Southwest MO Soccer All Stars

Gold Boys Roster, Coached by Phil Hodge and Mike Howard
18 - Adam Legg, Kickapoo Chiefs
1 - Anthony Larson, Cassville Wildcats
2 - Zach Hay, Kickapoo Chiefs
3 - Tanner Roberts, Bolivar Liberators
4 - Matt Beckett, Parkview Vikings
5 - Adam Strong. Lebanon Yellowjackets
6 - Nelson Guzman, Carthage Tigers
7 - Richard McNulty, Rolla Bulldogs
8 - Heath Melugin, Kickapoo Chiefs
9 - Ryan Toombs, Bolivar Liberators
10 - Chamal Samaranayake, Rolla Bulldogs
11 - Kam Maddy, Rolla Bulldogs
12 - Matt Libel, Springfield Catholic
13 - Kyler Temple, Kickapoo Chiefs
14 - Rob Curtis, Ozark Tigers
15 - Jake Lumby, Ozark Tigers
17 - Ryan Schlichtman, Cassville Wildcats

Red Boys Roster, Coached by Josh Scott and Mike Gow
18 - Patrick McCarthy, Glendale Flacons
1 - Nate Lipps, Camdenton Lakers
2 - Tyler McElroy, Glendale Falcons
3 - Brice Hunt, West Plains Zizzers
4 - Carter McKay, Central Bulldogs
5 - Miles Barnhart , Greenwod Blue Jays
6 - Shaun Morris, Glendale Falcons
7 - Justin Rogers, Glendale Falcons
8 - Justin Scicluna, West Plains Zizzers
9 - Michael Davis, Waynesville Tigers
10 - T.J. Martin, Webb City Cardinals
11 - Stephen Jones, New Covenant Warriors
12 - Tucker Downs, Glendale Falcons
13 - Stuart Ziegler, West Plains Zizzers
14 - Josh Baldwin, Camdenton Lakers
15 - Edger Becerra, Neosho Wildcats
17 - Nathan Rigsby, Crocker Lions

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The 4th Annual Southwest All-Stars Game, presented by SGFsoccer.com and Springfield Soccer Club, will be held Thursday June 19th, 2008 at the Cooper Soccer Complex at Lake Country Soccer. There will be a Girls Game and the Boys Game.

The rosters for the Boys Teams, high school seniors who will graduate in May 2008 and recently completed their high school careers, is listed below. Formal invitations will be going out to the players this week. There were over 80 boys nominated this year, representative of the strength of play we saw in the Region this year.

The 4th Annual Southwest All-Stars Roster

Last Name, First - Team - Pos, Honors
Linggi, Michael - Crocker Lions - M, District 5 1st team
Rigsby, Nathan - Crocker Lions - F
Barnhart, Miles - Greenwood Blue Jays - D, District 5 1st team
Jones, Stephen - New Covenant Warriors - M, District 6 1st team
Libel, Matt -Springfield Catholic - M, District 5 1st team
Casey, Peter - Bolivar Liberators - F, WSW Region 1st team
Roberts, Tanner - Bolivar Liberators - D, WSW Region Defender of the Year
Toombs, Ryan - Bolivar Liberators - M, WSW Region 1st team
Chirwa, JT - Carl Junction Bulldogs - M, District 5 1st team
Guzman, Nelson - Carthage Tigers - D, WSW Region 1st team
Larson, Anthony - Cassville Wildcats - GK, WSW Goalkeeper of the Year
Schlichtman, Ryan - Cassville Wildcats- F, WSW Region 1st team
Handley, Michael - Webb City Cardinals - M, WSW Region 1st team
Martin, TJ - Webb City Cardinals - F, WSW Player of the Year
Hunt, Brice - West Plains Zizzers - M, WSW Region & Ozark Conference 1st team
Scicluna, Justin - West Plains Zizzers - M, WSW Region & Ozark Conference 1st team
Ziegler, Stuart - West Plains Zizzers - F, WSW Region & Ozark Conference 1st team
Baldwin, Josh - Camdenton Lakers - F, Ozark Conference 1st team
Lipps, Nate - Camdenton Lakers - GK, Ozark Conference 1st team
McKay, Carter - Central Bulldogs - D, District 11 1st team
Downs, Tucker - Glendale Falcons - F, Ozark Conference HM, District 11 2nd team
McCarthy, Patrick - Glendale Falcons - GK, SW Region Goalkeeper of the Year, Ozark Conference 1st team
McElroy, Tyler - Glendale Falcons - D, Ozark Conference 2nd team, District 12 1st
Morris, Shaun - Glendale Falcons - M, District 11 2nd team
Rogers, Justin - Glendale Falcons - M, SW Region and Ozark Conference 1st team
Medlin, Mark - Joplin Eagles - D, Ozark Conference & District 12 2nd team
Hay, Zack - Kickapoo Chiefs - D, SW Region Defender of the Year, Ozark Conference 1st team
Legg, Adam - Kickapoo Chiefs -GK, Ozark Conference 1st team
Melugin, Heath - Kickapoo Chiefs - M, All-Midwest, SW Region Player of the Year
Temple, Kyler - Kickapoo Chiefs - F, SW Region & Ozark Conference 1st team
Strong, Adam - Lebanon Yellowjackets - D/MF, District 11 2nd team
Becerra, Edger - Neosho Wildcats - F, District 12 1st team
Curtis, Rob - Ozark Tigers - F/M, District 12 1st team
Lumby, Jake - Ozark Tigers - F, District 12 2nd team
Beckett, Matt - Parkview Vikings - D, Ozark Conference 2nd team, District 12 1st
Griffin, Will - Parkview Vikings - D, SW Region & Ozark Conference 1st team
Maddy, Kam - Rolla Bulldogs - M, SW Region & Ozark Conference 1st team
McNulty, Rick - Rolla Bulldogs - D, SW Region & Ozark Conference 1st team
Samaranayake, Chamal - Rolla Bulldogs - M, Ozark Conference & District 11 2nd team
Davis, Michael - Waynesville Tigers - M, Ozark Conference & District 11 1st team

This year’s boys roster includes players representing 21 teams for the 40 players. The breakdown by school and class includes:
• Class 1 – five (5) players from four (4) schools
• Class 2 – twelve (12) players from six (6) schools
• Class 3 - twenty-three (23) players from eleven (11) schools

The roster includes players from the three regional teams that reached the State Final 4 this year - Kickapoo, Cassville and Crocker.

The roster is led by Heath Melugin, Kickapoo, recognized this year at the All-Midwest level. Melugin was also recognized as the Player of the Year in the Southwest Region while teammate Zack Hay was chosen the Defensive Player of the Year. Glendale’s Patrick McCarthy was Keeper of the Year in the Region.

Additional top field players include:
• Michael Linggi, Crocker Lions forward, a Swiss foreign exchange student
• TJ Martin, Webb City Cardinals, Class 2 Regional Player of the Year
• Tanner Roberts, Bolivar Liberators, Class 2 Regional Defender of the Year
• Kam Maddy, Rolla Bulldogs central midfielder & Class 3 Regional player
• Justin Rogers, Glendale Falcons central midfielder & Class 3 Regional player
• Kyler Temple, Kickapoo Chiefs forward & Class 3 Regional player who has committed to the Drury Panthers
• Will Griffin, Parkview Vikings defender & Class 3 Regional player
• Richard McNulty, Rolla Bulldogs defender & Class 3 Regional player

There are four (4) goalkeepers invited this year. In addition to McCarthy,
• Adam Legg, Kickapoo Chiefs, 4th place in State & Ozark Conference 1st Team
• Nate Lipps, Camdenton Lakers, Ozark Conference 1st Team
• Anthony Larsen, Cassville Wildcats, Keeper of the Year Class 2 Regional polls and 4th place in State

The games feature the best graduating high school seniors in the region, as chosen by Steve Ole Olson of SGFsoccer.com and Jeremy Alumbaugh of Springfield SC. Nominations were sought from the Coaches at the twenty-nine (29) boys teams in three classes that play soccer in the Southwest Missouri region.

The event is organized jointly by SGFsoccer.com, Southwest Missouri’s soccer resource, and the Springfield Soccer Club, home to over 20 teams including the regions first State Championship squad, the U16 boys who also reached the Region II Semi-finals.

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The 3rd Annual Southwest All-Stars Game, presented by SGFsoccer.com and Springfield Soccer Club, will be held the week of June 18th, 2007 at the Cooper Soccer Complex at Lake Country Soccer. There will be a Girls Game at 6:00 pm and the Boys Game will follow at 8:00 pm.

The rosters for the Boys Teams, high school seniors who will graduate in May 2007 and recently completed their high school careers, is listed below. Formal invitations will be going out to the players this week:

Name, School, Position
Javier Perez, Aurora Houn’Dawgs
Rutger Thieme, Greenwood Blue Jays, GK
Ross Chaffin, Greenwood Blue Jays, F/M
Danny Jeffries, New Covenant Academy Warriors, M
Nate Evans, Cassville Wildcats, D
Hector Valenzuela, Cassville Wildcats, M/F
David Valenciano, Monett Cubs, D
Richard Jones, West Plains Zizzers, D
Dustin Smith, West Plains Zizzers, M
Zach Auala, West Plains Zizzers, GK
Chad Bolin, Willard Tigers, D
Julio Villanueva, Central Bulldogs, F
Stephen Conner, Glendale Falcons, GK
Andrew Sawyer, Glendale Falcons, M
Danny Collins, Glendale Falcons, F/M
Jared Dusha, Glendale Falcons, D
Sam Palmer, Glendale Falcons, D
John Duncan, Joplin Eagles, F
Luke Prater, Kickapoo Chiefs, M
Alex Palmer, Kickapoo Chiefs, D
Tyler Williams, Kickapoo Chiefs, M/F
Adam Peterson, Kickapoo Chiefs, M
Matthew Gow, Lebanon Yellowjackets, GK
Bryan Hedgpeth, Lebanon Yellowjackets, M
Kendall Daniel, Neosho Wildcats, GK
Brady Hurlburt, Nixa Eagles, D/M
Danny Curro, Nixa Eagles, F/D
Jon Durbin, Nixa Eagles, M
Spencer Hunter, Ozark Tigers, M
Thomas Marlow, Parkview Vikings, M
Tyler Kutz, Parkview Vikings, GK
Joey Ekstam, Parkview Vikings, F
Kyle Stagner, Rolla Bulldogs, D
Chris Linn, Waynesville Tigers, D

This year’s boys roster includes players representing 18 boys teams (34 players). The breakdown by school and class includes:
• Class 1 – four (4) players from three (3) schools
• Class 2 – seven (7) players from four (4) schools
• Class 3 – twenty-three (23) players from eleven (11) schools

There are six (6) goalkeepers on this years roster, in recognition of the strength at that position that saw several qualified players who did not make the roster. They are led by Stephen Conner of Glendale, a 1st Team All-State player in Class 3 for the past two years and MVP Southwest Region this year. It includes Rutger Theime of Greenwood, All-State Honorable Mention in 2005 when Greenwood finished 3rd in Class 1; Zach Auala of West Plains, Southwest Region GK of the Year and Class 2 3rd place State finisher; and Class 3 representatives Matthew Gow of Lebanon, Kendall Daniel of Neosho and Tyler Kutz of Parkview.

Top field players include
• Jared Dusha, Glendale, 2nd Team All-State and Defensive MVP, Southwest Region
• Tyler Williams, Kickapoo, Honorable Mention All-State and 1st Team Southwest Region & Ozark Conference squad and Southern Methodist University signee
• Luke Prater, Kickapoo, 1st Team Southwest Region & Ozark Conference as well as Kickapoo MVP. Honorable Mention All-State in 2005.
• Danny Collins, Glendale, 1st Team Southwest Region & Ozark Conference as well as Glendale Offensive MVP
• Adam Peterson, Kickapoo, 1st Team Southwest Region & Ozark Conference as well as Kickapoo Coaches Award Winner and ? signee
• Alex Palmer, Kickapoo, 1st Team Southwest Region & Ozark Conference as well as Kickapoo Defensive MVP
• John Duncan, Joplin, 1st Team Southwest Region
• Tom Marlow, Parkview, 1st Team Southwest Region (Unanimous Selection) & Ozark Conference
• Nate Evans, Cassville, Honorable Mention All-State 2006 and 2nd team All-State 2005 when the Wildcats finished 3rd in the State in Class 2. 1st Team Southwest Region in 2006.
• Ross Chaffin, Greenwood, 1st Team All-State in 2005 when the Blue Jays were 3rd place finishers in Class 1
• Brady Hurlburt, Nixa, Honorable Mention Southwest Region
• Danny Curro, Nixa, Honorable Mention Southwest Region
• Chris Linn, Waynesville, Honorable Mention Southwest Region

Recent alumni of the games include the following players:

Jake Basecke, 2005 MVP (Glendale), recently competed in the National Club Collegiate Championships, representing the University of Missouri Men’s Club team.

Andrew Parsons, 2006 (Glendale), participated in the NCAA Division I Tournament as a member of the University of New Mexico Lobo’s

Joshua Florez, 2005 (Parkview), participated in the NCAA Division III Tournament as a member of the Washington University in St. Louis Bears

Steve Wilczewski, 2006 Red team MVP (Glendale), played for the Drury Panthers this year where he started 17 of 18 games

Nick Dryden, 2006 Gold Team MVP (West Plains) plays for the Missouri State Bears.

The games feature the best graduating high school seniors in the region, as chosen by Steve Ole Olson of SGFsoccer.com and Jeremy Alumbaugh of Springfield SC. Nominations were sought from the Coaches at the thirty-one (31) boys teams in three classes that play soccer in the Southwest Missouri region. The girls roster will be announced at the end of the Spring season. The High School State Finals matches are scheduled for June 1-2, 2007 in St. Louis.

The event is organized jointly by SGFsoccer.com, Southwest Missouri’s premier source for soccer information, and the Springfield Soccer Club, home to over 20 teams with two State Semifinalists and four Quarterfinalists the past two years.

The game was covered by Mediacom Channel 14 for tape-delayed broadcast in 2006, the first local soccer event to be broadcast in over a decade.

A website dedicated to the event can be found at SWsoccerAllStars.com

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Andrew Parsons, Glendale Falcons, has accepted his invitation and will participate in the 2nd Annual Southwest Soccer All-Stars game. Andrew has signed to play 1st Division soccer for coach Jeremy Fishbein at the University of New Mexico, 2005 NCAA Finalists. His other honors include:

All State – 2nd Team 2005
Class 3 All Region Team – Most Valuable Player 2005
Academic All Conference Team 2005
All Ozarks Team 2005
Selected MVP of Glendale High School Varsity Soccer Team 2005
Leading Scorer for Glendale Soccer Team 2005: 20 Goals and 12 Assists
District 11 MVP 2005

Andrew was coached by Jeff Rogers at Glendale as well as Jeremy Alumbaugh with the Springfield Soccer Club. Welcome aboard!

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Nick Dryden, West Plains Zizzers, has accepted his invitation and will participate in the 2nd Annual Southwest Soccer All-Stars game. Nick has signed to play 1st Division soccer for Coach Jon Leamy at Missouri State. His other honors include: Continue Reading »

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