Five amateur sides (Vlora FC, Dakota Fusion, Milwaukee Torrent, United Stars Soccer and Inter Detroit) joined metro Detroit's Michigan Stars in the Great Lakes region of this year's NISA Independent Cup. The regional champions get a trophy but do not meet in any kind of play-off.
After finally breaking a nine match winless streak with a 2-0 home victory over San Jose, Minnesota United headed to Seattle to begin Leagues Cup play. MNUFC, who are winless in the Emerald City had already lost to the Sounders at Lumen Field once this season. That loss actually kicking
Minnesota United finally broke their losing streak this past weekend in Houston, though continued on an eight match drought since their last win. The Loons had chances to break the losing streak against the LA Galaxy before ultimately allowing a late goal and leaving Carson, CA with another loss. MNUFC
undefined This weekend, the WPSL Central Playoffs took place. Read our recap here and check out our full gallery below. All photos by Sonja K Abbott. [uncode_block id="1756"]
The #1 team in the country, Sioux Falls City FC, hosted the Central Region's playoffs over the weekend, with the winners of the Heartland, Midwest and Mountain Conferences all joining the North's best with the heat index hitting over 100 degrees on both days. Saturday (National
The #1 team in the country, Sioux Falls City FC, host the Central Region's playoffs over the weekend. Saturday (National Ranking/Regional Ranking) #1/1 Sioux Falls City v FC Pride Sioux Falls City's Katharina Oelschlager leads the deepest and most prolific attack in the region,
Less than 24 hours after an away game with MN Blizzard ended 8-0 to Dakota Fusion, the #1 seed in the NPSL Midwest Region faced an altogether more challenging opponent in UPSL/MASL side Vlora FC on Sunday afternoon. Despite missing the UPSL Premier Division playoffs, Vlora have made a
Playoffs! In the Northland! As part of the planned rotation between regions, it has long been known that the Northern Conference's winners this year would not only seal that conference's only spot in the playoffs, but would also host the Central Regional finals. This year there
After a rough loss in Portland last weekend, MNUFC once again gears up for a midweek clash, this time against the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Loons, as has been the case recently, come into the match shorthanded due to a combination of injuries and international duty. The Whitecaps are also missing
undefined [uncode_block id="1756"] Goals by Eli Goldman and Ryan Keefe All pictures from Jason Morales Ortiz
undefined After a postseason of upsets, 18x26 seized the trophy for UPSL Men's Midwest West Premier Division and moved on to play in the National bracket against Dodge City Toros of the Midwest South at the weekend. All photos by Jason Morales Ortiz. [uncode_block id="1756&
Sioux Falls City FC completed their perfect season with a win over St Croix Legacy. The winning goal came from Taylor Thomas. The other results from this round are covered here [uncode_block id="1756"]
The battle for the North was all set up for a showdown on Friday, albeit with an unexpectedly tight result in Maple Grove. Wednesday St Croix Legacy 1-0 Mankato United This was a Spotlight Match of the week, full gallery here. Minnesota Thunder 11-2 Rochester United Caroline Bailey scored a
Ben VanWyk brings our WPSL spotlight to the match up of MapleBrook Fury and Joy Athletic. The rest of the week's coverage, including multiple other Spotlights, will be published soon. [uncode_block id="1756"]
undefinedIn a fight between the top side in the Deep North, and the bottom side, it was the Loons who emerged with all three points - aided by an amazing sequence at the end of the first half where Nathan Donovan was shown a red card for the Legends and
undefined Against the run of play, St Croix Legacy won a narrow victory, with a goal from Laney Murdzek. Enjoy Ben VanWyk's photos. [uncode_block id="1756"]
