The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Pennsylvania Classics (Lancaster, PA) have joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the East Region in 2022. “We are thrilled to announce the first expansion team for the 2022 season,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera said. “Making a commitment to the NPSL in advance of the season will give Pennsylvania Classics a great runway to promote their team, engage sponsors, and position them to have
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Duluth FC forward Sidney Warden has earned the 2021 NPSL Golden Boot. Warden tallied 16 goals and six assists in 12 starts during the 2021 NPSL regular season. “I’m delighted to receive the Golden Boot,” Warden said. “It was definitely a target I set myself for the season before we started. I owe a lot of this to my teammates and coaches at Duluth FC who
By Jason Mack/Laredo Heat SC Laredo Heat SC defender Esteban “Wiki” Hernandez and midfielder Adrian Yepez worked their way up from the club to collegiate level alongside head coach John Powell, so it was a natural progression when he invited them to join him for the NPSL season. “When I first started working with them in 2013, I knew they were special,” Powell said. “I knew they were not only fantastic people but really special players.
After racking up eight goals in two games last week, the Laredo Heat SC took a different approach Wednesday at the TAMIU Soccer Complex posting their third clean sheet of the season in a 1-0 victory over the Katy 1895 FC. “It was a real scrappy game,” Laredo Heat SC head coach John Powell said. “We fancy ourselves as a team that is going to play attractive football, move the ball extremely well and break teams down
Closing out a stretch of five games in two weeks, the Laredo Heat SC is looking to pick up a fourth straight victory and exact revenge as it hosts Katy 1895 FC at 8:00 pm Wednesday at the TAMIU Soccer Complex. “We are excited to be back on our home field,” Laredo Heat SC keeper Gage Rogers said. “There is nothing like this field. It is the best in the conference for sure. We are happy to
The Laredo Heat SC secured a playoff berth and moved up to second place in the Lone Star Conference on Saturday as it beat the FC Brownsville Explorers for the second time in four days, winning 4-2 on the road. “Any time you play a team back-to-back like that in our sport it’s difficult, but the guys were composed, there was urgency in their play and they knew what was at stake,” Laredo Heat SC head coach
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The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Contra Costa FC (Concord/Walnut Creek, CA) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the West Region in 2021. “This is exciting news as we continue to grow our presence in California,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera said. “Contra Costa FC is a tremendous organization, and we are looking forward to what they will contribute on and off the field.” Contra Costa FC’s front office
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Arkansas Wolves FC (Little Rock, AR) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the South Region in 2021. “The Wolves are a true grassroots organization, developing homegrown players and connecting with local schools, businesses, and organizations,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera said. “They have a great venue that is perfect for a premier amateur league like the NPSL. We are excited to see what they