Irish Soccer

2020-2021

Boys Soccer has a storied tradition at St. Joe! They have been to 6 state finals with the last being in 1997. They earned a State Title in 1989. The team has had two WV Gatorade Player of the Year Recipients: Clark Haptonstall (1986) and James Hall (1989).

We welcome all new and experienced soccer players!


Seniors:

Will B., Jacob J., Blake S., and Nick B.

Head Coach:

Nick Turner

Mr. Turner is a beloved 3rd grade teacher at St. Joseph Catholic School.  A native of West Virginia, Nick was a high school standout player at St. Joseph Central Catholic High School from 2008-2011, receiving all-state honors in both his junior and senior years. In addition to high school, he played select soccer for WV Rowdies, EKFC, and WVSC. Turner continued his playing career at the collegiate level as a scholarship player at Bethany College. In his four-year tenure, Nick was Captain his senior year and achieved Academic All-American honors during his junior and senior years. On the coaching side, Coach Turner is a USSF certified licensed coach and has achieved a high-level amount of success on the club and high school levels.

Nick was the Head Girls’ Soccer Coach at St. Joseph Catholic High School from 2015-2018 and had one of the best teams in the state during that time. Since he had been on staff, the team had a 62-23-2 record, finished Top 5 in the state from 2016-2018, and had eight players go on to play college soccer. Nick was an assistant coach for Johnson Central High School Men’s Soccer in Paintsville, KY in 2019, and is currently the Head Boys Coach of St. Joseph Catholic High School. On the club side, Nick coached XFC with two boys high school clubs from 2017-2019 and also has experience training and coaching in a small group private environment. This will be Nick’s second season coaching St. Joe Men’s soccer.