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  • Overtime goal sends Blue Devils to loss in season opener Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:50PMThe UW-Stout women's soccer team surrendered a goal three minutes into overtime Wednesday in 1-0 loss to St. Thomas in their first game of the season.
  • For Union, friendlies part of learning process Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:47PMCHESTER, Pa. — Though the Union were able to hang long enough with Chivas de Guadalajara to beat them, 1-0, manager Peter Nowak said there was plenty to learn from the 11-time Mexican champions.
  • High school scoreboard for Sept. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:46PMPlain Dealer staff reports , September 01, 2010 11:25 p.m.
  • Boys soccer: Stillwater turns back Bengals Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:46PMOAK PARK HEIGHTS - After riding out a 40-minute lightning delay before play even began, the Stillwater boys' soccer team delivered a crisp performance while topping Blaine 1-0 in Tuesday's nonconference game at Pony Stadium.
  • Sabah leads Monarcas Morelia to SuperLiga title Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:42PMMonarcas Morelia's Mauricio Romero kisses the trophy after Morelia defeated the New England Revolution 2-1 for the SuperLiga soccer championships in Foxborough, Mass., Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.
  • Wildcats hope third time is a charm Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:28PMForgive Williamsport boys soccer coach coach Chris Downs if he has a personal dislike of penalty kick shootouts.
  • Scrappy Portage Northern soccer team stops rival Portage Central in shutout win Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:28PMPortage Northern's Jeremy Norman, center, jumps through Portage Central defenders, from left, Zach AlKhamis, Nolan Matthews and Carson Carpenter during Wednesday evening's soccer game. - (Jonathon Gruenke | Kalamazoo Gazette) PORTAGE — The Portage Northern soccer team isn’t the...
  • UConn benefits from no-call, red card in season opener Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:27PMThe “what-if’s” were plentiful at Joe Morrone Stadium on Wednesday night.
  • Prep roundup: Singles sweep sends Maconaquah past Eastern in tennis Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:26PMMaconaquah beat Eastern 3-2 in Mid-Indiana Conference boys tennis action Wednesday. The match started on the Comets’ home courts before moving to the Howard County Indoor Tennis Center to conclude after rain hit early during the first sets. Once indoors, the singles matches were played first and Maconaquah swept those points to take the team result before the doubles points took the court.
  • Boston Breakers 3-1 Atlanta Beat: Breakers Jump To Second Place Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:23PMKelly Smith and the Boston Breakers broke out for another high-scoring outing, and jumped into second place Wednesday night with the win over Atlanta.
  • Bulldog boys' soccer opens season on road tonight Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:16PMA day before the season-opener Rolla High School boys’ soccer head coach Mike Howard still wasn’t sure on his starting lineup. And the Bulldogs will be playing a formation they have practiced for about a week against a rugged season-opening foe. So the Bulldogs aren’t sure what to expect when the ball drops for tonight’s opener. RHS is slated to play at Columbia against Rock Bridge to begin the ...
  • Bollywood by the lake Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:13PMIt's hard to imagine a less-glamorous movie debut. Shirt soaked, forehead glowing like a piece of chicken tikka, my leading-man looks have sadly evaporated under the blazing sun of a Kerala morning. I doubt Brad Pitt would cope any better without hair, make-up and a punka-wallah to fan away the oppressive heat between scenes of the Bollywood film I've stumbled into after an early-morning meander ...
  • What's new at the Andover/North Andover Branch of the YMCA Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:13PMHere's the schedule of upcoming classes and programs at the Andover/North Andover Branch of the Merrimack Valley YMCA:
  • PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Alma escapes with 1-0 win over O-E Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:05PMOVID-ELSIE — Alma scored two minutes into the second half and that’s all the Panthers would need in beating Ovid-Elsie 1-0 on Monday in Tri-Valley Conference West Division boys soccer action.
  • National - Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:04PMSo what should be the criteria for the video ref? Well lads, I see there is now talk of video ref or whatever you want to call it, so what should be the criteria for using it?
  • Replay: Sorensen's chat on Charlotte sports Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:04PMObserver columnist Tom Sorensen took questions from readers at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 31.
  • Caribou boys rally to tie Fort Kent Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:01PM    FORT KENT --- Even though the Caribou High School boys soccer team had to settle for a stalemate Monday night, it felt more like a victory for the Vikings.     ...
  • Community walk at new stadium Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:55AMThe Hamburg School District broke the seal on its new 8-lane synthetic track by inviting the public to try it out during a community walk on Aug. 26. Feedback to the track and new synthetic turf field and new lighting was a resounding thumbs up.
  • Madrasa teacher freed from Pak jail reaches home Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:55AMHowrah (WB), Aug 31 (PTI) Freed after spending seven years in a Pakistani jail, Abdul Karim, the prisoner recently released said there were seven others Indian prisoners behind bars in the neighbouring country.
  • Brown, Devils claim tourney title Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:54AMSOCCER -- After breezing into the Glenbrook South Tournament championship game, Warren High School received a wake-up call.
  • MLS to feel the effects of national teams Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:34AMAs the U.S. season comes to a crucial juncture, several players will leave their league clubs to join national squads for international games in the first week of September. Just when Major League Soccer is approaching the crucial part of the season, with every point important as the 16 teams scramble to be among the eight that will make the playoffs, along come the national teams.
  • Titans notch first win of the season Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:32AMLORAIN — With the momentum building over time, it was only a matter of time before Lorain High broke through.
  • VIDEO: Lawler scores two, Avon beats Avon Lake Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:32AMAVON — The Eagles made the most of their opportunities and freshman Kelsey Lawler scored two goals in Avon’s 2-0 victory over Avon Lake on Saturday night.
  • Sports Briefs: Lady Vikes Tennis Off to 3-0 Start Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:28AMWith a 9-0 Cape Fear Valley Conference shutout victory against Overhills, the Union Pines girls' tennis team improved to 3-0 on the year.
  • TMP soccer has high expectations for 2010 season Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:27AM"Great Expectations" isn't just a classic written by Charles Dickens. It also can describe the outlook for the 2010 Thomas More Prep-Marian boys' soccer team.
  • Hays High soccer switching things up Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:26AMLong a defensive-minded coach, Chris Michaelis used a 4-4-2 alignment for much of his time as the boys' soccer coach at Hays High School. In recent seasons, however, Michaelis eschewed the 4-4-2 in favor of an extra forward. Michaelis has ditched the 3-4-3 this year, going back to the 4-4-2.
  • Phelan's first goal rescues Revolution Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:24AMFOXBORO - Midfielder Pat Phelan's first career goal provided the New England Revolution with a 1-0 victory over D.C. United in an MLS match Saturday night at Gillette Stadium before a crowd of 12,218.
  • Colorado Rapids 3-0 Houston Dynamo: Rapids Run Riot Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:24AMThe Houston Dynamo and Colorado Rapids started their game at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park under expectations of a tight contest between two teams on the fringes of a Major League Soccer playoff spot. Unfortunately for neutrals and Dynamo fans, that expected tight matchup did not happen.
  • SPORTS BRIEFS | AUGUST 29, 2010 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:24AMSports briefs
  • Chasing a hockey dream Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:23AMBefore hockey, Guan Wang tried basketball, soccer and tennis.
  • Belmont 5, Winnisquam 0 Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:07AMBoys' Soccer Sophomore goalie Michael Matcheski saved 21 shots in his first varsity appearance for Winnisquam, but Belmont scored five first-half goals to earn the win in the season opener for both teams. Austin Wilder scored two unassisted goals to lead the Red Raiders in their impressive debut. Brendan Johnson scored the second goal of the game on an assist from Ashton Singh. Peter Chynoweth ...
  • Cabrillo men's soccer drops opener to Santa Rosa, 1-0 Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:46AMAPTOS -- The result wasn't what they wanted, but given the circumstances, the Cabrillo College men's soccer players were optimistic after their 1-0 loss to Santa Rosa at Carl Conelly Stadium on Friday.
  • Interlachen knocks off P.K. Yonge Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:45AMGAINESVILLE - An opportunistic Interlachen High School football team parlayed four takeaways with strong running and passing to clip P.K. Yonge, 14-6, in a preseason game Friday night.
  • Solano soccer seeks another big run Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:28AMBy Jose San Mateo Times-Herald, Vallejo The Solano College women's soccer team enjoyed one of its best seasons ever in 2009, coming within a game of the Junior College version of the "Final Four.
  • In defense of Union’s defense? Not Califf Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:25AMAround new people in a new setting, you’re more likely to go with the flow than create waves of your own.
  • Napa trips up Benicia boys soccer in opener Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:25AMThe Benicia High School soccer team had a little bit of the early-season jitters in losing its opener 2-0 to Napa High School on Friday.The Panthers put themselves in an early hole with a pair of costly defensive lapses at the Oakland Raiders' practice field in Napa.
  • Late goal lifts Edmeston girls Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:18AMHIGH SCHOOL SOCCER ROUNDUP ... Replacing two-time Daily Star and Class D state Player of the Year Kori Hamm won't be an easy chore for Edmeston's girls soccer team. It sure seemed that way for 79 minutes and 50 seconds of their season opener Friday as the Panthers were stuck in a scoreless tie with Laurens in a first-round game of the Edmeston Tournament that doubled as a Tri-Valley League ...
  • Area Sports Briefs Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:17AMWelcome to our story comments feature. We welcome your thoughts and your opinions, including the unpopular ones. We only ask that you keep your conversations clean, civil and on the topic of the story you are commenting on.
  • Former Paraclete High soccer star Lambert returns to a spot on New Mexico bench Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:53AMMILWAUKEE - Elizabeth Lambert went from Internet sensation to the end of the bench. The senior defender for New Mexico didn't get on the field Friday night in her first chance since serving a two-game suspension.
  • Quick start lifts Applemen Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:35PMINWOOD - A quick start helped Musselman top Hampshire in high school girls soccer on Tuesday at Musselman Soccer Field. Musselman's Amanda Marple scored early on an assist by Rachel Sandstrom, and keeper Rachel Coles and the Applemen defense held the Trojans scoreless en route to a 6-0 victory.
  • High school soccer: Catholic girls dominate Parkersburg South Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:33PMCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Sometimes a player or team comes along that is so talented that one does not have to be a fan of their sport or even know much about it to appreciate their performance.Tuesday evening in the cool air provided by a setting sun at Shawne...
  • Local Sports Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:32PMCALCUTTA — The beautiful game turned into a physical game.
  • West metro boys' soccer preview Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:30PMThe new incarnation of the Lake Conference is the epitome of quality over quantity. There are no pushovers among the five teams: Eden Prairie, Wayzata, Edina, Hopkins and Minnetonka.
  • West metro girls' soccer preview Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:30PMWith both defending state champions residing in the west metro, Wayzata in Class 2A and Orono in Class 1A, there is no shortage of talent. • Eden Prairie: Perhaps the deepest team in the state.
  • Mostly Cloudy 70° Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:28PMCesar Gutierrez recorded a hat trick as the Bradford soccer team shut out Racine Park, 6-0, in a Southeast Conference opener on Tuesday night at Ameche Field.
  • Warhorses charge out of gate Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:27PMBy many accounts, the Owen Warhorses may not have been ready to beat the Brevard Blue Devils last week, much less shut them down completely. “We were a bunch of misfit toys,” Owen coach Kenny Ford said.
  • Miami Dolphins undrafted receivers try to emulate Davone Bess Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:26PMA ponderous jailbreak for the shade follows each training camp practice benediction. On Tuesday, like most days, several players stopped to practice catching balls shooting from the Juggs machine.
  • Key stat:Swinney'sstaff intact Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:22PMCLEMSON -- Most head coaches love their assistant coaches, or say they do. For instance, I was once pressed into a one-match stint as head coach of a coed soccer team composed of first-graders and considered my staff -- I mean, Marvin -- outstanding. Mostly because he intervened with ac...
  • Potomac Falls graduate signs with D.C. United Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:57PMAt 18, Conor Shanosky has had a year of incredibly tough decisions – and they’ve all paid off for the recent Potomac Falls High School graduate.
  • Trevians coach excited to go green this season Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:50PMBOYS SOCCER -- The core of New Trier's 2008 state championship team -- seniors like Chris Ritter, Kyle McCrudden and Ryan Foreman -- actually began to have an impact on the Trevian program much earlier than that, moving up to the varsity level as sophomores.