US women
battle for Olympic berth today
The US women face Costa Rica in the qualifying tournament
semifinal today at 2:30 pm; follow the match on http://www.ussoccer.com's MatchTracker. Canada meets Mexico in
the other semfinal. Semifinal winners qualify for the
Olympics, and play a championship match Friday night. See
http://www.ussoccer.com/events/competitions.sps?iType=326.
World Cup qualifying begins for US men
The US meets the winner of Grenada and Guyana in a
home-and-home series June 13 and 20. If the US wins that
series, they open the four-team, six-match round robin
semifinal competition August 18 in Jamaica or Haiti. The
first home game would be September 4. For the full sked,
see http://www.ussoccer.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=54438&itype=113&iCategoryID=0.
WUSA Summer Soccer Festivals
The world’s greatest female soccer players will be
featured in two weekend soccer festivals: June 17-20 at
the Nat'l Sports Center in Blaine, MN and June 24-27 at
the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Each festival will
include two WUSA matches and various soccer-themed
events; nearly 100 WUSA players are scheduled to
participate, plus a select group of international
players. A third festival may be added June 10-13 at
another locatio. Ticket info available soon at http://www.wusa.com.
South Texas select team tryouts
Tryouts for the women's South Texas State Select Team
will be held this Friday at Incarnate Word in San
Antonio, 7:30pm. For more info, contact coach David
Deverteuil at ddeverteuil3@hotmail.com or see http://www.tssas.com.
Sand Soccer Tourney
Have some fun in the sun ... Soccer World Center in
southwest Houston presents the Spring Break Sand Soccer
Tournament March 13 & 14. Divisions for men &
women (5v5), plus boys & girls u10, u12, u14 (6v6). 3
game minimum, $100 per team plus $5 ref fee per game. For
info, see www.soccerworldcenter.com or call Luis at 713-545-8669.
Soccerfest 2004; Saturday, March 27
Wildfire Soccer Club is again hosting a set of college
games as part of its annual SoccerFest. This year's event
will be held at the new Pearland High School stadium.
Tickets are $8, available at SoccerTime in Deer Park,
Horizon Indoor Soccer in League City and from Wildfire
Soccer Club members. For more info, see http://www.wildfiresoccer.org/.
9 am Wildfire Select vs. University of Houston
10:30 am Trinity vs. University of Louisiana - Lafayette
2 pm Rice University vs. 87 South Texas ODP
4 pm University of Louisiana - Lafayette vs. Incarnate
Word
7:30 pm University of Houston vs. Rice
Rice University Soccer Academy summer camps
Open to boys & girls ages 4-18; coach to
player ratio approximately 10 to 1. Day and overnight
summer camps available, beginning in June. Full schedule
at http://www.hustonsoccer.com. All sessions held on the beautiful Rice
University campus. Campers receive a t-shirt along with
an evaluation at the end of the camp. For info, call
713-348-6959.
Houston Quickfoot 6v6
May 15 at Bear Creek Park: Youth, Adult &
Coed/Rec. & Competitive
Deadline May 5
- 5 players plus keeper, up to 12 players on roster
- 3-game minimum, 1-day format
- $235/team
- Top two teams per division qualify for Quickfoot
Championship July 17 in San Antonio (per USYSA, U8 cannot
advance)
- sanctioned by STYSA & TSSAS
More info: info@quickfoot.com, 214-353-0588, www.quickfoot.com
KPFT's Sunday Soccer Hour
Every Sunday at 5 pm, "Soccer Hour with
Glenn Davis" features live interviews and coverage
of local events on 90.1 FM. Call-ins welcome:
713-526-5738. And don't miss Glenn's weekly soccer column
in the Sunday Chronicle.
A sampling of soccer on TV
Wednesday on Fox Sports en Espanol
Copa Libertadores: Barcelona v Santos, 7 pm (live)
Saturday on Galavision
Mexican First Division: Tigres v Puebla, 5 pm (live)
Sunday on Fox Sports World
English FA Cup quarterfinal: Portsmouth v Arsenal, 1 pm
(delay)
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