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Congratulations to former Greenville HS boys soccer coach Ed Joyce on being named a 2011 NSCAA Regional Assistant Coach of the Year for Georgia State University.

Coach Joyce is also a former Presbyterian College assistant coach and played collegiately at Erskine College. His father, Lee, is the head coach at Thomas Sumter Academy in Sumter, SC. Ed is a native of Shefford, England, and was an assistant coach for women's soccer at Ohio University before joining the Panthers program in Atlanta.

Also, kudos to former Erskine College women's soccer coach Billy Lesesne, on his Women's College South Region Assistant Coach of the Year award. An alum of Erskine College, Lesesne began his coaching career at Cambridge Academy in Greenwood, S.C., in 1988 before serving as the College of Charleston men's soccer assistant coach from 1990-91. He coached both the men's and women's programs for the Flying Fleet for six years. Before his Duke tenure, Lesesne was an assistant women's soccer coach at Vanderbilt University in 2000.

2011 Boys High School Scholar All-South Team

Player, School, Hometown
Cole Seiler, Christ Church Episcopal School, Greenville

2011 University Division Men Scholar All-South Region Team

Second Team
Position, Player, Class, School, Major, GPA, Hometown
D, Noah Lascell, Jr., Coker, Criminology, 3.3, Conway, S.C.
D, Jesy Phelps, Jr., North Georgia College & State, History, 3.63, Charleston, S.C.

Honorable Mention
D, William Allen, Sr., North Greenville, International Business, 3.891, Summerville, S.C.
F, Gray Phelps, Sr., North Georgia College & State, PE/Exercise Science, 3.58, Charleston, S.C.

http://www.nscaa.com/news/2011/12/2011-college-division-men-scholar-all-south-region-team

2011 University Division Men Scholar All-South Region Team

Second Team
D, Matt Horn, Sr., Winthrop, Biology, 3.92, Rock Hill, S.C.

Honorable Mention
M, Timo Foerster, Sr., South Carolina Upstate, Business, 3.96, Oberkirch, Germany

http://www.nscaa.com/news/2011/12/2011-university-division-men-scholar-all-south-region-team

2011 Girls High School Scholar All-South Team
http://www.nscaa.com/news/2011/12/2011-girls-high-school-scholar-all-south-team

Player, School, Hometown
Maggie Grisell, Greenville Senior High School, Greenville

Congratulations to Maggie on her election to the top 45 female academic HS players nationwide.

Besides, she committed last month to become a Paladin and play for Furman next year. Awesome!

Congratulations to Wando HS boys soccer coach Shilo Tisdale on being named the 2011 NSCAA High School South Region Large Coach of the Year.

Also, kudos to CESA's Russell Shelley on being named the 2011 NSCAA Youth Regional Coach of the Year.


http://www.nscaa.com/news/2011/12/2011-high-school-and-youth-regional-coaches-of-the-year

Two locals among state players tabbed soccer All-Americans
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2012/jan/04/two-local-girls-one-local-boy-tabbed-soccer-all-am/