Adena High School adding soccer !!

[MarkWilliamson]

I have been told that Adena High School is adding soccer ( club ) next fall.

I wish them the best of luck and hope that they can get both a boys and girls program going !

[Keegan]

Always nice to see some growth of soccer in America

[pcohio]

That is great news! It is good to see these smaller schools (Adena, Eastern-Pike, etc.) finally get on board with soccer!

[thenoose]

I'm glad to see that more and more schools are starting to add a soccer program to their list of athletics.

[tigercat1]

Does this mean that there will be enough SVC teams to have soccer be considered an SVC sport as far as competing for a league title and an All-league team?

[pcohio]

That still only makes three SVC schools with soccer...Right?

[tigercat1]

Unioto, Piketon, ZT, Adena, and possibly Westfall?

[pcohio]

That's right...I forgot about Piketon! I wonder if they will have enough to field a team this year?

[tigercat1]

Someone told me they have quite a few kids interested and a new coach, so we'll see.

[pcohio]

Last I heard, they graduated like 6 seniors and had no Junior High program in place...They must have a lot of kids that did not play last season if they have enough to play....

[MarkWilliamson]

Westfall has a pretty decent sized Jr. High program. Hopefully, someone will step up and put in the time to get a HS program in place !!!!

I heard Piketon was not fielding a team this year - hopefully I heard wrong !

[pcohio]

I hope that is wrong too Amvets! They have a beautiful soccer complex at Piketon...It would be a shame for it to go to waste!
I was told that last year's Assistant Coach was going to be the new Head Coach, but I am fearful they won't have the numbers...

[tigercat1]

I guess only time will tell.

So, Westfall does not have a high school team? I thought they had a reserve team a few years back with the intention of turning it into a varsity team?

[danicalifornia]

Westfall has added soccer at the JH level and are looking to build the program through that. It will be a club team through the school for the HS though.

I, for one, don't want to see an SVC in soccer, unless, they only play one round of league play. 8 league games would kill your non league schedule, IMO.

It is great that the other schools are expanding to soccer though and I wish them luck.

BTW, Piketon did not field a JH team last season and only had 10 players the year before, with 1 being 7th graders.

[pcohio]

We still have room for some HS and Adult teams in our 3v3 Live Tournament this Saturday, May 24 at the Pike Co YMCA! Please contact me ASAP to get your team in...740-708-4576 or brian@3v3live.com

[thenoose]

When might this program start up then??

[OVClocal]

any updates on adena or piketon?

[tigercat1]

Piketon High School Soccer Redstreaks Team Camp
The Piketon High School Soccer Redstreaks Team Camp will be held July 21-25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The camp is for students in grades 9-12 who want to play soccer at Piketon for the 2008 season. Signups will be held at the camp. The camp is free and will be held rain or shine. For more information, call (740) 663-5793 or (740) 649-8606.

Piketon Junior High Soccer Mini-Camp
A mini-camp for seventh and eighth grade students who want to play junior high soccer at Piketon will be held on Friday, July 25 from 1 to 5 p.m. Signups will be held at the camp. The camp is free and will be held rain or shine. For more information, call (740) 663-5793 or (740) 649-8606.