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’03 Champs; ’08 Runners-Up in Florida tournaments
Florida – ‘Topher’ LaRussa scored the only goal of the game in the final minutes as the Alliance Cup, Championship game looked to be going to a PK shootout. Up gainst GPS Bayern Munich goals were hard to come by but with his lone strike, the ‘03 boys deservedly grabbed the Alliance Cup. The final…
Read More’05 Finalists at Bash
Birmingham, Ala – We rarely focus on individuals as soccer is such a team game but the performances of Dylan Dykes on our ‘05 team playing in the Birmingham Bash this past weekend were exceptional. The team took the runners-up spot and also performed well in all three games. The ‘07-08’s and the pure ‘08…
Read MoreTwo more titles for ‘The Academy’ teams
Memphis, TN – The Academy’ sent three teams to the Rose Cup Tournament in Memphis, TN last weekend. The ‘02’s and ‘04’s both won their brackets with fine performances overall. The ‘02’s did particularly well against the older ‘00 and ‘01 teams as they were playing up in age group. The younger ‘06 team played well…
Read MoreFlathau thanks ‘The Academy’ and Coach Carl Reynolds
Houston, TX – Heath Flathau of Hattiesburg, Mississippi recently moved to Houston, Texas to join the Houston Texans Developmental Academy. Heath is an outstanding talent and had been playing his soccer in Jackson for the Rush. Even so he has worked consistently with us here at Southern States Soccer as a training player and as…
Read MoreSSS players trial at MLS Development Academy
Atlanta, GA – Christopher LaRussa (left) and ‘Juice’ Rowland were in Atlanta this week training with the MLS Atlanta United DA Academy. The boys made an impression playing against the Atlanta outfit when the Southern States Soccer ‘The Academy’ 2003 team beat United in tournament play by 4-3 recently. ‘Topher’ is an ’03 and ‘Juice’…
Read MoreBusy SuperWeekend
Oak Grove, MS – It was a busy SuperWeekend for Southern States Soccer just ended. We welcomed Lisa Lavelle of the Sports Source who educated and trained our ‘The Academy’ players and parents about college prep using their custom made software and web based services. Just another example of Southern States Soccer going the extra…
Read MoreFutsal Center Opens
Oak Grove, MS – Southern States Soccer unofficially opened the new Futsal building at the Oakes Training Center last week.
Read MoreThree events, two titles in one weekend a first
‘The Academy’ had teams at three different tournament locations over this Labor Day weekend. The 2001 and 2003 teams were in Marietta, Georgia with the 2005’s in Atlanta and 2007’s in Jackson, MS. This was the first time ‘The Academy’ boys had played at three different tournament locations in one weekend and shows the continued growth…
Read More‘The Academy ’03 Shock MLS Atlanta United DA Academy
Atlanta GA – Our 2003 boys defeated the MLS Atlanta United DA team by 4-3 at the Publix Cup in Atlanta last weekend. With the win the team advanced to the semi-final game. The boys led 2-0 at half-time before being pegged back to 2-2 but finished strong to lead 4-2 and held on for…
Read More’04 Win; ’02 Finalists in Birmingham
Birmingham, Ala – Three of our our boys teams were in tournament action this past weekend. The ‘04 team won the Publix Cup in Birmingham, Alabama while our ‘02’s beat the home team Vestavia by 3-1 but they could only come overall second to a team from Atlanta. Nevertheless it was a good weekend including…
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