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The Sprint is Over: Final NPSL Power Rankings
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: The Sprint is Over: Final NPSL Power RankingsWhat. A. Season. Minneapolis City went undefeated in conference play and set a new conference points record. Aris shut out the highest scoring team in the nation. Defending champions Duluth finished with the same points they had last season, but needed a final match win just to make the playoffs. Med City came roaring back…
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On to the Playoffs: NPSL North Matchweek 10 Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: On to the Playoffs: NPSL North Matchweek 10 RecapThe North Conference season wrapped up this weekend, and while every team was in action, the result of the Friday evening game rendered all other postseason clinching scenarios moot. Minneapolis City SC and Duluth FC are into the NPSL Playoffs, the latter qualifying for the second consecutive year after a 1-0 win against Med City…
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New Kings in the North, but the NPSL Season is not Over Yet
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: New Kings in the North, but the NPSL Season is not Over YetOn Saturday, Minneapolis City won the NPSL North Conference title by beating last year’s champions Duluth. The emphatic 4-2 victory ended the title race, but things are still wide open for the second playoffs place. The match itself was a brilliant advertisement for NPSL soccer. The home fans were thunderously loud all game. There was…
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Crows Fly Highest: NPSL North Matchweek Nine Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Crows Fly Highest: NPSL North Matchweek Nine RecapMinneapolis City lived up to the hype for the first time and walked away with two trophies in a week, qualifying for a playoff spot that had proved elusive the first two seasons despite high expectations. The North Conference champions downed two big rivals, including a Duluth side that had previously won five straight games.…
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La Crosse Shocks the World: NPSL North Matchweek Eight Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: La Crosse Shocks the World: NPSL North Matchweek Eight RecapLa Crosse Aris successfully parked the bus against the NPSL’s top-scoring team and picked up its second point in five full seasons. VSLT drew as well, leaving Duluth as the only team that gained ground on the conference leader, making the last three games (four if you are a fan of VSLT) of the regular…
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No Mercy in the North: NPSL North Matchweek Seven Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: No Mercy in the North: NPSL North Matchweek Seven RecapWhile no team has been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, for all intents and purposes, the NPSL North is now a four team race. Assuming VSLT wins its rain-postponed game versus La Crosse Aris, the Sky Blues will sit four points back of the top spot, while Duluth holds third place, seven points behind leaders…
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Doubles Done: NPSL North Matchweek Six Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Doubles Done: NPSL North Matchweek Six RecapWith a busy week ahead, the NPSL North’s weekend was full of action that had the potential for season-changing consequences. Minneapolis City and Duluth FC each completed doubles over Med City and Dakota Fusion respectively, VSLT pulled off another 1-0 win to continue holding a playoff spot, and the bottom two teams have nearly been…
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Crows Make a Statement: NPSL North Matchweek Five Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Crows Make a Statement: NPSL North Matchweek Five RecapThe top of the NPSL North is as tight as ever with the teams in the upper half of the standings separated by three points or less and two of those teams having a game in hand each. Minneapolis City notched a big win over VSLT in the Green Line Derby, Duluth snatched all three…
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Grudge Matches Ahead and Behind: NPSL North Matchweek Four Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Grudge Matches Ahead and Behind: NPSL North Matchweek Four RecapAs is tradition for a conference in which 14 regular season games are packed into two months, the table remains tight and there was a good amount of movement in the past week. After opening the season with a draw, VSLT has won four straight to fly to the top of the conference. Rivals Minneapolis…
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Med City, Duluth FC Play to Stalemate
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Med City, Duluth FC Play to StalemateMed City FC staff and players said two weeks ago that nothing from the past season mattered. That they’d forgotten a controversial throw-in from Duluth, their own lax defending, and a last-minute goal that left them dejected as goalscorer Andrew Jenkins threw off his shirt and ran around the end line celebrating in a pure…
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High Drama in the North: NPSL North Matchweek Three Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: High Drama in the North: NPSL North Matchweek Three RecapIf you are a fan of the drama that lower league soccer creates, there may be no better conference for you than the NPSL’s North. A surprise game cancellation seemed to galvanize Minneapolis City who thrashed Dakota Fusion at home, VSLT shot up the standings with two wins in a week, and the La Crosse…
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Nobody’s Perfect: NPSL North Matchweek Two Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Nobody’s Perfect: NPSL North Matchweek Two RecapThe NPSL North had all teams in action for the first time and, already at this early stage in the season, no one is without a mark on their record. Minneapolis City and Sioux Falls both came back and got three points after drawing in the conference opener, Duluth stole a point on the road,…
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Achieving Longevity in the Notoriously Unstable World of Lower-Division Soccer
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Achieving Longevity in the Notoriously Unstable World of Lower-Division SoccerFans of the lower-division game in and around Minnesota have never been more spoiled for choice locally, with the NPSL North — having burst on the scene last summer — now gearing up for its 2018 season with a consistent slate of teams. That isn’t damning them with faint praise. Soccer in the U.S. is…