Zanesville Athletic (ZAFC) has announced the first three signings in club history. Tyler Graziani, Colin Combs and Ryan McClay will be sporting ZAFC green and black in 2013. Graziani, from Imperial, Pennsylvania, recently finished his first season with the Xavier University Musketeers where he made five appearances as a freshman. In high school, Graziani was selected to the All-Section and All-Conference teams in 2009, 2010, and 2011 for West Alleghany High School. In 2011 he was chosen as a member
The Rockford Rampage defeated the Ohio Vortex in their first game of the season in Oberlin, Ohio. The Rampage scored 3 goals in the first quarter. The goals were score by Bojan Jovicic (assisted by Adnan Epujovic), Joel Del Toro, and Gilberto Alfaro. Eric Lukin scored in the second quarter to make it 4-0. Peter Kolasinski scored with a powerful shot to the low right corner, which turned out to be an impossible save for the keeper to add to the
This past weekend, seventeen soccer players from the Louisville Lightning soccer program combined with the Louisville Soccer Alliance (LSA) to help earn the Men’s Open Championship and bragging rights among all Region II teams. A total of four teams based out of Louisville travelled to the Tournament of Champions in Fort Wayne, IN. This event features the state and league championship teams from the Midwest Region’s 14 state associations. The Men’s Open Championship game was won after a tense 2-2 tie
The Cincinnati Kings professional indoor soccer team earned their fourth win of the season and outscored Canton-based Ohio Vortex, 10-6. Eddie Hertsenberg, Jeff Hughes and Drew Ducker each added two goals while Kenney Bertz, Matt Breines, Kwame Sarkodie and George Davis IV chipped in one goal apiece. Goalkeeper Craig Salvati earned his fourth consecutive win in the net for the Kings. The Kings’ next home match is Saturday, Dec. 18 against San Diego, 7:35 p.m. at the Cincinnati Gardens.
The Cincinnati Kings (4-0) came away with a 10-6 victory over the Ohio Vortex (1-2) after a strong second half performance. Former Cleveland City Stars midfielder Steve Gillespie would put the Vortex on the board early in the first quarter, but Cincinnati would fight back to bring the score to 1-1. A goal by Drew Ducker would push the Kings to 2-1, but Milko Cecez evened things up minutes later. Cincinnati’s Eddie Herstenberg and Ohio’s John Ball brought the score to 3-3
Thank you to the NSCAA for allowing us to cover their 2010 convention. The event is one of the world’s largest soccer conventions. We would also like to thank the following sponsors for making our coverage of this prestigious event possible: the Ohio Vortex and Tourbeau Sports Group.
Some key stats from the December 19th match against 1790 Cincinnati Express: Allen Eller 3 goals (hat trick), 1 assist Milko Cecez 2 goals Adis Kuduzovic 2 goals, 2 assists Lucas Martorana 1 goal Adam Campellone 1 goal Nate Yates 1 assist Wes Sechrist 1 assist Jared Dombrowski 1 assist Midfielder Steve Gillespie missed the match with an injury (turf toe).
Key statistics from the Detroit Waza vs. Ohio Vortex: Steve Gillespie 1 goal Allen Eller 1 goal Israel Jones 1 goal Adis Kudzovic 1 goal Pete Angelokostopoulas 1 goal Dado Girozdanic 1 assist A major signing is expected from the Vortex before January 1st. There is already a solid core of players with Eller, Gillespie, and defender Mike Pertz.
We are only a few weeks into the PASL-Pro season, but there is a great deal to talk about. First and foremost, there is a lot of excitement surrounding the expansion franchises in Louisville, San Diego, and Cleveland/Canton (Ohio). The Louisville Lightning had a sellout for their first home match, which was a near miss against Cincinnati. This was followed up by a 8-3 drubbing of the Detroit Waza in front of another capacity crowd at Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club.
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