NPSL WEST REGION PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Albion Pros vs Sonoma County Sol
San Diego is set to host the National Premier Soccer League West Region Final this Saturday at 7pm at Mission Bay High School. It will feature a historic powerhouse in Sonoma County Sol, a team that will be advancing to its 5th Regional Final. It will also feature Albion SC Pros, the undefeated expansion team […]
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
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 […]
Pro Soccer Expansion to San Diego Appears to be a Matter of When, Not If
Rumblings of pro soccer expansion to San Diego have been going on for months, but those appear to be gaining more momentum, with recent reports fleshing out who is involved in a prospective bid for a local team. While there have been conflicting reports of whether San Diego is in the running for an MLS […]
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 […]
The Soccer Saturday of the Magnificent Seven
(Galway Downs, Temecula CA) In 1960, American film director John Sturges created a masterpiece known as “The Magnificent Seven”. A western recreation of a famed Japanese from a half decade prior entitled “Seven Samurai”, Sturges’ movie starred Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, and a host of other legendary actors. The film is […]
SoccerNation Preview – 3 Things to Watch: Albion Pros vs FC Hasental
Albion Pros host FC Hasental in Albion’s last home match of the National Premier Soccer League season. Last time these two teams met, Albion Pros secured a hard-fought 3 – 1 win on the road in Thousand Oaks. Matt Clare scored two for Albion and Felipe Liborio clinched the game in the dying moments with […]
NC Battalion: Always Thrilling – Never Boring
There are plenty of ways to describe the inaugural NPSL season for the North County Battalion. It is safe to say that “boring” would not be one of them. The Battalion have scored 17 goals in 8 league games. They’ve also conceded 15. However, it’s been more than just the goals. Even the Battalion’s single […]
Nate’s NPSL Southwestern XI
As a freshly placed San Diego resident, and as the play-by-play voice of the North County Battalion, our own Nate Abaurrea has had a close-up look at the National Premier Soccer League’s 2016 season in the Southwestern Conference, a season that just drifted past the halfway point, and into the home stretch, with the playoffs […]
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 […]