West Plains Zizzer Soccer

The 6th Annual West Plains Lady Zizzer Soccer Classic will be held April 24-25, 2009. We are excited to announce some changes to this seasons tournament. This year we have expanded the tournament from 8 teams to 10 teams (and we still had to turn away a couple of other schools). This year’s field will include:

Affton Cougars from St. Louis
Cape Central Tigers from Cape Girardeau
Liberty Eagles from Mountain View
Moberly Spartans
Nettleton Raiders from Jonesboro AR - coached by former Zizzer Julie Long
Parkview Vikings
Sikeston Bulldogs
Valley View Blazers from Jonesboro, AR
Waynesville Tigers
West Plains Zizzers

We will not be using Carmical Field this year. Instead we will be using the WPHS Football Field in addition thw the WPHS Soccer Field. This will give us two lighted fields and give us concession stands and good restrooms at both fields and keeps everything in close proximity.

The schedule of games is in the process of being completed now that the field of teams is set. We think this will be our best tournament yet, so mark your calendars.

All Junior and Senior Boys and Girls Soccer players are invited to participate in the 2nd Annual Midwest Indoor College Showcase to be held Monday, January 19, 2009 (Martin Luther King Day) at Lake Country Indoor Soccer Complex in Springfield, MO from 9:00am-5:30pm.

At the showcase, numerous College Coaches will be in the same place at the same time. With only one field to watch at a time, you are guaranteed to be seen!

You can Register online at www.springfieldsportsclub.com. If you have questions, email Eric Sorlie at sorlie@springfieldsportsclub.com

The cost is $55 per player, which includes t-shirt and contact information for college coaches. There will be numerous College Coaches from all collegiate levels in attendance.

Players will Play in a minimum of 2 games, 6v6 including keepers so your ability will be on display. There will be continuous play with walls and nets surrounding the field.

College Coaches that attended last year include: Missouri State University, Drake University, University of Central Arkansas, Drury University, Missouri Southern State University, Missouri S&T, Lyon College, William Jewell College, William Baptist University, Wartburg, Butler County CC, Neosho County CC, Missouri Valley, and
many others.

For a printable Flyer click midwest-indoor-college-showcase-2009

Zizzer Senior Midfielder, Nathan Moore, has been selected to play in The 5th Annual Southwest All-Stars Games, presented by SGFsoccer.com and Springfield Soccer Club. The games (a girls game and a boys game) will be held Thursday, June 18th, 2009 at the Cooper Soccer Complex in Springfield, MO. For the complete list of selections, check out the All-Stars Announcement on SGFsoccer.com.

Moore led the Zizzers in Goals (5), Assists (3), and Points (13) this season. Congratulations Nathan!

I have been a little slow getting stuff on here lately, I apologize. The 2009 Girls Schedule has been posted on the appropriate page on the left. News about the 2009 West Plains Lady Zizzer Classic will be coming soon!

The 2009 boys schedule has also been posted. These schedules are pretty much complete, but as always, are subject to change.

I will try to get everything else updated in the next couple of days.

The 2008 Class 2 Boys West-Southwest All-Region Team has been announced. The West-Southwest Region includes teams from Class 2 District 5 & District 6. There are 18 Teams in all. Here is the All-Region Team:

MVP - Ryan Buck, Pembroke Hill
MVP Offense - Uziel Franco, Cassville
MVP Defense - Kyle Slagle, Bolivar
MVP GK - Dale Baker, Bolivar
Coach of the Year - Matt Pritchett, Pembroke Hill

All-Region
GK, Dale Baker, SR, Bolivar
MF, Ryan Buck, SR, Pembroke Hill
F, Uziel Franco, SR, Cassville
F/M, Caleb Grabill, SO, Harrisonville
MF, Ben Hunter, SR, Harrisonville
F, Ben Keeton, SO, Pembroke Hill
F, Matt Magana, SO, Bolivar
D, Klay Norman, JR, West Plains
F, Ross Payne, SO, Pembroke Hill
F/GK, Bryce Scovill, SR, O’ Hara
D, Jacob Sinclair, JR, Pembroke Hill
D, Kyle Slagle, JR, Bolivar
D, Josh Sprenkle, SR, Carl Junction
MF, Bradley Stillwagon, JR, Bolivar
F, Mauricio Trujillo, JR, Monett
D, Ryan Wood, SR, Harrisonville
D, Willis Zirchsky, SR, Marshfield

All-Region Honorable Mention
D, Ross Delossantos, JR, Cassville
D, Landon Grider, SR, Bolivar
F, Ethan Jernigan, SR, Marshfield
MF, Robert Martin, JR, Marshfield
MF, Humberto Morales, SR, Monett
MF, Luis Ortega, SR, Cassville
MF, Uriel Rueda, JR, Monett
F, Nathan Wilson, SR, Carl Junction

Final Rankings
1 Pembroke Hill (11-14-1)
2 Bolivar (20-8-0)
3 Harrisonville (18-5-0)
4 Cassville (17-7-0)
5 Monett (14-10-0)
6 Marshfield (10-16-0)

Congratulations Klay!

All-Ozark Conference selections were made last week and announced this week. Here are the results.

1st Team All-Ozark Conference

Lane Chapman, Senior - Kickapoo
Ryan Moses, Senior - Kickapoo
Skyler Russell, Junior - Kickapoo
Chris Tombridge, Senior - Kickapoo
Devon Newport, Senior - Glendale
Ryan Squires, Senior - Glendale
Graham Basecke, Senior - Glendale
Tyler Sinnott, Senior - Rolla
Andrew Chism, Senior - Rolla
Max Duncan, Junior - Joplin
Tim Griffin, Senior - Parkview
Bryce Collier, Senior - Hillcrest
Grant Bollig, Senior - Lebanon
Jeff Dorhauer, Junior - Camdenton
Eric Iverson, Junior - Waynesville

2nd Team All-Ozark Conference

Tyler Bennett, Senior - Kickapoo
Caleb Collier, Senior - Kickapoo
Brock Ruggeri, Senior - Kickapoo
Ian Newport, Senior - Glendale
Ryan Partch, Senior - Glendale
Chris Maddox, Junior - Glendale
Justin Schubring, Senior - Rolla
Stephen Moorkamp, Senior - Rolla
Matt Medley, Senior - Parkview
Kyle Kutz, Senior - Parkview
Blake Aggus, Senior - Joplin
Jon McDermid, Senior - Joplin
Rayder Bennett, Sophomore - Camdenton
Gehrig Haberstock, Sophomore - Waynesville
Ben Ballhorn, Senior - Hillcrest
Kyle Street, Senior - Lebanon
Klay Norman, Junior - West Plains

Honorable Mention All-Ozark Conference

Cody Martin, Junior - Rolla
Parker Maher, Freshman - Joplin
Levin Parker, Senior - Joplin
Jared Moore, Junior - Parkview
Jon Malter, Junior - Parkview
Drew Whitney, Senior - Camdenton
Ian Kennedy, Junior - Kickapoo
Jeremy Rutledge, Senior - Waynesville
Jordan Pitts, Junior - Glendale
Patrick Baltz, Junior - Glendale
Alec Martinez, Sophomore - Glendale
Jordan Perrone, Senior - Lebanon
Christian Mitchell, Senior - Lebanon
Michael Freeman, Junior - Hillcrest
Mitch Easter, Junior - Hillcrest
Dylan York , Sophomore - West Plains
Nathan Moore, Senior - West Plains

I am a little behind on this one, but here it is.

First Team All-District

Willis Zirchsky – Marshfield- defender – senior.
Ethan Jernigan – Marshfield – forward – senior
Robert Martin – Marshfield – midfield- senior
Klay Norman – West Plains – defender - junior
Humberto Morales – Monett – midfield - senior
Mauricio Trujillo – Monett – forward - junior
Uriel Rueda – Monett – midfield - junior
Uziel Franco – Cassville – forward – senior
Luis Ortega – Cassville – mid - 12
Austin Doran – Webb – Midfield - junior
Matt Magana – Bolivar- Forward – sophomore
Bradley Stillwagon – Bolivar – midfield – junior
Kyle Slagle – Bolivar – defender – junior
Landon Grider – Bolivar – defender – senior
Dale Baker – Bolivar – GK – senior
Josh Sprenkle – Carl Junction – defender – senior
Brandon Kennedy – Carl Junction – forward – junior
Nathan Wilson – Carl Junction – forward - senior

Second Team All-District

Colten Harden – Marshfield – midfield – sophomore
Craig Obermaier – marsh – midfield - senior
Dylan York – West Plains – defender – sophomore
Brenden Williams – L.R. – midfield - sophomore
Jose Lopez – Monett – Forward - junior
Abraham Mejia – Monett – Defender - sophomore
Cory Wilbanks - Cassville – defender - senior
Matt Angel – Cassville – defender - junior
Michael Rush – Cassville – GK - senior
PJ Armstrong – Webb – forward - junior
Ethan Krisek – Aurora – D - senior
Al Dohmen – monett – GK - junior
Mitchell Waters – Bolivar – forward – freshman
Ryan Ladd – Bolivar – defender – senior
Seth Hopwood – Bolivar – defender – junior
Nii Kpakpo Abrahams – Carl Junction – midfield – junior
Juan Rojo – Carl Junction – midfield - junior

Honorable Mention All-District

Eddie Lovan – Marshfield – defender - senior
Nathan Moore - West plains – midfield – senior
David Evans – West Plains – midfield - senior
Wes Bird – Rogersville – forward - senior
Michael Kean – monett – defender - senior
Bill Townsend – monett – defender - sophomore
Caleb Wilbanks – Cassville – defender - junior
Bryan Schroeder – Cassville – midfield - junior
Kyle Handley – Webb – midfield - sophomore
Josh Wegrzyn – Aurora – Defender - senior
Jake Condren – Bolivar – midfield - senior
Carlo Frassetto – Bolivar – midfield - senior
Patrick Chism – Carl Junciton – defender - senior

Congrats Boys!

The Missouri State Bears fell to the Creighton Bluejays 1-0 in the Championship Game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Championship Game was broadcast on Fox Sports Midwest. The Bluejays, currently ranked #2 in the nation, claimed the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Bears season ended with the loss. Former Zizzer Soccer standout, Nick Dryden was named Player of the Game for the Bears.

Congratulations Nick!

Former Zizzer Soccer Standout, Nick Dryden and the Missouri State Bears will be on Fox Sports Midwest at 1:00pm Sunday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship Game. The Bears defeated Eastern Illinois 4-1 in the First Round on Wednesday. This evening (Friday) the Bears defeated the Drake Bulldogs who are ranked #22 (NSCAA) in the country. The match was tied 1-1 after Two Overtimes. The Bears prevailed 4-1 in the Penalty Kick Shootout to advance to the Title game on Sunday. The Bears will face the Creighton Bluejays who are ranked #2 (NSCAA) in the country. Back on October 21st, the two teams battled to a 0-0 Tie. The winner of the game will receive an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.

For more information check out the MVC website.

Good Luck! Go Bears!!

The end of the season soccer banquet has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 18 at 6:30pm. The banquet will be held in the WPHS Cafeteria. We will be having tacos. If you haven’t got your information paper, see Coach Schmitt or Coach Brown.