July 25: Another CAB sellout watched Wizards Tie 1-1 vs LA Galaxy

KC Wizards forward Claudio Lopez scored from over half field and LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan evened the score as the Wizards and Galaxy tied 1-1 at Community America Ballpark on July 25, 2009.

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KC Brass win 2-1 over Real Colorado Foxes in Regular Season Finale

Ryan Hennessy (North Kansas City HS/KC Pace/Missouri State U) and Brian Wurst (Park Hill South/KC Pace/Drake) finished the regular season leading the KC Brass in games played and played the full 90 minutes on defense in the KC Brass' 2-1 win over Real Colorado Foxes on July 18, 2009 at William Jewell College. KC Brass goals scored by Matt Kuhn (Raytown South, KC Legends/Wizards U19/Drake) and Chris Markey (UMKC). KC Brass goalkeeper Andy Fitzpatrick (Winnetonka/KC Pace/Oklahoma City) recorded the win in goal.

KC Brass win 1-0 over Springfield Demize

Coleton Henning (St. Thomas Aquinas, KCFC/KC Wizards U19, Furman) scored the game's only goal as the KC Brass 1-0 win over the Springfield Demize at William Jewell College on July 9, 2009. KC Brass goalkeeper Andy Fitzpatrick (Winnetonka, KC Pace, Oklahoma City) earned the shutout.

KC Brass: Another Tie at St. Louis: 2-2

Luke Gorczyca (St. Thomas Aquinas, KC Legends, Drake) and Brett Lewis (Blue Springs, KC Attack, William Jewell) each scored for the KC Brass in a 2-2 tie at St. Louis Lions on July 5, 2009.

KC Brass Tie 4-4 at St. Louis Lions

Brian Wurst (Park Hill South, KC Pace, Drake) had a goal and assist in the KC Brass' 4-4 tie at St. Louis Lions on June 13, 2009.

KC Brass goals: Michael Erwood, Brian Wurst, Matt Kuhn, Patrick White.

Wizards Win 3-1 vs Revolution

Aaron Hohlbein scored in the Wizards 3-1 win over New England Revolution on June 13, 2009 at Community America Ballpark.

Wizards goals scored by Davy Arnaud (assisted by Claudio Lopez), Own Goal and Aaron Hohlbein (unassisted).

50th Win

Photo: Lincoln Roblee, Burke Slusher and Jefferson Roblee

On June 6, 2009 the KC Brass won 6-0 over the Springfield Demize. The victory was the 50th regular season PDL win for Brass head coach Jefferson Roblee and assistant coaches Lincoln Roblee and Burke Slusher. The Brass coaching staff is among the top five most winning coaching staffs currently in the 68 team Premier Development League. Robi Goff coached the Brass during their first two seasons (1998-1999). Jim Schwab coached the team the next two seasons (2000-2001). Jefferson Roblee became the Brass' head coach beginning in 2002. Below is the list of the current staff's 1st, 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th and 50th wins.

1st Game: May 5, 2002-KC Brass tie 2-2 vs Colorado Rapids U23 at BV Northwest.
KC Brass goals scored by Jake Bleyenberg (assisted by Geoff Miles) and Larry Scheller.

1st Win: May 12, 2002-KC Brass win 1-0 over Sioux Falls Spitfire at BV Northwest.
KC Brass lineup: Beau Williams; Mike Rosenthal, Scott Kaiser, Eric Zobrist, Nate Anderson; Tony Avery, Matt Jewett, Blake Ryan, Geoff Miles;Jake Bleyenberg, Larry Scheller
KC Brass goal scored by Blake Ryan. Shutout by Beau Williams.

10th Win: June 8, 2003-KC Bass win 2-0 over Nashville Metros at Blue Valley West.
KC Brass lineup: Todd Dohlman; Mike Rosenthal, Ryan Barber, Josh Duffy, Scott Kincaid; Ryan Shaw (Adam Blinzler), Ryan Raybould, Blake Ryan (William John), Geoff Miles (Kyle Sebus); Jake Bleyenberg, Larry Scheller (Jake Wyllie). DNP: Kurt Larson, Luis Licerio.
KC Brass goals by Blake Ryan (assisted by Ryan Shaw) and Larry Scheller (assisted by William John). Shutout by Todd Dohlman.

20th Win: June 10, 2005-KC Brass win 2-1 over Sioux Falls Spitfire at Excelsior Springs High School.
KC Brass lineup: Todd Dohlman; Joe Klosterman (Andy Cooper), Josh Howard, Josh Duffy, Ali Dorri; John Barber, Jared Atwood, Blake Ryan, Peter Kariotis (Andrew Clifton); Jesus Rodriguez (Chad Ramey), Kyle Perkins (Adam Blinzler).
Both KC Brass goals were scored by Kyle Perkins and both assists were provided by Jesus Rodriguez.

30th Win: June 3, 2006-KC Brass win 1-0 over West Michigan Edge at William Jewell College.
KC Brass lineup: Kyle Schroeder; Kevin Shrout, Kurt Larson, Josh White, Ali Dorri; Josh McDaniel (Richie Harris), Keith Gorczyca, Brant Bishop, Brian Wurst (Kevin Nekuda); Ryan Kaufman, Matt Blouin. DNP: Adam Sokolowski.
KC Brass goal scored by Keith Gorczyca (assisted by Ali Dorri). Shutout by Kyle Schroeder.

40th Win: June 30, 2007-KC Brass win 2-1 over Colorado Rapids U23 at William Jewell College.
KC Brass lineup: Kyle Schroeder; Kevin Shrout, Josh White, Josh Howard, Calvin Clark; Luke Gorczyca (Brian Wurst), Kevin Nekuda, Keith Gorczyca, Ali Dorri (Garret Guthrie); J.D. Warman (Jimmy Cummings), Brant Bishop (Haggai Leboo).
KC Brass goals scored by Josh Howard and Jimmy Cummings.

50th Win: June 6, 2009-KC Brass win 6-0 over Springfield Demize at Cooper Complex in Springfield, Missouri.
KC Brass lineup: Andy Fitzpatrick (Donovan Dowling); Brett Heinz, Ryan Hennessy (Patrick White), Michael Erwood, Chris Markey; Brian Wurst, Kevin Shrout (Bryan Perez), Luke Gorczyca; Matt Klaus, Edson Edward (Coady Andrews), Matt Kuhn.
KC Brass goals scored by Matt Kuhn (3), Edson Edward, Kevin Shrout and Coady Andrews. Shutout by Andy Fitzpatrick and Donovan Dowling.

Since its formation in 1997, the Kansas City Brass (PDL) has provided opportunities for the area's top amatuer soccer players to prepare for future professional play. In the past seven years, 30 Kansas City Brass players have been drafted or signed professionally in Europe, Major League Soccer, USL or the MISL.

The top U23 men’s league in North America, the USL Premier Development League (PDL) features 68 teams within four conferences across the United States and Canada. The PDL season consists of 16 regular season matches for each team, eight home and eight away. The PDL provides elite collegiate players the opportunity to taste a higher level of competition while maintaining their eligibility. In addition to league play, PDL teams compete in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup as well as various exhibitions. The USL Premier Development League has proven to be an important stepping stone for top professionals now playing around the world.

2009 State Cup Champions

Congratulations to all the 2009 Kansas State Cup champions and Missouri State Cup champions from the Kansas City Area!

*Kansas U12 Girls: KCFC United (Coach Kevin Sloan)

Missouri U13 Boys: KCFC Futura Academy I (Coach Brian Budzinski)

Missouri U13 Girls: KCFC Futura Academy (Coach Vlatko Andonovski)

Kansas U13 Boys: KC Wizards Juniors (Douda Kante)

Kansas U14 Boys: BVSC Stars Boca Juniors (Coach Dustin Ottesen)

Kansas U14 Girls: KCFC Force (Richard Davies)

Kansas U15 Boys: KC Wizards Juinors

Kansas U15 Girls: BV Stars Villareal (Coach Jon Parry)

>Missouri U15 Girls: KC Select Scream progress to Regionals with Midwest Regional League berth.

Kansas U16 Boys: KCFC Rangers (Coach Gareth Hughes)

>U16 KC Wizards Juniors progress to Regionals with Midwest Regional League berth.

Kansas U16 Girls: KCFC Intensity (Coach Huw Williams)

Kansas U17 Boys: KC Wizards Juniors (Coach Paul Rideout)

Kansas U17 Girls: BV Stars Mallorca (Coach Jon Parry)

Kansas U18 Boys: KC Wizards Juniors (Coach Paul Rideout)

Kansas U18 Girls: KC Metro Dynamos (Coach Derek Shoare)

Kansas U19 Boys: KC Wizards Juniors (Coach Jon Parry)

Kansas U19 Girls: KC Metro Dynamos (Coach Derek Shoare)

> U19 KCFC Jazz advance to Regionals with WildCard

*Missouri does not sponsor a U12 state cup for boys or girls. State Cup winners in the U13-U19 age groups advance to the USYSA Regional Championships in Sioux Falls, South Dakota June 20-24, 2009.

Josh Howard Scores Again for Soderhamns FF (Sweden)

Josh Howard (Lee's Summit North, KC Attack, William Jewell College, KC Brass) scored again for Soderhamns FF (Sweden). Howard scores Soderhamns FF's only goal in their 2-1 loss vs IK Frej. Partial story below with translation.

Efter att Frej tagit ledningen med 0-1 i den 55 minuten (också det lite för enkelt) så kvitterade vår amerikan Josh Howard med en kraftfull nick på en precis hörna slagen av Simon Åberg. Detta hände i den 75 minuten och här hade hemmalaget börjat på att oroa bortaförsvaret ett antal gånger framför målet.

Translation: After Frej taken the lead with 0-1 in 55 minutes (also a little too easy) so receipted our American Josh Howard with a vigorous nod in a corner, just beaten by Simon Åberg. This happened in the 75 minutes and this was the home team started to worry over the defense a number of times in front of goal.

KC Brass Win 6-0 at Springfield Demize

KC Brass win 6-0 at Springfield Demize on June 6, 2009. Matt Kuhn (Raytown South, KC LegendsKC Wizards U19, Drake) scores three goals for the KC Brass. Edson Edward (KC Wizards U19, Graceland), Kevin Shrout (Lee's Summit, KC Pace, Drake) and Coady Andrews (Mill Valley, KC Legends WC, Mid America Nazarene) also score.

Game Note: KC Brass midfielder Kevin Shrout scored from over 60 yards when he caught the Demize goalkeeper off his line. Shrout was also playing with the KC Brass when a similar goal was scored by a teammate. Josh Howard, currently playing professionally in Sweden, scored from 62 yards in the KC Brass' 3-1 win vs St. Louis Lions in 2007. Howard's goal came on a quick free kick. Shrout's long range goal was in the flow of play.

FYI: KC Brass will play the KC Wizards (MLS) Reserves on Sunday (June 7) morning at 11:00am at Swope.

Wizards lose 2-0 vs Columbus Crew

KC Wizards lose 2-0 vs Columbus Crew: Guillermo Barros Schelotto scores from a scramble in the first half and a penalty kick in the second half to secure the Columbus Crew a victory on the road at Community America Ballpark on June 6, 2009.

Brass Tie on Thursday, play in Springfield Saturday, Wizards at Swope on Sunday

Kansas City Brass & Des Moines Menace tie 1-1 on June 4, 2009 at William Jewell College. KC Brass forward Edson Edward (Graceland) finishes a rebound from KC Brass midfielder Michael Thomas' (St. Thomas Aquinas, KC Legends, Notre Dame) blast to tie the match in the 90th minute.

The Brass will travel to Springfield, Missouri for a PDL match at the Springfield Demize on Saturday night.

On Sunday the Brass will play the Wizards Reserves at 11:00am at Swope.

Josh Howard Earns Man of the Match for Soderhamns (Sweden)

Pictured: Josh Howard (Lee's Summit North HS, KC Attack, William Jewell College, KC Brass) celebrating his first professional goal in Soderhamns (Sweden) 2-0 win over Rasunda. Howard earned Man of the Match for his efforts. He also earned Man of the Match honors in his next match on May 31, 2009.

R.I.P.: Andy Shields (Funeral Arrangements)

Funeral Arrangements for Andy Shields can be found at www.wjcsoccer.com .

R.I.P.: Andy Shields

Andy Shields saved 8 of the 11 penalty kicks he faced during the 2006 regular season, playoffs and national tournament shootouts while in goal for William Jewell College. Note: Andy actually made all 8 PK saves...none missed the goal. Pictured: WJC goalkeeper Andy Shields makes a game winning PK shootout save at the 2006 NAIA National Tournament.

Andy Shields, 23 yeards old, passed away today, May 28, after suffering a severe stroke on May 25th. Andy is best known in the Kansas City soccer community for his goalkeeping excellence at Olathe North High School, Arsenal youth and William Jewell College. Andy was a starter and standout performer on William Jewell College's 2006 HAAC Champions, NAIA Region V Champion, National Tournament Qualifying and NAIA National Final Four team. His goalkeeping was the talk of the 2006 NAIA National Tournament which included incredible saves during two WJC shootout victories at nationals. Andy was named NAIA National Tournament All Tournament team in 2006. Prayers go out to the Shields family. Andy was loved and will be greatly missed and always remembered.

Link related to Andy Shields soccer: http://naia.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/111806aah.html

KC Wizards win 4-1 over KC Brass in exhibition scrimmage

Davy Arnaud scored in the first half. Josh Wolff scored two second half goals and Graham Zusi added anther as the KC Wizards (MLS) 4-1 win over the KC Brass (PDL). Brass goal scored in the second half by Matt Klaus. Game played on May 27, 2009 at Wizards training facility at Swope.

Wizards lineup (1st half): Kevin Hartman; Lance Watson, Jimmy Conrad, Aaron Hohlbein, Matt Besler; Michael Harrington, Jack Jewsbury, Davy Arnoud, Kevin Souter; Hercules Gomez, Claudio Lopez

Wizards lineup (2nd half): Boris Pardo; Michael Kraus, Jonathan Leathers, Rashawn McKenzie, Matt Marquess; Santiago Hirsig, Kurt Morsink, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza; Abe Thompson, Josh Wolff

Brass lineup: Alex Horwath (Andy Fitzpatrick, Donovan Dowling); Brett Heinz (Patrick White), Michael Erwood, Ryan Hennessy (Coady Andrews), Chris Markey; Matt Klaus, Jordan Raybould (John Bayron Sosa), Michael Thomas, Matt Kuhn (Keith Parkhurst); Brian Wurst (Lucas Rodriguez), J.D. Warman (Curt McDonald)

KC Wizards (MLS) vs KC Brass (PDL) on Wednesday (5/27/09) at Swope. 10:30am kickoff.

Davy Arnaud (pictured) and the Wizards (MLS) will play against the KC Brass (PDL) in a scrimmage beginning at 10:30am on Wednesday (5/27/09) at the Wizards training facility at Swope Park.

KC Brass win 5-2 vs Springfield Demize

2009 KC Brass (PDL) pregame photo: Front Row: Lucas Rodriguez, Bryan Perez, J.D. Warman, Michael Clayton, Donovan Dowling, Andy Fitzpatrick, Kevin Shrout, Brian Wurst, Manny Tovar, Back Row: Matt Klaus, Edson Edward, Ryan Hennessy, Coady Andrews, Patrick White, Michael Thomas, Luke Gorczyca, Jordan Raybould.

KC Brass win 5-2 vs Springfield Demize on May 20, 2009 at William Jewell College. KC Brass goals scored by J.D. Warman (assisted by Matt Klaus), Matt Klaus (unassisted), Brian Wurst (assisted by Edson Edward), Matt Klaus (assisted by Edson Edward) and Lucas Rodriguez (assisted by J.D. Warman).

Player Ratings: Wizards tie 1-1 vs D.C. United

Josh Wolff scores second half goal as Wizards tie D.C. United 1-1 at Community America Ballpark on May 5, 2009.

D.C. United (3-1-4) vs. Kansas City Wizards (3-3-2)
May 06, 2009 -- CommunityAmerica Ballpark

Scoring Summary:
DC -- Rodney Wallace 2 (Jaime Moreno 2, Santino Quaranta 3) 27
KC -- Josh Wolff 3 (Jack Jewsbury 2, Lance Watson 1) 52


D.C. United -- Louis Crayton 6.5, Bryan Namoff 5, Greg Janicki 5.5, Avery John 5, Rodney Wallace 7, Brandon Barklage 5 (Christian Gomez 61 5), Andrew Jacobson 6.5, Clyde Simms 5, Santino Quaranta 6, Jaime Moreno 5.5 (Thabiso Khumalo 87 NR), Chris Pontius 5 (Luciano Emilio 46 5).

Substitutes Not Used: Dejan Jakovic, Milos Kocic, Devon McTavish, Ange N'Silu

Kansas City Wizards -- Kevin Hartman 5, Lance Watson 5.5, Jimmy Conrad 6, Aaron Hohlbein 6 (Michael Harrington 83 6.5), Matt Besler 5.5, Josh Wolff 7, Santiago Hirsig 6, Jack Jewsbury 6.5, Davy Arnaud 5.5, Herculez Gomez 5.5 (Roger Espinoza 60 5), Claudio Lopez 6.

Substitutes Not Used: Michael Kraus, Rauwshan McKenzie, Kurt Morsink, Boris Pardo, Abe Thompson

Kansas City Wizards D.C. United
total shots: 10 (Josh Wolff 4) 7 (3 tied with 2)
shots on goal: 3 (Josh Wolff 2) 1 (Rodney Wallace 1)
fouls: 9 (5 tied with 1) 15 (Brandon Barklage 3,
Avery John 3)
offsides: 1 (Claudio Lopez 1) 2 (Luciano Emilio 2)
corner kicks: 4 (Claudio Lopez 4) 4 (Jaime Moreno 3)
saves: 0 2 (Louis Crayton 2)

Misconduct Summary:
KC -- Jack Jewsbury (caution; Reckless Tackle) 23
DC -- Brandon Barklage (caution; Tactical Foul) 29
KC -- Lance Watson (caution; Reckless Foul) 56
DC -- Avery John (caution; Reckless Foul) 71
KC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; Reckless Tackle) 82


referee: Edvin Jurisevic
Referee's Assistants: Anthony Vasoli; Chris Strickland
4th official: Mark Kadlecik
time of game: 1:50
attendance: 9,077
weather: Sunny -and- 74 degrees

Player Ratings by Jefferson Roblee, Associate Head Coach of William Jewell College Soccer and Head Coach of the Kansas City Brass (PDL).

KC Brass: 2009 PDL Season Begins in Colorado May 9 & 10

Above: KC Brass prior to their 0-0 tie vs Rapids U23 in 2007. The KC Brass will begin their 2009 PDL season in Colorado vs Real Colorado Foxes on May 9 & 10.

The KC Brass will play their first home game on May 17 vs St. Louis Lions at William Jewell College. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00pm.

2009 KC BRASS (PDL) PLAYER POOL
PLAYER: HIGH SCHOOL, YOUTH CLUB, COLLEGE
Coady Andrews: Mill Valley, KC Legends, Mid America Nazarene,
Calvin Clark: St. Thomas Aquinas, BV Stars, Drake
Michael Clayton: Oak Park, KC Pace, Butler
Levi Coleman: Broken Arrow (OK), OKC Spirit, Florida International/UMKC
Donovan Dowling: Olathe South, KC Attack, Barton County CC/IPFW
Edson Edward: Ottawa Fury (Canada)/KC Wizards U19, Graceland
Kevin Ellis: Oak Park, KC Wizards Juniors, Barton County CC
Michael Erwood: BV North, KC Legends, Furman
Andy Fitzpatrick: Winnetonka, KC Pace, Oklahoma City U
Ben Friesen: Ray-Pec, KC Legends, E. Illinois/Truman St.
Luke Gorczyca: St. Thomas Aquinas, KC Legends, Drake
Brett Heinz: BV North, KCFC/KC Wizards U19, Butler
Ryan Hennessy: North Kansas City, KC Pace, Missouri State
Coleton Henning: St. Thomas Aquinas, KCFC/KC Wizards U19, Furman
John David Hernandez: Kendall (FL), UMKC
Alexander Horwath: McDonogh (MD), D.C. United Youth, UConn/Wisconsin
Matt Klaus: Kearney, KCFC, Graceland
Willie Koss: BV Northwest, BV Stars/KC Wizards U19, Loyola Chicago
Matt Kuhn: Raytown South, KC Legends/KC Wizards U19, Drake
Haggai Leboo: Washington, KC Pace, Rockhurst
Brett Lewis: Blue Springs, KC Attack, William Jewell
Alex Linthicum: Mill Valley, KC Legends, Buena Vista/ORU
Chris Markey: Oak Mountain (AL), Birmingham United, UMKC
Curt McDonald: BV North, KCFC/KC Wizards U19, Furman/Rockhurst
Chaz O'Dell: William Chrisman, Futura, Maple Woods CC
Peter O'Neill: Rockhurst, BV Stars/KC Wizards U19, Northwestern
Kome Okiomah: Pflugerville (TX), Baker
Keith Parkhurst: Olathe East, BV Stars, Benedictine
Bryan Perez: Killian (FL), Kendall (FL), UMKC
Michael Perry: St. Thomas Aquinas, BV Stars/KC Wizards U19, Denver
Jordan Raybould: Rockhurst, KC Legends, Yale
Lucas Rodriguez: SM Northwest, KC Attack, JCCC/Mid America Nazarene
Kevin Shrout: Lee's Summit, KC Pace, Drake
Jimmy Simon: Leavenworth, BV Stars/KC Wizards U19, UMKC
John Bayron Sosa: Gateway (FL), UMKC
Michael Thomas: St. Thomas Aquinas, KC Legends, Notre Dame
Manny Tovar: Hickman Mills, KC Pace, William Jewell
J.D. Warman: Liberty, KC Pace
Payton Warwick: SM East, KC Legends, Rhode Island
Patrick White: St. Thomas Aquinas, KCFC, Furman
Brian Wurst: Park Hill South, KC Pace, Tulsa/Drake
Desmond Yankey: Goddard/Southeast, Barton County CC/Park

Coaching Staff: Jefferson Roblee, Lincoln Roblee, Burke Slusher