'08 MN D3 Soccer - MIAC, UMAC and UofM

OK the UofM men's team is club, but I had a request to include them in this years thread. I should also mention the growing talent level at UofM-Morris, who I believe are the only public men's D3 program in MN. The MIAC should be competative again. On the Men's side I will guess the top four will include Gustavus, Augsburg, St. Olaf and St. Thomas or St. Johns. Sorry, I don't know much about the ladies programs.

'08 MN Players @ D1 Programs

Minnesota has another large college freshmen class on the girls side heading to D1 program. The boys numbers were a little smaller this year, but they are represented by some very talented players. Which programs will improve this year? Will any MN player stand out as Granstrand (GK-Brown) did last year?

'08 MN Girls HS Soccer

As captains practice is getting near, who will be the top teams and players in this falls MN Girls HS league?

'08 MN Boys HS Soccer

With surprise winners at last years Boy's finals, who are some of the favorites coming into this fall season? Who are some of the top players in the metro area?

MYSA, MRL, US Club Premier Leauge

Here is a spot to continue discussion on MYSA, Midwest Regional League and the US Soccer Premier League that is forming this fall.

MN Fairbault U18 Boys 2nd at Nationals

Enough on this topic. Again congratulations to the SSM Boys U18s. You made MN proud. Good luck next year!

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Congratulations to the Shattuck U18 boys for a great run at the National Tournament! Finishing 2nd behind repeat champions Andromeda of North Texas. They are the first MN boys team since the early 90s to qualify for nationals.

Results:

ANDROMEDA 90 (NTX) 2 - 2 T
MPS MCLEAN FC (VA) 2 - 1 W
CISCO TOROS (AZ) 2 - 0 W

FINAL ANDROMEDA 3 SSM 0

Thunder + Bangu + Wings

This post has certainly created a lot of interest and I will leave it open for a while longer. The MTA will be an interesting option. Please try to stay on topic.

Thunder - Are They For Real?

The Thunder have fallen on hard times with no wins since May. They seem to have fallen back into their old ways of finding ways to loose games. Can they turn it around?

'08 Boys Regionals

The Regional tournament schedule is set. MN had resonable draws, if previous year or historical performance has anything to do with expected results. My picks for best chance to get out of their group are 18s, 17s and 19s. My pick for teams to not win a game are 16s and 15s.

Link with most Regional information is: http://www.region2.com/2008Cup/teaminfo.html