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• Mar 12-14, 2010, Las Vegas College Showcase - Las Vegas, NV
• May 29-31, 2010, PDA College Showcase - Zarephath, NJ

(Jan 18, 2010) To get warmed up for their upcoming PDL season, Crossfire G94A girls entered and won this weekend’s GRFC Winter Classic Tournament hosted at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila.  The girls won three straight to get to the semifinals against Eastside FC ’95 Red, which they won in PKs.  The final match was played against the host club’s GRFC 94 Blue, and Crossfire won handily, 2-0, scoring both goals on corner kicks.  Official results can be found on the GRFC website.

(August 18, 2009) Crossfire G94A girls cinched the US Club National Cup championship title July 31 - August 3 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where they competed against Super Group champions from five other US Club regions nationwide.  Their record was 3-1-0 for the extended weekend.

The team’s single defeat during the National Cup (and for the entire summer season) came at the feet of the Chicago Fire Juniors Red team during the opening day of GU14 Super Group division play.  Crossfire rebounded to win 3-2 against New Jersey’s Arsenal Power and 3-0 versus Maryland’s Freestate Elite to make it to the championship match, where Crossfire again faced Chicago Fire, but worked hard to earn a more favorable outcome.  Their dramatic victory came in PKs after a 0-0 tie at the end of 70 minutes of regulation play and two 10-minute overtime periods. Click here for official results.

Crossfire G94A wraps up its six-tournament summer season with an impressive five tournament championships, an overall 23-1-4 record, and the Club’s second-ever national title.

(July 14, 2009)  Crossfire G94A claims tournament win number three this season at the club’s home event, the 2009 Nike Crossfire Challenge, over the weekend.  The Crossfire players had to dig deep to make it through the semifinal game versus GRFC ’94 Blue when they gave up three goals after their keeper was injured midway through the first half.  Crossfire defense had only given up one goal in the last three tournaments combined until the match versus GRFC.  The team pulled it out, however, ending the game at 3-3 after 70 minutes of regulation play, and earning the "W" in PKs.  They then moved on to defeat Emerald City FC 94 Green 4-0 in the finals, winning their second consecutive Nike Crossfire Challenge championship title.  Click here for official results.

(July 8, 2009)  The Crossfire G94A team went undefeated to walk away with top honors in the GU14 Super Group in the US Club Cup Regional Championships this Independence Day weekend in Burlington, Washington.  The team moves on to represent Region G in the US Club National Cup Finals July 31 - August 3 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

The Crossfire girls won their three qualifying games, making Crossfire 94A the only team to earn a total possible 9 points in Group A, before facing Eastside Red, the only team to go undefeated and earn 9 points in Group B, in the finals.  In the championship match, Crossfire went up on a PK by defender Kristin Standish after midfielder Danika Bethune was fouled in the box on a breakaway run inside the Eastside 18.  The second goal, which sealed the victory, came late in the game with a smart finish by midfielder Sammy Lavitt off a cross sent through the legs of a defender from the left side by Rachel Shim.  Of the four games played, Crossfire 94A scored twelve goals, while only letting in one by the Le Bois team from Idaho.  Click here for official results.

Overall, Crossfire showed well at the tournament:  the girls won at U11, U13, U14 and U16; while the boys won at U11, U13 and U16. The US Club Soccer National Cup debuted in the summer of 2002 and has now grown to include Boys & Girls U11-U17 age groups in Super Group and Premier divisions. The National Cup begins with eight regionals held across the country from Memorial Day weekend through the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

(June 15, 2009) Crossfire G94A emerged as GU15 champions at the Rainier Challenge in Puyallup, Washington, undefeated after 3 days and 5 matches this weekend.

With great defense and goals delivered from across the pitch, the Crossfire girls sailed through the GU15 Samba qualifying play in Flight A with three wins and 29 points Friday and Saturday to cinch a spot in the semifinals on Sunday.  The hard-fought semifinal match versus Snohomish United’s Chika Lobos was sealed in the final minutes of the second 5-minute overtime on a far post rocket shot by Crossfire’s Rachel Shim.  The shot created a deep pocket in the back of the net, where it got caught and lingered dramatically for several seconds before wending free and falling to the ground. Crossfire celebrated the goal and the 1-0 win, which paved the way for the finals match versus tournament home team Washington Premier Black.

Crossfire’s first goal came early in the finals when Darby Mason dribbled down the field and confidently put the team on the scoreboard.  Rachel Shim stretched the lead to two, scoring a header goal on a corner kick from Tess Edenholm in the second half.  Washington Premier fell 2-0 to Crossfire G94A, Rainier Challenge champs, ending this kickoff weekend of the summer tournament season.

(June 18, 2009)  Congratulations to Crossfire G94A's own Kristin Standish, Becca Schoales and new team member Darby Mason who will be representing Washington at the ODP Regional camp beginning June 28.

(April 9, 2009) Tryouts began last September and final selections were made earlier this week, as the Washington State Youth Soccer Association (WSYSA) named thirty-two girls to the G95 US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (ODP) player pool from Washington. Five of our girls made the cut, including Amy "AJ" Johnson, Emma "Bubba" Makela, Rebecca "Becs" Schoales, Kristin "KK" Standish and Lauren "Nemo" Thomas. All five are returning, and look forward to their second year in ODP.

The Olympic Development Program was designed to identify and develop outstanding youth soccer players in each state to present to the Regional Olympic Development Program. Regional ODP players, in turn, become candidates for the National Youth Teams. After State Cup winds down, the five Crossfire girls will participate in intensive training and tournaments with teams from nearby states, in hopes of being selected to attend Region IV ODP Camp in July for possible selection to the Regional and National pools.

Click here to view a complete list of WSYSA G95 ODP players and read more about the program.

(Monday, March 23, 2009)  King 5 News featured Coacher Porter Lombard and our sister team on it’s High School Game Time sports news program.  The piece, which aired Sunday, focuses on the team’s long-term success and the fact that all the girls are going on to play in college.  Click here to view the feature in its entirety.  (Note the special appearance by our own Danika Bethune, who joined the team for practice the day it was filmed.)

(March 1, 2009) Crossfire G94A players, Kristin "KK" Standish and Amy "AJ" Johnson missed a PDL game last weekend, but with good cause: they attended Super Y-League ODP camp at the Ed Radice Fields in Tampa, Florida, Feb 19-22. For the girls, it was worthwhile. "I learned how to make my first touch better, and I got more help on positioning on 1v1’s on defense," said AJ.  And, she added, "I met a lot of people from the East Coast; I had three roommates... from Georgia, New York and Virginia."

KK was also thrilled to meet girls from across the country.  She liked the high energy and competitive atmosphere of the camp. "You have to keep working hard -- all the time," she shared.

Congratulations to both girls on making the camp. Crossfire G94A players Rachel Shim and Kelly Crowe had been named as alternates. The girls selectrions for the camp from the 2008 season were made by the Super Y-League National ODP Scouting Staff, after consulting with players’ coaches. The selection process was then finalized by the ODP Staff Coaches, and assembled by the USL office. The purpose of the camp was to select a 2009 Super Y-League Select Team roster for each of the three age divisions in attendance: 92, ’93 and ‘94/’95. Click here to learn more.

(February 20, 2009)  Coach Porter Lombard is head coach for three Crossfire teams:  ours, B96 Red and G90A. The latter is in the spotlight this week.  Click "continue" to read on about our sister team’s success.

Crossfire Coach Porter Lombard looks forward to returning to the Man U Cup with his GU14A team.

(February 10, 2009)  Crossfire GU14A was one of twenty girls’ teams accepted into the Nike Man U Premier Cup (MUPC) to be played this May 21-25, 2009, at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.  Crossifre BU14s were also accepted.  The teams will be playing in the US Finals, arguably the most competitive U14/15 tournmanent in the US. 

The girls’ MUPC champion will go on to play in The Gothia Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden, July 12-29, 2009, for which Nike will pay for flights, accomodations, transportation and meals for the players.  The Gothia cup is one of Europe’s biggest and most competitive youth tournaments, attracting over 1,000 teams from around the globe each year.  In the 2008 US Finals, our sister Crossfire girls’ (the current GU15) team was beat out by the Dallas Texans in PKs during the championship match.  The Texans continued on undefeated to win the Gothia Cup for their age group.   Crossfire premier boys represented the United States at the 2005 MUPC World Finals in Hong Kong, where they finished 8th.

This will be Coach Porter Lombard’s 2nd trip to the Cup, having competed with his current GU18 team in 2005.  His girls placed third in a field of 16 teams that year.

All teams play a minimum of 6, and a maximum of 7, games throughout the tournament.  FC Portland serves as the tournament organizer and host club. Click here to view a complete list of teams competing in the event.