Congratulations to former Falcon and current Drury Panther Emily Cline on being named to the 2011 National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Region V team.

Cline is the second Falcon to receive All-Region recognition. In 2008, former Falcon Devon Newport became the first Falcon to receive All-Region honors. Cline is the second area girl to receive All-Region honors. Rolla’s Anne Felts was all-region in 2000 and All-American in 2001.

Steve Olson has written more extensively about the NSCAA All-Region and All-American teams on SoccerSTL.net.

Congratulations to Molly Brewer on her verbal commitment to play soccer for her father, Coach Rob Brewer, and the Missouri State University Bears in the Fall of 2012.

Missouri State competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Congratulations to Alix Opfer on her verbal commitment to play soccer for Coach Rob Brewer and the Missouri State University Bears in the Fall of 2012.

Missouri State competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

The girls play on Tuesday, July 12

6:00pm vs. Poo Gold on Field 1
8:00pm vs. Carl Junction on Field 2

The boys play on Thursday, July 14

6:00pm
Blue vs. Catholic on Field 1
Red vs. Greenwood on Field 3

7:00pm
Blue vs. Ozark Field 1
Red vs. Willard Field 3

The Seventh Annual Southwest Missouri All-Star Soccer Games were held last night.

SGFsoccer.com has separate stories and photos for the boys and girls games. The News-Leader also has a story with a lot of attention on Jacob Rogers’ return to the pitch after last summer’s ACL injury.

Don’t forget that the seventh annual Southwest Missouri All-Star Soccer Games will be held Thursday, June 23 at the Cooper Soccer Complex. The girls’ game is to begin at 6:00pm with the boys’ game following at 8:00pm.

Two Falcons will play in the girls game: Emily Cline and Ashlan Fiester.

Five Falcons will play in the boys game: Alec Martinez, Joe Aubuchon, Lukas Rickenbacher, Reece Conner, and Jake Rogers.

Coach Rogers and Coach Mike Howard from Rolla will be coaching the Boys Red Team.

Three Falcons have been named to the News-Leader’s All-Ozarks soccer team.

Kristin Miller, GK, 12, Nixa
Stevie Heidzig, D, 12, Rogersville
Alix Opfer, D, 11, Glendale
Andrew Parker, D, 12, Catholic
Molly Brewer, M, 11, Glendale
Marin Gelsheimer, M, 12, Kickapoo
Lauren Moats, M, 11, Nixa
Natalie Smid, M, 12, Catholic
Emily Cline, F, 12, Glendale
Shelby Hatz, F, 12, Catholic
Nicole Ortega, F, 9, Catholic

The 2011 Girls Class 3 All-State team has been announced and the Falcons are well-represented.

1st Team
Emily Cline
Molly Brewer

2nd Team
Alix Opfer

Honorable Mention
Kindra Lierz

Public School Co-Coach of the Year
Jeff Rogers

Also, the Falcons were ranked 3rd in postseason coaches poll.

Several Falcons players are now MYSA State Cup Champions.

Devon Newport plays for St. Louis Scott Gallagher team that won the U23 Boys State championship. Molly Brewer plays for the St. Louis Scott Gallagher team that won the Girls U17 State Cup. These teams will play in the USYA National Championships to be held July 26-31 in Phoenix.

Evan Garrad, Nic Bauer, and Matt Call are members of the Springfield Soccer Club 94/95 team that won the Boys U16 State Cup. Emily Cline played for the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Green Academy team that won the Girls U18 State Cup. Cline had the lone goal in the championship game. These teams will play in the regional tournament to be held June 24-29 in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Congratulations to Emily Cline on being selected as the Springfield News-Leader’s Female Athlete of the Year.