GOOOOOOAL!

This would be funny if it was a cat.

IN MY DREAMS

I bet I can do this.

SPRING 2006

The schedule for the Spring 2006 season is as follows:

Within the next week, registration forms will be sent to those who played in the Fall 2005 season.

The deadline for registration and the in-person registration at the Anna Junior High will be Saturday, February 11 (Valentine's Day! Oh wait...that's not Valentine's Day, but it's around there somewhere).

The team selection draw will be February 22.

Games begin March 11. Tuesday and Thursday games are scheduled to begin at 5PM until April, when the starting time will be moved to 5:30PM.

The end of the season will be April 22. No games will be scheduled from April 13- 16.

I hope to have a downloadable copy of the registration form and attached letter available on this site in the next day or two.

An apology

I'm sorry for the comment I made about Goreville. I meant....Buncombe.

Accessorize! Accessorize!

Did you know that Marc Korb played soccer in college?

Why do you think they call it Goreville?

All right...who scheduled a game in Goreville?

He shoots, he SCORES!

Next time you get a hotel room for the Sikeston tournament, make sure you ask the right questions before reserving.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year, from the management and staff of the Union County Soccer League!

Adding insult to injury, Kendall Carter beats a Pacific player to the ball AND sticks her tongue out at the beaten player. That's cold, Kendall. 

Our new all-star mascot. We have to get a suit that fits David Gregg. 

Le Grand Orange

Dakota Earnhart takes a corner kick at the Carbondale tournament.

The big question, though, is what the heck is going on in the back ground. Did that kid steal the ball from the grown up? Is the grown up trying to steal the ball from the kid?

Champions of the 3rd Grade Division A at Carbondale, Sikeston and Cape Girardeau! Not only did they win, they din't lose a game.

They are: (front)Colten Jerolds, John Haar, Jacob Brush, Garrett Nadeau, Joel Hardin, and Branden Duffield. (Back) Zane DeWitt, Dustin Ryan, Derek Harvel, Aaron Areola, Steven Wells, Jake Hardin, and Noah Fuller. Coaches Bindi Jerolds and Jennifer Nadeau.

They played like they had soup on their heads!!!

Iranian Soccer

I am throwing all my considerable prestige and power behind this recommendation.

Who knew that Iran even HAS a soccer team?

Brennan vs. Festus

Sure Festus can beat us, but I bet Walter Brennan can beat Festus.

Festus!

The 5th and 6th grade boys lost to Festus...how can that be?

Oh wait a second...he's packin' heat.

Cape Girardeau Update

I predicted it, and so it was...the 1st and 2nd grade boys won the championship, 6-2. I also heard that our 5th and 6th grils team finished fourth, losing a playoff game in a shoot out. For those of you wondering, a game ending in a tie goes into a 5 minute overtime; if no one scores, they play another 5 (it's sudden death - or as they call it in soccer, the "golden goal"). If it's still tied, a shootout begins - five players from each team, alternating penalty shots. If it stays even, they do it again with 5 different players. It is excruciating to watch...especially when your kid misses.

Am I sure of the length of the overtime or the number of players involved in the shootout? No. I've never refereed a game that went into overtime. Here's hoping I never will.

Cape Giradeau Results

Another tournament, another successful weekend for the Union County Soccer League!

Let's go to the scoreboard:

First and Second Grade

I have to admit I didn't see the end of the boys' last game, but they were up 4-0 in the championship game versus Jackson County at halftime. I'm going out on a limb here but CONGRATULATIONS for another terrific tournament CHAMPIONSHIP. The boys beat Mineral Area 7-0, Perryville 3-0, and Cape Girardeau 5-1.


The girls' team played shorthanded all tournament and played hard, beating Perryville 7-0 but losing to Jackson County, Sikeston and Cape. FOUR games playing with NO SUBSTITUTES. Way to go girls...now go to bed.


Third and Fourth Grade Boys

The 3rd graders won the championship for the THIRD STRAIGHT tournament beating Carbondale, their arch-rival Sikeston, and Cape Girardeau, ending with a tie against Perryville. Final score: Union County 10-4.

The forth grade boys beat Jackson 6-1 and Sikeston Red 4-0, but lost to the club team from Farmington 0-2. The also were trailing in their last game but I don't know the final results.

Fifth and Sixth Grade

The girls played one of the most exciting games of the tournament, scoring with 2 minutes to play to win 1-0 against somebody called the D.C. Hot Shots. Anybody know where they're from? Anyway, they also beat Jackson and Kennett but lost to Perryville. They were playing one last game for third place; no results at press time.

The boys beat Cape 4-2, but lost to Sikeston and Festus. Festus? Wasn't he a character on Gunsmoke or something? I'll get back to you.

High School

They lost to Perryville 0-1, Cape 1-4, and San Francisco 1-2 but beat Cobden 2-0 so it was all worth while.


Can you tell I learned how to put color in my posts?


If you have any pictures that you would like to post, please send them to me at jope@cba.siu.edu!!! Not hundreds at a time!


By the way, I'll be glad to publish anything you may consider newsworthy (as long as it's soccer related)!

DR. WELLS, CALL YOUR OFFICE!

Katie Edwards. Sammy Schott, and Courtney Kendrick. Put down the cupcake and back away slowly.

Elijah Haar (1st and 2nd Grade All-Stars) appears to have the only long sleeved all-star shirt we have in stock. Either that or he has hoisted his sails... 

Having bagged his first crane with a rifle butt, Robby Kendrick tries a new apporach.