Last Summer Tournaments

I am enjoying (?) the Score at the Shore Tournament at Greensboro, NC this weekend as temperatures approach 100 degrees. I know, there's no shore anywhere near Greensboro but that's what they call it. Next week we head for the last tournaments of the summer. Matt will be at the MSSL Showcase at Fort Dix while I head for the tall corn out in Muscatine, IA and the College Search Kickoff. The CSK is a favorite of mine and Sam Byrd's despite the lost cheese incident (ask us), the bruschetta bread incident, and the year my online directions took me through 50 miles of dirt roads through cornfields in Illinois.

After that---the season. What I know for sure is this: we will have the largest initial roster since I came to Earlham (36 at the moment). We will speak more than 25 languages on the team. This team has the potential to go very far in conference play. As for the rest of the story, stay tuned. Our schedule was posted here back in June and should be up on the website soon.

Chris Wilson on the move

Chris Wilson ('00) will be leaving his postition with the Columbus Crew to become Director of Ticket Services for the Portland Timbers, who are moving into MLS for next year. The Ice Man will arrive in the Great Northwest sometime in the early fall to help the Timbers prepare for the challenge. While we'll miss Chris' generosity and support here in the heartland, I'm sure you all in his new territory will want to look him up.

Work Under Way On Massive New Soccer Facility

Work is now well under way on an increase of almost 400% in square footage for Earlham's soccer facility. Soon to be home to a variety of cones, small goals, balls and other various soccer equipment, the new storage facility (don't say shed !) will no doubt be recognized one day in architectural journals.

Despite swarms of biting insects and punishing heat and humidity, the intrepid construction team has braved dangerous work on the towering roof of the facility and precise measurement of the component parts. You can just see the commitment in the expression on Matt Ward's face to completion of work. As of this posting I'd estimate the job is about 90% done with a little work on the storage areas inside the shed, er, facility.

Corey Campbell at Region II Tournament

Congrats to Corey Campbell '14 whose Cup Crew Juniors team won their group at the USYSA Region II tournament at the regionals in Dayton, OH. They advanced to the semifinal where they lost in overtime to the defending champion Javanon from Louisville, KY. Great job by Corey playing left back for CUP.