Aztex to Host MLS Pre-season Tourney

Major League Soccer is coming to Austin as the Austin Aztex present the inaugural ATX Pro Challenge, a four team competition bracket.

The tournament will be held Friday, February 13 through Sunday, February 15, 2015 at University of Texas at Austin’s Mike A. Myers Stadium and will feature three MLS teams. Continue reading

Former Johnson High School Player Headed To Mexico For Pro Tryouts.

Courtesy Johnson Jaguars Men’s Soccer Facebook Media Relations

San Antonio, Texas. – Jonathan (Gordinho) Rexroat, a three year varsity player and a 2013 graduate of Johnson High School., will head to Mexico for tryouts with professional teams, UNAM Pumas, and Club Leon. Leon is currently the Mexican league champions of the Jornada Primera of Clausura 2014.

In November of 2013 two pro Mexican scouts were in San Antonio and saw Rexroat playing with his semipro team at Star Soccer Complex. The scouts were impressed with his talents and invited him to Mexico and tryout with their respective reserve pro teams. A native of Santa Monica, Calif., Rexroat, is the first Johnson player ever to be invited for a professional soccer tryout abroad. Continue reading

Aztex Announce First Four 2014 Signees

Courtesy Austin Aztex Media Relations

The Austin Aztex announced today the first four additions to the 2014 USL PDL roster. Joining the Aztex for the summer season are returning players Tony Rocha and Devin Cook along with former Oklahoma City FC players Adam Black and Danny Frid.

Rocha and Cook, both of whom were recognized on the 2013 Southern All-Conference team, have played for the Aztex since the inaugural 2012 season. Rocha and Cook will be part of a core of returning players from the championship-winning 2013 Austin Aztex squad.

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Vista Ridge Girls Upset St. Stephens Academy 2-1

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Level Of Play: Varsity
Gender: Girls
Date of Match: Jan 29, 2014
Type of Competition: Non-District
Home Team: Vista Ridge
Home Score: 2
Away Team: St. Stephens Academy
Away Score: 1
Home Scorers (Assists): McKenzie Oliver 2 goals

Erynn Johns 2 assists

Away Scorers (Assists): Arianna Owens 1 goal

Erin Mikaska 1 Assist

Summary/Story: Vista Ridge resumed non-district play laden with injuries Wednesday night against a heavily favored St. Stephens Academy squad.  In the opening minutes the Vista Ridge back line was challenged numerous times whereby St. Stephens was moving the ball almost at will.

Vista’s mid-field then met the challenge and stepped up their play with a strong defensive effort led by Vista holding mid-fielder Maddie Hoskins and by center back Brook Owen.

Vista took an early lead at the 19 minute mark via a breakaway down the left flank by freshman winger Erynn Johns who found the junior Vista striker McKenzie Oliver wide open on the back post to take a 1-0 lead.  St. Stephens immediately stepped up their passing attack and countered with the equalizing goal minutes later via a well-placed shot by St. Stephens’ striker Arianna Owens with Quinn Murphy assisting, tying it at 1-1.

St. Stephens challenged the Ranger goal consistently throughout the second half only to be denied by the senior Vista Ridge Keeper time after time.  Vista rallied a counter attack mid-way through the second half when a thru-ball from Johns resulted in an Oliver one on one with the St Stephens keeper who calmly scored a second time to seal the 2-1 win.  St Stephens mounted several late challenges which were dispatched handily by the Vista defense.

Standouts for St. Stephens included strong play from Quinn Murphy, Erin Mikaska and Arianna Owens.  Vista Ridge heads into district play boasting 7-3-1 record.