Two players from the national champion Fort Lewis College men’s soccer team have been named All-Americans by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Midfielder Tom Settle, left, was on the first team, and high-scoring teammate Euan Purcell was selected to the third team.
(photo by George Tanner/ ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

University of Denver central defender Kris Banghart Kris Banghart is among the initial list of 62 college seniors from 44 Division I schools who have been invited to participate in the 2010 adidas MLS player combine, January 8-12 at Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
(photo by George Tanner/ ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America has selected its 2009 women’s Division II All-America teams, and three Colorado players have been honored: Metropolitan State College’s Becca Mays, the Colorado School of Mines’ Kayla Mitchell and Fort Lewis College’s Jamie MacArthur, right.
(photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

The PASL-Pro’s two closest teams geographically, the Denver Dynamite and Colorado Lightning, might have been the farthest apart when it comes to matters on the field. The Lightning aren’t around any more, but the Fort Collins Fury is prepared to take its place in the Centennial State derby.

Fort Lewis College playmaker Tom Settle, left, heads toward the Regis University goal during the regular season. In honor of Fort Lewis winning its second NCAA Division II championship in men’s soccer, The Tuesday List is going to look at some of the amazing statistics the Raiders, er, Skyhawks compiled this season. (photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

It has come to my attention that a group of parents and students is trying to organize a soccer program at the middle-school level in Manitou Springs, where I went to junior high and high school. I think offering soccer in middle school or junior high is a no-brainer and is not done enough at schools in Colorado.

Kayla Mitchell has become the first women’s soccer player at the Colorado School of Mines to be honored as an All-American. (photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)