Like other sports concerned about head injuries and concussions, soccer is about to get safer. USA Soccer recently announced that heading the ball will be banned for youth ages 10 and younger. American Youth Soccer Organization, (AYSO) the governing body for 50,000 teams and more than half a million players ages 4 to 19, will be following the change. “We...Read More
Category Archives: Soccer
Herkimer – There usually isn’t much difference between the Nos. 4 and 5 seeds in a soccer tournament and that was the case in Thursday’s men’s...Read More
Sauquoit Ousts Watertown IHC 3-0
By Perry L. Novak Fulton – Sauquoit Valley’s girls soccer team successfully defended its Section III Class C title Saturday with a superb...Read More
Golden Knights Upend Poland 4-0
By Perry L. Novak Chittenango – The Poland girls soccer team saw its bid for a fourth straight Section III Class D title ended Thursday night. And it was only fitting that the team that gave Coach Tom Basel’s Tornadoes their toughest tests in 2012-14 was the one that snapped the streak in the semifinals. Led by All-State midfielder Claire Stackel’s...Read More
New Hartford To Play J-D For Title
By Nick Sardina CAMDEN – The New Hartford Spartans girls soccer team had allowed just 13 goals all season entering Thursday evening’s Class A semifinal...Read More
Sauquoit Valley Advances With Win Over Beaver River
Chittenango – All it took was one goal for New York State’s #1 ranked Sauquoit Valley Lady Indians Soccer Team to defeat Beaver River in the Section III Semifinal and move on to the Championship Game. The Lady Indians, seeded #1 in the Class “C” Tournament, are the defending Section III Champion and improved to (19-0) on the 2015 season....Read More
Dolgeville Tops Cooperstown 3-2 in Overtime Thriller
Dolgeville – Cooperstown’s girls soccer team beat Dolgeville twice during the regular season and looked like it would be a clean sweep after...Read More
Goalkeeper David Buff Stars For Saints
By Nick Sardina SAUQUOIT – Making the most of your opportunities. That was the difference during Wednesday night’s Boys Section 3 Class C first-round...Read More
Mustangs Move On In Sectionals
By Perry L. Novak West Winfield – Mount Markham and Waterville split their boys soccer matches during the regular season, so Wednesday’s rubber game...Read More
Red Devils Slip Past W’boro 2-1
By Jeff Pexton Marcy – The Section III, Class “A” Boys Soccer Tournament got off to a rough and tumble start this afternoon in Marcy...Read More