced Nov. 10. In addition to the First Team honors for Baldiserra and Blumenstein, the Scarlet Raptors’ junior midfielder Michael Reed (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) and senior back Brett Mattei (Turnersville, NJ/Washington Township) earned All-NJAC Second Team recognition. Senior midfielder Baris Uslu (Giresun, Turkey/Triton Regional) captured All-NJAC Honorable Mention. |
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Monday, November 14, 2005 By Mike Ballard Senior Joelle Diener captured her third Raptor of the Week honor this fall while completing her fine Rutgers-Camden cross country career at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional in Rochester, NY, Nov. 12. Diener finished 74th overall out of 207 women competitors, posting a 6K time of 25:09.5. It was her second-fastest 6K time of the fall (the fastest was 24:30.0 at the New Jersey Athletic Conference championships Oct. 29) and helped her finish her career with the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth-fastest 6K times in program history. The Lady Raptors’ team captain also won back-to-back Raptor of the Week honors Sept. 26 and Oct. 3 this fall, and earned a pair of Raptor of the Week honors as a junior on Oct. 4 and Nov. 15, 2004. Over the final two years of her three-year Rutgers-Camden career, she finished first in all 15 cross country races she ran for the Lady Raptors, including all seven this season. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Sunday, November 13, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (1-0) won their regular-season home opener, 7-6, in overtime to the California Cougars in front of 7,311 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. Forward Ptah Myers registered the game-winning goal on a dish from newcomer Tim O’Neill at 3:26 of the extra stanza. Peter Pappas (1-0) recorded the win in net for Philadelphia, turning away 11 of the 17 shots he faced, while Brian Rowland (0-2) took the loss for the Cougars with 17 saves on 24 chances. |
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Friday, November 11, 2005 By Jerome Michaels Maybe there was a bit of pressure on the number one seeded team in this year's South Jersey Group III boy's soccer title game. Not knowing what to expect from eleventh seeded Lacey Township, the Ocean City boy's soccer team were playing back on their heels waiting for something to happen. Lacey Township were the surprise team this year defeating the higher seeded teams which allowed them at a chance to pick up the group title and also defeat what many has considered the best team in South Jersey. For one entire half, the two teams were unable to score a goal, but the second half was a different story as the Red Raiders ripped off five unanswered goals to claim the title. |
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Friday, November 11, 2005 By Clark Washington On paper, the Delran Bears had the slight edge heading into this game. Even with the absence of one of their top scorer on the team, Delran was looking to pick up their third straight sectional title in front of their home crowd. Luckily this game is decided by the players on the field and the coaching staff that puts their players in the right situations. After the second seeded Bulldogs from Haddonfield found themselves trailing in this game, they would begin to match Delran’s intensity and not only tie this game but also take the lead early in the second half. This physically played game swung in Haddonfield’s favor and the Bulldogs would be able to hold off the charging Bears by a 2-1 margin. |
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Thursday, November 10, 2005 By Susan Hall When the post season begins and the seeding are announced, the players from participating teams can't help but notice where they are and if they are in the same bracket as the number one seeded team. But when you are the number one team, the focus switches to defending that status as opposing teams are emotionally looking to remove that ranking by ending their season. The Lady Rams from Gloucester Catholic were the number one seeded team from the South Jersey Non-Public Group B tournament hosting St. Rose in the finals. In a defensive battle, it only took one goal to win this game and Jennie Vartebedian would come up with the lone goal for Gloucester Catholic. The Rams will now travel to the College of New Jersey to a state final game against Villa Walsh. |
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Thursday, November 10, 2005 By Joyce Sagerty Fresh from their win earlier in the week, the Lady Quakers were back on the field this time in the finals looking to defend their South Jersey Group III title. Clearview would be their next opponent trying to take the title away from the Quakers. On this very windy day where Moorestown had the advantage during the first half, Clearview's valiant effort during the second half would come up short. The seventh seeded Lady Pioneers would cut their deficit in half, but Moorestown would hold off Clearview's late run and claim the crown. |
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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 By Jerome Michaels This past season has been an impressive accomplishment for the boy's soccer team from Highland. At the beginning of the season, most would not have considered the Tartans as one of the top teams in the area. Mike Cullen, Joe Cullen and Tony LaVigna have led Highland deep into this year's South Jersey Group III semi-finals game with high hopes of making it to the title game. One team standing in the way were the number one seeded Red Raiders from Ocean City. Most have considered them the number one team in South Jersey and with Rafael Duarte, Kyle Evans and Pat Tolomeo leading the way, there's a reason why they are so good. The Red Raiders completely controlled this game from beginning to end and advanced to the finals with a 6-1 victory over Highland. |
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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 By Vincent Lewis You hear it most of the time and it's the reason most players work so hard to avoid it. When a game has to be decided by penalty kicks, it takes away from the defense and the goal keeper's performance they had for two halves. Unfortunately it's the only way to determine a winner of a game when it can't be decided during the regulation and overtime periods. After Delran and Cinnaminson could not come up with the game winning kick during regulation, it was time for the shoot out session to begin. With the number one seeded Bears from Delran down 3-1 in penalty kicks to the Pirates, the home team would score the next four times to go ahead and defeat Cinnaminson and advance to the finals. |
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Monday, November 7, 2005 By Joyce Sagerty Repeating as champions is never an easy task to accomplish, but for the Lady Quakers girl's soccer team they have been enjoying their success so far. Winners of the Burlington County League Freedom Division and the number one seed in this year's South Jersey Group III tournament, Samantha Davis is the team's leading scorer but others have the ability to put the ball into the net. On this day, Brooke Cantwell led the Quakers in scoring against the fourth seeded Lady Falcons from Oakcrest to advance to the finals against Clearview. Moorestown used four different players to score goals as they went on to pick up the 5-1 victory. |
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Monday, November 7, 2005 By Mike Ballard Senior back Brandon Bond ended his sterling Rutgers-Camden men’s soccer career last week with a fine performance as the Scarlet Raptors advanced to the New Jersey Athletic Conference championship game for the first time in program history. Bond assisted on a goal in a 2-1 semifinal win over Ramapo College Nov. 5 and joined senior teammate Kevin Ridgway in the program’s record books with his 80th career game during a 1-0 loss at The College of New Jersey in the title game. In his 80 career games he made 49 starts – including 39 in the last two seasons – and collected four goals and four assists for 12 points. The last two years he helped the Raptors post a 30-7-5 record with back-to-back 15-win campaigns, the most single-season victories in the program’s history. During Bond’s career, the Raptors went 47-24-10, the program’s best four-year run ever. |
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Friday, November 4, 2005 By Jason Brown The South B bracket of the Central Jersey Group I boy’s soccer tournament definitely proves that on any given day, a true upset can happen. Bishop Eustace has proven all season long that they are a group that play well together as a single unit and win. Gloucester Catholic had put together a season winning those games they needed to qualify for the tournament. The Rams’ effort early on rewarded them with a one goal lead that they were able to hold off the Crusaders relentless efforts to tie this game. Two halves of keeper T.J. Delengowski coming up with save after save allow Gloucester Catholic to advance to the next round. |
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Friday, November 4, 2005 By Jerome Michaels It was very impressive the way this game started out. The fifth seeded Falcons from Oakcrest were a team not to take lightly as they have demonstrated on several occasions during the regular season that they could score goals. Highland took that knowledge seriously and began to apply pressure on the defense and were quickly rewarded. Joe Cullen was unstoppable for Highland scoring four goals in this quarterfinal South Jersey Group III boy’s soccer game. The Tartans would defeat Oakcrest 6-1 and advance to the next round against the top seeded Red Raiders from Ocean City. |
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Friday, November 4, 2005 By Clark Washington Unbelievable weather we are having in the month of November which has made sitting out and enjoying the boy’s soccer game extremely easy. On a day when you could go outside in a short sleeve shirt, jeans and comfortable shoes, an exciting game broke out in Cinnaminson when Glassboro visiting the Pirates in a South Jersey Group 2 boy’s soccer game watched the Bulldogs take an early one goal lead into intermission. Cinnaminson turned the game around in the second half scoring four goals only to watch Glassboro rally late in this game. The Pirates would prevail as Cinnaminson would advance to meet Delran in the next round after defeating Glassboro 4-3. |
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Tuesday, November 1, 2005 By Jason Brown It has been a while, but it must have been worth the wait for the boy’s soccer team from Audubon. In first round South Jersey Group II tournament, the eighth seeded Green Wave were hosting the ninth seeded Wolverines from Woodstown. The Wolverines had qualified last year for a run at the sectional title, but Audubon were left out at that chance. This year was a different story as Audubon would completely dominate this game from start to finish. Goalie Andrew Rupertus would preserve the 3-0 victory for Audubon. |
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Monday, October 31, 2005 By Jerome Michaels With the early start of the tournament play, most of the student body would be in class learning their lessons. But once the school bell sounded at Eastern High School, fans began to arrive with balloons, a cake and a few signs. The players and fans were in anticipation of head coach Jamie McGroarty picking up this 200th victory. Seven minutes into the Lady Vikings first round girl’s soccer game against Triton, Jeanna Favat’s goal gave Eastern a lead they would not relinquish. Four more goals would be scored and Eastern would advance to the next round with their 5-0 victory in front of their home crowd. |
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Monday, October 31, 2005 By Susan Hall It’s the start of a new season for those who qualified for the sectional group tournament. The life of living through a bracket which determines your seeding and who you will compete against is somewhat first on your mind. Well an interesting match-up between the eighth and ninth seeded teams always provides a competitive event especially during the playoffs. Haddon Heights would be the traveling team looking to advance to the next round against Audubon. The Lady Garnets would be that team moving on as they defeated Audubon by a 2-0 score. Haddon Heights will now travel to Haddonfield who are the number one seeded team in the South Jersey Group II tournament. |
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Monday, October 31, 2005 By Mike Ballard Senior Brett Mattei has had an outstanding year to cap a tremendous career at Rutgers-Camden, and the Scarlet Raptors’ left fullback turned in another strong outing in his team’s one game last week. Mattei teamed with fellow senior backs Brandon Bond, Tom Blumenstein and Tom Guida as the Raptors blanked the nation’s eighth-ranked team, Ramapo College, by a 5-0 score Oct. 26 to clinch the second seed for the New Jersey Athletic Conference playoffs. Mattei, who blends tenacious marking abilities with the knack to push forward and play a key role on the attack, has contributed three assists this season. Entering the NJAC playoffs, he has appeared in 66 games during his four-year career, including 58 in the last three years after recovering from a foot injury which limited him to eight games as a freshman. He has one goal and six assists in his career. |
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Thursday, October 27, 2005 By Clark Washington This was the last game of the regular season for Schalick, but it would have been nice to see this game played earlier in the season. In a non-league boy’s soccer game held at Eastern, the Vikings were hosting Schalick in a game that neither team needed to win in order to qualify for the upcoming tournament. Both of these teams have secured their position in the playoff and it would hard to say that each team didn’t give it their all to win this game. Nevertheless, when the Cougars scored the first goal of the game early in the second half, Schalick proved to be the better team on this day. The Vikings would watch Schalick post a 2-0 victory over them and both teams await the start at their run at the title next week. |
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Monday, October 24, 2005 By Joyce Sagerty It was windy, cold and a treat of rain in the area in Pennsauken and it looked like any outdoor event would not take place. With the threat of tropical storm Wilma coming up from the South, Overbrook’s girl’s soccer team would arrive at Pennsauken High School to participate in a non league competition. It was close to the end of the season for both teams, but that didn’t stop these girls from competing on the field. The Lady Indians would take full control of this game from the start and pick up the victory by a 5-0 margin. |
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005 By Jason Brown The divisional battles are always very interesting as the season gets closer and closer to their final games. That’s usually the time that division titles are claimed adding a representation of their hard work to their school’s trophy case. It’s also that time that teams are working hard on the soccer field looking for that one opportunity to score a goal. Camden Catholic and Bishop Eustace were competing in an Olympic Conference National Division game that the Crusaders needed to win. Seneca were right on their heels in the standings, but the Irish were first on their minds. Two first half goals by Bishop Eustace was enough to hold off Camden Catholic by a 2-1 margin. |
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 By Jerome Michaels It was a perfect day to hang outdoors and enjoy the wonderful weather we were having in the month of October. There were quite a few people doing just that in Delran watching two very closely matched boy's soccer teams compete in a Burlington County League game. The Bears from Delran were hosting Rancocas Valley and would play out to be an important game for both teams. After the first half had ended in a scoreless tie, Delran would score the only goal of the game when leading scorer Tommy Orr deposited the ball into the net. With the home crowd still buzzing with jubilance, Orr would suffer a leg injured that kept him out of the game. Delran would remain undefeated winning its eleventh game of the season. |
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 By Jason Brown The Knights from Sterling High School were one of those teams that could have won some of those games that they should have early on in the season. When the week started, the boy’s soccer team was just one game over the five hundred percentage mark with three games on their schedule before Friday’s cutoff date. Triton was that team traveling to Sterling participating in a non-league game. The Knights would pick up their third straight victory by posting a 3-0 win over the Mustangs assuring them a spot in the upcoming tournament. |
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Monday, October 17, 2005 By Mike Ballard Sophomore back Brittney Mancine has played a key role in the amazing defensive success of the Rutgers-Camden women’s soccer team. Along with fellow backs Kelley Murphy, Michelle Bisceglia and Jenna Perez, Mancine has led a defense which has posted nine shutouts, anchored by goalie Therese Comella. Last week the Raptors posted 1-0 home victories over both William Paterson and Kean, running their streak to four straight shutouts, including three consecutive 1-0 wins. Mancine also has contributed four assists for the 10-5 Raptors. |
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Thursday, October 6, 2005 By Jerome Michaels It was a physical game with two teams looking to take advantage with their finesse and speed. The Lenape boy’s soccer team traveled to Cherry Hill West trying to pick up their third win in a row against the Lions. Both of these teams did not possess that one dominate player that could single handedly take over a game, but they had players on the field that had the talent of scoring goals. In a very closely matched game, Jim Eveland would provide the eventual game winner against West and helped Lenape pick up the 2-0 victory. |
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Friday, September 30, 2005 By Susan Hall When looking at the standings for the Olympic Conference Patriot Division, it's not that hard to assume that the team with the winning record should defeat the team with the losing record. On this day, Pennsauken would be looking to end a seven game losing streak while Triton was seeking their fourth victory in the division. The Lady Mustangs would keep the pressure on Pennsauken's goalie Elise Graham who came up with some big saves in this game. Both teams could only score a goal apiece and Triton and Pennsauken would end up in a one all tie. |
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005 By Joyce Sagerty It's a thought that enters most players mind over and over again. There are those with visions of receiving a pass from your teammate and being able to kick the winning goal for your team. In a Colonial Conference game held at Collingswood High School, Audubon has been finding different ways of winning this season. In a very close competition for two halves, the Lady Green Wave found another way to extend their winning streak to three games by defeating the Panthers by a 1-0 margin. |
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Friday, September 23, 2005 By Jerome Michaels Based on what has happened so far, it would be safe to say that Highland's boy's soccer team has gotten off to a good start this season. By winning five of their first six games, the Tartans are sitting on top of the Tri-County Conference Royal Division. Each one of Highland's victories has resulted in the defense keeping their opponents from scoring any goals. Delsea's efforts would come up short as Mike Cullen netted three goals highlighting Highland's 6-0 victory at home. Mike Flacco would pick up his third straight shutout in the net for the Tartans. |
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Friday, September 23, 2005 By Clark Washington For the first half of this boy's soccer game held at Deptford High School, the Colts from Cumberland and the Spartans patiently maneuvered themselves back and forth in each others end of the field looking for that opportunity of putting that soccer ball into their opponents net. Neither team had success scoring during the first forty minutes which left the coaching staff making adjustment during the break. Cumberland would finally break the scoreless tie by scoring two quick goals to pull in front of a determined Spartans squad. The Colts would add one more goal and preserve the shutout as goalie Kyle Bayzick turned away every shot that came his way. |
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Thursday, September 22, 2005 By Susan Hall So far this season, Cherry Hill West has done what most had thought the Lady Lions soccer team could do. That is to win those games they were supposed to win and remain competitive on the field. That effort has rewarded the Lions with a four game winning streak to open the season. No team should ever be considered as an easy team to beat because there will always be eleven players on the field working hard. Timber Creek was that team standing in the way of West picking up their fifth win of the season. Arielle Caldas was responsible for giving the Lions the early lead in this Olympic Conference game. Cherry Hill West would pick up the shutout as keeper Kristen De’Ambra preserved the 3-0 victory. |
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Monday, September 19, 2005 By Mike Ballard Sophomore midfielder Pat Baldiserra took his high-quality game up another notch when the Rutgers-Camden men’s soccer team faced No. 8 nationally-ranked Richard Stockton College Sept. 17. Baldiserra scored two goals, including the winner with 2:31 gone in the first overtime period, as the Raptors defeated the Ospreys for the first time in 13 years. Baldiserra’s first goal tied the game at 1-1 early in the second half. His second goal lifted Rutgers-Camden to a 4-3 win. |
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005 By Susan Hall So far this season, the Dragons from Kingsway have shown that they will keep their intensity at a high level during both halves of their soccer game. Suffering a one goal loss during their first game of the season, Kingsway would travel to Highland looking to even their record after two games. The Highland girl’s soccer team jumped out to a big lead that looked safe at halftime. The Lady Dragons’ effort during the second half would come up one goal short as Highland held off the Dragons by a 5-4 margin. |
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005 By Boog Williams Gloucester Catholic High School girls' soccer team rolled to a 6-0 win against Overbrook in a Tri-County Conference Royal Division match. Gloucester Catholic dominated the game with great passing. You could hear the Overbrook fan's saying do our girls ever get to touch the ball. Some were talking about how they (Catholic) always had the triangle set up to give great passes. |
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Monday, September 12, 2005 By Mike Ballard Senior back Erin Boiler sparked the Rutgers-Camden women’s soccer team to a 3-1 week with strong all-around play. The Raptors posted two shutouts and allowed only two goals in those four games, and Boiler also played a key role in the offense. One of the Lady Raptors’ tri-captains, Boiler had the game-tying goal in an eventual 2-1 win over Arcadia Sept. 6, notched a goal and two assists in a 7-0 win over Farmingdale State Sept. 8 and collected the game-winning goal in a 2-0 victory over Swarthmore Sept. 11. Overall, she had three goals and two assists for eight points. |
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Saturday, September 10, 2005 By Susan Hall The game is soccer is definitely a team sport that every person on the team desires to come away with the win. Together, each player works hard in positioning themselves into receiving the ball and moving it down field for a scoring chance. That’s what Gloucester City girl’s soccer team had to do in order to control the tempo early against visiting Lindenwold in a non-league game. Gloucester would score the first goal of the game and never looked back. The Lady Lions from Gloucester would win this game by a 4-1 margin. Erika Smizer scored a goal and had two assists. |
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Friday, September 9, 2005 By Joyce Sagerty It was the start of the season that every team is trying to achieve. Winning the opening day game whether on the road or at home seem to motivate the entire team into believing that the coaching staff’s game plan has a new meaning. Collingswood was playing host to the Silver Knights from Sterling, but on this day the visiting team would walk away with the victory. Playing in a Colonial Conference boy’s soccer game, Sterling used four different players to post a 4-0 win. |
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Tuesday, September 6, 2005 By Mike Ballard Sophomore forward Rodney Guishard started the men’s soccer season in style, collecting a pair of goals as the Scarlet Raptors opened their season with a pair of impressive wins. In the season opener, he scored the game-winning goal as Rutgers-Camden edged 22nd-ranked Elizabethtown College, 2-1, Sept. 1. He added a goal in the second game as the Raptors toppled York (NY) College, 9-0, Sept. 3. The Rutgers-Camden men’s soccer team didn’t waste any time serving notice that it is a force to be reckoned with. The Scarlet Raptors opened their season with a 2-1 comeback victory over Elizabethtown College Sept. 1 in Camden to upset the team ranked No. 22 in the pre-season Division III national rankings. |
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College Soccer: Saturday, September 3, 2005 By Mike Ballard Sophomore midfielder Rob Gambino scored two goals and added two assists and junior midfielder Ian Simmons had one goal and two assists to power the Rutgers University-Camden men’s soccer team over York (NY) College, 9-0, in a non-conference game here Saturday. The nine goals scored were the most scored by the Scarlet Raptors since a 9-0 victory over Valley Forge Christian, September 22, 2001. |
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Thursday, September 1, 2005 By Mike Ballard Sophomore forward Rodney Guishard (Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest) collected the game-winning goal on a tough-angle shot near the baseline with 18:07 remaining and sophomore midfielder Pat Baldiserra (Milmay, NJ/Buena Regional) notched a pair of assists as the Rutgers University-Camden men’s soccer team outlasted pre-season 22nd-ranked Elizabethtown College, 2-1, in the season opener for both teams here Thursday. |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2005 By Jim Law Lacrosse. What a great sport. Fun, fast, and action packed. Are you wearing the right equipment? If not, do so. With the school craze of wearing wrist bracelets I thought it was just a silly thing to do. First I wore my yellow one for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Now, this was not a silly gesture, my mom died of cancer so thought this would be a tribute to her. I really felt good about that. |
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Saturday, August 13, 2005 By Boog Powell For the past 22 year, soccer players from the South Jersey area had a great time at the Star Soccer Academy Soccer Camp during the first week of August at the Camden County Vocational School in Sicklerville, NJ and the last week of July at the Richard Teitelman School in Cape May, NJ. Players from Berlin Boro, Berlin Twp, TBAA, Highland, Winslow, West Deptford, Winslow, and many other clubs learned to have fun while playing soccer in the very hot sun. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Saturday, July 30, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell In a thriller that featured back-and-forth high energy action the Barons season ended on a stoppage time strike from Dominic Oduro. Richmond 5, Barons 4. The Future duo of Cristian Neagu and Oduro produced dangerous situations from the start with their sublime touches. The opener finally came in the 25th minute off a quick restart after a foul by Chris Williams about 30 yards out, wide left. The quickly taken restart caught the Barons unsettled and Neagu put Oduro in and his strong right footed drive beat the Barons youngster, Nick Talarico for a 1-0 Future lead. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Monday, July 25, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell The Eastern Conference has produced the PDL National Championship team in three of the last four seasons. In 2001 it was the Westchester Flames, then came the back-to-back championships by the Cape Cod Crusaders in 2002 & 2003. Last year's champion, the Central Florida Kraze, were taken to Pks by the conference champ, the Carolina Dynamo, in one of the national semifinals. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Sunday, July 24, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell In the final regular season game the Barons produced a dominating performance defeating the Brooklyn Knights 6-0 on Sunday evening. It was easily the Barons best effort at both ends of the pitch over the final month of the season. A bit of irony too was part of the story as the Barons starting keeper was Nicolas Talarico, a 16 year old from the Barons youth programs. The Barons #1 GK, Ryan Carr suffered a shoulder injury in Friday night's win over Westchester and watched from the sideline as the Barons produced their only clean sheet of the regular season in this final match. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Friday, July 22, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell The Barons maintained their undefeated record at home with a 3-1 decision over the Westchester Flames tonight. It was a game where the Barons dominated play for most of the match, especially in the opening 45. Despite their control of the game the Barons were frustrated by shots blocked by the defense and a number of fine saves by Hulaire who was also helped by the woodwork. In the 21st minute a Ryan Heins cross found the head of Michael Todd whose strong header caught the crossbar. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Monday, July 18, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell The Ocean City Barons will host the PDL Eastern Conference playoffs on the weekend of July 29-31. The road to the PDL National Championship starts here. The loss by Ottawa Sunday afternoon eliminated the possibility of the Fury overtaking the Barons 4 point advantage and winning the 2nd playoff spot. The Barons have two regular season matches remaining this coming weekend kicking off on Friday night against the Westchester Flames followed by a Sunday evening tilt with the Brooklyn Knights. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Saturday, July 16, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell The Barons ended their away games for the regular season with a solid victory over the Stingrays 5-1 Saturday night. The Barons started this one with intensity and in the 6th minute a nicely taken corner from Tony Donatelli found the head of Byron Carmichael who buried the ball in the net for a 1-0 Barons lead. The Barons pressure lead to another in the 15th minute when Ryan Heins beat his man to the end line; his cross found Mingo who nodded the ball to Donatelli and it was 2-0 Barons. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Friday, July 15, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell In the pivotal match of the season the Barons dropped a 4-2 decision to the Crusaders at Hyannis behind 2 more goals and an assist for Andy Metcalf (8G in the last three games). The win clinched a conference playoff spot for Cape Cod who finish out the regular season with two on the road this weekend while the Barons are at home for two. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Wednesday, July 6, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell On Sat, July 9, Ocean City will face the 4th place Vermont Voltage followed by the Sun, July 10 match against the 3rd place Ottawa Fury. Vermont has been stuck on 18pts having lost their last 3, two of them to a resurgent Albany. They will also face the Reading Rage on Friday night before the Barons come to town. Since their 4-0 win over Brooklyn the Voltage have had some difficulty finding the net scoring only 1 in two of those three losses and being shutout in the other at Rhode Island. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Monday, July 4, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell The Barons made their quick start and two early goals hold up Sunday night for a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Fury. Ocean City set the tone early when Ruben Mingo setup Byron Carmichael whose hard shot was well saved by Angus Wong in the 2nd minute. Then in the sixth a curling free kick from Tony Donatelli was superbly finished by a glancing header to the back post by Ryan Hiens and it was 1-0 Barons. In the 26th Donatelli put Carmichael in again and his drive made it 2-0 Barons. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Thursday, June 30, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell The PDL Ocean City Barons defeated the USL Div 2 LI Rough Riders tonight 4-0 in US Open Cup Round 2 action. Actually, a cleaner touch here or there and it might have been an even bigger surprise. The Barons played their best half of the season in the opening 45 in a solid effort and put their mark on the match even though the scoreline at the half was only 1-0. The match began well for them, and the best chance in the early going fell to Adam Williamson whose strong drive forced a well executed kick save from Paul Grafer in the 11th minute. In the 17th Ruben Mingo's dangerous shot was well saved by Grafer. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell Syracuse got a stiff challenge from the young Barons in last year's Open Cup Round 2. From that point they went on a run that took them all the way to the Eastern Conference Final against eventual A League Champion (now USL Div 1) Montreal. There was another consequence of last year's Open Cup challenge that planted a seed in the minds of the Barons. Neil Holloway said it this way; “we're gonna bring an MLS side to Ocean City” and he recently told me after the win over Atlas “we're one step closer to making that come true.” Step two is next. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Sunday, June 26, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell Ocean City maintained their unblemished record at home with a 3-1 win over the visiting Albany Admirals tonight. The Barons entered this match looking to avenge their only loss on the season to even the season series with the Admirals and remain in a tie at the top of the division (Cape Cod won last night over the Reading Rage 1-0). Ocean City set the tone early beginning with an urgency on the attack and it wasn't long before that up tempo paid dividends. Byron Carmichael drilled home the opener in the 10th minute off a fine feed from Adam Sternberger. The goal was Carmichael's 6th on the season in league play. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Friday, June 24, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell The wake-up call Syracuse got from the stiff challenge from the young Barons in last year's Open Cup set them on a run that took them all the way to the Eastern Conference Final against eventual A League Champion (now USL Div 1) Montreal. There was another consequence of last year's Open Cup challenge that planted a seed in the minds of the Barons. Neil Holloway said it this way; “we're gonna bring an MLS side to Ocean City” and he recently told me after the win over Atlas “we're one step closer to making that come true.” Step two is next. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell Albany comes to Ocean City with an 3-4-1 record (10pts), good for 7th in the division with an overall goal difference of -3. At this point in the season they have not won a match on the road (0-2-1 and GD -4). The Barons look to avenge their only loss on the season in game 2 at Albany. In that one the Barons lost David Daigle to injury and were not able to sub for him and had to finish the match down a man losing it in OT 1-0. Ocean City is 4-0-0 at home with a goal difference of +7. The Barons are the only team in the Northeast Division that maintains a positive goal difference for both home (+7) and away (+3) games. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Sunday, June 19, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell The Barons raced to a 5-0 lead before surrendering two goals in the final 12 minutes Sunday for a 5-2 win over the visiting Stingrays. The night began well for the Barons with Matt Maher's fine cross finding Michael Todd whose header sailed over the bar in the 3rd minute. In the 5th Jamie Franks found Todd again who buried his shot for the opening goal. The Stingrays rallied briefly and forced a save from Ryan Carr in the 11th on a weak shot from distance and another was sent high over the bar. Then in the 16th minute Tony Donatelli made a strong run on the left and his nice ball found Carmichael who tucked the ball out of the keepers reach neatly and the score was 2-0 Barons. |
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Wednesday, June 15, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell The Ocean City Barons defeated the gritty NY Greek-Americans 3-0 at St. John's Univ tonight in what was an ill-tempered match in US Open Cup 1st Round action. It wasn't easy and it wasn't pretty, but in the end the Barons quality made the difference. The tough physical battle resulted in a 0-0 halftime scoreline but the Barons had managed several moves during that opening 45 that threatened the Atlas goal. Stalwart play by the keeper denied Mingo with a diving kick save on what was the most likely to produce a goal. On another Mingo was flattened by a blatant intentional foul by an elbow to his face while on a diagonal run through the box and a yellow was issued on the play. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Monday, June 13, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell On Wednesday, June 15, the Barons travel to Jamaica, NY to face the NY Greek Americans in US Open Cup 1st Round action. A Barons victory over the USASA side would likely see a higher division opponent come to Ocean City for the 2nd round which is to be played on June 29. The Ocean City Barons also have history on their side in Open Cup action versus USASA sides. In 2004, the Barons defeated the USASA regional winner (Allied SC from Baltimore) handily, 5-0 at Winslow. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Monday, June 13, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell On Wednesday, June 15, the Barons travel to Jamaica, NY to face the NY Greek Americans in US Open Cup 1st Round action. A Barons victory over the USASA side would likely see a higher division opponent come to Ocean City for the 2nd round which is to be played on June 29. The Ocean City Barons also have history on their side in Open Cup action versus USASA sides. In 2004, the Barons defeated the USASA regional winner (Allied SC from Baltimore) handily, 5-0 at Winslow. |
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Sunday, June 5, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell In a game that everyone expected would be close and hotly contested the Barons notched their 3rd consecutive win 2-1 at Ocean City's Carey Field moving their season mark to 4-1-0. The match started tenatively for both sides as the feeling out process ran its course until the 14th minute when Tony Donatelli put Byron Carmichael through with a fine pass and he made no mistake burying his shot in the far post side netting to open the scoring. Carmichael would find himself in on goal again off a through ball from Adam Williamson in the 23rd but this time the Rage keeper, Charlie Sales made a fine save denying the Barons their 2nd on the night. His job wasn't over yet. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Monday, May 23, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell As of right now, Cape Cod has not played their match with Albany scheduled for May 21. The match has been postponed and as yet no announcement on arrangements to play the match has been made. Since Cape Cod has played only one match so far (a 1-0 win) a victory over Albany would see them tied with the Barons at the top of the division with six points setting the stage for the key match next Sunday (May 29) in Ocean City. A victory by Albany would also put them in a tie at the top with the Barons and could eliminate the Crusaders from Open Cup consideration. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Sunday, May 22, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell The weather was near perfect for soccer despite the on shore breeze, the pitch a little heavy, the entertainment by the Baronette's spectacular and the crowd enthusiastic (especially John Thompson's cheering section) while the soccer on display a bit disjointed. The result on the night was a good win for the Barons in their home opener at Carey Field over the Vermont Voltage 3-1 moving them to the top of the division with six points from their first three games. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Thursday, May 5, 2005 By Boog Powell South Jersey Sports Online would like to send our congratulations to the 8 new members of the South Jersey Soccer Hall of Fame. The South Jersey Soccer Hall of Fame now has a total of 138 members. The first class to be inducted was back in 1988. A member can be an Official, Player, Coach or Contributor. This year’s class consisted of one contributor, four players, and three coaches. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Thursday, April 28, 2005 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that three members of the Philadelphia KiXX, player/coach Don D’Ambra, Philadelphia native Pat Morris and all-star goalkeeper Peter Pappas, have earned All-MISL First Team recognition. The trio is joined on the First Team by Cleveland’s John Ball and Genoni Martinez, and MISL Spalding Scoring Champion Greg Howes of the Milwaukee Wave. The selections are the results of voting conducted by a panel of team-level executives and media members from around the seven-team League. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Monday, April 25, 2005 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that Philadelphia KiXX goalkeeper Peter Pappas has been named the League’s Goalkeeper of the Week for the seven-day period ending April 24, 2005. The honor is the sixth such accolade for the seven-time all-star this season, the most among all netminders in the seven-team League; Pappas also received the weekly award for the seven-day periods ending November 22, December 19, January 10, January 31, and April 10. He was named the League’s Goalkeeper of the Month for his play throughout the month of January. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, April 23, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (22-17) concluded the 2004-2005 season with an 8-2 victory versus the Kansas City Comets (18-21) at the Kemper Arena tonight. Despite the victory, Philadelphia retains the number three seed for the 2005 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Playoffs after the second-seeded Cleveland Force defeated the League-leading Milwaukee Wave tonight. KiXX rookie forward John Barry Nusum recorded the game-winning goal at 5:37 of the second quarter. Peter Pappas (19-15) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia, turning away 10 of the 12 shots he faced, while Sanaldo (10-10) took the loss for the Comets with 14 saves on 22 chances. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Sunday, April 17, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell The Ocean City Barons feature home grown stars and Ocean City High School graduates Ryan Carr, Richard Baker, Adam Sternberger and Adam Williamson along with many players from South Jersey communities and area colleges such as Drexel, Temple, Phila Univ, Penn State, Rowan and Rutgers who form the core of this very successful soccer club. Honored stars from last years undefeated regular season team returning for another run at the national title are stalwart central midfielder (and Barons GM) Neil Holloway-PDL All League Team in '04, Chris Williams-ALL Eastern Conf Team in '04, John Thompson-PDL All League Team '04 and the PDL Player of the Year for 2004 Ruben Mingo. In addition to those featured players is the return of Byron Carmichael who was called upon in mid-season last year by the Utah Blitzz of the USL's 2nd Divison where he helped take them to the national title. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, April 16, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (21-17) dropped their regular-season home finale, 3-2, in overtime to the Kansas City Comets in front of 6,113 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. Forward Jamar Beasley registered the game-winning goal on a dish from Miodrag Djerisilo at 1:31 of the extra stanza. Peter Pappas (18-15) took the loss in net for Philadelphia, turning away 15 of the 18 shots he faced, while Sanaldo (10-10) earned the victory for the Wave with 16 saves on 18 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) and ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, jointly announced today that an agreement has been reached which places the League's 2005 MISL Championship Series Finals live in prime time on ESPN2. The exclusive agreement features MISL Championship Series Finals Game One from U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee on Saturday, May 14 at 9:00 p.m. EST and Championship Series Finals Game Two from Savvis Center in St. Louis on Saturday, May 21 at 7:00 p.m. EST. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Monday, April 11, 2005 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that Philadelphia KiXX goalkeeper Peter Pappas has been named the League’s Goalkeeper of the Week for the seven-day period ending April 10, 2005. The honor is the fifth such accolade for the seven-time all-star this season, the most among all netminders in the seven-team League; Pappas also received the weekly award for the seven-day periods ending November 22, December 19, January 10 and January 31. He was named the League’s Goalkeeper of the Month for his play throughout the month of January. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Monday, April 4, 2005 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that defender Pat Morris has been named the League’s Defensive Player of the Week (POW) for the seven-day period ending April 3. The accolade is the sixth such honor for the Philadelphia native this season, the most by a single player in the MISL this season. Morris, who was also honored as the League’s Defensive Player-of-the-Week for the seven-day periods ending October 24, November 7, December 13, December 20, and January 31, registered three points and blocked five shots in Philadelphia’s two weekend games. The 27-year-old kicked-off the doubleheader weekend with a season-high three assists and three blocks in the club’s 7-3 win in St. Louis on April 2. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Sunday, April 3, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (20-15) dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the two-time defending Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Champion Baltimore Blast (14-19) in front of 4,275 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum today. Lee Tschantret recorded the game winner on a pass from Giuliano Celenza at 12:01 of the extra stanza. Peter Pappas (17-13) took the loss for the KiXX with eight saves on 12 chances, while Sagu (6-11) earned the win in net for Baltimore, turning away eight of the 11 shots he faced. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Monday, March 28, 2005 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that defender Drew Kopp has been named the League’s Defensive Player of the Week (POW) for the seven-day period ending March 27. The accolade is the first such honor for the Bridgeport, Connecticut native in his five-year career. Kopp anchored the club’s defensive, which held the Cleveland Force to only a pair of goals and 23 shots in Philadelphia’s 8-2 victory on March 26. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, March 26, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (19-14) secured their hold on second place in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) standings with an 8-2 victory versus the Cleveland Force (16-14) in front of 4,783 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. KiXX player/assistant coach Kevin Sloan registered the game-winning goal at 12:04 of the second quarter. Peter Pappas (16-12) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia, stopping all eight of the ten shots he faced in the first half, while Jim Larkin (14-12) took the loss for the Force with 12 saves on 18 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Thursday, March 24, 2005 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that the 2005 MISL Championship Series Finals has been reformatted as a two-game, “golden goal” set of matches with Championship Game One awarded to the Milwaukee and scheduled for Saturday, May 14 at U.S. Cellular Arena at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time and Game Two awarded to St. Louis and slated for Saturday, May 21 at Savvis Center at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time, according to MISL Commissioner Steve Ryan. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, March 19, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (18-14) snapped a two-game losing streak with a 9-6 victory over the two-time defending Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Champion Baltimore Blast (13-17) in front of 6,106 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum tonight. KiXX player/coach Don D’Ambra registered the game-winning goal on a pass from teammate Ze Roberto at 12:55 of the third quarter. Peter Pappas (16-12) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia, stopping all four of the shots he faced in the first half, while Brian Rowland took the loss for the Blast with six saves on 15 chances. |
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Friday, March 11, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell A longtime youth player in the SJ Barons programs, Ryan Carr, a product of Ocean City High School where he won honors every year as well as two State Championships and the Atlantic City Press Soccer Player of the Year as a senior, returns to the PDL Barons for his 2nd season in 2005. The University of Hartford's #1 keeper he also was named their MVP for the 2004 season. Ryan credits his experience with the Barons youth and his coaches for helping him find the secret to his success; hard work! A special mention for a former Barons youth coach, Matt Driver, “he taught me how to be a true professional on and off the field. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, February 26, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (17-12) snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-6 overtime decision versus the Cleveland Force (11-13) in front of 6,324 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. Philadelphia player/coach Don D’Ambra led all scorers with a season-high four goals, including the game-winner at 6:38 of the extra stanza. Peter Pappas (15-10) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia, turning away 10 of the 16 shots he faced, while Jim Larkin (9-11) took the loss for the Storm with 16 saves on 23 chances. |
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South Jersey Soccer: Friday, February 25, 2005 By Paul O'Donnell United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League 2005 schedule was released today, Feb. 25th. "We are excited for the start of the 2005 season after the outstanding campaign last year,” said PDL Director of Operations Steve Clamp. “Heading into its 17th season, the league is still growing on and off the field and providing many wonderful stories for the fans.” |
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Soccer Spotlight: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 By David Deal Philadelphia KiXX Executive Vice President/General Manager Greg Bibb announced today the acquisition of six players, including the club’s first selection Philadelphia native Pat Hannigan, in the 2005 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) College Draft. The team also acquired the rights to Chestnut Hill Academy product Dan Gargan and Northeast Catholic graduate Steve Wacker. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Sunday, February 20, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (16-11) dropped their third consecutive decision with today’s 8-2 loss to the Cleveland Force (11-12) in front of 4,406 fans at the Wolstein Convocation Center. The three-game dip marks the second time this season the club has dropped three consecutive games; Philadelphia’s 6-3 loss to the Force on November 26 began a four-game losing streak that concluded with the team’s 9-5 victory versus the Chicago Storm on December 12. The loss also drops the KiXX into a two-way tie with the Milwaukee Wave, who defeated the Chicago Storm earlier today to improve to 16-11. Defender Genoni Martinez registered the game-winning goal on a feed from former KiXX forward Chris Handsor at 4:09 of the second quarter. Stuart Dobson (2-2) took the loss in net for Philadelphia with 15 saves on 23 chances, while Jim Larkin (9-10) earned the victory in net for the Force, turning away 12 of the 14 shots he faced. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, February 19, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (16-10) were held scoreless, 4-0, by the Kansas City Comets (11-12) in front of 3,941 fans at Kemper Arena tonight. Comets forward Miodrag Djersilo registered the game winner with the opening goal at 2:53 of the second quarter. Peter Pappas (14-9) dropped his second consecutive decision in net for Philadelphia with 11 saves on 15 chances, while Sanaldo (7-6) earned the victory in net for the Comets, turning away all 12 of the shots he faced. |
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Friday, February 18, 2005
By David Deal Philadelphia KiXX Executive Vice President/General Manager Greg Bibb announced today that rookie forward John Barry Nusum was named Bermuda’s 2004 Male Athlete of the Year. The native of Devonshire, Bermuda received the distinguished honor at the 24th Annual Sports Awards Programme, which was held on Thursday, February 17 at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel at a glitzy live television event. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (16-9) were defeated by the Milwaukee Wave (13-10) 6-2 in front of 9,872 fans for the club’s 10th Annual School Day Game at the Wachovia Spectrum today. Milwaukee’s Pat White recorded the game-winning goal at 6:08 of the second quarter. Peter Pappas (14-8) took the loss for Philadelphia with 10 saves on 16 chances, while Nick Vorberg (11-5) earned the victory for the Wave, turning away 13 of the 15 shots he faced. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Monday, February 14, 2005 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that player/coach Don D’Ambra has been named the League’s Offensive Player of the Week (POW) for the seven-day period ending February 13. The accolade is the second such honor for the Philadelphia native this season; he was also named the MISL’s Offensive POW for the seven-day period ending January 30. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, February 5, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (14-8) defeated the Cleveland Force (9-10) by a score of 7-6 in double overtime in front of 4,108 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. KiXX midfielder Edgar Bartolomeu registered the game-winning goal at 7:13 of the second extra stanza. The 82 minutes and 13 seconds of action marked the second longest contest in KiXX franchise history. Peter Pappas (12-7) earned the victory between the posts for the KiXX, turning away 12 of the 18 shots he faced, while Jim Larkin () took the loss for Cleveland with 18 saves on 25 chances. |
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Monday, January 31, 2005
By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that three members of the Philadelphia KiXX were honored with the League's Player of the Week (POW) accolade for the seven-day period ending January 30. Goalkeeper Peter Pappas was named the MISL's Goalkeeper of the Week, his fourth such honor of 2004-05, while Pat Morris pulled in his League-high fifth Defensive Player of the Week award and player/coach Don D'Ambra earned his first Offensive Player of the Week accolade of the season. |
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Sunday, January 30, 2005
By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (13-8) defeated the St. Louis (13-9) by a score of 7-3 in front of 5,534 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum tonight. With the victory, Philadelphia reclaims the top spot in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) standings, holding a one-half game advantage over the Steamers. Peter Pappas (11-7) earned the victory between the posts for the KiXX, turning away 22 of the 25 shots he faced, while Brett Phillips (9-7) took the loss for St. Louis with nine saves on 16 chances. |
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Saturday, January 29, 2005
By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (12-8) dropped a 6-5 overtime decision to the St. Louis Steamers (13-8) in front of 6,895 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum. Mariano Bollella recorded the game-winning goal at 3:32 of the extra stanza. Peter Pappas (10-7) took the loss for Philadelphia, stopping 15 of the 21 shots he faced, while Brett Phillips (9-6) earned the victory in net for St. Louis with 10 saves on 15 chances. |
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Sunday, January 16, 2005 By Mike Ballard For the past two collegiate soccer seasons, Tom Greenawalt has been forced to divide his attention to coaching details. Greenawalt won't have that problem any more after being named as the head coach of the Rutgers University-Camden women's soccer team. Greenawalt succeeds Brian Sheehan, who resigned last fall after his fifth year with the Lady Raptors' program. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Sunday, January 9, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (11-6) defeated the Cleveland Force (5-7) by a score of 6-5 in overtime at the Convocation Center at CSU this afternoon. KiXX defender Pat Morris registered the game-winning goal a mere 26 seconds into the game’s extra session. Peter Pappas improved to 9-5 between the posts for Philadelphia, turning away 17 of the 22 shots he faced, while Jim Larkin (X-X) took the loss for the Force with 21 saves on 27 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, January 8, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (10-6) defeated the Kansas City Comets (5-6) in front of 5,877 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum tonight. KiXX midfielder Ze Roberto recorded the game winner with an unassisted goal at 13:13 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas (8-5) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia, turning away four of the seven shots (season-low) he faced, while Sanaldo (1-2) took the loss for the Comets with 13 saves on 16 chances. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Wednesday, January 5, 2005 By David Deal Philadelphia KiXX Executive Vice President/General Manager Greg Bibb announced today the acquisition of six players through the 2005 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Dispersal Draft. On December 30, the MISL announced the San Diego Sockers and the Monterrey Tigres were discounting operations for the balance of the 2004-05 season. Through the draft, Philadelphia acquired the rights to Philadelphia native Daniel Antoniuk, all-star forward Steve Butcher, Herculez Gomez, Ricardo Villar, Alan Gordon and McKinley Tennyson, all of which were on the San Diego Sockers’ protected list. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Tuesday, January 4, 2005 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today the revised the 2004-05 season schedule as a result of the San Diego Sockers and the Monterrey Tigres discontinuing operations for the balance of the season. The League announced that decision on Thursday, December 30. Under the new schedule, all remaining Philadelphia KiXX home dates will be played as scheduled with one exception; the Milwaukee Wave will replace the Monterrey Tigres as the team’s opponent on Wednesday, February 16. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Monday, January 3, 2005 By David Deal The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today details for the special dispersal draft to allocate players on the rosters of the former San Diego Sockers and the MISL Monterrey teams. The League will hold the dispersal draft on Wednesday, January 5, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. (EST) via teleconference. Teams will select players according to their combined winning percentage from the 2003-04 season and the first part of the 2004-05 season, including games played through January 2, 2005. |
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Soccer Spotlight: Saturday, January 1, 2005 By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (9-6) kicked-off the New Year with a 7-5 victory over the Kansas City Comets in front of 3,428 fans at the Kemper Arena tonight. KiXX forward Goran Vasic registered the game-winning goal at 14:10 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas (7-5) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia, turning away 18 of the 23 shots he faced, while Chris D’Amico (4-3) took the loss for Kansas City with 12 saves on 16 chances. |
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