Soccer

Chaminade soccer star puts focus on his team

Submitted on March 14, 2013
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org
Tommy Barlow, a junior at Chaminade College Preparatory School, was selected Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year for the state of Missouri.

When Tommy Barlow talks soccer, he could easily bring up his personal accomplishments. He netted the ball 27 times last season and assisted his teammates with 17 goals. He was a leader of the Chaminade soccer team that advanced to the Class 3 state championship game. He was named Gatorade Missouri Boys Soccer Player of the Year, was an All-American selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and chosen as the Missouri Soccer Coaches Association Class 3 Player of the Year.

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Six local Catholic schools hoist first-place trophies

Submitted on November 28, 2012
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org
Sid Hastings Valle Catholic High School wide receiver Trevor Klump (35) attempted to make a catch over Penney High School safety Kellen Overstreet (29) during the MSHSAA Class 1 state championship football game at the Edward Jones Dome Nov. 23. The Hornets scored 21 points in the game’s final 2:30 minutes to beat Valle 60-34.
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Missouri soccer playoffs: Old rivalry travels across the state

Submitted on November 21, 2012
Michael Faust

Singer David Cook, NFL receiver Brandon Lloyd and former NBA athlete and Mizzou standout Jon Sundvold are all stars who came out of Blue Springs, Mo., a town of 50,000-plus people.

This past weekend, soccer standouts from around the state had a chance to make greatness come alive in this city once again, and two Metro Catholic Conference teams had the opportunity to claim another title.

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Narrow wins, overtime thrillers highlight playoffs

Submitted on November 21, 2012
Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org
St. Dominic High School sophomore Colin Wynn, left, battled a Carthage High School player for the ball in the state soccer finals Nov. 17. Wynn had the game-winning goal to win the Class 2 state championship with 6 minutes left in regulation.

After a series of narrow wins in the playoffs -- including overtime thrillers -- Christian Brothers College High School won its eighth state soccer title and St. Dominic High School in O'Fallon won its fourth title at the state finals in Blue Springs, Mo., Nov. 16-17.

CBC defeated Chaminade College Prep 2-0 Nov. 17 to win the championship in Class 3. Both goals came in the first half, scored by Jacob Meyerkord and Max Keeley. Chaminade outshot CBC, especially in the second half, but the defense held strong. CBC ended the year with a 26-5-1 record and Chaminade ended at 25-3-2.

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Faithful Fan | Soccer in St. Louis impresses 'Finding the Game' author

Submitted on July 10, 2012
By Joseph Kenny

Gwendolyn Oxenham is impressed with the soccer community in St. Louis.

That's saying a lot considering where she's played soccer. A prison in Brazil with no guards on the inside. Ghettos in Africa and Brazil. In Tehran with women in hijab. A Palestinian-Jewish rivalry in Israel.

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Five local Catholic schools head to state in girls soccer

Submitted on May 30, 2012
Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org
St. Dominic High School soccer goalie Megan Swanson leaped to block a shot by Visitation Academy during the Missouri Class 2 girls’ soccer quarterfinals at Visitation May 26.

Five Catholic schools from the archdiocese are in the state semifinals in the three classes of girls soccer.

In Class 2, the St. Dominic High School Lady Crusaders defeated Visitation 8-1 on May 26 to move on to the semifinals.

In the quarterfinal game, St. Dominic had two goals each from Emily Monroe and Cristina Rodriguez and tallies from Alex Schmitz, Kristin Wolff, Haley Ennis and Mackenzie Rief. Visitation's Abby Grimes had her team's only goal.

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