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Two announcements over the past two days will make the second week of July a big one in Rochester. US Soccer announced the schedule and format for the 2006 US Open Cup tournament this week. The Rochester Rhinos will enter the tournament in the 3rd round and will play the winner of a 2nd round match....

An unnamed source has said that the USL is talking about bringing back an All-Star game. And preliminary talks would place the 2006 USL 1st Division All Star game in SAS Soccer Park in Cary, NC. If that were to happen, my question would be why wouldn't the All-Star game be played at PaeTec Park? It...

The Rhinos have a lot of new faces running around SAS Soccer Park with Training Camp 2006 kicking off yesterday. The key returnees from last year's squad are Goalkeeper Scott Vallow, Defenders Jason Perry, Frankie SanFilippo, Scott Palguta, and Tenywa "T-Bone" Bonseu (Bonseu is expected in camp late...

In an attempt to fill the holes created in the central defense by the retirement of Scott Schweitzer and the move of Craig Demmin to Virginia Beach, the Rhinos offered a contract to MLS veteran Ryan Suarez. Unfortunately, Suarez wanted more money than the Rhinos were willing or able to offer up at t...

With only 10 weeks until the Rhinos home opener at PaeTec Park, Rhinos President Frank DuRoss takes some time out of his very busy schedule to answer some questions about the new home of the Rhinos. SoccerSam.com: What has been tougher to deal with lately, waiting for the word from Albany on further...

The 2006 edition of the Rochester Rhinos will be one huge chemistry experiment. This offseason the Rhinos have lost 5 of their core leaders with the retirements of Doug Miller, Rene Rivas, and Scott Schweitzer along with Craig Demmin and Lenin Steenkamp not returning in 2006. Add in the losses of lo...

Well, Craig Demmin will not be back with the Rhinos. Craig came out yesterday and said that he is committed to join the Virginia Beach Mariners of the USL 1st Division and that he won't be back with Rochester this season. With Scott Schweitzer retiring and Demmin not coming back, the Rhinos are now...

After spending much of the offseason debating whether to return to the Rhinos for the 2006 season, captain and defender Scott Schweitzer has decided to retire and concentrate on his youth academy in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina. This is the second retirement of a veteran leader of the R...

Last season, Chad Severs had a very successful rookie pro season with the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL 2nd Division. Chad finished the 2005 season second in the USL 2nd Division in goals and points. He also brought home a couple of league awards as he was named the USL 2nd Division Rookie of...

http://aleague.uslsoccer.com/home/124333.htmlOnandi Lowe will provide Miami FC with an enormous talent and a player that is used to the USL 1st Division after his time with the Rhinos, Montreal Impact, and the Richmond Kickers. The question of who will do the dirty work to get the ball to Onandi's f...

With Dusty Hudock moving back to the Charleston Battery, the Rhinos were in the market for a new goalkeeper to back up Scott Vallow in 2006. Last season, Adam Bartlett came and trained with the Rhinos and impressed the coaching staff enough that the Rhinos offered the young English keeper a contract...

After reading the article I wrote recently about his reported travels after getting released by Newcastle United, Rhinos rookie goalkeeper Adam Bartlett sent an e-mail setting the record straight on just what happened last season and where the Newcastle United fan site [ http://www.nufc.com/2005-06h...

This past Saturday not only did Rhinos Head Coach Laurie Calloway and new Rhinos, Rattlers, and PaeTec Park Executive Vice President Matthew Ford come in studio for Kick This!, but they also went out to lunch with some fans, Sam, and myself. I had a great time and I hope that everyone else involved...

The Rhinos took one step forward with the news last week that veteran defender Tenywa "T-Bone" Bonseu was expected back with the club for the 2006 season. But, this week comes news that former captain and team MVP Craig Demmin will likely not be back with the Rhinos. That would be the classic exampl...

When back up Goalkeeper Dusty Hudock wanted to return home to Charleston, SC, the Rhinos gave him his wish. The trade netted the Rhinos the 5th overall pick in the 2006 USL 1st Division Collegiate Draft. The Rhinos used that pick to acquire Duke F/MF Danny Kramer. Danny was kind enough to answer s...

http://www.nufc.com/2005-06html/unlikely.html Ever crossed your mind where those black and white clad gladiators ended up after they were escorted into Barrack Road for the final time ? This is a constantly out of date list, which you are most welcome to supply updates to.In the absence of our prom...

Despite previous reports, Rhinos Head Coach Laurie Calloway said that he expects Tenywa "T-Bone" Bonseu to be back with the Rhinos in 2006. On Kick This!, the coach said that money had become an issue with Bonseu, but his attempts to get a more lucrative job overseas failed to happen and that they e...

Goalkeepers: Out: Dusty Hudock (Charleston) - In: Adam Bartlett The Rhinos have my choice for 2005 Rhinos MVP Scott Vallow returning and young English goalkeeper Adam Bartlett under contract. Like last season, you would expect Vallow to get the bulk of the workload again in 2006. About the only thin...

http://www.rochesterdandc.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060222/SPORTS05/602220345/1023 Rene Rivas announced his retirement yesterday due to the ankle injury that ended his 2005 season not healing as quickly as he had hoped. This expected event creates a huge hole in the Rhinos midfield as both Ri...

Today is Monday, February 20th. That means there are 30 days until the Rochester Raging Rhinos open up their 2006 player combine in Cary, NC and 34 days until training camp officially gets under way. So what's happened this offseason? Not much if you consider the GM leaving to start up an expansion...

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