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Tacoma Narrows FC
WISL REGULAR SEASON
Tacoma Narrows FC 9, Oly Town Artesians 6
Tacoma Narrows FC won their first ever WISL game behind a hat trick by Alex Vogt and two goals from Jay Weinman on the road in front of a big crowd in Olympia.
Narrows struck first with their first franchise goal scored by AJ Nitzel just a minute and a half gone in the game. The two teams were tied 3-3 midway through the second quarter before Tacoma broke the game open, taking a 5-3 lead at halftime, a lead they would never relinquish. Oly got to within one goal twice, including once in the fourth quarter, but Narrows would pull away in the end for the 9-6 win.
TJ O’Connor and Nate Boatright each recorded braces for Oly Town and keeper Ryan Perkins kept the game close despite facing a barrage of shots. Nate Salveson…
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The Western Washington Premier League (WWPL) has added 4 new clubs so far for the 2019 season. With the loss of 1 that puts the regional men's premier circuit at 10 members right now. The growth spurt means the league will surely see some schedule changes for the upcoming season, tentatively set to kick off... Continue Reading →
The West Seattle Soccer Club celebrates its 50th year of operations in 2018. Founder Joe Smith narrates the club's origins and tells the stories of the club's many noted players. Jim McAlister, one of the club's original players, recalls the early days of youth soccer and its role in shaping his professional career. Current coaches... Continue Reading →
FREE 5-part webinar series on Coaching Communications with Reed Maltbie, Developer of The Excellence Equation All webinars on Wednesdays at 11 am PT, 12 noon MT, 1 pm CT, 2 pm ET Coaching Communication 101: Captivate your audience regardless of age or ability, 21 November 2018 Introducing the first in the 5-part GO! Chase Excellence... Continue Reading →
SEATTLE --- Washington has earned its third-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament and will host Atlantic Sun Champs Lipscomb University in a first-round match on Thursday at Husky Soccer Stadium. Source: Huskies Host Lipscomb in NCAA First Round https://twitter.com/UW_MSoccer/status/1062046785944735744 https://twitter.com/UW_MSoccer/status/1062050155271118848
WISL REGULAR SEASON Tacoma Stars Reserves 8, Olympic Force 2 TACOMA, Wash. – The Tacoma Stars Reserves exploded for five goals in the second quarter and then held the Oly-Pen Force scoreless … Source: Stars Reserves Open WISL Season With 8-2 Win
(NWACsports.org) Clark College’s historically dominant defense finally faltered Sunday afternoon, as the second-ranked Peninsula College Pirates claimed the NWAC women’s soccer championship by a score of 2-0. In a dominant run, the third-ranked Clark College Penguins have allowed just one goal in the last thirteen games. It took just four minutes for the second-best offense... Continue Reading →
(NWACsports.org) The second-ranked Tacoma College Titans won a physical and sometimes chippy NWAC men’s soccer championship in a matchup of two high-octane offenses, defeating the third-ranked Whatcom Community College Orcas by a score of 2-0. Tacoma head coach Jason Prenovost won the Coach of the Year title, while sophomore forward Alex Whiting won the tournament... Continue Reading →
WSU dominated Montana, 5-1, to advance on in the NCAA Tournament. Source: Cougars Cruise Into The NCAA Second Round https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruHK-BoGPuM
If there’s ever such a thing as peaking at the right time, the No. 25 Washington men’s soccer team is currently doing it right now. Source: Huskies put on all-around clinic in season finale against Oregon State https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5jRgfNcB5E
Dairon Asprilla scored the deciding penalty as the Portland Timbers survived a wild second half and extra time to defeat the Sounders 4-2 in a shootout and advance to the MLS Western Conference finals. Source: Sounders ousted by rival Timbers 4-2 on PKs in West semifinals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThptN1SMIUs
The Northwest Conference office unveiled its end of the year award winners for the sport on men's soccer on Tuesday with seven members of the two-time Northwest Conference Champion Pacific Lutheran University men's soccer team earning recognition. Source: NWC Champion Men's Soccer Lands 7 Award Winners
LACEY, Wash. – The Saints finished the season with most wins, and their first winning season in GNAC play since 2009, and the rest of the conference recognized the efforts of the Saints. Brandon Madsen, for the second straight year was selected unanimously to the GNAC first team All-Conference, while Sebastian Navarro earned second team... Continue Reading →
For the second straight year, the Evergreen featured the Newcomer of the Year in Cascade Collegiate Conference men's soccer. Source: Meraz-Rodriguez Leads Evergreen All-Star Parade
The MLS conference semifinals can be tricky even for the team holding the lead and the away goals tiebreaker with plenty to consider for all eight teams. Source: Halftime in the MLS conference semifinals
As they waited to hear their name called during Monday’s selection show for the NCAA Division I women’s soccer tournament, members of the Seattle University women’s soccer team were going back and forth between whether they would play USC or UCLA. Source: Former ‘Iolani star Rachel Bowler helps boost Seattle into NCAA soccer tournament
Source: SOCCER: West Seattle High School girls start state tournament play Tuesday West Seattle travels to Gig Harbor in the WIAA playoffs Tuesday November 6.
David Chavarin scored early in the second half with what proved to be the gamewinner, Oscar Harding sealed the win with a goal just before full time and the Whitman College men's soccer team clinched a share of the Northwest Conference title on the final day of the season with a 3-1 win over Whitworth,... Continue Reading →
BREMERTON, Wash. – Behind a first half goal by Jeff Bader and a shutout by goalkeeper Mike Arguello, the Tacoma Stars Reserves White squad captured the 2018 Western Indoor Soccer League Preseason Tournament with a 1-0 win over Bellingham United on Saturday night at the Oly-Pen Sports Center. It was a high scoring tournament featuring eight squads from five of the WISL’s six teams that was capped off by a defensive battle that saw keepers Arguello and Bellingham’s Riley Liddle allow just the one goal.
Full results from today’s tournament:
Group A
Tacoma Stars Reserves Blue 5, Oly Town Artesians 1
Oly-Pen Force Blue 5, Tacoma Narrows White…
Oly-Pen Force Blue 6, Tacoma Stars Reserves Blue 4
Tacoma Narrows White 8, Oly Town Artesians 1
Oly-Pen Force Blue 6, Oly Town Artesians…
Tacoma Narrows White 4, Tacoma Stars Reserves Blue 3
Force Blue (29 points) and Narrows White (18 points)…
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Togetherness is a mantra of the Issaquah community. Source: ‘Kick MS with Claudia’ event is a rousing success | Issaquah Reporter Issaquah High School 2018 graduate Claudia Longo has always loved the town she’s called home more than anything. The Issaquah community displayed their affinity for Longo throughout the duration of the Issaquah/Lake Stevens playoff... Continue Reading →
For anyone who plays or even watches sports, they know that an Achilles tendon injury can be a career altering injury. But for Carlos, a former semi-pro soccer player, he has had to deal with this injury not once, but twice – and is still on the field playing soccer and even he is surprised.... Continue Reading →
The Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs are getting a dose of Cascadia. The Seattle Sounders will visit the Portland Timbers on Sunday, Nov. 4 (2:30 p.m. PT; ESPN) in Leg 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals, with the Sounders hosting the decisive Leg 2 on Thursday, Nov. 8 at CenturyLink Field at 7:30 p.m. Source:... Continue Reading →
