Crossfire Three-Peats, Wins State Cup

Mar 12, 2005

Seattle, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick won their third straight Washington State Championship Cup title today by beating an outstanding Northwest Nationals Nemesis squad at Memorial Stadium to take the GU-13 crown. It was a beautiful spring day - perfect weather for soccer. Crossfire got on the board early with a drop-cross and strike combination scoring play and continued to play great team ball the entire game. Congratulations, Nemesis, for your outstanding state cup run and season!
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For the tournament, Crossfire earned a 46-0 goals margin in eight games, and now sets their sites on the Far West Regionals in June at Aurora, Colorado, where they will defend their 2004 Region IV title.

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Crossfire On To The Finals

Feb 26, 2005

Bellevue, WA - Crossfire Premier '91, coached by Dick McCormick, earned the right today to defend their state championship title by beating a great FC Kitsap '91 Red squad. The young Crossfire girls showed great team ball in their passing, defending and scoring. Congratulations to FC Kitsap for your great season and great state cup run - you are a very talented team and played with a lot of spirit the entire way.

Crossfire now meets NWN Nemesis for the GU13 State Championship game. Congrats to both NWN and Eastside in your great semi-final game.

Crossfire Advances to Semi-Finals

Feb 12, 2005

Tacoma, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick advanced to the state championship cup semi-finals today with a win over an outstanding FC Royals '91 squad at the spectacular new Mt. Tahoma high school facility. Both teams played with a lot of tenacity and determination the entire way. Thanks, Royals, for the great game, and congratulations on a great tournament run!

Crossfire Advances to Quarter-Finals

Feb 05, 2005

Kirkland, Wa - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick hosted their sister team Crossfire Premier '91 Percell at Lake Washington High School in a late afternoon contest. The all-Crossfire match featured numerous spirited battles for the ball in a great soccer game.

Thanks to the Percell team for the great game. Your team has great athletes that truly love the game of soccer. Our congratulations to your team for a fine season.

Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick will face FC Royals '91 in an away contest next weekend.

Crossfire Advances in State Cup

Jan 29, 2005

Redmond, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick beat a fine ESA Stars '91 squad to win their bracket in the qualifying round of the 2005 State Championship Cup. Both teams played hard the entire way. Congratulations ESA Stars for your successful season - you have great athletes who love to play soccer.

Crossfire Takes Third State Cup Game

Jan 16, 2005

Federal Way, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick won their third straight game in the qualifying round of the 2005 State Championship Cup by beating an excellent Reign Purple squad this morning. Both teams played quality soccer. Thanks, Reign, for the great contest. Crossfire wraps up qualifying round action on January 29 when they host ESA Stars.

Crossfire Wins Second State Cup Game

Jan 15, 2005

Kirkland, WA - Crossfire '91 Premier won their second state cup game today on the ice field formerly known as Lake Washington High School. They defeated a very good Whatcom FC Rangers squad to advance their record to 2-0 in the H Bracket of the 2005 GU-13 State Championship Cup qualifying round. Thanks Rangers for the great contest.

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Crossfire Wins State Cup Opener

Jan 08, 2005

Shelton, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick started their GU-13 2005 State Cup Run today with a win over a good Blackhills FC '91 team. Thanks Blackhills for hosting the game - you have great athletes who love the game of soccer!

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Vancouver Freedom '90 Fall to Crossfire

Dec 18, 2004

Washougal, Wa - Crossfire Premier '91 travelled down I-5 to play FC Vancouver Freedom '90 today, in a late afternoon contest. It was a picture perfect day, complete with magnificent Mt. Hood in the distance. Crossfire 91's put two in the net in the first half and another three in the second half. Thanks to FC Vancouver for the great game.

We wish all of the GU14 Division One teams the best as they prepare for the 2005 State Cup.

The 91's look forward to the holiday break prior to preparing for the 2005 State Cup; we've drawn bracket H in the GU 13 age group.

Happy Holidays and safe travels to all!

Crossfires Tie

Dec 11, 2004

Redmond, Wa - Crossfire '91 battled Crossfire '90 A. Lombard to a 1-1 tie in an afternoon contest at Redmond's Perrigo Park. The 91's held a lead for most of the game scoring in the midpoint of the first half on a great cross-fire combination. The 90's scored off of a free kick in the back half of the second period. Late in the game, the 91's had a chance on a PK, but the 90's keeper made a great save. Thanks to the 90's for the great game. Best of luck to your team in your State Cup run.

Next week the 91's travel to Vancouver to take on the Freedom in the final game of the 2004 league season.

Crossfire '91 v Dos '90

Dec 04, 2004

Kirkland, Wa - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick hosted a fine Dosveedanya '90 squad today in a noon-time game at Lake Washington High School. Crossfire had some early looks and put two in the net in the first half. Both teams battled after the break, but neither team scored in the second half. Thanks to Dosveedanya for the great game.

Crossfire vs Boise Wolfpack '91 Black

Nov 20, 2004

Tukwila, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick came back after the morning battle with ESA Stars '90 to play another great team in the afternoon at Starfire complex. Crossfire '91 took on the GU13 Boise Wolfpack '91 Black squad in a scrimmage and won the contest 5-0. Thanks for the game, Wolfpack, and best wishes to you in your upcoming state cup run.

ESA Stars '90 vs Crossfire '91

Nov 20, 2004

Kirkland, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick and ESA Stars '90 battled for 70 minutes today in an evenly matched contest. There were many great plays from both teams throughout the contest. With a 0-0 tie and 90 seconds remaining, ESA scored on a breakaway to take a 1-0 win. Congrats for the great game, ESA and best wishes in your upcoming state cup run.

Crossfire '91 vs NWN Allegra '90

Nov 13, 2004

Tukwila, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 beat an outstanding NWN Allegra '90 squad today, 2-0. Once again, it was a great battle the entire way. Crossfire connected on two cross-fire combination plays, one in each half, to earn the win. Thanks, NWN Allegra for the intense competition and best wishes to you in your state cup run.

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FC Royals '90 Visit Crossfire '91

Nov 06, 2004

Kirkland, Wa- Crossfire Premier '91 played host to the Royals '90 in an early afternoon game. Both teams moved the ball nicely, but Crossfire gave up an own goal in the first half. Both teams battled for the ball in the second half. The Royals put another in the net off a free kick to end the scoring for the day. Crossfire '91 had some chances, but could not find the net. Thanks to the Royals for the great game.

Crossfires

Oct 30, 2004

Redmond, WA - Crossfire '90 Lombard won today in a hard-fought battle against Crossfire '91 McCormick. Throughout the opening period, Crossfire '91's possession style play was in high gear as they controlled the ball for many stretches in the evenly matched contest. However, Crossfire '90's vaunted defense stepped up when they needed to to stop the '91's scoring threats.

The '90s stepped it up some more in the second half, and with the scoreless game on the line, the top GU14 team in the state and one of the premier programs in the country scored on a pretty header goal off a corner kick to go up 1-0. The intensity - strong the entire game from both squads - increased down the stretch as Crossfire '91 continued to apply pressure. Playing some quality soccer, Crossfire '91 stayed in it until the very end, giving up two goals in the last five minutes to the excellent '90s.

Congratulations Crossfire '90 for the great contest. We appreciate the tenacity you bring to the game as it elevates the level of play. It was a great match to watch with superb soccer displayed on both sides. Best wishes, Crossfire '90 Lombard on your quest for a third straight state cup title! Go, Crossfire!

Dos '90 vs Crossfire '91

Oct 23, 2004

Kent, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 beat Dos '90 today 4-1. Crossfire got on the board early with a pair of goals in the first 15 minutes to take a 2-0 lead into the half. Dos battled back in the second half, scoring one in the middle to make it 2-1. Crossfire then reenergized and scored off a free kick set play to make it 3-1. In the final minutes, Crossfire connected once more on a cross-fire combination play to earn the win. It was a great battle the entire way - thanks Dos for the hard-fought contest.

Crossfire '91 vs Stars '90

Oct 16, 2004

Everett, WA - Shooting Stars '90 prevailed over Crossfire Premier '91 today 2-0 in the fog and rain. Stars made the most of both of their scoring opportunities, scoring once in each period to earn the W. Crossfire was unable to connect on their attempts. Thanks, Shooting Stars, for the great contest.

Crossfire travels to Kent next weekend to take on Dos '90.

Down To The Wire Heartbreaker

Oct 09, 2004

Redmond, Wa- Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick played host to NWN '90 Allegra at soggy Perrigo Park today. An Allegra player went down with an injury early in the game. We hope that she will have a speedy recovery and will be back on the pitch soon.

The Crossfire '91 squad controlled the ball a majority of the game with their possession-style play in the great match-up, but were unable to connect on their strikes. With the game winding down knotted at 0-0, Allegra '90 put one in - in the last minute - to earn the W. Thanks to NWN Allegra for the great contest.

Crossfire '91 vs FC Royals '90

Oct 02, 2004

Puyallup, Wa - Crossfire Premier McCormick came out on fire and put one in the net in the first few minutes of the game. With about ten minutes into the game, a second Crossfire goal was scored. The Royals equalized the score before half. The second half found both teams playing great soccer. A third Royals goal was scored off of a free kick, and the Royals held on to win the game 3-2. Thanks to the Royals for the great contest.

Next week Crossfire plays host to NWN Allegra '90.

Crossfire v. Crossfire

Sep 25, 2004

Redmond, Wa - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick battled a talented Crossfire Premier '90 Lombard squad today. The Lombard team put two in the net in each half to take the 4-0 victory. Thanks to the Lombard squad for the great competition.

Crossfire Takes The "W"

Sep 18, 2004

Redmond, Wa - Crossfire Premier '91 played host to FC Vancouver '90 Freedom, and came away with a 2-0 victory. Both Crossfire goals were scored in the first half. Each team played hard the entire way. Thanks to Freedom for the great game.

Crossfire Loses To Crossfire

Sep 11, 2004

Redmond, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick lost a close one today to Crossfire Premier '90 A Lombard 0-1 in the opening game of the fall Washington State GU14 D-1 league season. It was a battle the entire way, but Crossfire '91 gave up a goal on a free kick just before the half whistle and was unable to find the back of the net after several attempts in the second half. Congratulations, Crossfire '90 A Lombard on the win!

Crossfire Finalist At Rimland Pacific Cup

Aug 15, 2004

Bellingham, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick ended their 2004 summer tournament season finishing second in the Pacific Rimland Cup, GU14 Premier division. ESA Shooting Stars '90 beat Crossfire 3-2 in the championship game. ESA built a 2-0 lead at half, but Crossfire came out stronger in the 2nd half, scoring early to make it 2-1. ESA answered to make it 3-1, and Crossfire finished up scoring off a PK late in the contest. Crossfire advanced to the finals by beating NWN '90 Allegra in the morning semis 2-1 in golden goal OT. Crossfire scored first in that contest and held a 1-0 lead until the last ten minutes of regulation, when Allegra tied it up on a great goal. Crossfire scored early in the OT in a counterattack to move on to the finals. In the qualifying round, Crossfire lost the opener to ESA 0-2, beat FWU Reign '90 Purple 2-0, and tied Dos '90 0-0.

Congrats to ESA for winning the Rimland! Thank you Allegra, Reign and Dos for the great games and best wishes to all for a successful 2004 league season.

Crossfire Seattle Challenge Champs

Aug 01, 2004

Redmond, WA - Crossfire Premier '91-McCormick won their third Crossfire Seattle Challenge Championship in a row today, beating a fine FC Portland squad 1-0 in the title game. It was a dramatic finish for Crossfire, who won the contest in spite of playing with only 10 players when one of the eleven sustained a head injury early in the game. After numerous shots that hit the post, Crossfire finally connected on a break-away midway through the second period. Their defense earned their 5th shutout of the tournament to secure the championship. Congratulations, FC Portland, for the great contest and your tournament run.

In the morning semi-final game, Crossfire beat a great FC Vancouver Liberty team 6-0, this time playing with a full squad but no subs. That contest remained scoreless through the first half, but Crossfire came out on fire in the second, scoring three goals within the first 10 minutes enroute to the championship game. FC Vancouver demonstrated why they're one of the top teams in the state with their intense and competitive play - congrats for your semi-finalist finish.

In their six games, Crossfire earned a 26-1 goals margin, and now gears up for their last tournament of the summer season, the Rimland Cup, in preparation for this fall's league play.

Crossfire Wins 2004 Diadora Cup

Jul 11, 2004

Redmond, Wa - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick defeated a fine FC Kitsap Red team 1-0 in the G13 final of the 2004 Diadora Cup. They advanced to the final with a 4-0 win over Snohomish United '91 in a semi-final game earlier today. In preliminary games Crossfire defeated Emerald City White 6-0, Sun City Strikers 6-0 and the BC All Stars 1-0. Thanks to all of the teams for the great competition and to Emerald City for hosting a great tournament.

Crossfire Wins Region IV Championship

Jun 26, 2004

Spokane, WA – In a rematch from a preliminary round game, this time for the Region IV championship, Crossfire Premier ’91 McCormick beat top-rated Southern Cal Blues 1-0 today. It was a classic championship match-up, between two teams with very similar styles of play. The Blues came out strong in the opening half, putting pressure on Crossfire’s defense for much of the half. But the Crossfire backfield stepped up time after time and smothered the ball before any serious scoring attempt could be made. However, as the first half wound down, and as the skies darkened, the momentum started to shift in Crossfire’s favor.

Crossfire came out on fire in the second half, putting immediate pressure on the Blues defense, earning a corner kick within the first two minutes. The young Crossfire squad took full advantage of the scoring opportunity. They placed a perfect arcing ball to a Crossfire player in the middle of the box, who promptly dropped a perfect roller to the top of the box, where the waiting striker fired it into the far right corner of the net for the only goal of the contest. Furthermore, the goal served to ignite the Crossfire squad, who put relentless pressure on the Blues back line for most of the second half.

With the victory, Crossfire ’91 becomes the first GU-12 team from Washington State to earn a Region IV championship, as this is the first year that Washington has approved U12s attending the championship series. In their six Region IV games, Crossfire earned a 4-0-2 record with a 13-3 goals margin. As further testament to their outstanding team play, seven different Crossfire players scored during the tournament.

Congratulations Southern Cal Blues, for the outstanding game and for your great tournament run. You are truly an incredible team, with great athletes who love the game of soccer. The quality of the competition this week left no doubt that Region IV is indeed the toughest region in the country.

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Crossfire Beats Sereno - Moves To Championship Game

Jun 25, 2004

Spokane, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick continued their outstanding team play today in beating a top-notch Sereno Golden Eagles squad, state champs from Arizona, by a final score of 3-1. Three different Crossfire players scored in the contest. Crossfire struck first about midway through the opening period with a great shot from outside the top of the box. Several minutes later they connected again from the left corner. Taking their 2-0 lead into the second half, they held the score there until Sereno connected on a great shot from the right to make it 2-1. However, Crossfire then stepped it up and quickly scored again to put the game away, 3-1.

Congratulations, Sereno for the great Region IV run and the great contest today. Best wishes for a successful season.

In a rematch from their preliminary round game (1-1 tie), Crossfire now meets Cal South Blues in the Region IV championship game, tomorrow at 11:30AM.

Crossfire Advances To Region IV Semi-Finals

Jun 24, 2004

Spokane, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick beat an outstanding Colorado Rush Nike team this afternoon 2-0 to advance to the Region IV semi-finals. Crossfire earned their first goal midway through the opening period, after repeated attempts, to take a 1-0 lead into the half. Both teams played intense ball in very intense heat in the second period. Crossfire put the game away in the last five minutes with their second and final goal of the game. Congratulations Colorado Rush - you have a great team and best wishes for a successful 2004 season.

Crossfire now advances to a semi-final game tomorrow against the Arizona state champs Sereno White. Hawaii meets Cal South Blues in the other semi-final contest.

Crossfire Advances to Quarter-Finals in Regionals

Jun 23, 2004

Spokane, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick advanced to the quarter-final round of the Far West Regional tournament this week by tieing the Utah state champions 1-1. Crossfire scored first, midway through the opening period, and held that lead until late in the half where Utah scored to make it 1-1 at the break. Both teams played hard in the scoreless second period. Congratulations, Utah, for the great battle.

Crossfire now plays Colorado state champs Rush Nike at 2:00pm Thursday. In the other quarter-final matchup, Cal South champs Blues meet Cal North champs Mustangs.

Crossfire Ties Southern Cal Blues

Jun 22, 2004

Spokane, WA - In a battle of reigning back-to-back state champions, Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick fought the Southern Cal Blues to a 1-1 tie in game 2 of qualifying round play at Region IV this morning. Crossfire struck first to take a 1-0 lead into half. The Blues tied it in the second, and both teams continued to battle down the stretch in the well played game. Crossfire's third and final game of the qualifying round will be tomorrow at 10AM where they take on the Utah State Champs. Congratulations, Southern Cal Blues, for the hard-fought and well-played game.

Crossfire Wins Opener In Regionals

Jun 21, 2004

Spokane, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick, representing Washington State in the GU12 age group, won their first ever Region IV game 5-0 this morning over a tough New Mexico state champion Rio Vista FC En Fuego. It was a battle early as each team showed a lot of tenacity - New Mexico closed to the ball extremely well. Crossfire showed great team play in establishing their passing game. Their two goals in the first half were the direct result of great set up passes. Crossfire connected three more times in the second half to earn the W. The Crossfire squad demonstrated a balanced scoring attack with four different girls connecting.

Thank you, Rio Vista FC En Fuego for the spirited and well played game. Crossfire now meets the Southern California champion, Southern California Blues, tomorrow morning at 10AM.

Crossfire Earns Division 1 In LPTs

Jun 06, 2004

Pasco, WA - Crossfire Premier '91-McCormick earned a Division 1 league placement in this fall's GU14 Washington State Youth League by winning all four of their games in the opening weekend of LPTs. They started the weekend with a solid win over FC Marauders '90-Bachman on Saturday morning, then came back that afternoon to beat a good Spokane Shadow '90 Sky squad. On a very windy Sunday, Crossfire took a 3-1 game over Snohomish United '90, then returned late Sunday, beating a fine Blackhills FC '90 squad 3-0 to earn their Division 1 placement this fall.

Congratulations also to NWN Allegra, FC Royals and Crossfire Premier '90-Lombard for earning their Division 1 placement on opening weekend. Best wishes to Crossfire Premier '90-A. Lombard and all of the teams in next weekend's games!

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Crossfire Finalist At Rainier Challenge

May 31, 2004

Puyallup, WA - The Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick squad had a fantastic weekend of competition at the Rainier Challenge. They took home a 2-0 victory vs. ESA '90 Valeo, 5-0 win vs. Heartbreaker - Daisies and a 5-1 win vs. Sun City Strikers in group play. They defeated Skagit Storm 3-0 to advance to the finals. The Monday final was a repeat match of the 2003 final vs. FC Royals '90. The Crossfire team fell 0-3 to the Royals.

Thanks to all of the participating teams for a great weekend of soccer. Best wishes to all of the teams entered in the upcoming League Placement Tournament (LPTs).

Crossfire Takes 7th At National Tournament

May 02, 2004

Lake Zurich, IL - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick went 2-2 and took 7th place at the second annual Coast2Coast classic held this past weekend in the suburbs of Chicago, IL. Each of the four games were great contests. Crossfire took the opener against the Lady Warriors from Ohio, 2-1. In the second game, Crossfire dropped a close one to Illinois based CIS Knockouts 0-1. Crossfire pressured the entire way and enjoyed a greater than 5-1 shots on goal ratio but couldn't find the back of the net. In the third game, Crossfire continued to dominate but unfortunately continued to have difficulties converting scoring opportunities, losing 1-2 to Busch from Missouri. In their final contest, Crossfire started connecting on their strikes and came away with a 3-1 victory over the Southern California Enforcers.

Most games in this weekend blitz of a tournament were decided by a goal - many in overtime or shootouts. Congratulations, girls, for continuing to improve and continuing to learn by competing at the top levels in the country!

Crossfire Semi-Finalist At Starfire

Apr 18, 2004

Tukwila, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick lost a hard-fought battle to NWN '90 Allegra this morning in a semi-final game of the Starfire Tuneup Tournament, 0-2. Both teams played hard the entire way. Neither team scored in the first half, but Allegra connected two times in the second period to earn the W and move on to the finals - congratulations, Allegra! Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick advanced to the semi-finals by beating the Vancouver Whippets, Legacy '90 and FWU Reign '90 Purple.

Crossfire played balanced team soccer in this early season tournament with 12 different players scoring. In their four games, Crossfire recorded a 31-2 goals margin in going 3-1, and now turns its attention to a national tournament at their age level - the Coast2Coast Classic.

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