From the Examiner:

MCC-Blue River soccer standout Yacine Hamchaoui can say this without exaggerating: He’s one of the country’s best junior college players.

Hamchaoui, a Van Horn High School graduate, was voted to the National Junior College Athletic Association All-American second team. The sophomore was also voted the NJCAA Region XVI Player of the Year after a season in which he led the season with 20 goals... <more in the Examiner>

From the Examiner:

Blue River bested St. Louis Community College 3-0 in the Region XVI Tournament at MCC-Maple Woods in Kansas City.

Monett Johnson of Independence, Lauren Meinke of Grandview and Courtney Codilla – a former Blue Springs South standout – notched goals for the Blazers. Lilliana Zambrano of Kansas City also tallied a pair of assists... <more in the Examiner>

The MCC-Blue River Trail Blazers are part of NJCAA Region 16. For all the latest stats, dates and game play information visit the NJCAA site.

Stories from the Examiner:
Blazers arrive with first title
MCC-Blue River women's soccer coach Brad Childers had one request as his squad entered its inaugural season...

MCC's Hamchaoui is Examiner Star of the Day
Yacine Hamchaoui told Metropolitan Community College-Blue River men’s soccer coach David Owens that he felt he was going to score five or six goals...

Blue River soccer stays unbeaten
The MCC-Blue River men’s soccer team improved to 2-0-1 with a 3-0 victory over the Rockhurst University junior varsity Friday.
“It was a good preparation for...

Another comeback earns tie for Blue River
The MCC-Blue River men’s soccer team made a second straight comeback Tuesday.
Basil Ristov’s goal erased a 1-0 deficit as the Trail Blazers went on to tie... 

MCC-Blue River soccer squads start practice aiming for deep postseason runs
The Metropolitan Community College-Blue River men’s soccer team concluded its first week of training camp Friday morning at the Hidden Valley Sports Complex in Blue Springs with a huddle that broke with a cohesive shout of “Igraj jako!”

Metropolitan Community College-Blue River Women’s Soccer
Metropolitan Community College-Blue River women’s soccer team training camp at Hidden Valley Park.

The MCC Insider:

The MCC Insider: Video: 2011 Trailblazers Soccer Training Camp
Aug 09, 2011
Training camp has just begun, and a sense of motivation and pride is brewing in the air for the Trailblazers men and women soccer teams at MCC-Blue River...

The MCC Insider: Athlete Isaiah Johnson receives NJCAA Award for ...
Aug 03, 2011
The Trailblazers soccer team will begin this season without their Academic All American starter Isaiah Johnson, whom graduated in the fall...

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