Some famous names made the Washington Post’s All-Met high school teams. On the girlsfirst-team All-Met were Karli Cirovski, daughter of Maryland coach Sasho Cirovski and 1991 Women’s World Cupchampion Shannon (Higgins) Cirovski, and Lauren Harkes, daughter of former U.S. captainJohn Harkes and former Virginia star Cindi (Kunihiro) Harkes. The boys first team included Tyler Gabarra, […]
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A final team meeting
Longtime journalist Dan Woog has also been head coach of Staples High School (Conn.) boys soccer team for a decade. He recently wrote about this season’s teamcoming up short in its state championship bid, falling 1-0 to Xavier in the quarterfinals. “The final whistle blew. Xavier remained undefeated. We should have headed to our bus. […]
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High School All-America games on NSCAATV
[SOCCER ON THE AIR] The NSCAA will broadcast the 2013 Girls and Boys High School All-America games on NSCAATV.com. The Continental Tire Girls High School All-America game will be played Saturday at 2 p.m. ET at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, N.C. On Dec. 14, the Choice HotelsInternational Boys High School All-America game will […]
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Trio receives long-term NSCAA service awards
[AWARDS] The National Soccer Coaches Association of America has recognized the late Layton Shoemaker, Gary Avedikian and Dave Carr for their contributions to soccer as coaches. They’ll be honored at the NSCAA Awards Banquet Jan.17 in Philadelphia. Dave Carr – Charlotte Moran Long-Term Service Award (Youth) Carr, the associate professor, graduate chair and coordinator of […]
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NSCAA High School Fall Boys Top 25
[WEEKLY RANKINGS] Mason (Ohio) School remained first in the NSCAA High School Fall Boys Top 25, but Wilmington (Del.) Salesianum School moved up a spot to No. 2after last week’s No. 2, Carmichael (Calif.) Jesuit, lost to Granite Bay, 2-1, in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I final. The big climber was Upper St. Clair(Pa.) High […]
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NSCAA High School Fall Boys Top 25
[WEEKLY RANKINGS] Mason (Ohio) remained first in the NSCAA High School Fall Boys Top 25 ahead of Carmichael (Calif.) Jesuit and Wilmington (Del.) Salesianum. Jack Clark‘s 31st goal of the season gave Mason a 1-0 win over Mentor in the Ohio Division I final for its first state title. For the complete Top 25 rankings […]
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The toughest of decisions: play for high school, or an academy?
Matthew Conyers takes an in-depth look at Connecticut youth soccer in the wake of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s move in 2012 to a 10-month season thatprevents Academy players from taking part in scholastic ball. “I’m not anti-academy,” said Staples High coach Dan Woog. “The training is solid, the competition is strong. I am,however, anti-academy […]
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Third straight marks MLK's 15th title
[HIGH SCHOOL] Martin Luther King Jr. beat Beacon, 3-0, last Sunday to claim its third straight New York City PSAL Class A title and 15th in the last 18 years. “The result is beautiful and I’m pinching myself that this is 15,” said Martin Jacobson, who took the MLK helm in 1994 when it was […]
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NSCAA High School Fall Boys Top 25
[WEEKLY RANKINGS] Mason (Ohio) took over the top spot in the NSCAA High School Fall Boys Top 25 from Carmichael (Calif.) Jesuit, which dropped to No. 2. Salesianumstayed in third place and LaGrangeville (N.Y.) Arlington held firm in fourth. For the complete Top 25 rankings … NSCAA High School Fall Boys Top25: RANKING SCHOOL […]
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NSCAA High School Fall Boys Top 25
[WEEKLY RANKINGS] Carmichael (Calif.) Jesuit took over as the No. 1 team in the NSCAA High School Fall Boys Top 25 following St. Benedict’s Prep’s loss toSalesianum that snapped its 71-game winning streak. Salesianum climbed into third place behind Jesuit and Mason (Ohio) at No. 2. For the complete Top 25 rankings … NSCAA High […]