Springfield, Missouri's Glendale Falcons

The Falcons lost to the defending state champion Rockhurst Hawklets in the Missouri State Class 3 boys soccer championship game, 0-3.

The Falcons finish with a 26-5 record and the 2nd place trophy – the best finish in school history.

Congratulations boys on an unforgettable season!

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Coach Rogers will be calling in to The Jock 98.7 High School Highlight Show at 11:05am today.

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Check back. More stories will be added as we find them.

Prepcasts.com: Glendale vs. DeSmet. Archived audio of most of the match. Audio trouble occurred with about 7 minutes left in the second overtime and was not resolved until some time after the match. The webmaster was hoping the archive would be complete, but alas, it is the Rose Mary Woods edition.

STLtoday: Glendale Rallies for OT Win

News-Leader: Falcons Advance to Title Game

SGFsoccer: Class 3 Semifinals

SGFsoccer Flickr Photos: For now, check the full SGFsoccer photostream. A few photos are up now. He has over 200 to sort through. Look for more photos later in the Glendale Soccer set.

News-Leader Blog: Glendale Advances to Finals with Double-Overtime Win

News-Leader Blog: Glendale and DeSmet Set to Kick Off

News-Leader Blog: Glendale Trails 1-0 at Halftime

KansasCity.com: Rockhurst Soccer Team Blanks McCluer North

Photo courtesy of SGFsoccer.com

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The Falcons defeated the DeSmet Spartans, 2-1, in 20T.
Match Stats: Devon Newport (1G/1A), Ryan Squires (1G).

Devon Newport scores the first Glendale goal on a free kick. Ryan Squires scores the game winner in the second OT off a Devon Newport corner.

The Falcons will play the Rockhurst Hawklets on Saturday night at 7:00pm for the Class 3 championship.

This is the first time that St. Louis has not been represented in the soccer championship game in the state’s largest classification.

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News about the Falcons:

• News-Leader: Falcons Seek Historic Win
• STLtoday: Capsules for Teams in State Tournament
• SGFsoccer: Catch the Missouri High School Soccer Semifinals Via the Web
• OzarksFirst.com: Glendale and Catholic Prepare for Final Four
  

News about the other teams:

• STLtoday: McCluer North Relishes Underdog Role in Class 3 Soccer
• KansasCity.com: Rockhurst’s Sweetin Leads His Team Into the State Semifinals

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Over at SGFsoccer, CBC Coach Terry Michler has a preview of the four teams (Glendale, DeSmet, Rockhurst, & McCluer North) playing in the Class 3 Final Four.

Dan Lucy from KOLR 10 visited practice yesterday and filmed a report that should air this evening.

We previously mentioned that Prepcasts.com will live stream the Glendale vs. DeSmet match on Friday. It has also been anounced that the MSHSAA Internet Network will live stream the Class 3 championship match. The broadcast begins at 6:45pm with kickoff schedule for 7:00pm.

Don’t forget tonight’s reception in the Glendale cafeteria at 6:00pm.

Steve Olson has posted some Final Four Resources and Directions over at SGFsoccer.com.

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