In the 30-year-old USL League 2, the Heartland Division of the Central Conference is our focus - with that conference the initial focus of any playoff run. Its former neighbor to the East has subsumed the Deep North division. Into the Heartland's Chicagoland base come a trio of
The clubs and structure for the 2025 WPSL season have been announced. With the departure of Sioux Falls City and Dakota Fusion (at least for now), the WPSL has taken the opportunity to reorganize (what was) the Northern Conference. The Northern Conference has steadily grown while remaining an outlier until
Sioux Falls City's jump to USL-W is an expansion in every sense, as an energized Sporting Director Joe De May told us this evening.I think when the ownership group started out they had grand designs at that time... Things have evolved and the women's sports
Minnesota State Mavericks secured their first ever NCAA national semifinal appearance, Ashle Paige brings you a snapshot of the quarterfinal. [uncode_block id="1756"] The Mavericks face Columbus State, down in North Carolina at 2pm CT tomorrow, streaming on ncaa.com
It took a few months, but Milwaukee Torrent have clarified their stance on the NISA Independent Cup which they won (by default). The default cost the club a game for which tickets had been sold, a sequence which left the club feeling aggrieved and a lingering impression of a mess
Minnesota United started the season off on solid footing, but as summer began the Loons also began to struggle. After a record 3-1-3 (W-L-D) in mid-June injuries and international call-ups began plaguing MNUFC. From June 15th through the end of Leagues Cup play the club went 2-8-1 in competitive matches,
Sioux Falls City FC had an unbeaten regular season and won a third successive Franchise of the Year award in the Northern Conference. Goalkeeper Cambell Fischer and forward Mia Mullenmeister won defensive and offensive players of the year in the conference. Fischer comes from the Sioux Falls metro and plays
The USL W League and UPSL leagues have announced their postseason awards this week, led by Katie Duong, who was named Heartland Conference Player of the Year. It is the latest and last award in the glittering pre-professional stage of her career. Having been drafted in the fourth round by
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
