Hector Cano-Head Women’s Soccer Coach Ysleta High School (Image credit: Ysleta ISD) Hector Cano is the Head Varsity Women’s Soccer Coach at Ysleta High School in El Paso. A decorated Air Force veteran with multiple combat tours, he was seriously … Continue reading Texas Soccer Leaders-Hector Cano-Ysleta High School (El Paso)
When Ward Lay and the San Antonio Thunder were awarded a North American Soccer League franchise in 1974, they found a local youth soccer community that barely existed. A handful of neighborhoods had organized youth soccer programs, most notably the … Continue reading San Antonio Youth Soccer Early Days
The combined January/February edition of the Texas Soccer Journal newsletter is featured below. If you’d like to sign up to receive future updates, you can sign up on our newsletter page. An archive of all of our newsletters will also … Continue reading Texas Soccer Journal Newsletter – January/February 2020
For the last two years, TSJ has published a year-end wrap up of my favorite soccer events, stories and top players, clubs, coaches and media from throughout the state. Previously I have broken this list up into multiple articles, but … Continue reading Texas Soccer Journal 2019 Favorite Stories, Memories and Appreciation
Texas Soccer Journal now has a monthly newsletter. The November edition of the newsletter is featured below, and if you’d like to sign up to receive future updates, you can sign up on our newsletter page. An archive of all … Continue reading Texas Soccer Journal Newsletter – November 2019
Texas Soccer Journal now has a monthly newsletter. The October edition of the newsletter is featured below, and if you’d like to sign up to receive future updates, you can sign up on our newsletter page. An archive of all … Continue reading Texas Soccer Journal Newsletter – October 2019
The 2019 Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) Public High School Soccer Championships were completed Saturday in Georgetown. El Paso region’s San Elizario High School (Boys 4A) won their second consecutive Championship. Of the six championship matches contested, three were won by DFW Metroplex teams and two by El Paso high schools. The final winner was Stephenville (southwest of Ft. Worth) who were 4A Girls Champions. BOYS 4A: Semifinals: San Elizario-1 Palestine-0 (32-1-2) Midlothian Heritage-2 Comal Canyon Lake-1 (19-6-2) Final: San Elizario-1 (17-4-3) Midlothian Heritage-0 (25-7-1) Note: San Elizario Back-to-Back Championships GIRLS 4A: Semifinals: Stephenville-5 Lumberton-1 (23-4-2) Liberty Hill-2 Melissa-1 (21-1-2) … Continue reading 2019 Texas UIL High School Soccer Championship Weekend Final Results
The Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) and the Southwest Preparatory Conference held their 2018/2019 Soccer Championships over the last two weekends. Highlights of the tournaments, including Episcopal’s 4th straight SPC title, were Dallas Bishop Lynch winning their second Division I TAPPS Girls title, San Antonio Catholic winning their third consecutive TAPPS Division I Boys championship and St. Thomas Episcopal winning both the Boys and Girls TAPPS Division III titles. The results of the Finals matches are listed below: 2018-19 TAPPS Winter Soccer Championship Finals TAPPS is an organization that organizes statewide academic, athletic and fine arts programs for private … Continue reading 2018/19 TAPPS and SPC Soccer State Championship Results
Over the course of the year I watch, read and consume a lot of soccer related information. This post will attempt to highlight some of my favorite Texas soccer related media of all varieties from 2018. I obviously can’t read or watch everything and make no assertions that the media I highlight in this article are the “Best” of anything….because they are only my opinions and reflect my own taste. There will also invariably be a southern part of Texas slant because that it where I typically watch live soccer. Nevertheless, here goes and if I missed anything that readers … Continue reading 2018 Favorite Texas Soccer Media
Like other end-of-year lists I am publishing, this selection of various Teams, Coaches and Players is my best attempt at identifying excellence over the course of the year and not intended to be a “Best of” list. There is too much soccer activity in the State, for me at least, to make these kinds of claims. Before getting started, I would also like to highlight three Texas soccer Supporters Groups who went above and beyond this year. Dallas Beer Guardians, Houston’s Texian Army and San Antonio’s 210 Alliance were jointly awarded the Independent Supporters Council (ISC) Philanthropic Group of the … Continue reading 2018 Top Texas Soccer Teams/Coach/Players
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