Stark County has been home to some talented soccer players over the years. Keri Sarver. Michael Furlong. James Haupt. Jordan Brewster. Canton Invaders legends like Jamie Swanner and Rudy Pikuzinski. Simply put, it’s never been hard to find great players and great soccer in the birthplace of American football. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com Yet Colin Biros may prove to be the best of them all. The Jackson High School grad, now a
Just five minutes into Columbus Crew SC’s scrimmage with the Seattle Sounders on Feb. 4, Canton, Ohio native Colin Biros received a cross and put the ball into the net. That doesn’t happen often for a high school senior. Photo Credit Carlos Mojica/Columbus Crew SC “I was overcome with joy,” Biros said. “As you could probably see, with my celebration. It was a sigh of relief, almost. I knew that I can do it, it is possible, I am good enough
University of Akron men’s soccer freshman Joao Moutinho (Lisbon, Portugal) was rewarded for his stellar campaign when Major League Soccer announced on Friday his selection to the 2018 Generation adidas class, confirming the signing of six talented NCAA underclassmen joining professional ranks through the 2018 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 19 in Philadelphia, Pa. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com Moutinho is a member of a talented 2018 class that also includes Mo Adams (Syracuse University), Francis Atuahene (University of Michigan), Mason Toye (Indiana University), Ema Twumasi (Wake Forest University) and Gordon Wild (University of Maryland). “Joao proved
Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com As a light snow fell at First Energy Stadium University-Cub Cadet Field, the fifth-seeded University of Akron men’s soccer defeated Seattle University 3-0 in the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament. Akron was led by an early first-half goal from senior forward Sam Gainford and a pair of second-half strikes from senior Morgan Holthusen and sophomore Marcel Zajac to put the Zips into the next round. “We got the early goal and we wanted to get
The University of Akron men’s soccer team continued their busy spring season with a pair of matches Saturday at FirstEnergy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field. The first ended with a 3-0 win for the Zips, but the second saw UA fall to local side Notre Dame College 5-0. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com A trio of second-half goals lifted UA to the decisive victory over the Bulldogs. “In the first half of the game we didn’t play well and could have been down a couple of
Akron men’s soccer was denied in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship as Ohio State advanced on penalty kicks, 13-12, in 15 rounds, in what will go down in the record books as a 1-1 double-overtime tie on Thursday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Zips concluded the 2014 season at 13-6-2, while the Buckeyes (9-7-5) advanced to second round action at top-seeded Notre Dame. “It is difficult to take, we had chances to put them away and
The Akron Zips secured home field advantage for the Mid-American Conference Tournament next weekend after a 4-0 thrashing of the University of Buffalo Bulls. Under the leadership of Adam Najem, the Zips took the lead early and never looked back. Starting tonight’s matchup under a light drizzle, the Zips faced an early offensive burst from Buffalo, which had the Zips on their heels. In the eighth minute Steven Stryker was able to get a nice shot off on goal, followed only a
Tempers flair as the Zips fall to the Broncos In a battle for first place in the Mid-American Conference, the nationally ranked Akron Zips faltered under the lights. In an extremely physical and at times out of control match, Akron never seemed to establish a rhythm offensively. After gaining the early lead, the Western Michigan Broncos went into a defensive shell and never looked back. In the opening moments of the match it looked like Akron was destined for three or four
Finding comfort in front of their home crowd, the University of Akron men’s soccer team capped off the weekend with a 2-0 win over Hartford on Sunday, securing them as the overall victors of The University of Akron Tournament. The tournament, played over two days between Friday (Sept. 12) and today, consisted of four programs each taking part in two games apiece. The Zips defeated UCF in their home opener on Friday following a Hartford win over Col. of Charleston while