Kevin Johnston

  • Lansing

    Indy Eleven douse Lansing Ignite, get off USOC schneid

    INDIANAPOLIS — It had been three years since the Indy Eleven exited the U.S. Open Cup with a tournament win in tow. After embarrassing road losses to amateur teams the past two years — the Michigan Bucks in 2017 and Mississippi Brilla in 2018 — Indy finally got off...
  • NFPL title

    Ann Arbor Mudpuppies win inaugural NFPL title behind 2nd-half explosion

    INDIANAPOLIS — At halftime of Friday’s National Futsal Premier League (NFPL) final between the Ann Arbor Mudpuppies and Futsal Indy, the scoreboard read 1-1. Eighteen second-half goals later, the Mudpuppies lifted the trophy as the first-ever NFPL postseason champions after surging to a 13-7 win. It was a wild...
  • Urban Soccer Initiative

    Free Urban Soccer Initiative coaching course available in Indy

    INDIANAPOLIS — Target and United Soccer Coaches have teamed up to offer free coaching courses via their Urban Soccer Initiative, enabling those who complete the course to receive an official coaching license, the Urban Soccer-Futsal Diploma. Indiana Futsal and the Irsay Family YMCA have joined them in the endeavor...
  • soccer tennis

    Soccer tennis tournaments to be held at Sogility

    WESTFIELD, Ind. — Sogility, a soccer-specific indoor training facility just north of Indianapolis, has announced plans to host two-v-two soccer tennis tournaments. The first one will be held May 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. It’s for players eight and older, including adults, and $50 per team to...
  • Sellick Bowl

    Indy Eleven to host USOC match at Sellick Bowl

    INDIANAPOLIS — After hitting the road and losing to vastly inferior competition in the past couple editions of the U.S. Open Cup, the Indy Eleven have decided it’s time to take one of the oldest soccer competitions on the planet a little more seriously. The Eleven will host a...
  • Tactical Tidbits: Josh Penn shows pedigree in Indy Eleven debut

    The show Josh Penn put on in the Indy Eleven’s 2-1 loss to Saint Louis FC on Saturday was so enthralling that the only thing missing was Teller. The U-19 U.S. men’s national team member and Indiana Hoosiers commit regularly diced up opponents on the left flank and showed...
  • Rennie

    Opinion: Rennie tips hand in Eleven’s preseason finale

    EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Indy Eleven manager Martin Rennie somewhat prides himself on being cryptic about his lineups and tactics, especially during the preseason. The first time I interviewed him and inquired about his coaching philosophy shortly after he took the job, he told me he didn’t want to give...
  • Lower Division Soccer Summit

    Boca Raton FC’s Lower Division Soccer Summit set for March 30-31

    Boca Raton FC will host the first-ever Lower Division Soccer Summit the weekend of March 30, the club announced Monday. The event is invitation only and will be held at a to-be-determined location in Boca Raton, Fla. Inspired in part by Chattanooga FC’s Summit for American Soccer in 2018,...
  • brutal conditions

    Indy, Nashville fight to draw in brutal conditions

    EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In the final preseason fixture for both sides ahead of the start of the 2019 USL Championship season, the Indy Eleven and Nashville SC battled to a nil-nil draw Saturday afternoon at Arad McCutchan Stadium on the campus of the University of Evansville. An absurdly choppy...
  • Cleveland SC

    90-day launch? No sweat for Cleveland SC

    Cleveland SC had heard the horror stories of rushed NPSL launches. They don’t always go so swimmingly. Take the case of Los Angeles-based City of Angels FC, for example. In about two weeks’ time, the club assembled a roster, landed a venue, and designed a crest and kit. While...
  • Kutoa Project

    Kutoa Project: Fresh kit, even better cause

    INDIANAPOLIS and NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kutoa Project, a nonprofit based in Nairobi, has a purpose that’s easy to get behind. And now you can support it while rocking a fresh, limited-edition kit in the process. The Kutoa Project has partnered with apparel outfitter Icarus to manufacture a fly...
  • Grand Rapids ABK

    Futsal Indy tops Grand Rapids ABK with 6-goal rally

    INDIANAPOLIS — The stakes were elevated between Futsal Indy and Grand Rapids ABK, two squads knotted up atop the National Futsal Premier League (NFPL) table with four points apiece, entering Saturday’s contest at Park Tudor High School. And with raised stakes generally comes raised intensity. Futsal Indy defended its...