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!