The City Spotlight

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess caught up with Mike Sorber, former USMNT/MLS player and coach - NOW new coach with the St. Louis CITY Academy program. Sorber talked about his new hiring, how he likes to work with youth players, plans for working in the CITY Academy program, thoughts on the path to pro from young ages, and his hopes for CITY Academy’s next 2025-26 season.

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess talked with CITY Defender, Devin Padelford, ahead of the team’s away match against Eastern Conference opponent, Chicago Fire. Padelford talked about settling into STL from Minnesota, loving the Energizer Park fan support, his journey from youth to pro with supportive parents guiding his work ethic, learning young that “you are only as good as your last game”,...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Interim Head Coach, David Critchley, ahead of the team’s away match against Eastern Conference opponent, Chicago Fire. Critch talked about the focus the team took to prepare them for their exciting home win over Nashville SC, along with plans to repeat attacking dominance while limiting chances on defense. Critch also gave updates on th...

During the Y98 halftime show, the booth had a very special visit from CITY’s first team pet, Petey, and CHAMP Assistance Dogs Trainer, Katie Leemon. With a very chill Petey alongside, Jen Siess talked with Katie about the dog's role with the club, the long training process to get the him ready for duty, what workplace improvements can happen with a support pet, and what about Petey makes him the p...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess talked with CITY Midfielder, Eduard Löwen, ahead of the team’s first MLS regular season game after break at home against Eastern Conference opponent, Nashville SC. Lowen talked about his continuing gratitude for St. Louis fan support, returning to more regular play, his personal EPL Aston Villa experience, and his expectation for the team to continue to impro...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Interim Head Coach, David Critchley, ahead of the team’s first MLS regular season game after break at home against Eastern Conference opponent, Nashville SC. Critch talked about the incredible experience hosting English Premier League team, Aston Villa, over the break - along with the team continuing to improve balance and consistency o...

During the Y98 halftime show, Tom Ackerman talked in-booth with Ken Earley, CITY Director of Community Relations. Tom and Ken talked about CITY’s dedication to ensuring that all fans have an exceptional experience at Energizer Park with accommodations for physical and hidden disabilities throughout the stadium and supported by 100% of all CITY staff. They also previewed the August 9th home match w...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Interim Head Coach, David Critchley, ahead of the team's home match against Minnesota United. Critch talked about the frustration and disappointment with the previous loss to Dallas given their run of form and congested schedule, higher standards for the team in terms of physical load, and more heated team competition with the recent ad...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess talked with CITY Defender, Josh Yaro, ahead of the team's home match against Minnesota United. Yaro talked about their recent loss at Dallas with a performance that was simply not good enough, the team’s focus on taking accountability versus blame, the refreshing energy brought into CITY’s roster from Minnesota with Devin Padelford and Sang Bin Jeong, and his...

During the Y98 halftime show, CITY Sporting Director, Lutz Pfannenstiel, visited the booth at CITY’s match against FC Dallas. Amidst the start of the second half, Lutz joined the conversation to talk about the game changing effect of Lowen and the team’s improvements to date. Lutz set some anticipation for CITY transfer window action and talked about the long-term effects of a player like incoming...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess talked with CITY Defender, Jaziel Orozco, ahead of the team’s away match against FC Dallas. Orozco talked about move to St. Louis from home club Real Salt Lake, his ironic first start against his former club RSL, his growth in the game from youth player admiring his Dad as a professional player in Mexico, adjustments from Centerback to the outside, and plans/...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Interim Head Coach, David Critchley, ahead of the team’s away match against FC Dallas. Critch talked about taking high energy from the recent win into this next match, the team taking more accountability against the ball for continued balance with the attack, Jaziel Orozco’s solid performance earning him first team assignment for the re...

Jen Siess hosts the CITY Spotlight, and she is first joined by Charlie Bilyeu, University City High School Journalist, to discuss CITY2 and their recent PK win over Ventura County. Dale Schilly, St. Louis CITY SC Academy Director and Y98 color analyst, joins to discuss his new role, as well as CITY2 and the upcoming matches for the first team. Tom Timmerman, who covers St. Louis City SC, the Blues...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess talked in-booth with John Hackworth, CITY Director of Coaching and CITY 2 Interim Head Coach. Hack talked about the club’s pride in the performance of CITY 2 with the team’s record-breaking 8 game winning streak putting them at the top of MLS Next Pro. He also spoke about the club’s commitment to player development, balancing a healthy competitive environmen...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess talked with CITY Midfielder, Tyson Pearce, ahead of the team’s Sunday Night Soccer home match against the Portland Timbers. Pearce talked about his journey from youth CYC/SLYSA play all the way through CITY Academy, up to CITY 2, and then his recent first team appearance away at RSL. He also spoke of his continued focus on bringing energy and effort, controll...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Interim Head Coach, David Critchley, ahead of their Sunday Night Soccer home match against the Portland Timbers. Critch talked about lessons learned from the RSL loss, the team’s “never say die” attitude, continuing to improve field tilt, the importance of practice/game contributions of second team players like Jaziel Orozco and Tyson P...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess caught up with Mike Sorber, former MLS Professional and USMNT Player and Coach. Sorber talked about the US Men’s National Team Gold Cup semi-final win against Guatemala in St. Louis at Energizer Park, the standout performance of Diego Luna, the team’s chances against the stronger squad of Mexico in the final, and the future growth of the team heading into th...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess talked with CITY Defender, Michael Wentzel, ahead of the team’s away match against Real Salt Lake. Wentzel talked about his recent first start of the season against Houston at Centerback with JGR, working through hamstring injury, planning for play in front of the league’s best goalkeeper Roman Burki, the team’s continued focus on making the playoffs, and see...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Interim Head Coach, David Critchley, ahead of the team’s away match against Real Salt Lake. Critch talked about the disappointing loss away at Houston, working with the defense to play forward aggressively, finding solutions to produce results, solid team training with a full week between games, and showing by example to keep working no...

Jen Siess hosts the City Spotlight, where she talks with Jeff Carlisle, soccer reporter for ESPN, following the USMNT's win over Guatemala, right here in St. Louis. Then, Ruth Harker, 1985 USWNT player to talk about the USWNT team also winning yesterday, as they defeated Canada 3-0. Y98 Matchday Analyst and City SC Academy Director Dale Schilly then joins the show. We finish by previewing Jen's pl...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess caught up with Alex Langer, CITY’s Goalie Coach, who was recently naturalized as a US Citizen along with 21 other people before the most recent home match. Langer talked about that long process and what obtaining US Citizenship means to him. He also took some time to share more on his work with the CITY Goakeepers, along with his input into defending and att...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess talked about thoughts from CITY Defender, Tomas Totland, from earlier in the week ahead of ahead of the team’s away match against the Houston Dynamo. Tots talked about his return from injury in March with a focus on better work against the ball, the team collectively improving defense while maintaining aggressive attack, the importance of starting games stron...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess caught up with CITY Interim Head Coach, David Critchley, ahead of the team’s away match against the Houston Dynamo. Critch talked about the disappointing loss to Orlando at home, balancing an aggressive attack with key defensive moments, continuing to increase quality team possession, the tight turn to Houston, and the partnership of Simon Becher and João Kla...

It’s all soccer on this CITY Spotlight hosted by Jen Siess on KMOX. First, hear thoughts from David Critchley (recently confirmed as “Interim” coach for the remainder of the season) on the team’s disappointing home loss to Orlando earlier in the week. CITY Academy Director and Y98 Game Analyst, Dale Schilly, visited to talk about the team trying to strike a balance between an aggressive attack, wh...

This game, St. Louis CITY celebrated the 75th anniversary of what has been called the greatest upset in FIFA World Cup history when, on June 29, 1950, the US beat the global soccer powerhouse England at a match in Brazil, which has since become known as the “Miracle on Grass”. During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess visited with Ty Keough, former USMNT player and son of Harry Keough of that histor...