Clik here to view.
Dayton Dutch Lions Women on Yearlong Hiatus
The Dayton Dutch Lions have fielded teams in top women’s amateur soccer leagues for seven consecutive years. That streak will be broken this year. The Dutch Lions have announced their women’s side...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Recap of National Signing Day 2018 for Ohio Women’s Programs
National Signing Day, marking the beginning of the signing period for Division I and Division II college soccer programs, occurred on February 7th. Many of the 25 DI and DII women’s programs in Ohio...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Recap of National Signing Day 2018 for Ohio Men’s Programs
We recently published our list of players to sign with Ohio DI and DII women’s programs. Here are the commitments to the men’s teams. We’ll keep the list updated as information becomes available....
View ArticleCrew SC Cruises to Win Over Atlanta in Carolina Challenge Cup
Columbus Crew SC opened Carolina Challenge Cup 2018, the club’s final stop in a circuitous preseason tour, with a 3-1 victory over Atlanta United FC. Pedro Santos started the scoring for the Black...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NPSL Expands Back Into Cleveland
When the National Premier Soccer League declared the termination of AFC Cleveland’s membership in early December, it appeared soccer fans around Sixth City would have to wait some time to find another...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rubber City FC Bounces from NISA to NPSL
Rubber City Football Club, a newly formed soccer team in Akron, plans to begin play in 2019. The league in which the team plans to play, however, has changed. Rubber City FC was originally planning to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NISA Responses to Rubber City FC Change of Heart
When Scratching the Pitch broke news of Rubber City FC’s decision to pursue membership in NPSL only days after announcing intentions to compete in NISA in 2019, we regretfully did not offer NISA an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Louisville City Spoils FC Cincinnati Home Opener
FC Cincinnati hosted Louisville City FC in the Orange and Blue’s 2018 USL regular season home opener at Nippert Stadium on Saturday evening. On a night where Cincinnati did nothing particularly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cleveland SC Announces Preliminary Roster
Cleveland SC released a preliminary roster of players it will field in a home-and-home series against FC Columbus this weekend. The list was cultivated following an open tryout held by the club last...
View ArticleFC Columbus Falls, Not Fails, in Home Debut
“Jogo Bonito” is more than just a tagline for FC Columbus. This was evident to all in attendance at Grandview Heights on Sunday evening, when Columbus hosted Cleveland SC in a preseason friendly. The...
View Article