Happy Tuesday

Greetings Hillcrest Road followers, glad to be back feeling well and posting earlier in the day. A few notes for you all this morning:

1st, head over to the USSoccer.com's 2008 Best of U.S. Soccer Awards page to vote for your favorites from the world of U.S. Soccer from this past year. Click on the logo in each category to vote in this category.

Since we're in blogville, up for blog of the year are:
-duNord (Bruce McGuire)
-Soccer by Ives (Ives Galarcep and, recently added, Dylan Butler)
-Soccer Insider (Steven Goff, Washington Post)
-Behind the Badge (D.C. United team blog...Hillcrest Road is gunning for this spot next year)
-The Offside Rules (S.F.)
-Unprofessional Foul
-The Red Card (Luis Arroyave, Chicago Tribune)
-Goal - The New York Times Soccer Blog
-U.S. Men's National Team Blog (U.S. Soccer)
-U.S. Women's National Team Blog (U.S. Soccer)

2nd, Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse!

3rd, Congratulations to UMKC for qualifying for the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer tournament by winning the Summit League tournament last week. The 'Roos start their tournament quest this Friday at 7 p.m. CT at the University of Tulsa, Ryan Pore's former school. If they win, they'll travel to take on Michael Kraus' former school Creighton next Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. CT. Read about the 'Roos here then check out the full tournament bracket here.

Wizards with a rooting interest in the tournament include:
UCLA- Jimmy Conrad, Kevin Hartman, Chance Myers
North Carolina- Michael Harrington, Kerry Zavagnin (though he has retired, he's still part of the team until next year starts)
California- Eric Kronberg, Tyson Wahl
Ohio State- Roger Espinoza
St. Louis- Jack Jewsbury
Creighton- Michael Kraus
Michigan State- Rauwshan McKenzie
Tulsa- Ryan Pore
Maryland- Abe Thompson

Virginia- Curt Onalfo and Kris Kelderman (former players)
George Mason- Kris Kelderman and Dave Tenney (former coaches)