The 2008 WPFC Soccer Dinner and Auction will be held on Saturday, October 11th at Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma. Save the date, and we'll have more details as the auction committee works them out.

Congratulations to our girls U-14 White who won the Silver Division of the Snohomish United Invitational Tournament. The girls topped South Hill Revolution 1-0 in the final to earn the title.

Our championship winning side, boys U15 Black are running the concession at WPFC for the next two weekends. They are manning the trailer during the Showcase of Champions to raise money for their trip to the 2008 Far West Regionals in Honolulu, Hawaii. If you’re down at the fields, please swing by and grab something to eat or drink and support the team.

Congratulations to our girls U-16 White team, the new WYS Challenge Cup champions. We received this report from a sideline reporter:  the team played Marauders 91 White on Saturday in the Cup semifinal.  After finally tying up the game 2-2,  the game went into overtime.  The girls came out playing hard in overtime, and in the second extra session, WPFC scored what proved to be the winning goal.  The last seven minutes of the game surely was a nailbiter, but the girls held on to win 3-2 and make it to the final on Sunday.

Sunday’s Cup final was played against Blackhills F.C. 91.  The girls played their hearts out and went up 2-0.  Blackhills fought back and scored a goal, but couldn’t find a way behind the stingy WPFC defense to get a tying goal.  WPFC scored one more goal to buttton up their victory at 3-1.  The Cup final was a fitting end to a wonderful season for the girls. We are very proud of you, but most importantly, be proud of what you made happen!

From the GU17 Sideline: With the last hope of the day for WPFC to bring home another Cup, the Girls U-17 WPFC Black and coach Brian VanB took to the stadium field at Starfire to kick off against the NW Nationals Red at 2pm.  Due to some previous overtime games and on the field injuries on the same field, the game got started about 1 hour behind schedule.  Our girls came out strong but with 1 mishap 8 minutes in, we found ourselves down 1-0.  Knowing that on any given day, anything can happen, the WPFC girls tightened up the ranks.  Maybe that goal was the shot in the arm they needed to excel beyond and bring home the trophy.   A 0-1 halftime score would only fuel their fire as they came out stronger and more determined than ever. The defense played the way they had played all season by not allowing a shot in the second half.  This team was built on teamwork and the passing surrounded the NWN's as Chelsie Jennings broke free on the left side of the field and slotted the equalizer to the far post. Shortly after some point blank saves by the keeper, WPFC struck again, this time with Megan Lindsay finding the back of the net.  To put the icing on the cake, Megan again was fed the ball on the right side and looped one over the keeper for the third and final goal.  Final score WPFC 3, NWN 1! A state championship for a team that had been so close for so many years. Congratulations to the WPFC '90 Black Girls U-17 team. Congratulations also to coach Brian VanB who added another championship to an already long list of titles.  On to Hawaii and the Region IV tournament.

Tryout information is now posted for girls U-16 through U-19. Please visit the tryout information page to register and get more details.

Our girls U-15 White team is looking for a few players. If you'd like more information, please contact Head Coach, Jason Baumgardt, at jasonb@olyprecast.com or the team's Manager, Sandy Iverson at iversonfamily@aol.com.

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WPFC is very proud to announce that Brian Van Blommestein will oversee our two WSYSA Divison 1 premier girls’ teams. "Brian’s reputation in the college soccer world is huge," says Greg Ion, Administrative Director of Club Development.  But, as important to WPFC as Brian is in helping players find the right college program, he will have the opportunity to continue to develop players with a great support staff." Ion continued, "As US Youth soccer evolves, so does the way we work with our players. Our USSF Development Academy brings 40 boys players together, and along those lines, now our senior girls’ teams will have the pool of players that is necessary to do more functional and positional training. This new training environment will challenge the players to take their individual games to the next level."

Brian will oversee the group with a great support Staff.  Long time assistant coaches Matt Doyle and Bre Giove will assist with the two age groups as well as former professional player Bill Crook. Bill Crook was a professional player outdoor and indoor with the Seattle Sounders and the Tacoma Stars. Bill has a great history in coaching youth soccer and has been successful in building great youth teams as well as supporting players on to college soccer.

Tryouts for the U-17 and u-18 age group are tentatively scheduled for Monday May, 12 and Tuesday ,13. Please check back as we get closer to tryouts for updated information.

We are excited to announce that WPFC will be participating in the Tacoma Relay for Life event on May 30 & 31st at Mt. Tahoma High School. Relay For Life^®, the American Cancer Society's signature event, is a fun-filled overnight experience designed to bring together those who have been touched by cancer. At Relay, people from within the community gather to celebrate survivors, remember those lost to cancer, and to fight back against this disease. By joining together at Relay, we celebrate life, friendship, and an opportunity to work to defeat cancer for future generations. Please join the WPFC team at tacomarelay.org and look for Washington Premier FC link under teams registered. Thank you, Erin Shagren, shagnike@msn.com.