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Soccer Talk presented by Kick It Forward

May 28, 2021

Postseason games are coming thick and fast and quickly they start to become more and more meaningful. After taking in an entertaining Semifinal in Substate 3 between Roosevelt and Dowling, the Game of the Week Crew decided to visit Valley Stadium in West Des Moines where the Tigers would attempt to avenge a loss...


May 27, 2021

After receiving over 300 total votes for the Game of the Week, more than 100 of them were cast in favor of a trip to Windsor Heights for the Roosevelt-Dowling match-up. In addition to it being a beautiful spring evening, both squads brought their fans out in full force and they would be rewarded by an entertaining...


May 21, 2021

As the high school boys regular season winds down, postseason play is heating up as we speed towards the state tournament at Cownie in a couple weeks. With the first round of substate games taking place on Thursday, May 20th, we chatted with some of the coaches of the top-ranked central Iowa programs as they prepare...


May 15, 2021

We've been in the thick of the high school soccer season, covering lots of Games of the Week, but we figured it was time to revisit The Player's Spotlight. It was only appropriate to track down high school senior, Jaren Obia, one of the standout players for the second-ranked Valley Tigers. Jaren's 31 goals (at the...


May 9, 2021

We love a doubleheader and we love the Ankeny soccer community, so naturally, we shot up north with our friend and Ankeny Fanatic Legend, Jacob Misel, to take in the Ankeny derby between the Hawks of Ankeny High School and the Jaguars of Ankeny Centennial High School at Northview Middle School. The girls' game...