Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Wyoming is not necessarily a state that comes to mind when you think of soccer hotbeds, but playing in the heart of the Rockies forged a passion for the game for coach Brett Wanner. According to the coach, having a population less than a million in the state provided plenty of…

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Friday, December 3, 2021 A handful of Spokane Sounders players had the opportunity to spend the week prior to Thanksgiving down in Florida among some of the nation’s elite participating in the 2021 ODP Interregionals. Erin Ewers, Sammie Symmes, Tasyn Oosting and Hailey Roberts donned the red, white and blue for the week representing the…

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021 The trio of older Spokane Sounders ECNL sides returned from Arizona this week proud of their performances down in Tucson as all three came away with some positive results, including a 1-1-1 run from the B2005 squad. “We were competitive all weekend,” said Boys Director Jay Vela. “We showed well overall…

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Monday, November 22, 2021 Coach Lynden Smithson has served as a prosecutor for the City of Spokane for 19 years, but his work on the sidelines has been his most satisfying service in the community. “Some of the most gratifying times in my life have come from coaching. I have been asked to be a…

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Monday, November 15 Called upon by his children and their friends in 1989 to coach their team, Dan Raczykowski took it upon himself to learn how to coach the game to provide those kids with the best possible experience he could. Thirty years and many lessons later he’s still on the sideline providing that guidance…

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Monday, November 8, 2021 In the late eighties, his mother was looking for a way to get Kevin Moon off the island. Little did the two of them know that attending Whitworth would lead to a life’s passion for the eventual coach and a change in culture for Spokane soccer. You only have to be…

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Monday, November 1, 2021 As a player he put full dedication into playing full-time only to see his collegiate career cut far too short. But now, Nick Piger is dedicated to coaching the high school age boys primarily off the field, preparing them for the college process as an assistant coach with Tim Seely, but…

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Monday, October 25, 2021 Former Zag player Christo Michaelson may be one of the newest coaches to join the Spokane Sounders coaching ranks, but the Oregon native brings quite the pedigree and passion to the sideline. The youngest of three siblings by a wide margin, he grew up watching his older brother and sister find…

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Monday, October 18, 2021 As if her plate was not full enough as a full-time nurse and still part-time student, Megan Oliver has returned to the pitch as a coach for the Spokane Sounders, continuing to utilize lessons learned from her father Mike Oliver. Though her chosen path is uniquely hers, Megan Oliver has used…

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Monday, October 11, 2021 Seven years ago, he answered the call. Just a parent with a daughter going into the SYSA program Ryan Schultz returned to a game he had left long ago to guide the youngest of players as they embarked on the beautiful game. Perhaps inspired by his first experience as a soccer…

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