The STATE of Soccer in Washington
S2 will play in Cheney Stadium as stadium quest continues. Seattle Sounders FC 2 (S2) is moving to Tacoma for the 2018 season, Sounder at Heart has learned from multiple sources familiar with the team’s plans. The USL team will play in Cheney Stadium with the Tacoma Rainiers taking over the business operations while the Sounders run... Continue Reading →
Think Tank FC talks about running adult soccer clubs at the elite / semi-pro level in the state of Washington and the Northwest. David Falk is the Media Director for the Evergreen Premier League, Western Indoor Soccer League and Northwest Premier League. He founded soccer news website goalWA.net in 2011. by David Falk Congratulations to Tri-Cities Alliance FC on being... Continue Reading →
Welcome to another bi-weekly installment of the goalWA.net “Off the Pitch” column by Ruth Nicholson. Ruth is a trained mediator and the founder of GO!, the go-to expert resource for youth sports governance and operations. Now that teams are playing in leagues and tournaments, the uncomfortable conversation about playing time begins to appear. Read on... Continue Reading →
SEATTLE, WA--- Seattle Reign FC announced today that goalkeeper Haley Kopmeyer will be loaned to Canberra United FC of Australia’s W-League during the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) offseason. Kopmeyer returns to the W-League after opting not to play last offseason. Previously, Kopmeyer played for the Brisbane Roar in 2015, her first stint in the... Continue Reading →
KIRKLAND, WA--- The Northwest University Eagles continue their kicking in Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) play this fall. Both the Women and the Men hosted Oregon schools recently and Rick Edelman was there to catch the action. See his goalWA.net galleries using the Facebook links below! https://www.facebook.com/goalWA/posts/1616735981722175 https://www.facebook.com/goalWA/posts/1616731445055962 https://www.facebook.com/goalWA/posts/1616725715056535
(Tumwater, WA) Cassidy Colard scored two goals as Tumwater used its speed and depth to beat visiting Centralia in 2A Evergreen Conference girls soccer Tuesday night. Tumwater (9-4, 6-2 EvCo) snapped a two-game losing streak and solidified its hold on second place in the league. Centralia (7-6-1, 3-5) remains in contention for a District IV... Continue Reading →
MOSES LAKE – Second-half goals by Abby Rathbun and Madi Krogh lifted Moses Lake soccer over Davis Tuesday night. Source: Moses Lake soccer beats Davis to win fifth straight | Columbia Basin | ifiberone.com
Last week’s devastating loss to Trinidad & Tobago and all its ramifications represent a major step back for soccer in the United States. It also represents, however, a unique opportunity to take giant leaps forward. All areas of the sport will now be examined and addressed. Importantly, one of those areas is the structure of... Continue Reading →
PORT ANGELES, WA — The Peninsula College soccer women won their seventh straight North Division title with four league games left in the season, staying perfect in a dominating 15-0 thrashing of Shoreline. The Peninsula men also beat Shoreline 4-1 to remain undefeated in the North Division. In addition to securing the division championship, the... Continue Reading →
PUYALLUP, WA---Pierce Men's and Women's soccer are both working towards the opportunity to play a playoff game in November. The Men's team has the best opportunity to play on. The Men's team won two key league games last week and are working towards a second place finish in the NWAC West Region. The team is... Continue Reading →
Issaquah duo named to West roster along with Skyline defender Marissa Carpenter and Seattle Prep coach Andy Hendricks. The state of Washington will be represented well at the fifth annual High School All-American Soccer Game in Orlando, Fla. this winter. Designed to showcase the nation’s elite seniors, Issaquah midfielder Claudia Longo and forward Mariah Van Halm will... Continue Reading →
South Whidbey girls soccer secured its ticket to the postseason with a 9-3 victory over Cedar Park Christian on Tuesday night. As if that isn’t sweet enough, the Falcons will likely host the first round of the class 1A District tournament on Oct. 23. South Whidbey (4-8-1 overall, 2-6-1 in the Cascade Conference) needs to... Continue Reading →
The Goldendale soccer team continues to battle with the tough teams in the South Central Athletic Conference, and although it can't be seen in the standings, the team is much improved from when head coach Anna DeMott took over as the leader. The Timberwolves have yet to get in the win column, but they're long... Continue Reading →
The Friday Harbor Wolverines and Orcas Vikings boys soccer teams went head-to-head the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. 10, in a fast-paced exciting game. The goalies on both teams had a tough job and saved their teams multiple times throughout the game. Toward the end of the first half, Friday Harbor sophomore Nick Herko was able... Continue Reading →
MEDICAL LAKE, WA---Playing their best defense of the season in a pair of Northeast A League soccer matches last week ended a losing streak and pushed Medical Lake soundly back into the playoff picture. "The second half of both games were our strongest of the year," head coach Zane Higgins said. With wins of 5-1... Continue Reading →
BRUSH PRAIRIE, WA---Prairie’s girls soccer program is the back-to-back defending champions of the 3A GSHL league and are on pace to do so again in 2017. On Thursday the Falcons wrapped up the first round of league-play with an important road victory at Kelso. Going into the game Prairie was 4-0 in league and Kelso... Continue Reading →
WESTPORT, WA --- With the help of two goals early in the second half, Ocosta pulled off the upset against Adna. The Wildcats (6-5, 8-5) won their second meeting with Adna (10-1, 10-2), 2-1, after falling 2-0 on Sept 20. The loss to the Wildcats was the Pirates’ first league loss of the season with... Continue Reading →
Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer crept up behind Brad Evans, waiting for a break in conversation to offer a few words of encouragement. “You’ll be ready for the first day (of camp),” Hanauer told Evans patting him on the shoulder. Evans undoubtedly appreciated the sentiment, but at the moment, he’s not entirely sure about that. Though... Continue Reading →
BELLINGHAM, WA---The Evergreen Premier League of Washington (EPLWA) today announces that Tri-Cities Alliance FC of Tri-Cities, Washington have been accepted as a member into the elite adult men's statewide soccer league. The Alliance (TCAFC) applied to join the EPLWA in August and were recently accepted by a vote of the league's clubs. The Alliance will... Continue Reading →
People are dealing with the USMNT crashing out of World Cup qualification in different ways. This is just one way, but it is my way. So, if you came here to criticize my back-of-the-napkin pining then just keep that in mind. This isn't really a serious analysis of economics or world soccer. This is... Continue Reading →
The Edmonds College Tritons (1-9-1) and Everett College Trojans (6-4-1) tangled in NWAC Men's Soccer on Saturday October 14th. When the final whistle blue it was Everett on top by a score of 5-1 (box score.) Ariaan Cardenas led the Trojans with 2 goals. Wilson Tsoi shot the match for Edmonds CC Athletics and shares some photos... Continue Reading →
The Seattle Sounders scored a big 4-0 win over FC Dallas before nearly 50,000 fans on Sunday in Seattle. See a recap with video highlights here. Jeff Halstead shot the match for goalWA.net and you can see his photo gallery by using the embedded Facebook link below! https://www.facebook.com/goalWA/posts/1615468498515590
Using the Premier League as the example, how does an American with no connection to England bond with a team and why so often at MLS's expense? By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Sep 25, 2017) US Soccer Players – It wasn't easy growing up a soccer fan in this country during the 1980s. It was... Continue Reading →
Seattle University men's soccer associate head coach Nate Daligcon was inducted into the Rochester Rhinos Hall of Fame this past weekend. Source: Daligcon Inducted into Rhinos' Hall of Fame - Seattle University Redhawks Athletics
A week after the U.S. men's national team broke hearts by missing out on the 2018 World Cup, the Under-17 squad restored some faith with a big win... Source: U.S. U-17s give American soccer fans ray of hope after nightmare week | Goal.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCAu3yRFx6s
