Union knock Shock out of first in 0-0 draw

CENTRALIA, WA— The Twin City Union showed what’s up by knocking the South Sound Shock down – and out of first place in the NWPL.

Shadow strike for 9 again in rout of Hoppers

SPOKANE, WA— The Spokane Shadow stuck for nine goals again – already their third such feat in the first month of the NWPL – and routed Yakima on Saturday May 28 at Spokane Falls.

Late strike lifts Force into draw with Stars

BREMERTON, WA— The Seattle Stars were oh-so-close to getting their first win in the Northwest Premier League. They held a tight 1-0 lead going into added time. The Olympic Force had other ideas.

Spokane retakes lead in NWPL

Union v. Shock at kickoff of a 0-0 draw.

Spokane Shadow scored another lopsided win to retake the lead in the NWPL on May 28. The Shadow crushed Yakima United 9-0. The two other matches on the day both ended in ties. Olympic Force drew 1-1 with Seattle Stars and Twin City Union knocked South Sound out of first place in a 0-0 draw in Centralia. Updated table.

Home matches Saturday for Force, Shadow, Union

Twin City Union’s Whitney Lowe is NWPL Player of Week 4

BREMERTON, WA — The Northwest Premier League announces that Whitney Lowe of Twin City Union FC is the fourth NWPL Player of the Week for our inaugural 2016 season.

Force split weekend while Shock, Union win

Ballgirls at Sunday’s Twin City Union – Seattle Stars FC match. (TCU twitter.)

There were four matches last week in Northwest Premier League play. Two of them involved the Olympic Force, who played back-to-back and managed to split their weekend. In Centralia the Union offense broke out, while in University Place the Shock moved into first place.

Home matches for Fuerza, South Sound, Twin City this week

Hoffman delivers shot heard round the NWPL, named Player of Week

BREMERTON, WA— The Northwest Premier League (NWPL) announces that South Sound FC player Jamie Hoffman is the Player of the Week for matches played the week ending Sunday May 15. Hoffman scored the match-winner as the Shock beat the Spokane Shadow 2-1 at Harry Lang Stadium in Lakewood, WA.

Recap: Four matches add excitement to NWPL season

Spokane split their weekend with a win in Bremerton and a loss in Lakewood. (Gerald Barnhart)

The Northwest Premier League continued its inaugural season last weekend with four matches that saw  17 goals. Some of those goals included big ones for Twin City Union (first-ever goal), Yakima United (first-ever win) and South Sound (first-ever loss for Spokane.)

South Sound solves Spokane; Twin City gets first goal and point

The South Sound Women got the attention of the NWPL with a 2-1 win over the previously unbeaten and rampaging Spokane Shadow on Sunday at Harry Lang Stadium. The win moved the Shock into second place behind the Shadow in the NWPL table.

In Centralia Twin City Union got their first-ever goal and first standing point in a 1-1 draw with Fuerza FC. Details coming soon.

Spokane, Yakima grab Saturday wins

The NWPL is in the middle of its third week of play. Saturday May 14 Yakima United edged Seattle Stars 1-0 in Yakima. In Bremerton the Spokane Shadow took a 9-2 win over the Olympic Force. On Sunday the Shadow play at South Sound while Twin City Union host their home debut against Fuerza FC. Details on matches coming soon.

NWPL schedule for May 14-15

Fuerza’s Espy Soriano-Sanchez is NWPL Player of the Week

BREMERTON, WA— The Northwest Premier League (NWPL) announces that Fuerza FC player Esperanza “Espy” Soriano-Sanchez (FC Alliance Premier) is the Player of the Week for the second week of action in the new elite amateur statewide women’s soccer league. Espy will receive an inaugural season league scarf to commemorate her accomplishment.

Fuerza debuts with a win, Stars draw with Shock

Fuerza (purple) got a win Sunday night over Yakima United.

Fuerza FC (1-0-0) played their first-ever NWPL match after two seasons in the WPSL and came away with a 2-1 win over Yakima United (0-2-0) on Sunday night at Goddard Stadium in Everett.

In Kent, Seattle Stars FC (0-0-2) played to their second straight draw in a 1-1 contest against South Sound’s Shock (1-1-0).

On Saturday night the Spokane Shadow (2-0-0) roughed up the Twin City Union (0-2-0) 9-0.

Here’s the updated NWPL table.

Seattle (green) and South Sound take the pitch in Kent.

Seattle Stars 1-1 South Sound Shock

The South Sound Women struck first in the 12th minute with a goal from Jamie Hoffman off a cross in from Emily Hanna. Just as the half was closing Shock player Delaney Smith was red-carded for a foul in the penalty area. Angela Celedon converted the PK for the Stars. The Shock played with 10 players the entire second half but managed to draw the match, even creating chances to win it outright before the final whistle.

Fuerza FC 2-1 Yakima United

Fuerza FC struck for goals in the 30th and 35th minutes in a home win over the Hoppers. Espy Soriano got the first goal for Purple, and Jalisa Santiago made it 2-0 5 minutes later. Yakima answered back in the 68th minute when Isabell Nunez scored.

Shadow crush Union with 9-goal outburst

SPOKANE, WA— The Spokane Shadow (2-0-0) stamped themselves as early favorites to win the NWPL after they crushed the Twin City Union (0-2-0) 9-0 in their home debut at Spokane Falls Stadium on May 7th.

May 7-8 in the NWPL

Spokane’s Megan Lindsay named first-ever NWPL Player of the Week

BREMERTON, WA— The Northwest Premier League announces that Megan Lindsay of the Spokane Shadow has been named the Player of the Week in the new elite amateur statewide women’s soccer league.

Gig Harbor’s Schroeder scores first goal in NWPL history

Brittany Schroeder, circled, scored the first goal in NWPL history. (Shock photo)

LAKEWOOD, WA— It is fitting that a club that bills itself as a blue collar, ‘working class’ outfit would find a way to score the first goal in Northwest Premier League history.

That’s exactly what the South Sound FC Shock did on Sunday May 1 as they hosted the Twin City Union at Harry Lang Stadium in the first-ever NWPL match.

Recaps: Northwest Premier League kicks off with three matches

That’s a wrap! Day one of the NWPL included this contest in Yakima.

The Northwest Premier League kicked off on Sunday May 1 with three matches as elite amaeur women’s soccer gained a foothold in the state of Washington. See the updated table here.