KiXX Sign Wacker for Remainder of Season
Published on December 19, 2005 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Philadelphia KiXX News Release
Philadelphia, PA, December 19, 2005 - The Philadelphia KiXX announced today that the club has signed Philadelphia native Steve Wacker to a contract for the remainder of the 2005-06 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) season. The club had previously inked the Temple University product to a 15-day/five-game contract, commencing with the club's contest versus the expansion California Cougars on Saturday, December 3. Per League policy, terms of the agreements were not disclosed.
Wacker, who has appeared in each of the team's last three contests, was named the Philadelphia Soccer Seven Academic Player of the Year after his senior season of 2004. A kinesiology major, he owned a 3.89 cumulative grade-point average and was previously honored with Academic All-Atlantic 10 and ESPN The Magazine Second Team All-America accolades. The Owls team captain and four-year starter enjoyed his best offensive season in 2004, tallying two goals and four assists for eight points.
The 22-year-old midfielder most recently competed with the Ocean City Barons in the Premier Development League (PDL), where he appeared in 13 games during the 2005 season. Wacker joins KiXX player/coach Don D'Ambra, all-star defender Pat Morris, and fellow rookie midfielder Tim O'Neill as an alumnus of Northeast Catholic High School.
Wacker and the KiXX continue to enjoy a holiday break this weekend before returning to action with a trip south to battle the Baltimore Blast on Friday, December 30. The contest at 1st Mariner Arena is scheduled to kick-off at 7:35 pm ET and is available live via webcast at www.PennLive.com. Veteran play-by-play announcer John Wilsbach will provide the call.
The club then returns home to bring in the New Year versus former player/coach Omid Namazi and the St. Louis Steamers on Saturday, January 7. Game-time at the Wachovia Spectrum is slated for 7:05 pm ET. Season tickets, 6-PaXX mini-plans, Family 4-PaXX and birthday packages are on sale now by calling the club's ticket office at 1-888-888-KiXX (5499). Single-game tickets are also available through the KiXX office and at all TicketMaster outlets, as well as online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, please contact the KiXX Office or visit the team's website, www.kixxonline.com.
The Philadelphia KiXX are a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), a single-entity organization that features a coast-to-coast presence across the United States. The club will enter their 10th season of play in 2005-06 at the Wachovia Spectrum located in Philadelphia, PA. The team also operates the Philadelphia KiXX Summer Kamp program, which is offered to boys and girls, ages four to 18, throughout the Tri-State area. For more information, please contact David Deal, KiXX Director of Communications, at (215) 952-5431 or via cell at (267) 688-4127. The Communications Department can also be reached via email at ddeal@kixxonline.com.
Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from December 19, 2005
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- KiXX Sign Wacker for Remainder of Season - Philadelphia KiXX
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