Monday, October 27, 2008

Los Angeles Women's Professional Soccer Announces a name.

WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL SOCCER IN L.A. WILL BE KNOWN AS
LOS ANGELES SOL

Team Slated to Begin Play in April 2009 at The Home Depot Center

CARSON, CALIFORNIA – Sunday, October 26, 2008 – The Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) franchise which will begin play next spring at The Home Depot Center on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills, will be the Los Angeles Sol, the team announced today.

Sol is the Latin translation for Sun and the modern word for ‘Sun’ in the Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish languages. Los Angeles is renowned for its sunny climate and rich heritage. With our team’s name, The Los Angeles Sol, the team honors L.A.’s history and cultural tradition.

Monday, October 6, 2008

WPS Domestic Draft.

Huge News from the WPS draft!  7 Pali Blues players have had their "rights" drafted, three of them in the first round.  
Here's the draft list:
Jill Oakes - San Jose
Kendall Fletcher - Los Angeles
Danesha Adams - Chicago
Kandace Wilson - San Jose
Amy LePeilbet - Boston
Liz Bogus - San Jose
India Trotter - St. Louis

Plus Collette McCallum's "rights" as a "discovery player" in the International Draft - New Jersey

Congratulations to all the Pali Blues who have gone so far.  We're sure to see more of our ladies inked in January!

Friday, September 12, 2008

W-League/WPS Combine. Video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYlA4dJTZ1g

More Pali Blues Players at the USL's W-League/WPS Combine



Pictures from W-League/WPS Combine





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