There is a slight adjustment in the 2012 NEPS Schedule that is reflected on the 12/19/11 schedule update. An email will also be sent to all the coaches on those changes. The schedule that is one the website will ALWAYS be the official schedule.
The teams that will be affected by this schedule change are Flower Mound, Amarillo, Georgetown, Midland, Antonian, St. Stephen's, Murrieta, and Nolan.
There were also adjustments made to HOME and AWAY teams so make sure you check your schedule to she who will be the home team. Each team will play 4 games.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
National Elite Prep Showcase; ESPNHS Soccer Challenge
ESPNHS Soccer Challenge
RELATED LINKS: ESPNHS Challenge Overview | Current Team Standings
The ESPNHS Soccer Challenge is a point system for high school teams that take out-of-state competition through various existing tournaments, events and out-of-state trips. High school teams earn points for various levels of competition and opponents, the points are divided by the number of matches played and the teams are ranked based on point averaged. Teams must compete in any of the identified qualifying tournaments and/or play a minimum of two out-of-state matches, which cannot include local competition for schools located near state borders.
2011-2012 Qualifying Events
Note: The list of qualifying events will be adjusted throughout the season as information is received and processed by ESPNHS.
PREMIER EVENTS
Fall
Lady Eagle Invitational, ESPN RISE Pool in Zionsville, Ind. (Host: Zionsville)
Winter
National Elite Prep Showcase formerly the Nolan Showcase in Fort Worth, Texas (Host: Nolan Catholic)
Spring
TBA
REGIONAL EVENTS
Fall
Lady Eagle Invitational, Nike Pool in Zionsville, Ind. (Host: Zionsville)
McDonogh Invitational in Owings Mills, Md. (Host: McDonogh)
Rivals: The Battle for the Blues City in Tennessee (Co-Hosts: Collierville, Houston)
Winter
Tri-Valley Classic in Danville, Calif. (Hosts: Las Lomas, Monte Vista, San Ramon Valley)
Excalibur in Santa Ana, Calif. (Host: Foothill)
Spring
TBA
LOCAL EVENTS
Fall
Alta trip to California
Strongsville (Strongsville, Ohio) at McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.)
Winter
TBA
Spring
TBA
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
600+ Wins for Aquinas' Giron
Coach of Note
Carlos Giron, St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)
To put Carlos Giron’s national-best 645 wins in perspective, a rookie coach in Hawaii, playing the maximum 19 matches, would need to piece together 36 straight undefeated, untied seasons before matching Giron’s win total. Daunting? Yep. That's a lot like St. Thomas Aquinas’ program has been for most opponents for 26 years under Giron. Sure, the days of absolute dominance – such as the team’s run of 119 straight wins during the mid-1990s -- may be gone, but that hasn’t changed the fact the Raiders remain a force in Florida Class 5A. Giron has a chance this year to put himself 50 wins ahead of the No. 2 coach on the all-time, Paul Heenehan of Ramapo (Franklin Lakes, N.J.). Ramapo recently concluded its fall season.
A Look Back: All-Time Greatest Nolan Showcase Matches
2003
Nolan Catholic vs. No. 1 Colleyville Heritage
Colleyville Heritage had Caitlin Kennedy, Jessica Maxwell and Michelle Makasini and were ranked No. 1 in both the FAB 50 and the NSCAA polls. The match was played at Doskocil Stadium at Nolan Catholic and it was back and forth. Colleyville Heritage owned the majority of the play but Nolan Catholic was very organized and got numbers behind the ball very well and attacked very. The first goal came off a set piece about 40 yards out for Nolan Catholic and they were able to flick a ball on for an oncoming Nolan forward, Megan Jagger. The score was 1-0 at halftime and then just into the second half Nolan scored again to go up by two goals - the goal was off a nice entry pass in behind and the Nolan midfielder Savannah Campbell got on the end of it and served the ball nice and low and it was knocked in by Texas A&M standout, Becky Olson. The game was back and forth for the remainder of the game and Nolan was able to hold on to the lead and win 2-0.
2004 Colleyville Heritage vs. Ursuline Academy
The very next year Colleyville Heritage made it to the final once again but now they were up against Ursuline Academy. This match was the battle of private school's best and public school's best. Ursuline scored early off a corner and really had several other chances as the game went on and Colleyville Heritage could not get their rhythm until about the last five minutes of the match when they put all sorts of pressure on Ursuline and ended up scoring off a counter which was saved and then the rebound found the back of the next for a 1-1 tie. The match went into OT and nothing much happened during extra time so the match went into penalties. The shootout was from the spot and it was a good one - the first two shooters from each team converted and then Ursuline missed. Colleyville Heritage went on to score twice more and had a chance to win the game with their fifth shooter but the Ursuline GK saved the shot. Ursuline won in with the seventh sudden death shooter.
2006 Nolan Catholic vs. No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas
The match was the 8 p.m. game and the weather was perfect. The match was televised locally and there was a crowd on hand of about 500 people. The matched started with Nolan taking a bit of a beating but then it settled down into a pretty good match where all the play was in the midfield and in the 17th minute Nolan built out of the back and played into the midfield and up to the two targets - the targets played off each other and got in behind and TCU Soccer Buzz All-Central Region, Jackie Torda scored off an assist from current junior midfielder Chelsea Heimann. Nolan finished the half off very string putting together many other string opportunities. The second half St. Thomas was very good - during the first 15 minutes they created about six corners and put Nolan on their heels for most of the half. Nolan did pick it up midway through and started getting themselves into the attack a bit more and that is when St. Thomas struck on their first goal of the match on a counter and then about five minutes later in the 75th minute it took the lead off a corner. Nolan threw everything forward and for the next five minutes created several chances to even the game and in the 79th minute was awarded a penalty shot when the current Nolan junior forward Mallory Baum was taken down in the box and she attempted to spin a defender. Then she was a freshman and took it upon herself to take the game tying penalty as time expired. The game ended in a 2-2 tie.
2006 Coppell vs. No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas
This was one of the best games I have seen but the fact that there was no score made it rank below some of the other games. This game was back and forth - St. Thomas Aquinas' Kiki Bosio was all over the place as well as Coppell's Jasmine Avant. The speed of the game was impressive. Not many chances on goal but the midfield play was fun to watch - a lot of creative play, combination play, and hard tackles. The match went into PKs as well and Coppell had a chance to win the game on the fifth shooter and most of the shots were saved by both keepers. The St. Thomas Gk saved the shot and in sudden death St. Thomas, which was led by Caitlin Miskel, won the game on the next shot.
2011 San Clemente (CA) vs St. Thomas Aquinas (FL)
The marquee match Saturday pitted San Clemente and St. Thomas Aquinas in a morning contest that was played in a light drizzle. Aquinas, which had defeated FAB 50 No. 1 McKinney Boyd (McKinney, Texas) a day earlier, was 18-0 and had not allowed a goal all season. The Raiders’ streak was snapped with 9:42 left in the first half when an unmarked Coxe one-timed a shot past the Aquinas keeper. The play started when Farris served a ball from the left wing the top of the 6-yard box, intended for Tessa Andujar. Aquinas’ keeper charged off her line and disrupted the cross, but the ball ended up at the feet of Coxe, who right-footed it into the right side of the goal. Aquinas pressured San Clemente late in the second half, but could not get the equalizer, ending the Showcase with a 3-1 record. By virtue of its win over Boyd, Aquinas was considered the No. 2 team at the event.
Colleyville Heritage had Caitlin Kennedy, Jessica Maxwell and Michelle Makasini and were ranked No. 1 in both the FAB 50 and the NSCAA polls. The match was played at Doskocil Stadium at Nolan Catholic and it was back and forth. Colleyville Heritage owned the majority of the play but Nolan Catholic was very organized and got numbers behind the ball very well and attacked very. The first goal came off a set piece about 40 yards out for Nolan Catholic and they were able to flick a ball on for an oncoming Nolan forward, Megan Jagger. The score was 1-0 at halftime and then just into the second half Nolan scored again to go up by two goals - the goal was off a nice entry pass in behind and the Nolan midfielder Savannah Campbell got on the end of it and served the ball nice and low and it was knocked in by Texas A&M standout, Becky Olson. The game was back and forth for the remainder of the game and Nolan was able to hold on to the lead and win 2-0.
2004 Colleyville Heritage vs. Ursuline Academy
The very next year Colleyville Heritage made it to the final once again but now they were up against Ursuline Academy. This match was the battle of private school's best and public school's best. Ursuline scored early off a corner and really had several other chances as the game went on and Colleyville Heritage could not get their rhythm until about the last five minutes of the match when they put all sorts of pressure on Ursuline and ended up scoring off a counter which was saved and then the rebound found the back of the next for a 1-1 tie. The match went into OT and nothing much happened during extra time so the match went into penalties. The shootout was from the spot and it was a good one - the first two shooters from each team converted and then Ursuline missed. Colleyville Heritage went on to score twice more and had a chance to win the game with their fifth shooter but the Ursuline GK saved the shot. Ursuline won in with the seventh sudden death shooter.
2006 Nolan Catholic vs. No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas
The match was the 8 p.m. game and the weather was perfect. The match was televised locally and there was a crowd on hand of about 500 people. The matched started with Nolan taking a bit of a beating but then it settled down into a pretty good match where all the play was in the midfield and in the 17th minute Nolan built out of the back and played into the midfield and up to the two targets - the targets played off each other and got in behind and TCU Soccer Buzz All-Central Region, Jackie Torda scored off an assist from current junior midfielder Chelsea Heimann. Nolan finished the half off very string putting together many other string opportunities. The second half St. Thomas was very good - during the first 15 minutes they created about six corners and put Nolan on their heels for most of the half. Nolan did pick it up midway through and started getting themselves into the attack a bit more and that is when St. Thomas struck on their first goal of the match on a counter and then about five minutes later in the 75th minute it took the lead off a corner. Nolan threw everything forward and for the next five minutes created several chances to even the game and in the 79th minute was awarded a penalty shot when the current Nolan junior forward Mallory Baum was taken down in the box and she attempted to spin a defender. Then she was a freshman and took it upon herself to take the game tying penalty as time expired. The game ended in a 2-2 tie.
2006 Coppell vs. No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas
This was one of the best games I have seen but the fact that there was no score made it rank below some of the other games. This game was back and forth - St. Thomas Aquinas' Kiki Bosio was all over the place as well as Coppell's Jasmine Avant. The speed of the game was impressive. Not many chances on goal but the midfield play was fun to watch - a lot of creative play, combination play, and hard tackles. The match went into PKs as well and Coppell had a chance to win the game on the fifth shooter and most of the shots were saved by both keepers. The St. Thomas Gk saved the shot and in sudden death St. Thomas, which was led by Caitlin Miskel, won the game on the next shot.
2011 San Clemente (CA) vs St. Thomas Aquinas (FL)
The marquee match Saturday pitted San Clemente and St. Thomas Aquinas in a morning contest that was played in a light drizzle. Aquinas, which had defeated FAB 50 No. 1 McKinney Boyd (McKinney, Texas) a day earlier, was 18-0 and had not allowed a goal all season. The Raiders’ streak was snapped with 9:42 left in the first half when an unmarked Coxe one-timed a shot past the Aquinas keeper. The play started when Farris served a ball from the left wing the top of the 6-yard box, intended for Tessa Andujar. Aquinas’ keeper charged off her line and disrupted the cross, but the ball ended up at the feet of Coxe, who right-footed it into the right side of the goal. Aquinas pressured San Clemente late in the second half, but could not get the equalizer, ending the Showcase with a 3-1 record. By virtue of its win over Boyd, Aquinas was considered the No. 2 team at the event.
Showcase Participants well Represented on the ESPNHS 2011 All-American Team
Winter All-American Lists | First-Team Player Bios | State-By-State Winter All-Stars
Twelve of the 36 players on the ESPNHS All-American Teams participated in the Nolan Showcase in 2011.
The winter high school girls' season might be limited in the number of states that play, but the depth of talent is staggering.
This year's ESPNHS Winter All-America selections, 36 in all, features 33 players who have committed to NCAA Division I programs, one headed to an NCAA Division II power and a pair of juniors who have yet to commit. No fewer than 10 of the players have been part of the U.S. youth national pool.
Five ESPNHS Winter first-team members led their team to state or sectional titles. All 12 players helped their teams into the POWERADE FAB 50 for at least one week this season.
California led the way with 17 selections, followed by Texas with 12, Florida with five and Arizona and Hawaii with one each.
The ESPNHS Winter All-America team is compiled using a combination of players’ high school performance, coaching and media recommendations, and recruiting details. These players hail from winter-playing high school soccer programs. ESPN RISE waits until after all local all-star teams are named before releasing its All-America list in order to provide adequate research time.
ESPNHS Winter All-America Team
Note: Players are listed with position, name, school (city, state), year in school, college commitment (if available).
First Team
F: Lauren Bohaboy, Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), Sr., Notre Dame
F: Ally Courtnall, Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.), Sr., UCLA
F: Caprice Dydasco, Kamehameha (Honoulul, Hawaii), Sr., UCLA
F: Katie Johnson, Flintridge-Sacred Heart (La Canada, Calif.), Jr., Southern Cal
MF: Frannie Coxe, San Clemente (San Clemente, Calif.), Sr., Yale
MF: Rachel Price, Melbourne (Melbourne, Fla.), Jr., Florida State
MF: Haley Rosen, Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.), Sr., Stanford
MF: Chioma Ubogagu, Coppell (Coppell, Texas), Sr., Stanford
D: Torey Markowitz, Tesoro (Las Flores, Calif.), Sr., UCLA
D: Lauren Schmidt, St. Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), Sr., Stanford
D: Meghan Streight, Boyd (McKinney, Texas), Sr., Texas A&M
GK: Julia Kantor, St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Sr., Hofstra
Coach: Kacey Bingham, Pinnacle (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Second Team
F: Tatiana Coleman, West Boca (Boca Raton, Fla.), Sr., Auburn
F: Amanda Elertson, Boyd (McKinney, Texas), Jr., Nebraska
F: Katie Trees, Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.), Sr., Duke
F: Brittney Wade, Clear Lake (Houston, Texas), Sr., Tennessee
MF: Alexandra Bailey, Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.), Sr., Texas A&M
MF: Taylor Schneider, Carroll (Southlake, Texas), Sr., Notre Dame
MF: Taylor Smith, Ft. Worth Country Day (Ft. Worth, Texas), Jr.
MF: Clarissa Wedemeyer, Grapevine (Grapevine, Texas), Sr.
D: Cassie Callahan, Coronado (Coronado, Calif.), Sr., UC-San Diego
D: Lexi Jordan, Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas), Jr.
D: Natalie Zeenni, Flintridge-Sacred Heart (La Canada, Calif.), Sr., New Mexico
GK: Lindsay Luke, Corona del Mar (Newport Beach, Calif.), Sr., Wake Forest
Third Team
F: Rylie Johnson, Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), Sr., Coastal Carolina
F: Kelley Monogue, Boyd (McKinney, Texas), Sr., Texas A&M
F: Julie Schumacher, St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Sr., Navy
F: Dara Spital, Gulliver Prep (Miami, Fla.), Sr., Central Florida
F: Lynn Williams, Bullard (Fresno, Calif.), Sr., Pepperdine
MF: Rogan Dolan, Carondelet (Concord, Calif.), Sr., UC Davis
MF: Kylie McCarthy, Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.), Sr., UCLA
MF: Allison Smith, Bowie (Austin, Texas), Sr., Texas
MF: Katie Speidel, Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.), Sr., Santa Clara
D: Meghan O’Rourke, Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.), Sr., San Diego
GK: Lindsay Harris, Westlake (Austin, Texas), Jr., North Carolina
GK: Jackie Kerestine, Heritage (Colleyville, Texas), Sr., North Texas
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
10 YEARS STRONG - National Elite Prep Showcase Information
National Elite Prep Showcase “10 Year Anniversary”
Formerly Nolan Showcase
January 12-14, 2012
Fort Worth, Texas
COST
The application fee for the event will be $375 per team for all in-state teams and will be waived for out-of-state teams. Payment is due by December 1st, 2011.
Make checks payable to JATO Athletics
Attn: Showcase
P.O. Box 170952 Arlington, TX 76003
HOSTED BY
Nolan Catholic High School & Southlake Carroll
The 2012 National Elite Prep Showcase will bring together the top girls high school teams from around the country. Teams from Texas, California, Florida, Arizona, and Louisiana will be represented. It is a true college showcase for high school soccer. Formerly the Nolan Showcase, the National Elite Prep Showcase is in its 10th year. The Showcase is touted as the top event for high school soccer in Texas if not in the country. Last year’s event featured 6 of the TOP 10 teams in the country and 10 of the 14 teams in the event were ranked nationally in the TOP 30. The National Elite Prep Showcase always helps in producing the Nation’s #1 team. The top players in the country have participated in the event over the past 10 years: US National Team Player, Olympic Gold Medalist, and WPS stand-out, Amy Rodriguez (Santa Margarita), US U-21 National Team Player and UNC’s Jessica Maxwell (Colleyville Heritage), UNC’s Courtney Jones (Monte Vista), the University of Florida’s Jazmyne Avant (Coppell), BYU’s Lauren Anderson (Monte Vista), TCU’s Alex Mechalske (Nolan), TCU’s Ashley Jones (Tyler Lee), Texas’ Kendall Frizzell (Tyler Lee) and University of Kentucky’s Laura Burton (Amador Valley) participated in 08, as well as Notre Dame recruit Jazmine Hall (Marcus). US under-16 National Pool Player, Whitney Jaynes (Plano West) and Lexi Harris (Plano West) were also in attendance. Other notable showcase participants throughout the years were University of Texas standouts Caitlin Kennedy (Colleyville Heritage) and Kendall Campisi (Ursuline), as well as LSU’s Michelle Makasini (Colleyville Heritage), Texas A&M’s Becky Olson (Nolan) University of Virginia’s Caitlin Miskel (St. Thomas Aquinas), Stanford standout Kiki Bosio (Santa Margarita), USC National Champion JJ Johnson (Santa Margarita), Northwestern State’s Alex Rios (Nolan) who helped the Mexican U19 National Team qualify for the World Cup, and TCU’s Jackie Torda (Nolan), Nikki Wilber (Santa Margarita), and Monica Alvarado (Southlake Carroll) who is currently with the Mexican National Team.
Formerly Nolan Showcase
January 12-14, 2012
Fort Worth, Texas
COST
The application fee for the event will be $375 per team for all in-state teams and will be waived for out-of-state teams. Payment is due by December 1st, 2011.
Make checks payable to JATO Athletics
Attn: Showcase
P.O. Box 170952 Arlington, TX 76003
HOSTED BY
Nolan Catholic High School & Southlake Carroll
The 2012 National Elite Prep Showcase will bring together the top girls high school teams from around the country. Teams from Texas, California, Florida, Arizona, and Louisiana will be represented. It is a true college showcase for high school soccer. Formerly the Nolan Showcase, the National Elite Prep Showcase is in its 10th year. The Showcase is touted as the top event for high school soccer in Texas if not in the country. Last year’s event featured 6 of the TOP 10 teams in the country and 10 of the 14 teams in the event were ranked nationally in the TOP 30. The National Elite Prep Showcase always helps in producing the Nation’s #1 team. The top players in the country have participated in the event over the past 10 years: US National Team Player, Olympic Gold Medalist, and WPS stand-out, Amy Rodriguez (Santa Margarita), US U-21 National Team Player and UNC’s Jessica Maxwell (Colleyville Heritage), UNC’s Courtney Jones (Monte Vista), the University of Florida’s Jazmyne Avant (Coppell), BYU’s Lauren Anderson (Monte Vista), TCU’s Alex Mechalske (Nolan), TCU’s Ashley Jones (Tyler Lee), Texas’ Kendall Frizzell (Tyler Lee) and University of Kentucky’s Laura Burton (Amador Valley) participated in 08, as well as Notre Dame recruit Jazmine Hall (Marcus). US under-16 National Pool Player, Whitney Jaynes (Plano West) and Lexi Harris (Plano West) were also in attendance. Other notable showcase participants throughout the years were University of Texas standouts Caitlin Kennedy (Colleyville Heritage) and Kendall Campisi (Ursuline), as well as LSU’s Michelle Makasini (Colleyville Heritage), Texas A&M’s Becky Olson (Nolan) University of Virginia’s Caitlin Miskel (St. Thomas Aquinas), Stanford standout Kiki Bosio (Santa Margarita), USC National Champion JJ Johnson (Santa Margarita), Northwestern State’s Alex Rios (Nolan) who helped the Mexican U19 National Team qualify for the World Cup, and TCU’s Jackie Torda (Nolan), Nikki Wilber (Santa Margarita), and Monica Alvarado (Southlake Carroll) who is currently with the Mexican National Team.
2012 Showcase Participants....
List of Teams for the 2012 Showcase...
Allen High School (Allen, TX)
Amarillo High School (Amarillo, TX)
American Heritage (Delray, FL)
Antonion College Prep (San Antonio, TX)
Bishop Lynch High School (Dallas, TX)
Clear Lake (Houston, TX)
Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, TX)
Coppell (Coppell, TX)
Flower Mound (Flower Mound, TX)
Georgetown (Austin, TX)
Grapevine (Grapevine, TX)
Hockaday (Dallas, TX)
Keller (Keller, TX)
Kingwood (Houston, TX)
Allen High School (Allen, TX)
Amarillo High School (Amarillo, TX)
American Heritage (Delray, FL)
Antonion College Prep (San Antonio, TX)
Bishop Lynch High School (Dallas, TX)
Clear Lake (Houston, TX)
Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, TX)
Coppell (Coppell, TX)
Flower Mound (Flower Mound, TX)
Georgetown (Austin, TX)
Grapevine (Grapevine, TX)
Hockaday (Dallas, TX)
Keller (Keller, TX)
Kingwood (Houston, TX)
Lubbock Monterey (Lubbock, TX)
Marcus (Flower Mound, TX)
Martin (Arlington, TX)
McKinney Boyd (McKinney, TX)
Midland (Midland, TX)
Murrieta Valley (California)
Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth, TX)
Palo Duro High School (Amarillo, TX)
Plano West (Plano, TX)
Rosary HS (Fullerton, CA)
San Angelo Central (San Angelo, TX)
Southlake Carroll (Southlake, TX)
St. Stephen's (Austin, TX)
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
The Colony High School (The Colony, TX)
Tyler Lee (Tyler, TX)
Ursuline (Dallas, TX)
Westlake (Austin, TX)
Marcus (Flower Mound, TX)
Martin (Arlington, TX)
McKinney Boyd (McKinney, TX)
Midland (Midland, TX)
Murrieta Valley (California)
Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth, TX)
Palo Duro High School (Amarillo, TX)
Plano West (Plano, TX)
Rosary HS (Fullerton, CA)
San Angelo Central (San Angelo, TX)
Southlake Carroll (Southlake, TX)
St. Stephen's (Austin, TX)
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
The Colony High School (The Colony, TX)
Tyler Lee (Tyler, TX)
Ursuline (Dallas, TX)
Westlake (Austin, TX)
Monday, September 12, 2011
2012 Nolan Showcase Dates - 10 Year Anniversary
The dates for the 2012 Nolan Showcase Presented by JATO are January 12-14, 2012. We have negotiated several Marriott properties that will be made available to all teams at cheap rates. We are also putting together an acceptance package that has additional showcase information which will include entry fees and a timeline.
Friday, April 8, 2011
St. Thomas Aquinas is Florida State Champ and the Nation's #1 Team
St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), with wins over teams from California, Florida and Texas, earned the POWERADE FAB 50 Winter No. 1 ranking. St. Thomas earned showcase wins over McKinney Boyd 1-0, Nolan Catholic 1-0, and Allen 3-0.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
2012 SHOWCASE DATES ANNOUNCED
SAVE THE DATE - JANUARY 12th-14th, 2011
The 2012 Nolan Showcase presented by JATO will celebrate its 10th Anniversary next year. The Nolan Showcase is where the Best Come to Play and the Nation's #1 Team is determined. Teams and college coaches from all over the country flock to this exciting girls high school showcase event. It is one of the nations premier high school events.
The 2012 showcase dates will be January 12th-14th. This is an invitation only event. Teams that are interested in competing in the 2012 Showcase please email Showcase Director, Jay Fitzgerald at jay@jatoathletics.com.
The 2012 Nolan Showcase presented by JATO will celebrate its 10th Anniversary next year. The Nolan Showcase is where the Best Come to Play and the Nation's #1 Team is determined. Teams and college coaches from all over the country flock to this exciting girls high school showcase event. It is one of the nations premier high school events.
The 2012 showcase dates will be January 12th-14th. This is an invitation only event. Teams that are interested in competing in the 2012 Showcase please email Showcase Director, Jay Fitzgerald at jay@jatoathletics.com.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
YAHOO Sports Story on Ursuline Winning US Record 21st State Title
Wed Feb 23 09:03am ESTSchool wins 21st straight state title, setting U.S. record ... or does it?
By Cameron Smith
You'll have to forgive the Ursuline (Texas) Academy girls soccer program if it feels a little aggrieved, despite winning what should be a national-record 21st straight state title on Saturday. The Bears have good reason to be upset: Despite the fact that their 21 consecutive titles is a national record, it's not being credited as a nationwide mark because of the association in which Ursuline competes.
As pointed out by the Dallas Morning News' Corbett Smith, Ursuline competes in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools -- TAPPS -- just as all other private schools across the state do. That stands in sharp contrast to most states across the country, which integrate public schools and private schools in the same athletic governing body.
As it turns out, in states that have separate public and private athletic organizations, only the public leagues are considered when determining historic records. Therefore, the 21 trophies currently ensconced in the Ursuline athletic facilities are worth little more than two decades of bragging rights over other all-girls schools, according to the folks at the National Sports Record Book.
According to Smith, Portland (Ore.) Catlin Gable High holds the record for most consecutive girls soccer titles with 11. That's right, the current record-holders have been outdone by the Bears by a whopping decade worth of state titles, yet are still recognized as the most successful streak-owning girls soccer program in the nation.
If there was any question that Ursuline was deserving of recognition, the Bears likely answered those questions in their title-game victory. After falling behind by a goal in the early moments, Ursuline responded with four consecutive goals to run roughshod over runner-up Fort Worth (Texas) Nolan Catholic School, 4-1.
"At this point in the season it's more about emotion then about technical or tactical play," Ursuline coach Jamie Cantrell told the Morning News. "We knew if we got down one, we trained for it."
At that point in the season, Cantrell's team has known exactly what to do time and again. It's just time that the rest of the country acknowledged its greatness.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
2011 SHOWCASE VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
The Nolan Showcase Presented by JATO is days away from premiering the 2011 Showcase Highlight Video. Please check back and see if you made the final cut.
Congrats to this years participants and congrats to Ursuline Academy who won their 21st State Title and to Nolan Catholic who was State-Runner Up to Ursuline for the 11th straight year. Congrats to Hockaday who took the SPC Title.
St. Thomas Aquinas finished as Florida Class 5A state champion. Sarah Guensler and Ana Cuffia scored as St. Thomas Aquinas beat Newsome, 2-0, in the state final. The Raiders outscored opponents 146-2 with 24 shutouts by senior Hofstra signee Julia Kantor. One of the goals allowed came in their only defeat, a 1-0 loss to San Clemente (San Clemente, Calif.). Aquinas holds victories over Texas power McKinney Boyd (McKinney, Texas).
San Clemente look ahead to a CIF Title as they opened the first round of the playoffs with a 5-0 win over Orange Lutheran. San Clemente faces Yucaipa tonight.
All the other Texas public schools are in the middle of district play and we wish each and everyone of you the best as the season moves on.
Congrats to this years participants and congrats to Ursuline Academy who won their 21st State Title and to Nolan Catholic who was State-Runner Up to Ursuline for the 11th straight year. Congrats to Hockaday who took the SPC Title.
St. Thomas Aquinas finished as Florida Class 5A state champion. Sarah Guensler and Ana Cuffia scored as St. Thomas Aquinas beat Newsome, 2-0, in the state final. The Raiders outscored opponents 146-2 with 24 shutouts by senior Hofstra signee Julia Kantor. One of the goals allowed came in their only defeat, a 1-0 loss to San Clemente (San Clemente, Calif.). Aquinas holds victories over Texas power McKinney Boyd (McKinney, Texas).
San Clemente look ahead to a CIF Title as they opened the first round of the playoffs with a 5-0 win over Orange Lutheran. San Clemente faces Yucaipa tonight.
All the other Texas public schools are in the middle of district play and we wish each and everyone of you the best as the season moves on.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
NOLAN SHOWCASE on SPORTSCENTER
ESPN's SportsCenter will air highlights of the 2011 Nolan Showcase by JATO. The 9th Annual event was another success and as it gears up for its 10th Anniversary in 2012, ESPN will do a wrap-up of the event on Thursday, January 20th. Thanks for all the participants and Good Luck the remainder of the season.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
ESPNRISE STATE RANKINGS - Top 3 teams in Texas all lost at the Nolan Showcase. Plano West moves to #1 in Texas
POWERADE FAB 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS - New #1
Monday, January 17, 2011
DAY 3 NOTEBOOK - San Clemente caps perfect showing at Nolan Showcase
SHOWCASE SCOREBOARD
DAY 2 NOTEBOOK
DAY 1 NOTEBOOK
SHOWCASE PREVIEW
Sunday, January 16, 2011
NOLAN SHOWCASE SCOREBOARD
CLICK HERE for Day 3 Results. More to come of Day 3 Notebook and Showcase highlights.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
St. Thomas Aquinas stays Unbeaten; 17-0
Senior, Julie Schumacher's lone goal, her third of the showcase, stands as the game winner over McKinney Boyd, the nation's #1 team. Up next for the Lady Raiders is Nolan Catholic at TCU tonight at 8:00pm. The Bronco's face Clear Lake at 6pm at Gateway Park.
Texas vs Florida Underway @ Nolan Showcase
The nation's #1 team, McKinney Boyd, is down 1-0 to Florida's, St. Thomas Aquinas at half on a Julie Schumacher goal - her third of the event. Both teams coming off opening day victories. Although we are 10 degrees warmer than opening day, it is still a bit chilly with a cool south breeze.
Aquinas is unbeaten at 16-0 on the season while Boyd is also unbeaten at 1-0 as the Texas schools started games on Thursday.
Aquinas is unbeaten at 16-0 on the season while Boyd is also unbeaten at 1-0 as the Texas schools started games on Thursday.
ESPNRISE: Ice-Cold Weather, Red-Hot Wins
DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS - Most of the favored teams won opening-day matches in freezing weather.
POWERSERGE - With 8 of the TOP 25 teams in the nation - the Nolan Showcase could drastically change the national title race.
Nolan Showcase ScoreboardHigh school girls' soccer teams from Florida and California have come together in Texas for the Nolan Showcase and DAY 1 is in the books.
More from DAY 1 on the way...
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Nolan Showcase showcases the best of winter soccer; POWERADE FAB 50 No. 1 could be settled on the field
CLICK IMAGE FOR ESPNRISE COVERAGE
While the Tri-Valley Classic and Excalibur high school girls’ soccer events put order to California winter state rankings, it’s the Nolan Showcase in Texas that ties together the country.
This year’s event, being held at six venues in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, features eight of the current Top 25 teams in the POWERADE FAB 50. In addition to No. 1 Boyd (McKinney, Texas), No. 2 Coppell (Coppell, Texas) and No. 3 Ursuline Academy (Dallas, Texas), No. 24 San Clemente (San Clemente, Calif.) and No. 16 St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) are part of the mix.
The following is a quick overview of this year’s event, which starts Thursday in Fort Worth:
WHAT’S AT STAKE: The POWERADE FAB 50 No. 1 ranking may be settled on the field this week.
KICKOFF CLASSIC: One of the event’s marquee matches will be held on the opening night, under the lights at Texas Christian University as No. 1 Boyd opens its season against No. 3 Ursuline. Ursuline has the benefit of entering the contest having already played 12 regular-season matches.
MAJOR PLAYERS: In addition to the five teams listed above, No. 5 Plano West (Plano, Texas), No. 10 Clear Lake (Houston, Texas), No. 11 Seven Lakes (Katy, Texas), No. 26 Martin (Arlington, Texas), Allen (Allen, Texas), Plano East (Plano, Texas) and St. Stephen’s (Austin, Texas) figure to be contenders for bracket titles.
WHAT TO WATCH: Florida’s reputation will be on the line in the form of St. Thomas Aquinas. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) traveled to California for the Tri-Valley Classic and promptly returned home after an 0-4 showing. If Aquinas does not show well in Texas, it might prove that the balance of power in high school girls’ soccer is west of the Mississippi River – either in Texas or California.
RANKINGS SHAKE-UP: Several Texas teams that start play Thursday have climbed artificially high in the FAB 50 simply because they are undefeated – while Florida and California programs have already played their way into a ranking order. Currently, seven Texas teams hold Top 10 spots. That will certainly change after this week’s Nolan Showcase as the Texas teams will start to play their way into order.
PLAYERS OF NOTE: Coppell senior midfielder Chioma Ubogagu (Stanford), McKinney Boyd senior forward Kelley Monoque and senior defender Meghan Streight (both to Texas A&M), Southlake Carroll defender Taylor Schneider (Notre Dame), St. Thomas Aquinas senior midfielder Ashley Oswald (Vanderbilt), Nolan Catholic senior Alexis Rios (Mexico’s under-17 national team) and San Clemente senior midfielder Frannie Coxe (Yale).
CLOSING CONTEST: Perhaps the most important Nolan Showcase match takes place Saturday at Nolan Catholic when St. Thomas Aquinas takes on San Clemente.
UPDATES: ESPN RISE will deliver daily scores and stories from the Nolan Showcase, and updates throughout the day. Matches start Thursday at 2 p.m. locally and run through 9:30 p.m. Games start at 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
This year’s event, being held at six venues in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, features eight of the current Top 25 teams in the POWERADE FAB 50. In addition to No. 1 Boyd (McKinney, Texas), No. 2 Coppell (Coppell, Texas) and No. 3 Ursuline Academy (Dallas, Texas), No. 24 San Clemente (San Clemente, Calif.) and No. 16 St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) are part of the mix.
The following is a quick overview of this year’s event, which starts Thursday in Fort Worth:
WHAT’S AT STAKE: The POWERADE FAB 50 No. 1 ranking may be settled on the field this week.
KICKOFF CLASSIC: One of the event’s marquee matches will be held on the opening night, under the lights at Texas Christian University as No. 1 Boyd opens its season against No. 3 Ursuline. Ursuline has the benefit of entering the contest having already played 12 regular-season matches.
MAJOR PLAYERS: In addition to the five teams listed above, No. 5 Plano West (Plano, Texas), No. 10 Clear Lake (Houston, Texas), No. 11 Seven Lakes (Katy, Texas), No. 26 Martin (Arlington, Texas), Allen (Allen, Texas), Plano East (Plano, Texas) and St. Stephen’s (Austin, Texas) figure to be contenders for bracket titles.
WHAT TO WATCH: Florida’s reputation will be on the line in the form of St. Thomas Aquinas. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) traveled to California for the Tri-Valley Classic and promptly returned home after an 0-4 showing. If Aquinas does not show well in Texas, it might prove that the balance of power in high school girls’ soccer is west of the Mississippi River – either in Texas or California.
RANKINGS SHAKE-UP: Several Texas teams that start play Thursday have climbed artificially high in the FAB 50 simply because they are undefeated – while Florida and California programs have already played their way into a ranking order. Currently, seven Texas teams hold Top 10 spots. That will certainly change after this week’s Nolan Showcase as the Texas teams will start to play their way into order.
PLAYERS OF NOTE: Coppell senior midfielder Chioma Ubogagu (Stanford), McKinney Boyd senior forward Kelley Monoque and senior defender Meghan Streight (both to Texas A&M), Southlake Carroll defender Taylor Schneider (Notre Dame), St. Thomas Aquinas senior midfielder Ashley Oswald (Vanderbilt), Nolan Catholic senior Alexis Rios (Mexico’s under-17 national team) and San Clemente senior midfielder Frannie Coxe (Yale).
CLOSING CONTEST: Perhaps the most important Nolan Showcase match takes place Saturday at Nolan Catholic when St. Thomas Aquinas takes on San Clemente.
UPDATES: ESPN RISE will deliver daily scores and stories from the Nolan Showcase, and updates throughout the day. Matches start Thursday at 2 p.m. locally and run through 9:30 p.m. Games start at 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
SHOWCASE UNDERWAY IN LESS THAN A WEEK
We are very excited as the showcase quickly approaches - less than a week away. The weather will be cold for Day 1 but will warm-up as the event moves along. The forecast is mostly sunny each day with temps starting at 46 Day ! and moving up to 55 and 60 Friday and Saturday.
The event kicks off at 2pm on Thursday at TCU, Nolan, Gateway, and Mustang-Panther.
The event kicks off at 2pm on Thursday at TCU, Nolan, Gateway, and Mustang-Panther.
DAY 1 SCHEDULE - Thursday, January 13th
SCHEDULE DAY 1 - Thursday, January 13th
**Home Team Listed First and will wear WHITE and provide 3 Game Balls.
@ TCU
2pm - Lake Highlands/Plano West
4pm - Marcus/Grapevine
6pm - Coppell/Clear Lake
8pm - Ursuline/McKinney Boyd
@Nolan
2pm - St. Thomas Aquinas/Allen
4pm - Nolan/Keller
6pm - Amarillo/Plano East
8pm - Tyler Lee/Seven Lakes
@Gateway #1
2pm - Bishop Lynch/San Angelo Central
4pm - Keller Central/Flower Mound
@Gateway #2
2pm - Midland/St. Stephen's
4pm - Antonian/Byron Nelson
@Dragon Stadium
4pm - Carroll/Hockaday
8pm - The Colony/Klein Oak
**Home Team Listed First and will wear WHITE and provide 3 Game Balls.
@ TCU
2pm - Lake Highlands/Plano West
4pm - Marcus/Grapevine
6pm - Coppell/Clear Lake
8pm - Ursuline/McKinney Boyd
@Nolan
2pm - St. Thomas Aquinas/Allen
4pm - Nolan/Keller
6pm - Amarillo/Plano East
8pm - Tyler Lee/Seven Lakes
@Gateway #1
2pm - Bishop Lynch/San Angelo Central
4pm - Keller Central/Flower Mound
@Gateway #2
2pm - Midland/St. Stephen's
4pm - Antonian/Byron Nelson
@Dragon Stadium
4pm - Carroll/Hockaday
8pm - The Colony/Klein Oak
DAY 2 SCHEDULE - Friday, January 14th
SCHEDULE DAY 2 - Friday, January 14th
**Home Team listed first and will wear WHITE and provide 3 Game Balls
@TCU
10am - Marcus/Seven Lakes
12pm - Clear Lake/Plano West
2pm - St. Stephen's/Plano East
4pm - Keller/Allen
6pm - Carroll/San Clemente
8pm - Nolan/St. Thomas Aquinas
@Nolan
8am - Plano East/Lake Highlands
10am - Midland/Nolan
12pm - St. Thomas Aquinas/McKinney Boyd
2pm - Seven Lake/Ursuline
6pm - Plano West/Grapevine
8pm - Ursuline/Coppell
@Gateway #1
10am - Grapevine/Flower Mound
4pm - Bishop Lynch/Byron Nelson
6pm - McKinney Boyd/Clear Lake
8pm - Flower Mound/St. Stephen's
@Gateway #2
10am - Allen/Keller Central
12pm - Klein Oak/Hockaday
2pm - San Angelo Central/Antonian
6pm - Keller Central/Lake Highlands
8pm - Klein Oak/San Angelo Central
@Gateway #3
10am - Antonian/The Colony
6pm - Hockaday/Martin
@Mustang-Panther
2pm - Colleyville Heritage/Amarillo
6pm - The Colony/Tyler Lee
8pm - Colleyville Heritage/Marcus
**Home Team listed first and will wear WHITE and provide 3 Game Balls
@TCU
10am - Marcus/Seven Lakes
12pm - Clear Lake/Plano West
2pm - St. Stephen's/Plano East
4pm - Keller/Allen
6pm - Carroll/San Clemente
8pm - Nolan/St. Thomas Aquinas
@Nolan
8am - Plano East/Lake Highlands
10am - Midland/Nolan
12pm - St. Thomas Aquinas/McKinney Boyd
2pm - Seven Lake/Ursuline
6pm - Plano West/Grapevine
8pm - Ursuline/Coppell
@Gateway #1
10am - Grapevine/Flower Mound
4pm - Bishop Lynch/Byron Nelson
6pm - McKinney Boyd/Clear Lake
8pm - Flower Mound/St. Stephen's
@Gateway #2
10am - Allen/Keller Central
12pm - Klein Oak/Hockaday
2pm - San Angelo Central/Antonian
6pm - Keller Central/Lake Highlands
8pm - Klein Oak/San Angelo Central
@Gateway #3
10am - Antonian/The Colony
6pm - Hockaday/Martin
@Mustang-Panther
2pm - Colleyville Heritage/Amarillo
6pm - The Colony/Tyler Lee
8pm - Colleyville Heritage/Marcus
DAY 3 SCHEDULE - Saturday, January 15th
SCHEDULE DAY 3 - Saturday, January 15th
**Home Team listed first and will wear WHITE and provide 3 Game Balls.
@TCU
10am - Tyler Lee/Amarillo
12pm - Marcus/Lake Highlands
2pm - Plano East/McKinney Boyd
4pm - San Clemente/Ursuline
@Nolan
10am - San Clemente/St. Thomas Aquinas
12pm - Clear Lake/Nolan
2pm - Seven Lakes/San Angelo Central
4pm - Amarillo/St. Stephen's
@Gateway #1
10am - Byron Nelson/Midland
2pm - Plano West/Keller Central
4pm - Keller/Grapevine
@Gateway #2
10am - Bishop Lynch/Antonian
2pm - The Colony/Bishop Lynch
4pm - Hockaday/Byron Nelson
@Gateway #3
10am - Martin/Keller
4pm - Allen/Martin
@Mustang-Panther
2pm - Colleyville Heritage/Flower Mound
4pm - Coppell/Midland
@Dragon Stadium
10am - Carroll/Klein Oak
4pm - Tyler Lee/Carroll
**Home Team listed first and will wear WHITE and provide 3 Game Balls.
@TCU
10am - Tyler Lee/Amarillo
12pm - Marcus/Lake Highlands
2pm - Plano East/McKinney Boyd
4pm - San Clemente/Ursuline
@Nolan
10am - San Clemente/St. Thomas Aquinas
12pm - Clear Lake/Nolan
2pm - Seven Lakes/San Angelo Central
4pm - Amarillo/St. Stephen's
@Gateway #1
10am - Byron Nelson/Midland
2pm - Plano West/Keller Central
4pm - Keller/Grapevine
@Gateway #2
10am - Bishop Lynch/Antonian
2pm - The Colony/Bishop Lynch
4pm - Hockaday/Byron Nelson
@Gateway #3
10am - Martin/Keller
4pm - Allen/Martin
@Mustang-Panther
2pm - Colleyville Heritage/Flower Mound
4pm - Coppell/Midland
@Dragon Stadium
10am - Carroll/Klein Oak
4pm - Tyler Lee/Carroll
College Coaches
2011 College Coaches List. Please keep in mind that several college coaches don't register for the event so please have the players send schedule to the coaches they are interested in and invite them to the event.
University of Texas
Lamar University
SMU
TCU
St. Edward's University
Baylor University
Oklahoma State University
Dallas Baptist University
Texas Wesleyan University
UT-Tyler
UT-San Antonio
Tyler Junior College
Northwood University
Florida Southern College
Hardin-Simmons University
Stephen F Austin University
Texas Women's University
University of North Texas
University of Oklahoma
Austin College
Texas A&M Commerce
Truman University
UT-Dallas
University of Arkansas
Texas A&M International
Midwestern State University
Louisiana Tech University
Southern Utah University
Abilene Christian University
Texas State University
Houston Baptist University
Rice University
University of Houston
Angelo State University
Balcone College
University of Texas
Lamar University
SMU
TCU
St. Edward's University
Baylor University
Oklahoma State University
Dallas Baptist University
Texas Wesleyan University
UT-Tyler
UT-San Antonio
Tyler Junior College
Northwood University
Florida Southern College
Hardin-Simmons University
Stephen F Austin University
Texas Women's University
University of North Texas
University of Oklahoma
Austin College
Texas A&M Commerce
Truman University
UT-Dallas
University of Arkansas
Texas A&M International
Midwestern State University
Louisiana Tech University
Southern Utah University
Abilene Christian University
Texas State University
Houston Baptist University
Rice University
University of Houston
Angelo State University
Balcone College
BAYLOR SPORTSCARE
Baylor SportsCare and the Nolan Showcase have joined forces for the 2nd straight year to provide athletic trainers to this pretigious event. Not only does Baylor SportsCare provide athletic trainers, they also can give your team a Healthy Advantage by reaching a higher level of performance on and off the field by providing a winning combination of education, promotional support and sports medicine for athletes and athletic groups of all ages.
SportsCare can help you prevent sports-related injuries by providing athletic trainer coverage for teams as well as educational programs and health screenings. We can help organize valuable sponsorship connections for special events, lend proven expertise to the development and promotion of athletic programs and activities and make it easier for you to access specialized sports medicine services across the metroplex.
For more information on how we can give you and your group a healthier advantage, CLICK HERE or contact a SportsCare representative at 1.800.4BAYLOR.
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