Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The Warriors, a local power in recent years, are looking to return to form this fall.
Whitfield School Head Soccer Coach Bill Daues provided Patch with a few quick keys as the soccer season for the Creve Coeur school gets underway next week. The squad finished 5-20 in 2011 but still reached the district title game. 1. Key Returnees: Juniors - Billy Gardner (midfield), Collen Frost (forward), Nicolas Cuevas (midfield), Rodney Hahn (defender) Sophmore - T.J. Chulick (defender) 2. What have you learned so far about your team in the offseason and in the time back in fall practice? The team has a very positvie work ethic and a willingness to improve and play attractive soccer each day in training which hopefully will translate in the match. 3. We'll advance in the postseason if: Holding possession was an issue for us last …
Friday, October 14, 2011
Whitfield's Bill Daues is named "Coach of the Year."
Over a thousand St. Louis soccer coaches, players, retired players, and family of players and coaches gathered downtown at the Millennium Hotel for the 41st annual St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame induction ceremony. On Thursday night, they came to honor most dedicated and talented. Among those, was 22-year veteran Whitfield coach, Bill Daues, who was given the Jimmy Dunn "Coach of the Year" Award. Daues said it's great to recognized, but called it a "shared award," because making a good soccer player is about the process, which involves every coach and player played with and against along the way. He also said receiving the award is a "once in a lifetime" honor. "It's hard to become a good soccer player, and it should be hard," he said. …
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Whitfield's Bill Daues to receive the area's highest honor for prep coaches in October as part of St. Louis Soccer Hall Of Fame Festivities.
The Creve Coeur area's ability to produce prolific soccer talent on the field and on the sideline will be honored by the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in October. Whitfield School Varsity Boys Soccer Coach Bill Daues, who has won 3 of the last 4 state Class 1 titles and was named Class 1 Coach of the Year in 2010, will receive the Jimmy Dunn Memorial High School Coach of the Year during annual Hall of Fame festivities in October. In a statement released by the school, Daues, who has won a total of 7 state soccer titles at Whitfield, said. “I am honored to receive this award, and this recognition would not be possible without all the past and present Whitfield soccer players who through hard work and effort, have made the Whitfield soccer …
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
The Warriors won the Class 1 state title for the seventh time last season.
The Whitfield boys soccer team started the 2010 season with four consecutive losses. The Warriors finished with eight straight victories which culminated in a Class 1 state championship. "We never make it our goal to win the state title," said Whitfield coach Bill Daues, who nevertheless has coached seven champions in his 22 years, including three of the last four. "If you make such a lofty goal you just set yourself up for disappointment. We just try to improve as the season goes on." That certainly happened last season as Whitfield won post-season games against Lutheran North (2-0), Bayless (3-2 in overtime), Kennedy (5-0) and Springfield Catholic (1-0 in the championship game). "We had 14 seniors on last year's team and as a team we had…
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