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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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Med City Puts Five Past La Crosse Aris
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Med City Puts Five Past La Crosse ArisMed City FC bounced back from a 3-2 loss to Minneapolis SC over the weekend to defeat La Crosse Aris FC 5-1. Were it not for a stoppage time penalty, the Medics’ 90 minutes of mayhem would have seen them keep a comfortably earned clean sheet. At least after the first half. In the early…
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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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New-Look Medics Win Nonleague Opener
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: New-Look Medics Win Nonleague OpenerThe day was wet, the night windy and gray – but the future looks bright for Med City FC. The nonleague encounter with Union Dubuque FC, a team that plays in the United Premier Soccer League, ended with Rochester’s National Premier Soccer League team winning 3-1. Last year Med City finished fourth in the NPSL’s…
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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…
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It’s Baaack: March NPSL Power Rankings
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: It’s Baaack: March NPSL Power RankingsLast season the NPSL North was extraordinarily close, with a mere three points separating the champions from the fourth placed side. It made for great theater, with the last day of the season critical to decide the conference winner and the additional playoff place. With all of the clubs in the conference save Med City…
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FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: Award Winners
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: Award WinnersWith 2017 having come to a close, FiftyFive.One is honoring Minnesota’s best soccer players. Last month, we released the shortlist of nominees across six categories. Readers voted for their favorites, and now it is time to announce the winners. Gophers Player of the Year: Sydney Squires Squires’ 2017 season could be described as prolific. On…
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FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: NPSL North Player of the Year
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: NPSL North Player of the YearNow that 2017 has come to a close, FiftyFive.One is honoring the best soccer players in (and around) Minnesota. This week, we are releasing the shortlists of nominees across six categories. Readers can vote for their favorites with the winners announced next week. The North Conference’s inaugural season was a boon to Upper Midwest soccer,…
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News in Brief: Med City Defenders Head to Showcase, and MNUFC Signing on the Horizon
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Med City Defenders Head to Showcase, and MNUFC Signing on the HorizonMayhem defenders invited to NPSL showcase Two players from Med City FC have been selected to play in the annual NPSL showcase. Defenders Jared Wolt and Tiernan Talbot will head down to Kissimmee, Florida, from January 13-15. The showcase will be attended by scouts and agents from the professional teams across the U.S. USSF president…
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NPSL North Notebook: City Selects Shirtmaker & Corey Leaves for L.A.
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: NPSL North Notebook: City Selects Shirtmaker & Corey Leaves for L.A.Fall and winter tend to move slowly for short-season summer leagues, but when enough news collects, the folks at FiftyFive.One will do our best to provide a bit of depth in our irregularly-updated NPSL North Notebook. Activity remains at a slow simmer as North Conference teams wait for 2018 to begin preparations for the next…
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Kings in the North: Duluth Wins and the NPSL North Matchweek Ten Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Kings in the North: Duluth Wins and the NPSL North Matchweek Ten RecapDuluth was crowned champion of the NPSL North’s inaugural season after a battering of Sioux Falls Thunder and help in the rest of Saturday’s games. Dakota slipped into the second playoff spot thanks to an eight-goal thriller with Minnesota TwinStars and VSLT made sure La Crosse Aris had its worst statistical season ever. Minneapolis City…