Ozark high school girls preseason soccer training is scheduled to begin after school on Tuesday, January 6th. The schedule for preseason training is as follows:
Monday and Wednesday 6:15 am to 7:00 am in the main gym
Tuesday and Thursday 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm meet in the front of the weight room
If you are not involved in a school sponsored sport at this time, you are highly encouraged to attend ALL preseason sessions. — Coach D
Junior defender Jordan Burns was named to the 1st team for Class 3 District 11. His teammates, junior forward Seth Hampton and junior midfielder Zach Moore, were named to the 2nd team for Class 3 District 11. Congratulations gentlemen!!! Well done!
Wanted to take a quick moment during this busy time to make you aware of an event that the Springfield Soccer Club will host again in January of 2009. This will be the 2nd Annual Midwest Indoor College Showcase for Boys & Girls (Juniors & Seniors) on January 19, 2009 (MLK holiday). This event brings players from throughout Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas together to play in front of numerous College Coaches. Last year there was a tremendous response for the event and they expect the same this year. Players sign up as individuals and are placed on teams to compete in the event. They try and place teammates (high school/club) on the same teams so there is a familiarity for the players on the field.
Midwest Indoor College Showcase Info
This is a tremendous opportunity to play in a controlled environment in front of a number of College Coaches. Registration is available on the Springfield Soccer Club website www.springfieldsportsclub.com . If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Jeremy Alumbaugh, Director of Soccer Operations, Springfield Soccer Club.
The Ozark Tigers avenged an earlier loss to Nixa, defeating the Eagles 3-2 on Monday night before losing to Kickapoo in the semi-final round of the district tournament on Tuesday. On Monday night, Sklyer Foster opened the scoring for the Tigers in the first half and then Seth Hampton got two goals in less than one minute in the second half to seal the victory for Ozark over Nixa.
The Ozark Tigers varsity squad lost 0-1 on Thursday night against Cassville. In the earlier match, the Ozark JV team defeated Cassville 5-2. Skyler Foster had a hat trick to lead the scoring for the Tigers.
Monday, November 3
#4 Nixa vs #5 Ozark @ 5:00pm
#3 Parkview vs #6 Branson @ 7:00pm
Tuesday, November 4
Nixa/Ozark vs. #1 Kickapoo @ 5:00pm
Parkview/Branson vs. #2 Glendale @ 7:00pm
Thursday, November 6
District Championship @ 7:00pm
All games will be played at Kickapoo High School.
The Ozark Tigers defeated the Zizzers from West Plains by a score of 2-0 on Senior Night. Ozark seniors Alex Bedinghaus, Zach Marlow, Jeremy Dauer, TJ Miner, Matt Funderburk and Tommy Kindle were recognized during halftime of the Varsity Match. The Ozark JV squad also defeated the Zizzers in the early match on Tuesday night. The JV game ended 4-0 in favor of the Tigers.
The Ozark Tigers were doing a good job of moving the ball and building their attacks on Thursday night and seemed to be winning the battle of possession. Seth Hampton had a good look at goal late in the second half that went just right of the post. But Joplin got numbers into the box in the 67th minute and managed to score on a hard shot taken from the middle of the 18-yard box. Four minutes later, in the 71st minute of play, Ozark surged forward and earned a corner kick. The Tigers pushed everyone up into the attack to try to capitalize on the opportunity to level the score . . . . but the ball was cleared out of the box and a Joplin midfielder managed to collect the ball quickly and send a great ball downfield into the corner where his teammate was able to run on to it. The counter-attack developed so quickly for Joplin that the only Ozark defender who was back was forced to go wide to apply pressure and then the ball was served skillfully to a Joplin attacker who was streaking unmarked down the center of the field. The Joplin attacker settled the ball on the run and took a touch to the right past Ozark’s charging keeper and then tucked the ball into the goal to seal the victory for Joplin. Final score: Joplin 2 and Ozark 0.
In the early match on Tuesday, the Ozark JV squad and Joplin’s JV squad finished in a nil-nil tie.
