December 25, 2010 THE YEAR’S TOP STORIES #7
Kixx cease operations
The beginning of a new era in Philadelphia in 2010 saw the end of another one as the Philadelphia Kixx ceased operations after playing indoor soccer in various leagues since 1996-97, that is is #7 on the Philly Soccer News list of the top ten local stories of 2010.
November 8, 2010 HAVING A BLAST
Ex-Kixx Morris signs with Baltimore
BALTIMORE – The Baltimore Blast has signed former Philadelphia Kixx defender and Philadelphia native Pat Morris.
October 18, 2010 NOT FOLDING
Owner says Kixx will stick around
The Philadelphia KiXX will not playing in the Major Indoor Soccer League this season, but the team is not folding, according to its principal owner Jeffrey Rotwitt.
October 16, 2010 NO KIXX
Philly not in MISL schedule
The Philadelphia Kixx will not be playing in the Major Indoor Soccer League this season, the league said on its Facebook page on Saturday. Rockford and Monterrey also will not play the upcoming season, as the league has confirmed it will have only five teams.
June 10, 2010 STEPPING DOWN
Roberts leaves KiXX
Darcee Roberts has stepped down from her position of Vice President of the Philadelphia Kixx effective immediately. Roberts, who recently gave birth to a boy, will be moving to Florida with her husband Clay, who has accepted a coaching position with a youth soccer club in the Tampa area.
June 9, 2010 NEXT STOP
Former KiXX Antoniuk signs with SD Boca
SAN DIEGO – Former Philadelphia KiXX forward Daniel Antoniuk has signed with San Diego Boca FC after helping the San Diego Sockers of the Premier Arena Soccer League to a championship.
April 21, 2010 KIXX CAMPS
Nearly 40 locations this summer
The Philadelphia KiXX, will hold summer camps from June to August in nearly 40 different locations
through Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
April 14, 2010 STEPPING DOWN
KiXX player coach D’Ambra calls it a career
Philadelphia KiXX head coach Don D’Ambra has resigned effective immediately while also retiring as a player. He will remain with the team through the 2010 KiXX Summer Kamp campaign.
April 5, 2010 ALL LEAGUE
Neto, Morris honored by MISL
Philadelphia KiXX forward Adauto Neto and defender Pat Morris have been name to the Major Indoor Soccer League All-League First Team.
March 23, 2010 A LITTLE RECOGNITION
KiXX’ Pappas an unsung hero of Philadelphia sports
Few players have spent as much time in a Philadelphia uniform, with as little notoriety, as Peter Pappas. In any other sport, an eight time all-league selection and two-time league champion would have been the toast of the town.
But Pappas, a Toronto native who spent his career with the Philadelphia KiXX, was shown little of the recognition this city usually accords to sports heroes.
March 21, 2010 NUMBER RETIRED
Pappas 22 to hang in rafters
Long time Philadelphia KiXX goalkeeper Peter Pappas became the first player in team history to have his jersey number retired, when his #22 was immortalized on Sunday. The KiXX retired number will join Temple’s Atlantic 10 Championship and NCAA Tournament banners hanging in the rafters at Liacouras Center next season.
March 21, 2010 SLIPPERY THIRD
KiXX hang on to win season ender
The third quarter had been the KiXX’s Achilles heel all season long. At least in the final game of the season, they did not let it completely get the best of them, as they held on to defeat the Baltimore Blast 19-12 Sunday at the Liacouras Center.
March 20, 2010 FALLING SHORT
KiXX comeback not enough
MILWAUKEE---Ptah Myers scored three goals, but the Milwaukee Wave still managed to win their eighth straight game, defeating the Philadelphia KiXX 12-10 at U.S. Cellular Arena Saturday night.
March 17, 2010 WASHOUT
KiXX playoff hopes vanish with School-Day loss to Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE—The Philadelphia KiXX watched a six-point halftime lead – and their postseason hopes – slip away with Wednesday morning’s 14-12 loss to the league-leading Milwaukee Wave before a School Day crowd of 3,469 at U.S. Cellular Arena.
March 14, 2010 BLOWOUT
KiXX lose big to Rockford
PHILADELPHIA—The light at the end of the Philadelphia KiXX’s playoff tunnel dimmed a bit Sunday, after the team suffered a 34-15 rout at the hands of the last-place Rockford Rampage at the Liacouras Center.
