Pontiac, MI (May 16, 2012)-   The Michigan Bucks opened their seventeenth season with a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup victory over the Jersey Shore Boca on Tuesday at Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac.  The 6-0 shutout puts the Bucks into the Second Round match on Tuesday, May 22 in Pittsburgh when they take on the USL Pro (D3) Riverhounds (7:00 PM kickoff).  The Bucks and Riverhounds last met in round two of the 2006 US Open Cup when the Bucks upset the professional team 2-0 in a thrilling match at Stoney Creek High School in Rochester.  

PONTIAC, MI (May 3, 2012)-   US Soccer announced the pairings Tuesday for the 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Tournament, which begins on Tuesday, May 15 for thirty two teams from around the country.   The First Round matches begin with sixteen PDL qualifiers taking on amateur teams from USASA, NPSL and US club soccer.   The Bucks lead the PDL as they return for their record ninth Open Cup appearance since 1997 when they host the Jersey Shore Boca (USASA) at Ultimate Soccer Arenas (7:30 PM kickoff).   The home game will also go down as the another PDL record, the twelveth time the Bucks have had the privilege of hosting an Open Cup match and only the second time in the 99 year history of the nation’s oldest competitive tournament that a match will be played indoors (the Bucks hosted Cleveland City Stars in 2008).   The revamped format of this year’s tournament has the sixteen winners of Round One games making a quick turn around to take on sixteen professional teams from the USL Pro and NASL in Round Two on Tuesday, May 22.   The winner of the Bucks/ Boca game will travel to Pittsburgh to take on the USL Pro Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

February 16, 2012

PONTIAC, MI - The Michigan Bucks players picked up this fall where the team left off in August at the end of their Premier Development League (PDL) season.  While several players earned accolades and led their teams to college championships, several others cashed in on their success to move on to Major League Soccer and beyond.   Leading the pack was Ben Speas ( North Carolina/ Bucks 2010) who scored the game winning penalty kick in the NCAA semi final win and the only goal near the end of the NCAA Final, leading the Tar Heels to the NCAA Division 1 title.  It was Speas’ second consecutive NCAA championship ring, having been a part of the Akron Zips title team in 2010 prior to transferring to Carolina.  For his efforts, Speas was named Soccer America College Player of the Year and signed a contract with MLS as a homegrown player with the Bucks affiliate Columbus Crew.   NAIA powerhouse Lindsey Wilson won their ninth National Championship title behind the leadership of Moses Aduny (Bucks 2009).   Aduny was part of the long-standing Lindsey Wilson College connection that has produced over a dozen top Bucks players since 1996, including Bucks Hall of Famers Benji Djeukeng and Kheli Dube.

August 5, 2011

TAMPA- The United Soccer Leagues announced the Premier Development League’s (PDL) top honors at the Final Four banquet on Friday. Though the Michigan Bucks are not participating after last Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Thunder Bay, the team is very much a part of the league’s festivities as they collected three of the top post season awards. Bucks director of coaching Gary Parsons was named PDL Coach of the Year, while Stew Givens received Defender of the Year and Mitch Hildebrandt collected Goalkeeper of the Year.

July 29, 2011

PONTIAC, MI -  The Michigan Bucks thrilled a huge crowd at Ultimate Soccer Arenas Friday night with a last second goal that sent the match to a thirty minute overtime that would prove to be one for the ages.   The Bucks 3-2 win over the Des Moines Menace set up a rematch of last year’s Central Conference championship match with the Thunder Bay Chill on Saturday night (7:30 PM kick off) at Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac.

July 24, 2011

PONTIAC -- In the final game of the Michigan Bucks’ regular season the team showed the same offensive and defensive prowess that earned it both a division championship and the honor of hosting the PDL Central Confrence playoffs.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Chicago, IL  --  When the Premier Development League (PDL) schedule was released early this year everyone pointed to the end of the season showdown in Chicago where perennial powerhouses, the Michigan Bucks and Chicago Fire Premier would meet; a game that has historically held playoff implications for both squads.   Once again Wednesday night’s match was for all the Great Lakes division marbles and then some.

July 17, 2011

PONTIAC -- The Michigan Bucks and FC London butted heads on Saturday night in a potential Premier Development League (PDL) playoff preview.   The Bucks came away with the 2-0 win in a tightly contested battle at Ultimate Soccer Arenas where they have yet to concede a goal this season.

July 13, 2011

PONTIAC-   The Michigan Bucks 2-0 shutout of the Cincinnati Kings last Saturday guaranteed the Bucks a record 14^th trip to the Premier Development League (PDL playoffs) in 16 seasons. As much as a spot in the playoffs would sound good to most PDL teams, the Bucks do not want to give up their season long hold on first place in the Great Lakes division.

July 10, 2011

PONTIAC-The Michigan Bucks got a much-needed win over the visiting Cincinnati Kings Saturday on a night in which the team inducted two former and a current great into its Hall of Fame.