Photo Credit: Brian Pio Eddie Herstenberg is a community-minded player that has become a star and fan favorite in both Cincinnati and Dayton, starring for the PASL Saints and the USL PRO Dutch Lions. He is one of those players that you build a team around, which is exactly what Dayton has done. Herstenberg is now one of the longest-tenured players on the team and his influence, as well as his passion and enthusiasm for the beautiful game, is felt each
Hector Marinaro is a special player and coach who has done it all. Marinaro is joined by fellow legend Otto Orf as they celebrate a championship in Cleveland (Photo Courtesy of Otto Orf) He is a legend in the indoor game, finishing as the all-time leader in points and goals for all of professional indoor soccer. He had an jaw-dropping 1,223 goals and 701 assists over the course of a 21-year playing career, 16 of which were spent in Cleveland. He was
The Cleveland Freeze announced today that Hector Marinaro, the all-time leader in points and goals in professional indoor soccer, will become the Freeze’s head coach for their inaugural 2013/2014 Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL) season. This comes after the Freeze previously announced Co-Owner and Director of Team Operations Louis Kastelic as the team’s Head Coach. “I am honored to have been offered the job to coach this team and was fully prepared to do so, but
Fans of the indoor game have many fond memories. Unfortunately, most of those memories are in the past. Known by many names, this version of the beautiful game focuses on bringing the game inside for fast and entertaining soccer. In Ohio, there were many success stories when it came to the sport of indoor soccer. The Canton Invaders, and more importantly, the Cleveland Crunch and Force took Northeast Ohio by force. Big crowds in large venues were the name of the
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
Futbol Club Santa Clarita Storm is proud to announce that Jayro Martinez has signed a professional contract with the Anaheim Bolts of the PASL. Martinez, one of the Storm’s starting midfielders in their successful 2012 season, signed to play indoor in one of America’s two professional leagues. He joins two other United Sports International Organization players in the professional ranks. Carlos Aguilar was the first player when he played with the Lancaster Rattlers in the PDL before eventually signing with
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 Vortex will be officially unveiled on Thursday, November 12 at 10:00 a.m. in Canton, Ohio. The PASL club is led by CEO Nick Bogdan and Head Coach Denzil Antonio. The club will split its home matches between Cleveland (Metroplex) and Canton (Civic Center).
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