Covering youth soccer in the U.S.

Day: April 2, 2013

Girls ESR Spring Top 50, April 2

TOP STORY: One tournament – three brackets, and a potential national No. 1 bid will be on the line this week at the Heart of America Classic in Lee’s Summit, Mo. No. 2 Bishop Kelley (Tulsa, Okla.) and No. 3 St. Teresa’s (Kansas City, Mo.) are in the same bracket and could clash this weekend…. Read More ›

Boys ESR Spring Top 50, April 2

TOP STORY: It’s tournament week, and four key events could bring radical change to next week’s rankings. From a ranking standpoint, the three most important will be the Palmetto Cup in South Carolina, the Southern Soccer Challenge in Alabama, and the Williamson County Tournament in Tennessee. These three events feature teams from multiple states competing,… Read More ›

Boys ESR Winter Top 50: April 2

TOP STORY: A clean slate by the ranked Texas teams in the opening round of the Class 5A playoffs leaves absolutely no change in this week’s rankings. As the state title favorites move deeper into postseason play, they will start to go head-to-head with the winner living to play another day. The first possible matchup… Read More ›

Girls ESR Winter Top 50: April 2

TOP STORY: The stakes start to get high in Texas as teams move into the Area and Regional rounds of postseason play. All 20 of the ESR Texas Top 20 teams from the previous week won their playoff openers. Soon, some of these teams will start to clash. In fact, ESR No. 6 Marcus and… Read More ›