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WPS folding too bad, but still have other women's soccer leagues
by yostk321
posted May 19, 2012 at 5:36pm

Yes, the folding of the Women's Pro Soccer (WPS) really stinks.  However, there are two and a half semi-pro women's soccer leagues in the U.S. and one of them also has teams in Canada.  There are the USL W-League, which has some teams in Canada,...more

WPSL Elite Opens: It’s Not WPS, But It’s Something
by All White Kit
posted May 16, 2012 at 1:14pm

  The teams line up before the opening WPSL Elite contest. EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. – Even for someone who was but a passive WPS observer for most of its history, I couldn’t help but be a bit nostalgic as I pulled into East Longmeadow H...more

Cool finishes and hot starts: Soccer winners from the weekend
by All White Kit
posted May 16, 2012 at 2:48am

  Gotta love the giant killers: Sarah Hagen inspired Bayern Munich past Frankfurt en route to a historic DFB-Pokal Cup win Bayern Munich managed to revel in DFB-Pokal glory this weekend, but the victors weren’t the usual suspects. While th...more

Experience 3, Youth 0 – but don’t count Youth out just yet
by All White Kit
posted May 11, 2012 at 8:52pm

  Leslie Osborne and the victorious Breakers warm up before the match The main question hanging over the new WPSL-Elite league was a simple one: Is a league with teams consisting of downscaled WPS teams and upscaled WPSL teams really going to be ...more

ASA Chesapeake Charge: Youth, speed, and athleticism
by All White Kit
posted May 6, 2012 at 11:17pm

  Team: ASA Chesapeake Charge Website: http://www.chesapeakecharge.com/ Affiliation: WPSL-Elite Rivals: Boston Breakers, Western New York Flash, New York Fury Home venues: Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD; Old Mill High School, Millersvi...more

Ubuntu: I am, because you are
by BAWSI Angela
posted April 25, 2012 at 12:29pm

Full Circle Service by the Student-Athletes from Evergreen Valley College is Powerful Beyond Words...more

Santa Clara soccer transcends daily pressures and making BAWSI girls the priority.
by BAWSI Ashley
posted March 27, 2012 at 11:31am

As young kids, we all have the "rock star" aspirations and dreams of making it in something we love. When we are young kids these aspirations are lofty and anything is possible, but ultimately we all want to be happy, feel loved and prove ourselves to be ...more

Seattle Sounders Women Sign USWNT Forward Alex Morgan
by Pretty Tough
posted February 28, 2012 at 11:31am

Wow. Wow. Wow. Alex Morgan is in the headlines, again! (via release) Seattle Sounders Women have signed US Women’s National Team forward Alex Morgan pending official USSF/CSA approval, the team announced today. “Alex is a world class player...more

AWK Notables: Breakers & Flash join WPSL, Sky Blue FC to go to Japan, standing room only in Frisco
by All White Kit
posted February 10, 2012 at 11:13am

Today’s developments (yay, more good news than bad!): WPS may not be around this summer, but the Boston Breakers and Western New York Flash are sticking around. The two former WPS clubs will take part in the WPSL (Women’s Professional Soccer ...more

New WPSL, W-League Champions, Vero Plays Hero Again and Concerns for A-Rod
by All White Kit
posted August 1, 2011 at 8:18pm

WPSL The Orange County Waves claimed the 2011 WPSL title after holding off the Chicago Red Stars in extra time. Waves’ forward Kiki Bosio was the first to strike and her 43rd minute goal put O.C. in front. It appeared that the Waves would win the ti...more

Fifteen-year-old midfielder making history at FC Indiana
by All White Kit
posted June 12, 2011 at 5:17pm

At 13, like every other thirteen year old, she was playing against other thirteen year olds. Now 15 year old Ryley Bugay, diligent and confident, starts in midfield for FC Indiana women’s team. Early this year, like many top athletes her age, Bugay f...more

Tiffany Weimer on why coaches have nothing on you
by Tiffany Weimer
posted May 24, 2011 at 1:41am

In my time playing soccer I have had a lot of coaches. I have had coaches who believed in every single step I took, and I’ve had coached coaches who didn’t think I was good enough to see the pitch. Sometimes, these coaches were one in the same. Crazy ...more

An interview with OC Wave and Bay Area Breeze GM Terry Foley
by All White Kit
posted May 5, 2011 at 2:33am

Exciting times are underway in the Women’s Premier Soccer League, specifically in the west coast division of the U.S.’s longest running semi-pro women’s league. Professional women’s soccer is back in the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Terry Foley is ...more

Chicago Red Stars mark return, join WPSL for 2011
by All White Kit
posted April 26, 2011 at 2:38am

The Chicago Red Stars officially announced the team will compete in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) for the 2011 season. The club was among the seven founding franchises in WPS. In December 2010, the organization announced it would be takin...more

Q & A with Omolyn Davis: Washington Freedom/magicTalk SC draft pick
by Chris Wimmer
posted January 27, 2011 at 12:58pm

Omolyn Davis was drafted by the Washington Freedom/magicTalk SC in the 2011 WPS Draft. Davis played at George Mason University and is from Kingston, Jamaica. Chris Wimmer: How popular is soccer with girls in Jamaica? Omolyn Davis: Girls soccer ...more

Western New York Unveiled as True Contenders Already
by All White Kit
posted December 1, 2010 at 7:11am

The Western New York Flash was formally unveiled today at Sahlen Sports Park in Elma, New York. It may have taken the expansion franchise more than two months to officially reveal its identity, but the team has clearly been hard at work assembling a q...more

Boston Breakers Aztec Reserves defeat Ajax America to win WPSL Championship
by All White Kit
posted August 2, 2010 at 1:13pm

It’s not just the WPS Boston Breakers that have experienced success recently. The team’s reserves have had an outstanding stint in the 2010 WPSL regular season, losing and drawing just one game while winning the rest. Now the team can cap it off...more

Buffalo Flash Take 2010 W-League Championship
by All White Kit
posted August 1, 2010 at 12:30pm

Kelly Parker and Veronica Boquete deserve very high kudos as they guided the Buffalo Flash to the 2010 W-League Championship tonight in Santa Clarita, California. The Flash defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1. It took 57 minutes before the first goal was...more

W-League, WPSL, UEFA WWC Qualifying, WPS Updates
by All White Kit
posted July 31, 2010 at 7:20pm

W-League The Buffalo Flash defeated the Atlanta Silverbacks 3-1 to advance to the W-League Championship. W-League regular season goal leader Kelly Parker and USL assist leader Veronica Bouquete had big games. Jenny Hammond opened scoring in the 23′. At...more

W-League semifinals set with Buffalo/Atlanta and Vancouver/Hudson Valley
by All White Kit
posted July 26, 2010 at 1:50pm

Central Conference Semifinals Buffalo Flash 3, Toronto Lady Lynx The Flash came out on top at Vero Boquette scored the opening two goals. W-League regular season goal leader Kelly Parker then scored the final goal in the 69′. Chicago Red Eleven...more

WPSL Playoffs Update
by All White Kit
posted July 25, 2010 at 8:52pm

Three teams will earn berths in the WPSL Final Four this weekend. The East Conference Final, Pacific Conference Final and Midwest/Sunshine Playoff will all be determined. The Big Sky Conference champion will be determined Thursday of this coming week. ...more

This weekend’s wild world women’s soccer wrap-up
by All White Kit
posted July 19, 2010 at 1:52pm

Whoop whoop. So this weekend was particularly rife with women’s soccer games. Here’s what you may have missed, including a review of WWC action, WPS Week 14 stuff and an overview of the final weekend in both the W-League and WPSL. U-20 Women’s...more

W-League weekend preview and a list of postseason scenarios
by All White Kit
posted July 16, 2010 at 10:41pm

The 2010 W-League regular season will conclude this weekend and there are still a few postseason berths to be had across the various conferences. Here’s how the W-League postseason is formatted: The overall regular season champion automatically qualif...more

More WPSL playoff berths stitched up
by All White Kit
posted July 13, 2010 at 8:07pm

The action in WPSL’s East Conference concluded this past weekend while there is still much to play for in the Midwest and Pacific Conferences. Two particular races in the Pacific will literally come down to the last day of the regular season. Here’s ...more

WPSL Playoff Picture Breakdown
by All White Kit
posted July 10, 2010 at 1:32pm

This weekend marks the penultimate week of WPSL action. The WPSL Final Four occurs from July 31-August 1 in Dallas and many teams are still jockeying for a spot in the postseason. Remember, the WPSL has 10 divisions spread across 5 conferences and onl...more

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