ASC San Diego Host FC Arizona in NPSL Home Opener

On Saturday March 24, ASC San Diego kicks off its third consecutive National Premier Soccer League season at Mission Bay High School against FC Arizona. This grudge match between the first and second place teams of the 2017 campaign is set to be one of the most exciting match ups in the 2018 Southwest Conference. […]

FC Arizona Set To Join NPSL In 2017

The seven Southern California teams in the National Premier Soccer League’s Southwest Conference will be traveling out of state during the regular season for the first time since 2012.  The trip will be roughly a 6 hour drive to Arizona, as the league announced FC Arizona as its newest expansion side.  FC Arizona, owned by Scott […]

Season One is Over – NC Battalion are Just Getting Started

There’s no debating it. The North County Battalion ran into a buzz saw this past weekend. The Sonoma County Sol knocked the Battalion out of the playoffs with a 3-0 victory on a rather frigid summer night in Santa Rosa, 550 miles north of San Diego. The Battalion had every right to feel somber in […]

Battalion Coach’s Corner: Playoff Edition Part II

Ryan Guy (center) and staff

With a long road trip to Santa Rosa ahead of them, the North County Battalion are looking primed and ready to keep their playoff run going strong. In the build up to Saturday night’s knockout clash with Golden Gate Conference champion’s, the Sonoma County Sol, Nate Abaurrea was joined again by Battalion Head Coach Ryan […]

Sonoma County Sol: The Battalion’s Next Mission

The North County Battalion are on the road this weekend, heading 550 miles north to Santa Rosa, where they will take on the Sonoma County Sol in the second round of the National Premier Soccer League Playoffs. The Battalion are coming off one of the most enthralling matches in recent San Diego soccer history, a […]

Northbound Battalion

What a team. What a time. San Diego’s North County Battalion are on their way to Northern California. They are due to take on the Sonoma County Sol in a second round NPSL playoff match this coming Saturday, July 16th, at 7:30 PM. As travel plans are being made for the long trip, and a […]

NC Battalion Coach’s Corner: Playoff Edition

In our latest edition of the ongoing Coach’s Corner series, our own Nate Abaurrea sat down with North County Battalion Head Coach Ryan Guy. The Battalion take on Deportivo Coras of Riverside on Saturday night, the match kicking off at 7 PM at Del Norte Stadium in the northern reaches of San Diego. The two […]

3 Things to Watch For Playoff Edition: NC Battalion v. Coras

Two regular season games. Two 1-1 draws. One intriguing playoff matchup. There must be a winner. In their two head to head encounters this season, San Diego’s North County Battalion and Riverside’s Deportivo Coras played the tune of an almost poetic song. The two games had elements of mirror image, and even some redemption based soccer […]

NPSL Southwest Regular Season Wrap & Best XI

The regular season, has concluded. It’s time for the playoffs in the National Premier Soccer League. Here in the Southwest Conference, it’s been the two San Diego sides in their inaugural campaigns that have shown their true class, with Albion Pros finishing at the top of the table, and North County Battalion finishing just four points […]

Redemption and Mirrors: The Strange Tale of Battalion vs. Coras

All aboard the NPSL Southwest Delorean! We are doing some time hopping. You ready? Ok. Let’s go. The date is April 24th, 2016. It’s a Sunday night in Riverside, California. The North County Battalion have embarked on a northbound journey from San Diego, and are due to take on Deportivo Coras in their fourth match […]

NC Battalion v. Coras: 5 Players to Watch For

North County Battalion and Deportivo Coras will be battling one another in back to back games. That much is known. The first game will be tonight at Del Norte Stadium. The result of tonight’s game will determine where the second match will be held. It’s the final regular season affair for both sides, who drew […]

Rivalry Juxtaposition: An Enlightening Weekend at The San Diego Derby & Cali Clasico

It’s one of my favorite words in the English language. Juxtaposition, two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. On Saturday afternoon, I made my final preparations for a broadcast that had me buzzing with excitement. It was the second ever head-to-head match-up between the North County Battalion and Albion Pros, San Diego’s […]

Coach’s Corner Special Edition: The Rematch

In a special edition of Soccer Nation Coach’s Corner, Nate Abaurrea caught up with both North County Battalion Head Coach Ryan Guy and Albion Pros Head Coach Ziggy Korytoski, as San Diego gets ready for Saturday night, and the second ever meeting between the two local NPSL sides. Nate Abaurrea: “How are you feeling coming […]

San Diego’s Albion Pros Host Supporters Party at TapRoom

Supporters are the lifeblood of any sports team. They create the atmosphere, promote the club and get the city to unite. Vocal members of the soccer community, as well as MLS Commissioner Don Garber have publicaly stated that San Diego is a target for MLS expansion. Events like supporter’s meet ups, rivalry games and team […]

SoccerNation Coach’s Corner: NC Battalion’s Ryan Guy – Chapter V

As the NPSL season carries on, SoccerNation.com’s Nate Abaurrea and NC Battalion’s Ryan Guy continued our popular Coach’s Corner series. NC Battalion sit third in the Southwest Conference table after a tough 1-1 draw with Deportivo Coras last weekend, and host bottom dwellers Temecula FC on Sunday at 1 pm. Abaurrea and Guy look back, […]

SoccerNation Coach’s Corner: Albion Pros’ Ziggy Korytoski

In a special edition of “Coach’s Corner”, SoccerNation.com’s Nate Abaurrea sat down with Albion Pros Head Coach Ziggy Korytoski. The two shared an hour-long conversation that focused mainly on Albion’s highly anticipated all-San Diego clash with North County Battalion. However, the chat also went all the way to the hills of Guatemala, examined the pay-to-play […]