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  Boston.com / Sports / Soccer / Ralston's position? Whatever it takes
Ralston became the first Revolution player in three years to have scored on a free kick, a penalty kick, and in the run of play in the same season when he converted a left-footed shot off the post in a 2-2 tie with D.C. United last Saturday.
Ralston appeared to thrive in central midfield against D.C. United, maintaining possession, unsettling the defense, and his late ball to spring Pat Noonan on a breakaway nearly decided the match.
Ralston was moved to the left wing earlier this season to counter Kansas City's Chris Klein, and had an inspiring second half as the Revolution rallied for a 3-2 win over the Wizards.
www.boston.com /sports/soccer/articles/2004/08/21/ralstons_position_whatever_it_takes   (685 words)

  
 Aron Ralston - An Amazing Story of Survival - Nationwide Speakers Bureau
Ralston had been hiking alone when the boulder fell and pinned his right arm as he was moving through the narrow slot last Saturday afternoon, according to information from the sheriff’s offices in Emery and Wayne counties.
Ralston was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital in Moab where he was stabilized before transport to St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., for surgery.
Ralston, an avid outdoorsman who has climbed 49 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot-plus mountains, was buried up to his neck in the avalanche, managing to dig himself out along with a completely buried skiing companion within 15 minutes.
www.nationwidespeakers.com /speaker/1   (206 words)

  
 Soccer365   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Ralston: Last year I went to the Y a lot with Marshall (Leonard) to play basketball just to mix it up.
Ralston: I eat a lot of salmon but my favorite is grouper although that is hard to find up here.
Ralston: That is the formation we’ve played most often with this group of guys and I myselfprefer to play right midfield.
www.soccer365.com /_365_Interviews/page_123_82164.shtml   (846 words)

  
 Times-Courier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Steve Ralston has announced his candidacy for the office of chairman of the county commissioners.
Ralston is a graduate of GHS, and a 1994 graduate of North Georgia College and State University.
Ralston is active with a number of community organizations, including the Gilmer County Chamber of Commerce, for which he has served as president (2000), and director (1997-2001).
www.timescourier.com /051304/ralston.html   (490 words)

  
 Long-awaited goal a going-away gift - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Soccer - Sports
Though Ralston's year has been successful on many levels -- he is set to leave the MLS for national team play for the second time this season -- he said his 764-minute scoreless streak was weighing on him.
Ralston, who at 31 has been a veteran presence for the Revolution, has been valuable to the US national team this year as well, recording an assist during a 3-0 win over Panama June 8, and playing 90 minutes in his start against Costa Rica June 4.
Despite the team's second straight win, coach Steve Nicol was frustrated with his team's performance for most of the match, saying the Revolution were outplayed ''69 minutes of the first 70" before finally starting to produce, Ralston in particular.
www.boston.com /sports/soccer/articles/2005/06/26/long_awaited_goal_a_going_away_gift   (549 words)

  
 Americans Clinch Cup Berth - from TBO.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Ralston described the goal as "the easiest I've ever scored." But it was one of the most important he has put in the back of the net.
Ralston's grand opportunity came when an Eddie Lewis free kick sailed into the 18-yard box, glanced off the head of American defender Oguchi Onyewu, ricocheted off the post and floated right to Ralston standing at the opposite post.
Ralston says he is not a lock for the squad but believes he has made the best run at it that he could.
sports.tbo.com /sports/MGB5IBRS6DE.html   (707 words)

  
 Book Review - At Risk
Steve is good at his job, having spent his summers on dude ranches as he was growing up.
Steve realizes that his own life may be in danger and decides to investigate by advertising for any information on the horse trailer.
Steve also manages to connect events to a third robbery that had happened two years earlier.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/mystery_novels_authors/95159   (425 words)

  
 SI.com - Soccer - US - Soccer America: Ralston breaks through - Wednesday August 13, 2003 10:56 AM
Ralston repeatedly tried to steer the credit back to McBride, but his Revolution strike partner, Taylor Twellman, insisted that Ralston is a forward's dream.
Yet crossing wasn't Ralston's thing until he got to MLS, where he "would have played goalie to get on a team." His big year at FIU came while he was playing center midfield.
Ralston won the league's award for best sportsman twice, giving him an image that he joked was a little too clean.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/us/news/2003/08/13/ralston_breakthrough_sa   (1033 words)

  
 Sports: Ralston reaches the top
In 1996, when Steve Ralston arrived at the inaugural Mutiny training camp, he had only one goal.
A frail 5 feet 9 and 155 pounds, Ralston was a standout at FIU, where he led the nation in scoring in his junior year with 56 points.
Ralston hopes to make an impact in his second All-Star Game but with a different attitude.
www.sptimes.com /News/072900/news_pf/Sports/Ralston_reaches_the_t.shtml   (573 words)

  
 Sports Features Communications™ - Press Point
I thought Steve Ralston did a heck of a job contributing to the first two goals.
Ralston took a big touch and ran around two defenders to recover the ball inside the right portion of the penalty area.
Mathis' second corner was cleared out of the box to Ralston on the right side, where he whipped in a cross that Marshall dove to head home at the near post.
www.sportsfeatures.com /PressPoint/show.php?id=20481   (1000 words)

  
 Steven Ralston takes reins of NIU Department of Communication   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Ralston was raised in Richmond, Va., served in the military during the Vietnam era and earned his Ph.D. in communication theory and research from Indiana University in 1986.
Ralston also is the editor of the Journal of Business Communication and serves on several scholarly editorial review boards, including the Journal of Applied Communication Research.
Ralston said his first year will be mostly a learning experience.
www.niu.edu /northerntoday/2005/june20/coms.shtml   (596 words)

  
 MLSnet.com - News - 01/21/2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Franchino, Ralston and Reis had reached the end of their contracts and were free agents before signing new deals; Leonard extended his current deal with the Revolution and MLS.
Ralston, the all-time minutes played and games played leader in MLS, took over the captain's armband from Franchino after the latter missed the final portion of the season due to injury.
Ralston performed at the right-sided and left-sided midfield positions, right fullback and central midfield for the Revs in 2004, scoring seven goals to go with eight assists.
dcunited.mlsnet.com /MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20050121&content_id=21338&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp   (859 words)

  
 Outdoors: A Mutiny on Lake Tarpon
For Tampa Bay midfielder Steve Ralston, fishing is always good - even when he doesn't catch anything.
Ralston's work is playing midfield for the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer.
Ralston has been with the Mutiny since 1996, the only player who has been with the club since its inception.
sptimes.com /News/031601/news_pf/Outdoors/A_Mutiny_on_Lake_Tarp.shtml   (660 words)

  
 Reading Group Guide for At Risk by Kit Ehrman
How does Steve's poor relationship with both parents, especially his father, affect how he views the world?  How does it influence the choices he makes and the risks he takes?  Is there any evidence that Steve realizes the impact his parents have on his attitudes and relationships?
Steve and Detective James Ralston's relationship slowly changes over the course of the book.  In what way?  By the end of the book, how do you think Detective Ralston views Steve and vice versa?  How did you feel about Detective Ralston?  Was he a sympathetic character?
Steve is rather mature for his age.  Do you think his unusual upbringing, and the fact that he had to fend for himself every summer since he was eleven years old, adequately explains his maturity?
www.kitehrman.com /AtRiskReadingGroupGuide.html   (579 words)

  
 Colorado Rapids. The official site of the Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer Team.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The victory came courtesy of goals from Eddie Johnson and Steve Ralston on either side of halftime, and a stifling defensive performance from goalkeeper Kasey Keller, who earned his 37th career shutout for the U.S. "It was a very good performance from our team,” said U.S. manager Bruce Arena after the game.
On the play, Ralston collected a challenging ball that began with a wicked cross from Eddie Lewis that sliced through the area and was redirected with a slight touch by Eddie Johnson in the penalty area.
Just a few seconds before Ralston’s tally, Johnson had two efforts from inside the area, with the first being a shot that was saved nicely from Trigueno but before being cleared was swatted down by the hand of defender Nestor Martinez.
www.coloradorapids.com /news/newsdetails_global.asp?ID=1079   (1496 words)

  
 FifthOfficial.com - News, stats, scores, and updates from FifthOfficial.com!
Steve Ralston got the first US goal of the night not long after the intermission.
Ralston was fortunate to be on the end of a near-US miss, and the New England Revolution winger easily headed the ball across the goal line to put the Americans one up.
The two goals from Ralston and Beasley energized both the players and crowd, and the home side was able to kill off the match successfully.
www.fifthofficial.com /us.php?view=40   (525 words)

  
 U.S. men: McBride puts away pair of Ralston feeds to beat Martinique 2-0
Ralston, a late replacement on the roster because Josh Wolff was hurt, then drilled a low cross that found McBride streaking to the near post.
Ralston waited to draw a defender before toe-poking the ball to McBride who finished with his right foot to the near post from about the same spot as his opening tally for a 2-0 advantage.
In the 76th minute, Ralston sent a dangerous cross from the right which Donovan sent over the bar with his head.
www.soccertimes.com /usteams/2003/games/jul14.htm   (1334 words)

  
 MLSnet.com - Roster - Player Bio
By the end of 2005, Ralston had recorded 102 career assists, including his time with Tampa Bay Mutiny, and is third on MLS' all-time assist charts behind Carlos Valderrama (114) and Preki (111).
2004: Ralston's versatility proved to be a huge asset to New England as Ralston filled-in at right fullback, left midfield and central midfield due to the Revs' injury problems.
The goal was Ralston's fourth with the MNT and his second during 2006 World Cup qualifying.
www.mlsnet.com /MLS/players/bio.jsp?team=ner&player=ralston_s&playerId=ral593274&statType=current   (722 words)

  
 Welcome to The National Soccer Hall of Fame, Located in Oneonta New York.
The Americans had two chances on headers from Steve Ralston, and Carlos Bocanegra off from corners but both of their headers were unable to find the target.
Ralston then sent in a cross which Brian McBride headed the ball into the net (1:0).
Ralston used his patience after receiving a long ball and then slipped the ball into McBride who poked his second of the match into the near post (2:0).
www.soccerhall.org /news_MNTvMartinique_7142003.htm   (577 words)

  
 United States 3, Colombia 0   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Steve Ralston set up the first two goals against Colombia with some fine dribbling and passing.
Ralston said he and his teammates planned to be aggressive from the start.
Ralston set up the second U.S. goal by bulling his way into the box with the ball from the right side, then sending a hard cross.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/03/09/sports/s214255S00.DTL   (527 words)

  
 North Jersey Media Group providing local news, sports & classifieds for Northern New Jersey!
Not for Steve Ralston, who overcame the contraction of the Tampa Bay Mutiny to not only establish himself as one of the best midfielders in MLS, but also earn a place on the U.S. national team radar screen he hadn't held in years.
Ralston settled in smoothly with the Revolution, which struggled early in 2002 to assimilate a large group of new players.
Ralston responded by notching a goal and three assists in three Gold Cup matches, displaying the pinpoint crosses and aggressive play on the right flank Arena has been hoping to find.
www.northjersey.com /page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxMzcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY0MTg5ODkmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2   (851 words)

  
 FIU - Athletics: Golden Panthers Men's Soccer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Fraser and Ralston were among four replacement players added to the All-Star lineup on Tuesday for this Saturday's game at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC.
Ralston, the fourth leading scorer in FIU men's soccer history, joins Fraser on the East squad for his fourth All-Star game.
A midfielder for the Golden Panthers from 1993-95, Ralston was a two-time All-American, the 1994 Trans America Athletic Conference (now Atlantic Sun) Player of the Year and the 1994 NCAA leader in scoring (19 goals/18 assists).
www.fiusports.com /soccerm/releases/072704.htm   (344 words)

  
 FIU Magazine Winter 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Former FIU men’s soccer All- Americans Robin Fraser ’89 and Steve Ralston ’88 were members of the East roster for the 2004 Major League Soccer (MLS) All-Star game last July.
A mid-fielder for the Golden Panthers from 1993-’95, Ralston was a two-time All American and the 1994 NCAA leader in scoring (19 goals/18 assists).
Fraser and Ralston are among 36 Golden Panthers to advance to the professional ranks under head coach Karl Kremser, who is entering his 25th year at the helm of FIU’s men’s soccer program.
news.fiu.edu /fiumag/fall_04/inbrief_09.htm   (208 words)

  
 Disgusting Diallo breaks Ammann's ribs - MetroStars / Red Bull New York - Major League Soccer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Defender Steve Trittschuh headed Steve Ralston's corner kick towards the back post, where Diallo nodded the ball into the back of the net to make the score 2-1 at the halftime break.
He played the ball forward to Ralston, who unleashed a blast from point-blank range for his fourth goal of the year.
Ralston took the ball wide from midfielder Manny Lagos, crossing to Diallo in front of an empty net.
www.metrofanatic.com /story.jsp?ID=2480   (539 words)

  
 STEVE RALSTON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
One of the best midfielders in Major League Soccer, Steve Ralston is looking for the opportunity to establish himself as an international caliber player.
Though he usually plays on the right, Ralston is capable of pushing the attack from anywhere in midfield and is known and respected for giving maximum effort for ninety minutes.
2004 - Ralston's versatility proved to be a huge asset to New England as Ralston filled-in at right fullback, left midfield and central midfield due to the Revs' injury problems.
www.ussoccerplayers.com /players/steve_ralston/319775.html   (487 words)

  
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ABOUT THIS BOOK This stirring first mystery is set in Maryland’s rich horse country where Steve Cline seems, at twenty-one, much too young to be in charge of a major stable.
About his father, Steve thinks, “One thing was certain, they hadn’t kidnapped me to collect a ransom.
Steve and Detective James Ralston’s relationship slowly changes over the course of the book.
www.kitehrman.com /files/Reading_Group_Guide_for_AT_RISK.doc   (632 words)

  
 Soccer New England: Feature Stories
Steve Ralston has a reputation for being something of an iron man. The Revolution’s midfielder played every minute of every game in 2004, every game except one in 2002 and missed only four in 2003 while on duty with the National team.
Ralston started his MLS career with the Tampa Bay Mutiny in the league’s inaugural season in 1996.
Ralston’s first experience with the National Team was back in 1997.
www.soccernewengland.com /articles/view_article.php?id=37   (1211 words)

  
 Ralston's Set Piece Wins Sierra Mist Goal of the Week - OurSports Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
NEW YORK (Thursday, July 15, 2004) — Steve Ralston’s free-kick goal in the 50th minute in a 1-1 draw at Soldier Field against the Chicago Fire was voted by fans as the Sierra Mist Goal of the Week for the week ending July 11, 2004 (Week 15).
Ralston is the second Revolution player (Joe Franchino, Week 5) to win the award this year.
Ralston’s right- footed, bending drive cleared the wall and beat Henry Ring as the ball sailed just under the crossbar and off the post into the top left corner of the goal.
www.oursportscentral.com /services/releases/?id=3061825&l_id=&t_id=   (570 words)

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