Shadow Tripleheader Saturday; Ladies Play Again on Sunday

Friday, June 21, 2019

The heart of the playoff race will be on display this weekend for the Spokane Shadow Women’s and Men’s teams as they take the pitch at Spokane Falls CC Stadium in a series of five games in two days that also features the Shadow U23s and the Fun Zone presented by Northern Capital Management.

WOMEN’S FIRST TEAM… Saturday 2:00 & Sunday 2:00, Fun Zone @ 1:00 – SFCC

The Shadow ladies, the premier women’s sports team in the community, take the field twice in the chase to earn the Northwest Conference title with a pair of games at 2:00 Saturday and Sunday. They host Eugene Timbers Azul in the first contest and Westside Timbers in the second.

The team remains squarely in the hunt for the lone postseason berth from the conference with defending national WPSL champion Sounders Women, Vancouver Island, and Vancouver TSS Rovers in race. The Shadow have played few games than the rest of the pack, but need a bit of help as the Sounders Women hold the tiebreaker should both sides win out.

Fantastic Free Food at the Fun Zone

A new feature at our women’s home games courtesy of Northern Capital Management, the Fun Zone is a party area near the main grandstand that is an area full of fantastic activities and opportunities to win prizes such as free food from a featured vendor, a Kona Ice treat, a Sounders Scarf, USA bracelets and much more! Activities include the Twigs Speed Shoot, drone juggling, air hockey and the GameTruck with video games. And it is all FREE!! This weekend’s awesome vendors are Nordic Smoke BBQ on Saturday and David’s Pizza with 150 free pulled pork sandwich meals / pizza slices up for grabs on the Prize Spinners in the Fun Zone along with 100 Kona Ice treats each day.

Community Support: Courtesy of Northern Capital Management, the leading sponsor for the Women’s First Team, all of the regular season WPSL Spokane Shadow matches will be free for attending fans. NCM is the first of many new area businesses and organizations supporting the women’s team this year. They are joined by: MultiCare Rockwood Integrated Sports Medicine, Clearwater Summit Group, Lyte Balance, BECU and Spokane Sports Commission.

COMMUNITY… A Moment to Give Back on June 23 for Family Promise of Spokane

Fans, the Shadow Women’s First Team and Northern Capital Management are proud to partner with Family Promise of Spokane to help provide support and shelter for those who are fighting to make a new future for their children. We believe in helping children so please join us June 23rd and where upon you would normally be asked for admission, we request that you please donate an item to benefit Family Promise of Spokane such as: kids snacks, paper plates/towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizer and gas cards

MEN’S FIRST TEAM… Saturday 5:00 – SFCC

The Shadow Men hit the pitch for the second match of Saturday’s tripleheader, playing host to OSA Seattle FC. They have split in their previous two matches with Spokane winning at home 2-0 in the opener and falling on the road 2-0.

The Shadow are 3-3-2 in the conference with 11 points and Crossfire has clinched the conference. The Shadow are fully in the heat of the race for second with FCM Portland suffering a setback last week to previously winless PDX FC.

Sponsors: The Spokane Shadow Men’s First Teams program is proud to be supported by MultiCare Integrated Sports Medicine, adidas, Dairy Queen of Airway Heights, RH Cooke & Associates Real Estate, Prime Lending and Wolff, Hislop & Crockett Attorneys. If you are interested in becoming a supporting sponsor, please contact Nick Piger at nickp@spokanesc.org

SHADOW U23… Saturday 7:30 & Sunday 4:30 – SFCC

With plenty of the season left to go, the postseason is completely up for grabs as well in the Evergreen Premier League. The Shadow U23 squad looks to boost its chances of reaching the final four with a pair of games against a pair of sides representing youth club rivals Washington Premier FC and PacNW, respectively.

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