Gieger MVP for MIdwestern League - FCW Player Honors  Continue - 11/28/07

Esty Geiger (North Eugene HS) has been named MVP for the Midwestern League.  Esty joins Kaitlyn Nord, Rachel Bunting and Maya Heck,  a prestigious group of FCW players who swept the MVP honors for the regional HS leagues.

First-team Midwestern league honors also went to Madeline Whitsel (Thurston) and Lauren Wiper and MacKenzie Fegles of Churchill.  Freshman Katie Bulter (Thurston) of the FCW Primo team was an honorable mention.

First team honors in Special District #4 were awarded to Sadi Stouder.

Well done ladies!!

Nord, Levings and Bunting Honored - Clean Sweep for FCW Girls in Sky-Em and Southwest Conf. Selections - 11/13/07

FCW G90 Pride standout Kaitlyn Nord and G91 Prestige player Reed Levings have been named Co-Players of the Year for the Sky-Em Conference. Rachel Bunting from the G89 Power team received the same honor for the Southwest Conference.  Along with Maya Heck who was previously named Player of the Year for the Mid-Willamette Conference FCW players made a clean sweep of the regional conferences POY honors.

FCW players also receiving first team honors were Sara Tepfer (Pride, SE), Taylor Housely (Pride, Sheldon), Tahne Apo (Pride, Marist), McKenna Elliot (Primo, Cottage Grove) and Kate Wilkins (Marist).  Receiving 2nd team honors were Alyssa Berryman (Power, Marist), Carly Kolpin (Pride, SE), Jenny Phillips (Power, SE), Whitney Roline (Pride, SE), and Bronte Jorgensen (Prestige, Sheldon). 

Honorable Mention honors went to Macy Bothman (Pride, Sheldon), Cheyenne Minor (Primo, Junction City), Brittney McKinley (Power, Junction City) and Bailey Ritchie.  congratulations to all of the above, especially Cheyenne Miner who was the only Freshman to receive conference honors.

Kathy Post and Kaleigh Stubblefield Play final game at Pacific Univ. - 11/11/07

Former FCW Posh players Kathy Post and Kaliegh Stubblefield ended their Pacific Univ. college careers with an upset of the University of Puget Sound Loggers (NWC Champions  and ranked #4 Nationally in Division III)  3-2 in double overtime. This was the first time in 21 years that the Boxers had beaten the Loggers. Kathy had the assist on the first goal from the midfield and Kaleigh anchored the defense. Congratulations to both young women.

Maya Heck named MWC Player of the Year - 11/1/07

FCW Power player Maya Heck (CHS) has been named the Mid-Willamette Conference player of the year. Maya has been a midfielder and forward with the Power team since her U13 year and joins an illustrious group of FCW players who have garnered Conference Player of the year honors.  Congratulations to Maya for a fine season.

FCW Dominate Mid-Willamette HS Selections - 11/1/07

Maya was joined on the MWC First-Team by several FCW players Maddy Thompson (CHS),  McKenzie Redberg (CHS), Emily Bell (CV), Margot Draeger (CV), Meghan Drost (CV), Marissa Kovac (CV), Rachel King (CHS).  Second and Third Team honors went to FCW players Aryn Grause (CV), Monica Down (CV), Kirsten Louthan (CHS), Lelani Penner (CHS),  Jaclyn Silsby (WA), Kelcy Gillen (CV), Erin Flannery (CHS), and Allie Smouse (CV).

Pursuit - the Talk of Langley, BC.- 9/5/07

FC Willamette’s U14 Pursuit girls traveled to Langley, BC for the Labour Day Michael J. Smith Memorial weekend tournament. The team attracted a lot of attention for their skillful and competitive play against older Canadian players, finishing tied for second in the U15/16 Metro International division.

Primo and Atletica end summer season with Salem Tournament wins - 8/1/07

The U15 Primo team playing up an age bracket took the Championship with a 4-1 win over the Eugene Strikers in the Salem Waterfront tournament.  The U13 Atletica team also won the divisional championship.  Congrats to both teams.

Pursuit win Clash at the Border - Juniors take Eugene 7 vs. 7 tournament. - 7/1/07

U12 and U19's win 3 vs.3 Fast and Furious - 5/21/07

The two teams which entered the Fast and Furious tournament last weekend both won their division.  The U12's consisted of Mariah Konyn,  McKenna Lindbloom,  Cassie Larson and Hayley Allen.   The U16 Pride team also won the U19 HS division.  Well done ladies!

Pride continue winning Ways at College Showcase - 5/17/07

Power & Pride to Attend College Showcase - 5/9/07

Our U17 Power and U16 Pride teams will be attending the Northwest College Showcase  the weekend of May 11th.  The showcase features the top four teams from several Western states. For the Power team this showcase is particularly important as a large number of college coaches are in attendance.  The teams will play four games and attend classes related to the choosing a college,  the recruiting process, etc.  Best of luck to all the players attending.

Pride Reach Semi's  @ Nomads 4/5/07

Our U16 Pride team had a fantastic showing at the recent Nomads Showcase,  one of the top tournaments in Southern California.  In their first bracket game they tied the Blast Royals (Cal-South) 1-1 on a headed goal from Carly Kolpin.  In their second game they defeated the CSC Red (Cal South) 3-1 with goals from Redburg, Housley,  and Tepfer.  In their final group game they defeated the Utah Nike Rush 1-0 on a last minute breakaway from McKenzie Redberg.  In the Quarter-Final game,  the highlight of the tournament,  the team came up with some top-class goals from Kolpin,  Redburg and Housley to defeat the Valley United Stars from LA 3-0.   In the Semi-Final the team played solid,  particularly in the 2nd half and after going a goal down to CRSC Infinity (Cal-South) came back with a superb free-kick from Redberg to tie the game,  1-1 which was the final score.  Unfortunately,  the team lost on penalties and did not progress to the final.  Nevertheless the teams' performances at the tournament were excellent.

The U17 Power team also participated in the tournament and despite a solid performances in their first two games a 0-2 loss and a 1-0 win,  the team could not get past the strong West Coast FC team and did not progress to the knockout stage.

Clean Sweep @ OSU 7 vs.7 Tourney 1/23/07

FCW Girls Shine at ODP Tryouts 12/21/06

TEN FCW players who tried out the Oregon State Olympic Development program were successful at the recent tryouts.  Sadi Stouder, Alyssa Berryman, Esty Geiger, Whitney Roline and Kate Wilkins made the 90 team.  Ali Martin and Jolynn Meza Wynkoop made the 93 team and London Swift, Chloe Donegan and Shaylee Miner made the 94 team.

The ODP team is comprised of the best players in each age group in the State.  Congratulations to all the girls who made it.

All 3 FCW Fall Teams Qualify State Cup Quarter Finals - 11/30/06

Congratulations to the U14 Primo, U13 Pursuit and U12 Possession teams for an outstanding showing in the recently completed State Cup Preliminary rounds.  All three of our Fall 06 teams qualified for the quarter-finals which will take place in the Spring.

Pride, Primo and Possession Take Shamrock Championship - 6/21/06

Well done to the Pride, Primo and Possession for taking the Shamrock title at last weekends tournament.  The Possession and Pride teams played up a year above their true age.  Pictured are the Primo after their exciting penalty shootout win over the Eugene Strikers.

Pride, Pursuit and Possession in Semi's  - 4/26/06

Congratulations are in order for our  U15 Pride,  U12 Pursuit and U11 Possession teams who will all be participating in the State Championship semi-finals this coming weekend.  The Possession came top of their bracket after a fine win against last years' State Champion. The Pride and Pursuit both finished second in their group.  The semi-finals will be played in the Portland metro area this Saturday.  Check out the Master Schedule.

Coach Duncan Honored for Research. - 12/9/05

Pursuit coach Bob Duncan,  who is the Dean of Oceanography at OSU (in his spare time)  has recently been honored as one of the most cited researchers in his field,  in the world.  Fellow oceanographer and Pursuit coach Nick Pisias was also honored as the only oceanographer of Greek descent who is not also a container ship magnate.  Unfortunately,  we do not have any pictures of either Bob or Nick in their wetsuits.  Although both are well versed in the ways of the sea,  they apparently were under the impression that a frigate is a ship nobody really cares about. Well done Bob (and Nick).  

Mansfield selected as Oregon HS Player of the Year; Rahm, Hulse, Anderson, Jones  and Roberts also honored. - 12/10/05

Seven FCW Passion players have been recently voted to All State team honors.  Rianna Mansfield has been selected as Girls HS Player of the Year.  Passion goalkeeper Jesslyn Rahm was also selected to 1st Team All State,  while Katie Hulse and Meghan Anderson were selected 2nd team All State.   Devany Jones was selected to the 3rd team and Natalie Roberts was Honorable Mention.  Both Rianna Mansfield and Emily Gillespie were voted HS Player of the Year for their respective Conferences. Congratulations to them all!

Kronkrite wins NCAA Div. 1 National Championship with Portland 12/5/05

Congratulations are in order for former FCW '85 Posh team forward Kelli Kronkrite who last weekend helped the University of Portland with their 2nd National Championship in 3 years.  The sophomore from Corvallis played her club soccer with FC Willamette since the age of 11.  Although she played  forward for the Posh,  Kelli came on in both the semi-final and the championship games and played as a center back. 

Mansfield Commits to Oregon,  Rahm to Seattle Pacific - 11/21/05

Senior members of our FCW Passion team Rianna Mansfield and Jesslyn Rahm have made verbal commitments to play college soccer next year.  Mansfield has accepted a scholarship at the University of Oregon and will join former FCW players Tiffany Smith and Kaily Winther on a young squad.  Senior goalkeeper Jesslyn Rahm has committed to a scholarship offer from Seattle Pacific University.  Jesslyn will be the third FCW keeper  - Katie Ruggles ('84 Excel) and Jen Hull ('82 Pride) - to play  at Seattle Pacific. Both Mansfield and Rahm have played soccer for FCW since the start of their club careers.  They are the 3rd and 4th players from the Passion squad to sign with a college team.  Sam Post and Ashley Wood graduated the previous year.  Post has just finished a very successful freshman season at Willamette University and Ashley Wood is a Freshman goalkeeper at Oregon State University.  

Well Done South Eugene HS Girls! - 11/19/05

Kudos are in order for the South Eugene HS team who today met Tigard HS in the Girls HS State Championship game.   The team consists of a solid number of FCW players mostly seniors on our U18 Passion team.   Unfortunately,  despite playing an outstanding match the girls lost on penalties - not the best way to end such a match!  Nevertheless,  well done to the FCW South girls and their teammates.

All 4 FCW Fall Teams Qualify State Cup Quarter Finals - 11/19/05

Congratulations to the U14 Prestige,  U13 Primo, U12 Pursuit and U11 Possession teams for an outstanding showing in the recently completed State Cup Preliminary rounds.  All four of our Fall 05 teams qualified for the quarter-finals which will take place in the Spring.

All 4 FCW Fall Teams Qualify for Premier League - 8/15/05

Congratulations to the U14 Prestige,  U13 Primo, U12 Pursuit and U11 Possession teams for an outstanding showing in the recently completed OYSA Premier Qualifying tournament.  The Prestige, Primo, and Possession all came first in their bracket and qualified for the Premier Gold division this Fall.  The Pursuit lost a close game to FC Portland and qualified for the Premier Silver division.   The Primo played 8 games over the two week tournament and did not let in a single goal!  Well done players, coaches and team managers for a super performance.

Let them eat cake! - 8/2/05

Pride go 5-0-0 in Crossfire Seattle Challenge - 8/1/05

For the second year in a row,  a FCW team lifted a championship trophy at the Crossfire Seattle Challenge.  Last year it was the U16 Passion team - this year it was the U15 Pride.  The team went 5-0-0 defeating two Lake Washington S.C. teams in the process.  "In the past couple of weeks,  at the Corvallis Cup and the Crossfire, we have probably played our best possession game since the team were formed," said Tom Rowney.  "Our touch on the ball was tight and our crossing and finishing was excellent."  Most of the Pride team are now looking forward to their first year at high school.  "The girls are technically well prepared.  As long as they raise the physical and competitive part of their game I'm confident they will have a great HS career."

5 for 5 in Championship Games at Corvallis Cup!  Power, Pride, Prestige and Possession win Cup - 7/27/05

FCW's U16 Power, U15 Pride, U14 Prestige and U11 Possession teams all won their divisions at the recently completed Corvallis Cup.  The U13 Primo team also advanced to their age groups championship game but lost a close game in the Final to the Eugene Strikers, 2-3. 

The Power team played up a year in the U17 Division and finally put together solid possession and defensive performances to defeat good opposition from Washington, winning the Championship game by 3-0 helped with 2 goals from guest keeper Kelsey Kaufman. 

The U11 Possession team played very well in their first ever games as a team and defeated the U11 OUSA team in the Final by 3 goals to 1. 

The U14 Prestige team,  playing some of their best and most competitive soccer this year breezed through their bracket to defeat the Blue Crush 3-0 in their Championship game.

The U15 Pride team defeated a resolute and defensively determined team from Washington in their final with a goal from midfielder Kelcy Gillen.  Well done to all our players for an excellent showing.

Power Team & Trophy

Pride Team & Trophy

Prestige Team & Trophy

Pride, Prestige and Pursuit Progress to  State Quarter-Finals - 12/01/04

FCW's U14, U13 and U11 teams all progressed to the quarter final stage of the Snickers State Championship after playing preliminary round games during the month of November.  The U13 Prestige team came first in their bracket with wins over ESU Aston Villa and FC Portland Sage and a strong away tie with Bend Ice.  The U14 Pride team were 10 minutes away from winning their bracket but ended up in second place after a 0-1 loss to Lake Oswego Soul Crew.  The team had solid wins against ESU Real Madrid and PCU Matrix in their other games.  The U11 Pursuit team ended 2nd in their State Cup bracket after a tight loss to Bend Spirit and a win against THUSC Zinc.  Both opponents were Premier Gold league participants.  The U12 Primo team faced a tough bracket and were unfortunate not to progress to the next round after a loss to Premier Gold champions SSC Albion,  a win against Bend Reds and a tie against LOSC Thunder.  Quarter-Final stages of the State Championships are held in April of next year.

Prestige, Pursuit Take League Title - Primo 3rd,  Pride 5th - 11/15/04