Albion Pros Fall in NPSL West Region Final vs Sonoma Sol

Albion Pros inspired a community to believe that San Diego is ready for professional soccer. On Saturday, in front of just under 1,400 fans, undefeated Albion Pros took the field one last time in the National Premier Soccer League West Region Final. There was an atmosphere reminiscent of a European cup game with drums beating, flags […]

Best of the 2016 NPSL West Region Playoffs

The Sonoma County Sol are doing their best to replicate history. The 2009 NPSL National Champions are off to the final four here in 2016, winning three straight playoff matches to be crowned the champions of the West Region. Soccer Nation’s Nate Abaurrea is here with the three best stories from three incredible weekends of […]

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 […]

Albion Pros March on to West Region Finals!

On a beautiful Saturday evening, Albion Pros hosted the National Premier Soccer League West Region Semifinals versus Seattle, Washington-based OSA FC. It was a battle of Northwest Conference Champions vs Southwest Conference Champions for the chance to play in the West Region Finals. Neither team had ever met before, but both were coming off important, […]

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 […]