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WPFC July Player Spotlight
'94 ECNL Abbey Bergquist
(July 27, 2010) - ’94 ECNL Abbey Bergquist was named to the Region IV ODP Player Pool for 2010-2011. She will be attending ODP Regional ’95 Pool Camp July 27-30 in Ontario, CA in hopes of being selected for the ODP National Pool. Come take a closer look at this stellar student-athlete. [+]
WPFC Boys '98 Black Win Stanno Harbor Tyee Cup
Gold Division Champions
(July 27, 2010) - Congratulations to our boys 98 Black who won the Gold Division of the Stanno Harbor Tyee Cup last weekend. The team swept their preliminary games over Seattle United 98 West White, Bainbridge Island FC Blue and Harbor 98 Premier. WPFC then topped Bainbridge Island FC Blue 4-0 in the final to earn the fish trophy. While the team didn’t have any problems scoring goals, the best accomplishment of the weekend was playing 240 minutes without conceding a single goal.
WPFC ’94 ENCL Win Lake Oswego Nike Cup
GU-16 Champions
(July 27, 2010) - WPFC ’94 ENCL continues its great form winning the Lake Oswego Nike Cup this past weekend, defeating the Oregon State Champions, THUSC Ireland, in the finals to win the championship. The week prior they also captured the Nike Crossfire Championship. Congratulations to Coach Peter Voiles and the girls!
WPFC Boys '98 White Win Stanno Harbor Tyee Cup
Silver Division Champions
(July 27, 2010) - WPFC ’98 White won the 2010 Stanno Tyee Cup Silver Division this past weekend. The boys started the first game slow but came back in the second half to win 2-1. Saturday the team earned ita first shutout witha 6 nil win. The third game was a shut out as well with a score of 8 nil. With the combination of wins we qualified for the final. Sunday the boys played hard all the way to the end to collect their third straight shutout with a 5 nil victory to win the tournament in first place. [+]
WPFC Girls '00 Black Stanno Harbor Tyee Cup
Jamboree Champions
(July 26, 2010) - The ’00 Black team won the the Jamboree Championship at Stanno Habor Tyee Cup this past weekend finishing 3-0-1 in the GU-10 bracket. Although there were no official scores kept due it being a jamboree, they collected wins over Westside, Crossfire, and Harbor FC, and tied another tough Westside team in a hot physical battle. The team finished with 17 GF and 4 GA and also had two shutouts over the weekend. The week prior they also captured the Nike Crossfire Championship.
5 Championships at Nike Crossfire Challenge
WPFC girls put state on notice
(July 19, 2010) - 13 girl teams to hit the pitch at the Crossfire Challenge Tournament and bagged five Championships and came close to six as ’96 Black was a finalist in U14 Gold Division, puting the state on notice that the WPFC girls program is stonger than ever! Congratulations girls... Go Premier! [+]
Strong Showing at Nike Crossfire Challenge
WPFC boys battle top competition and climate
(July 13, 2010) - Congratulations to all our WPFC boys team that participated this weekend in the Nike Crossfire Challenge. ’92 - ’00. Over half of our teams entered in the advanced to quarterfinals of the tourney. Go Premier! Click link for tournament's final results. [+]
’94 & ’93 ECNL players invited to ODP ’94 Regional Camp
Beck, Caballero, Dowd, Johnson, Jones, & Shimer selected
(June 29, 2010) - WPFC ECNL ’94 Max Dowd, Sarah Shimer, and Miranda Caballero along with ECNL ’93 Kelly Beck, Kali Johnson, and Jazmin Jones, were chosen to attend the Sounders FC WA ODP ’94 Girls Regional Camp. Regional Camp begins next week in Moscow Idaho. For more information on other WPFC players selected to Sounders FC WA ODP Regional Camps please check our ODP selections section.
US Club National Cup IX Regional Champions
'96 Black bring home regional title
(June 29, 2010) - WPFC ’96 Black won the US Club Regional tournament held a 60 acres over the past few days and will now go on to compete at the US Club National Championship finals in Virgina Beach next month. The team finished out the tournament with a 3-1 win over the Oregon Rush in the finals after having recorded wins over teams from WA, OR and CA. Congratulations to Coach Webber and the boys we are so proud of you! Good luck in Virginia Beach! [+]
US Club National Cup IX Regional Champions
'98 Black bring home regional title
(June 28, 2010) - WPFC Girls ’98 Black won the US Club National Cup IX Regionals GU-11 Super Group Championship (15 GF, 4 GA). WPFC dominated Crossfire ’98 - Reece 4-0 in their opening game, drew NW Nationals ’98 Red 3-3 in their second game, punished Oregon Rush ’98 Nike 6-0 in their third game, and finally beat Thusc Onyx 2-1 in the tournament Championship. Congratulations to Coach Halasz and the girls we are so proud of you!
Seattle Sounders FC Soccer Camps
June 28th - July 2nd and August 2nd - 6th
(June 10, 2010) - Washington Premier F.C. will be hosting two Seattle Sounders FC soccer camps at our field complex this summer. The dates are June 28th - July 2nd and August 2nd - 6th. For more information about these great camps please click here
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Call for Nominations for Board of Directors
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Four positions to fill at AGM in September
(July 28, 2010) - WPFC has four (4) two-year term Board positions to fill at the Annual General Meeting in September, 2010. Board Members with expiring terms in September, 2010.
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WPFC.com Reporters
Commitment to Excellence
WPFC players, parents, and fans we need your help! A club as large and successful as ours makes it difficult sometimes to keep track of all the things happening with each and every team. We do our best but with your help we can do even better. Please feel free to submit pictures and write-ups of happenings whether on or off the pitch to our Webmaster.
Also please check the other volunteer opportunities at WPFC
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GU-14 Black Team
Looking for additional players
(July 21, 2010) - WPFC community please help get the word out that our GU-14 Black team is looking for 1-2 strong field players to add to their roster. If you know of anyone who will interested in joing our great club and this team please contact Tami @ tamaroou@comcast.net
or Lance @ fischbal@hotmail.com
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GU-12 White Team
Looking for additional players
(July 14, 2010) - WPFC community please help get the word out that our GU-12 White team is looking to add additional players to their roster. If you know of anyone who will interested in joing our great club and this team please contact their team manager: Ladena Larson at either: girltimes3@comcast.net or 253-677-1199.
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’94 & ’93 ECNL players share their experiences
Beck & Caballero blog @ Regional Camp
(June 30, 2010) - Two of our WPFC players, ECNL ’94 Miranda Caballero (First year at ODP camp) along with ECNL ’93 Kelly Beckare (Third year at ODP camp) blogging their experience during camp.
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WPFC players invited to ODP Regional Camps
20 players selected to attend
(June 27, 2010) - Various WPFC players were chosen to attend the Sounders FC WA Regional Camps. For more information on these players selected and their selected pools please visit our ODP selections section.
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WPFC June Player Spotlight
’95 Black Fischer Gallinger
(June 20, 2010) - After attending the Region IV ODP camp in Linfield, Or., Fischer was invited to attend the U-14 National ID camp in Concord, Massachusetts in August. In November 2009, the U-14 National team held their first event in Orlando, Florida at the Wide World of Disney Sports Complex. The team trained the first part of the week and then took part in the Interregional Tournament being played there, and played 3 of the 4 regional ODP teams from around the country and concluded with both National Navy and Red teams playing each other.
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Medford, OR or Bust
Region IV President’s Cup June 16-20, 2010
(June 10, 2010) - WPFC ’96 White under the direction of Head Coach Abdella Hussen will be attending the Region IV President’s Cup June 16-20, 2010 in Medford, Oregon. The team has been placed in flight A and will face their state champion counterparts from Utah, Oregon, and Southern California. The team has been preparing via training and scrimmages which the team is currently undefeated beating Crossfire 4-1 and HPFC ’96 Blue 4-3, and Seattle United ’96 - Copa 2-0.
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GU-19 Black dominate from beginning to end
Earning WPFC its second state championship
(June 6, 2010) - WPFC girls ’91 Black shutout North West United ’90 12-0 in the GU19 USYS Washington Championship earning WPFC, its second state title for the 2009-2010 season. The ladies completely dominated the state tournament with 31 GF with only 1 GA. The ladies will represent Washington State at the US Youth Soccer 2010 Far West Regionals later this month in Albuquerque, New Mexico June 21-27, 2010.
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Nike Friendship Cup
1997 Girls ODP State Pool
(May 29, 2010) - GU-14 Black players make strong showing in Nike Friendship Cup. Jessica Udovich and Rachel Ross were first team members and Lauren Mercuri was a second team member. The ’97 pool was extremely successful. First team’s only loss was to So Cal 2-3, then they beat No Cal 2-1, Colorado 5-1 and Oregon 2-0. More information can be found in our ODP selection section
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WPFC Proudly Announces New PDL Junior Program
WPFC is excited to announce its new PDL Junior Program for the 2010-2011 season. The purpose of this program is to provide a structure and standards for PDL clubs wishing to work with young players that would typically play U10 in the fall season. Therefore, the program is designed for children who are born on or after August 1, 2000.
WPFC and Harbor FC are the only PDL clubs within Tacoma Pierce County Junior Soccer Association that can offer this program.
Wade Webber, our Youth Development Director, will oversee the program to insure age appropriate training. Wade will work with the following WPFC age group coaches: Peter Voiles, Todd Murray, Luke-Helling Christy and Jason Baumgardt. Please review all of the details after the jump.
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Congratulations to WPFC Coach Billy Crook
Sounders Name Billy Crook as U16 Assistant Academy Coach
(March 26, 2010) - The Seattle Sounders FC today named WPFC’s Billy Crook as an assistant coach for the Sounders FC Youth Academy. Billy will be an assistant for the U16 boys team. Dick McCormick is the Manager/Head Coach of both the U16 and U18 academy teams.
"It’s exciting to add two quality coaches and two quality people to the Sounders FC Academy," said Darren Sawatzky, Sounders FC director of youth development. "Both Billy and Sean Henderson have strong roots in Sounders history. They are established in the youth soccer community and we look forward to the start of team training."
Billy played 18 years in the pro ranks, beginning with the original NASL Sounders in 1983. He played the bulk of his indoor soccer career with the Tacoma Stars (1984-93) and was a member of the CISL champion Seattle SeaDogs in 1997. We wish Billy the very best of success and look forward to continuing to work with him and the rest of the Sounders staff.
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WPFC Players Selected to Sounders FC Academy
18 Players Headed to Sounders FC 2010-2011 USSDA Teams
WPFC is proud to be a youth development partner of Sounders FC. We want to take a moment to congratulate the following WPFC players who have been selected to the Seattle Sounders FC USSF Development Academy for 2010-2011:
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WPFC Team
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| Troy Peterson |
Evan Robicheau |
USSDA U18
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| Sean Okoli |
Nick Palodichuk |
USSDA U18
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| Dominique Dismuke |
Jamael Cox |
USSDA U18
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| Chase Hanson |
Jeremy Wentzel |
USSDA U18
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| Brandon Brockaway |
Nate Boatright |
USSDA U18
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| Kurtis Pederson |
Ike Crook |
USSDA U16
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| Ian Lange |
Miles Rodriguez |
USSDA U16
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| Austin Sweeney |
Jacob Beck |
USSDA U16
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| Connor Adkisson |
Jalen Markey |
WPFC 94 Black
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