We have a Winner! The Northwest Nationals Girls 91 Red claimed the state cup by winning in the penalty kick tiebreaker, 2-1 over Eastside FC Sunday (May 4) at Starfire Sports Complex. Next stop, Hawaii!

Sophie Riser, an alum of Northwest Nationals, has been voted team captain for the upcoming season at Columbia University. Riser, who will be a junior, made the all-Ivy League first team and second team all-region after leading the Lions with nine assists.

Beginning Monday, April 28, pre-tryout registration is open for Northwest Nationals Girls U16-18. Tryouts will be conducted between May 10-13. Go to the 2008 tryout registration tab to complete the application.

Mark your calendars for May 10th a huge NWN’s Day at Qwest Field to cheer on the Seattle Sounders for their season opener vs Portland!  We are looking for as many teams, coaches, players and families as possible to make this an activity to remember. 

Northwest Nationals Premier Soccer Club is now registering kids for its 2008 Spring Academy. Girls and boys ages 6-10 are invited to this series of Sunday night sessions, which begins Apr. 27. Register by selecting the 2008 Spring Academy registration tab.

The Northwest Nationals Girls U11 Red won the Starfire Spring Cup in convincing fashion April 26-27. They outscored opponents by a combined 37-3, including a 2-1 victory over Westsound in the cup final.

Three Northwest Nationals girls teams will be playing in semifinal games Saturday in the US Youth Soccer Washington State Championships at Starfire Sports Complex. Advancing from the quarterfinal round are the GU15 Red, GU16 Red and the  GU17 Red. Way to go Nationals!

Northwest Nationals and South Snohomish County Youth Soccer are presenting a three-day Grade 8 Entry Level Referee Clinic. It will be June 20-22 at Edmonds Woodway High School and is open to all ages 14 and over. Click here to download further information and the registration form.

We have a winner!

Congratulations to the Northwest Nationals 92 Red for claiming the state’s Girls Premier 1 Under-15 championship this spring.

Registration for the 2008-09 Northwest Nationals season begins Monday, Mar. 24, and players, coaches and managers can do so online.

The Northwest Nationals Premier Soccer Club have added state and regional ODP coaches Scott Newman Mark Szabo to the coaching staff for 2008-09.

Way to go, Nationals! Congratulations to our two Northwest Nationals Premier Soccer Club girls teams for finishing as runners-up in the US Youth Soccer Washington State Championship Cup.

Emi Lawson of the Northwest Nationals Premier Soccer Club and Shoreline, Wash., has been selected as one of 96 players for the adidas Elite Soccer Program (ESP). Lawson, a central defender who plays for the NWN 91 Red, attended the top-level training sessions Feb. 21-24 in Pomona, Ca.

A pair of Northwest Nationals Premier SC girls teams will play for the U.S. Youth Soccer Washington State Championship on March 8. The NWN G95 Red advanced with a 1-0 victory over Crossfire Premier 95 in the semifinals, and the NWN G94 Red beat the FCSC Nemesis 94 by a 2-1 score.

Four teams from the Northwest National Premier Soccer Club are within two wins of state championships following quarterfinal victories over Presidents Day weekend. The NWN Girls 95 and 94 Reds each won a pair of games, and will see action Feb. 23 and 24, respectively, in U.S. Youth Soccer State Championship semifinals at Starfire Sports Complex. Also through to the final four with quarterfinal wins are the NWN Boys 94 and 91 Reds, and they play Feb. 23.

Coaches for the Northwest Nationals U11/12 have been announced for 2008-09 and they include two new members. John Heimbigner and George Singh are both very accomplished players and coaches. Heimbigner is the girls varsity coach at Lakeside High School while Singh comes from Evergreen Soccer Club.

Eleven Northwest Nationals teams ages U12-16 have pushed through to the elimination stage of the state tournaments. Last weekend both the boys 91 and 92 Red joined the girls 94 Blue in earning berths in the Feb. 17 U.S. Youth Soccer State Championships quarterfinals, and altogether seven NWN teams won their group.

Tryouts for the U11/12 Northwest Nationals Premier and Select clubs will begin Feb. 1, and pre-registration is now limited to the tryout sites only. Online registration has now closed.These tryouts are open to all boys and girls ages 7-11 who love to play soccer and want to learn how to play this great game with style and have fun doing it!

A strong run by both the boys and girls Northwest Nationals teams ended in the semifinals of the Washington State Youth Soccer Association U11 Challenge Cup. The NWN Girls 96 Red, which had been unbeaten in its first four tournament outings, was eliminated by the Washington Premier FC 96 Black, 2-0. The B96 Red also fell in the final four, 3-0 to Washington Premier FC Black.

The Northwest Nationals Premier Soccer Club, in cooperation with FC Mukilteo Select Soccer, is proud to announce the formation of a new program–the Northwest Nationals Select.

The NWN Select will fill a void in local soccer programs by catering specifically to players and their families who want a tremendous soccer experience but don’t wish to participate at the premier level. This new select program will be modeled after the highly successful NWN Premier Club and will offer the same high quality coaching and training resources which have become synonymous the NW Nationals.

Current FC Mukilteo players and families will find many familiar faces at NWN Select for the 2008-09 season. In fact, FC Mukilteo hopes to retain many of their current select level players and coaches and looks forward to carrying-on the same familial, community-based atmosphere that they currently enjoy into this new relationship with NW Nationals.

Shelves at several local food banks will be re-stocked in time for the holidays, thanks to the strong response by the Northwest Nationals girls teams at their annual Christmas Practice and Food Drive Dec. 19 in Lynnwood.

Three cheers for three key members of the Northwest Nationals coaching and technical staff! Arby Busey, Mark Collings and Chuck Sekyra were part of noteworthy happenings at Seattle Pacific University this fall.

Happy holidays, indeed! The Northwest Nationals Girls 92 Red won the U15 title at the FieldTurf Cup over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Some of your recent alumns from Northwest Nationals will be on display October 28th as the University of Oregon visits UW.  Come out to watch and support your former NWN players; Hannah Greig (NWN Fusion), Tess Bartlett (NWN Fusion), and Alex Kirk (NWN Shamrocks + Fusion), from Washington, and Dani Oster (NWN Shamrocks) from Oregon. 

Discounted tickets for all NWN families are available at the following link - http://www.GoHuskies.com

Who can attend?  Boys and Girls 7-12 Years Old
When: Sunday October 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th & November 4th & 11th
Where: Edmonds Woodway HS Stadium (Field Turf) - 7600 212 St SW, Edmonds, WA 98026

Cost: $100
Time: 6:00-7:30

The Northwest Nationals Academy will concentrate on fundamental skill development, dribbling, passing, shooting and small-sided games.  We would like each player to bring their own ball and water to each Academy session.  Please be sure your child wears shin guards.

Click here for our Registration form (PDF)

Dear Brenda,

...On Behalf of Northwest Nationals, specifically FUSION '88, THANK YOU so much for your continued support since GU-11.  It has been an excellent 8 years.

The listing [below] is one of great pride to us.  The state of Washington is fortunate to have this organization at the helm of the soccer world. 

Best wishes in the future,
Barb Wilson-Hanson

NWN FUSION COLLEGE BOUND  

Washington State Championship Cup play begins Apr. 12 for girls teams ages U15-17, and the Northwest Nationals teams will play five home games at Lynnwood’s Meadowdale High School over the next two weekends.

CHICAGO (July 30, 2007) – The U.S. Under-14 Girls' Development Program's 100-player roster was released today for their weeklong identification camp from July 30-Aug. 5 in Pomona, Calif.

The 100 players were selected from the four Regions across the United States, with 25 players being invited in from each Region.

U.S. Under-14 Girls’ Technical Director Mike Dickey will run the camp, along with a number of assistants.

BURLINGTON, WA - The NWN BU11 Red team, coached by John Wagner, was again crowned champions of this year’s Evergreen International Soccer Tournament in Burlington, WA.  The victory was the fourth consecutive tournament championship in as many attempts for this talented and tenacious group of boys. 

FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON (Thursday, May 24) – On May 20, 2007, the Washington State Youth Soccer Association (WSYSA)’s Board of Directors unanimously approved to move the girls club soccer season from fall to spring. This change will impact approximately 2,000 players who make up the Girls Under-15 through Under-19 age groups...

Congratulations to both the Boys U11 Red team coached by John Wagner & the boys U14 Red team coached by Charles Granade.  Both teams won their respective championship matches Memorial Day at the Rainier Challenge.

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Carlin Huegli of the Northwest Nationals has been selected for the 2008 US Youth Soccer ODP Girls U-15/U-16 Developmental Camp .

W - Boys U11 Red, 7 – WPFC White, 1
W - Boys U12 Blue, 12 – Snohomish United, 0
W - Boys U13 Red, 4 – WPFC Black, 1
W - Boys U14 Red, 5 – River City Steelers, 0
W – Girls U11 Red, 5 – Timbers Blue, 0
W – Girls U11 Red, 9 – MRFC Blue, 0
W – Girls U11 Blue, 6 – UPSC Dragons, 0
W – Girls U12 Red, 4 – Patriots Blue, 0
W – Girls U13 Red, 4 – WPFC White, 2
W – Girls U13 Blue, 2 – SCS Washburn, 0 
W – Girls U14 Blue, 1 – Spokane Shadow, 0

L – Boys U11 Blue, 0 – EFC White, 13
L – Girls U12 Red, 0 – ECFC Green, 4

T – Girls U12 Blue, 2 – Westsound FC, 2
T – Girls U14 Red, 0 – Victory, 0

Congratulations to all players & coaches participating in the Rainier Challenge Friedy.  It turned out to be a perfect day for NWN – all teams won in day #1 at the Rainier Challenge in Puyallup, WA.

W – Boys U12 Red, 5 – WPFC, 2
W – Boys U14 Red, 3 – FCA Gold, 0
W – Girls U11 Blue, 1 – WPFC White, 0
W – Girls U13 Red, 2 vs FWU Reign, 1
W – Girls U14 Red, 1 – Synergy 93, 0
W – Girls U14 Blue, 3 – Fusion Fireballs, 0

W - Girls U11 Red, 3 – FC Crush, 2
W - Girls U11 Blue, 1 – WPFC White, 0
W - Girls U12 Red, 12 – FC Kent Fusion, 0
W - Girls U12 Blue, 2 – CW Eclipse, 1
W – Girls U14 Red, 2 – WPFC White, 0
W – Boys U11 Red, 10 – EV Eagles, 2
W – Boys U12 Red, 3 – Spokane Shadow, 1
W – Boys U13 Red, 3 – FCV Vipers, 0

L – Girls U11 Blue, 0 – FCV Glory, 5
L – Girls U12 Red, 0 – ECFC Green, 4
L – Girls U13 Red, 0 – Chika Lobos, 1
L – Girls U14 Blue, 0 – ECFC White, 2
L – Boys U11 Blue, 0 - WPFC Gold, 1

T – Girls U13 Red, 0 – Patriots Blue, 0
T – Girls U13 Blue, 1 – EFC Red, 1
T – Boys U14 Red, 2 – EFC Red, 2

Attention NW Nationals friends and families! The NW Nationals GU 15 (Rayos) will be representing Washington State at Regionals in Las Vegas.  In an effort to raise money for this trip and help offset the costs the girls will be hosting a 50/50 fundraiser raffle.  The fundraiser will be held at Qwest Field on June 2nd during the Seattle Sounders game (game time 7:00 pm).  Come out and support the Sounders, have a fun night out with the family and best of all help the girls with their trip to Vegas! You could be a big cash winner!

Northwest Nationals Premier would like to invite you to participate in the 2007 developmental academy program.

Our Developmental Academy runs May through December for boys & girls ages 7-10 years old.

Click HERE to Download Page 1 of the NWN Academy Flyer

Click HERE to Download Page 2 of the NWN Academy Flyer

 

Dear NW Nationals players and parents,

On Wednesday April 18th at 7:00pm the NW Nationals Soccer Club will be putting on a College Night to educate our players and parents on the college recruiting process.

The event will begin at 7:00pm at the Edmonds Conference Center (Chrysanthemum Room), 201 4th Avenue N. Edmonds, WA 98020

Coaches attending: Amy griffin Div I University of Washington, Brad Agoos Div II Seattle University (tentative),  Randy Hanson Div III University of Puget Sound and Erin Redwine NAIA Northwest University.

In what may have been the most exciting games in the 2007 WSYSA Championship, the NWN BU13 Arsenal displayed true heart, valor and determination in accomplishing what some thought was impossible; defeating the two-time defending state champion WPFC team 2-0 to capture the State Cup Championship Sunday (3/18) at Harry E. Lang Stadium. 

 

National Letter of Intent (NLI) Signing Day – Northwest Nationals is excited to announce the 2007 Recruiting Class set to graduate this June.  Fourteen (14) of the GU18 Fusion team members, coached by Tami Bennett and assisted by Ben Somoza, signed letters of intent today – 1 player has not yet decided or awaiting Ivy League Acceptance and one is a 2008 Graduate.

Congratulations to the following four NWN teams advancing to the WSYSA state finals.  Far West Regionals will be held in Las Vegas this Summer.

BU13 Arsenal, GU14 Rayos, GU15 Nemesis & GU16 Allegra

W – Boys 93 Arsenal, 2 vs Silverlake Atlantic, 1 – Advance Championship
L – Girls 94 Red, 0 – SSSFC Crush, 1 - Eliminated
L – Girls 94 Blue, 0 – Columbia Timbers Red, 1 (double OT) - Eliminated
W – Girls 92 Rayos, 3 – Washington Premier Black, 1 - Advance Championship
W – Girls 91 Nemesis, 2 vs FWU Reign, 1 - Advance Championship
W – Girls 90 Allegra, 3 – ESA, 2 (PK’s) - Advance Championship

US Youth Soccer Championship Cup
DNP – Boys 94 Red (quarterfinals 3/3)
DNP – Boys 93 Arsenal (quarterfinals 3/3)
L – Boys 92 Forza, 1 – Crossfire Henderson, 7 (eliminated)
W – Boys 91 Dynamo, 4 – Whatcom Rangers, 0 (advance to quarterfinals)
W – Boys 90 Roma, 3 – HSA Heat, 1 (eliminated)
W – Girls 94 Red, 2 – Emerald City, 0 (advance to quarterfinals)
W – Girls 94 Blue, 1 – Crossfire Lombard, 0 (advance to quarterfinals)
L – Girls 92 Nova, 0 – Spokane Shadow, 1 (eliminated)
W – Girls 92 Rayos, 3 – FC Alliance 92, 3 (advance to quarterfinals)
L – Girls 91 Alleta, 0 – Crossfire Robinson 91, 2 (eliminated)
DNP – Girls 91 Nemesis (quarterfinals 3/4)
W – Girls 90 Allegra, 4 – Skagit Storm, 0 (advance to quarterfinals)
W – Girls 88 Fusion, 4 – Westsound FC 88, 0

Sunday, February 04

COCOA, FLORIDA – One morning session, 8:00 AM to noon, was all these ’91-’93 boys had left to impress the attending scouts and coaches and earn a position on one of the three Super Y-League Select Teams being assembled at the Cocoa Expo Center today in eastern Florida. The unique, talent rich Super Y-League Select Team for the ’91 and ’93 age divisions was released. The ’92 team will be published tomorrow.

Northwest Nationals Premier Soccer Club is excited to announce that Amy Griffin, UW’s Associate Head Coach and GK Coach for the past 11 years will be joining Northwest Nationals effective immediately.  It’s rare to find a high blend of soccer knowledge contained in such a classy individual & we’re confident in the positive impact she will have on the clubs goalkeepers. 

We are very proud to announce the start of the Northwest Nationals Premier Soccer Academy. The Academy is designed to develop young players from the ages of 8 through 13. Our primary goal is to help each player increase his or her passion for the game while building a solid foundation of his or her basic fundamental skills in an atmosphere of fun, excitement and excellence.

 Download Academy Flyer HERE