PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football Club beat Bellevue Athletic 5-3 on Friday July 28 at Washington Premier Soccer Complex in Puyallup to advance to the 2023 Cascadia Premier League 2 Championship match. PRESS: The playoff win was covered by Jeff Graham for the Kitsap Sun. POFC bolted out to a 4-0 lead before having toContinueContinue reading “POFC Holds Off Bellevue Athletic to Earn Spot in CPL2 Championship Match”
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Port Orchard Throttles Thurston County To Complete Perfect Regular Season
PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football Club completed a 10-0-0 season on Sunday night July 23 at Tumwater Stadium with a 9-0 throttling of Thurston County. It’s the first time a Cascadia Premier League team has gone unbeaten and untied in a 10-match season. Michael Divano scored his 19th and 20th goals of the season andContinueContinue reading “Port Orchard Throttles Thurston County To Complete Perfect Regular Season”
Gabe Threadgold Joins POFC Before CPL2 Playoff Roster Freeze
PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football Club is excited to reveal that Gabe Threadgold has been added to the club’s CPL2 roster and will be eligible for the upcoming promotion playoffs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-kDYkuMYQ4 Cascadia Premier League playoff rosters were due to freeze on July 18 at midnight. Head Coach Pat Leonard worked with General Manager Sam IronsideContinueContinue reading “Gabe Threadgold Joins POFC Before CPL2 Playoff Roster Freeze”
Port Orchard FC Delivers ‘Most Complete Performance’ In Port Townsend Rout
PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football Club scored a 7-1 victory over Northern Peninsula FC (NPFC) in Port Townsend on Sunday July 16 to improve to 9-0-0 in the CPL2 regular season. Coach Pat Leonard hailed the effort and overall team performance. Ben Wilkinson, Tony Haroz, Victor Cabanas and Kolby Juarez form a wall in PortContinueContinue reading “Port Orchard FC Delivers ‘Most Complete Performance’ In Port Townsend Rout”
VIDEO INTERVIEWS: Michael Divano & Isaiah Whitesell
PORT ORCHARD, WA—Michael Divano and Isaiah Whitesell are two young stars helping push Port Orchard Football Club’s debut season higher and higher. Divano has 16 goals in 8 match so far. Whitesell now has 3 wins in goal, 2 straight shutouts and a .66 goals against average. Club Coordinator David Falk caught up with bothContinueContinue reading “VIDEO INTERVIEWS: Michael Divano & Isaiah Whitesell”
Coach Pat Keeps POFC Fans Informed with Show “Let’s Go Gaffer!”
PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football Club Head Coach Patrick Leonard loves to communicate not only with his players and staff but also with the growing legion of POFC supporters. Weekly show “Let’s Go Gaffer!” gives Pat a platform to talk about the previous and upcoming matches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF-2QAQuE9Y Leonard is interviewed in the short show byContinueContinue reading “Coach Pat Keeps POFC Fans Informed with Show “Let’s Go Gaffer!””
Port Orchard FC Draws Over 4,000 Fans in Home Debut Season
PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football Club completed the home portion of the club’s inaugural regular season on Sunday July 9 with a 3-0 win over Twin City Union at Kitsap Bank Stadium. The match drew 742 fans and pushed the season total for POFC to 4,013. The club averaged 669 fans over six home matches,ContinueContinue reading “Port Orchard FC Draws Over 4,000 Fans in Home Debut Season”
Port Orchard FC Clinches Pacific Division Title with Home Finale Victory
PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football Club are the 2023 Champions of the Cascadia Premier League Pacific Division after a 3-0 win over Twin City Union on July 9 at Kitsap Bank Stadium. The accomplishment was achieved despite a match filled with obstacles. Gaffer Pat Leonard knew it would be a challenge. “I thought there wasContinueContinue reading “Port Orchard FC Clinches Pacific Division Title with Home Finale Victory”
DaveSPN Broadcasts Replays of POFC Matches
PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football Club was fortunate enough to have DaveSPN broadcast replays of the club’s June 25 match at Steel United, July 2 home match versus Grays Harbor Gulls and July 9 home match versus Twin City Union. “DaveSPN,” a name play on sports channel “ESPN,” is actually the Youtube video channel ofContinueContinue reading “DaveSPN Broadcasts Replays of POFC Matches”
POFC Takes Control in Pacific Division with Shutout Victory Over Grays Harbor Gulls
PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football Club is three points closer to clinching the 2023 Cascadia Premier League Pacific Division title after they shut out the Grays Harbor Gulls 4-0 before a record crowd of 816 on Sunday July 2 at South Kitsap High School’s Ed Fisher Field. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXjCOuAnyyc Michael Divano and Dominik Pajimola each scoredContinueContinue reading “POFC Takes Control in Pacific Division with Shutout Victory Over Grays Harbor Gulls”
Historic Downtown Brick House 714 Bar and Grill Partners with POFC
PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football Club is excited to announce that historic downtown’s Brick House 714 Bar and Grill is the latest partner to get behind our community’s new semipro soccer club. Brick House 714 Bar and Grill will offer 10% off of entrees for fans wearing POFC gear (such as jerseys, scarves, hoodies, t-shirts)ContinueContinue reading “Historic Downtown Brick House 714 Bar and Grill Partners with POFC”
Defense Comes Through As POFC Sweeps Aside Steel United
PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football club relied on its defense to carry the day in a 2-1 away victory over Steel United on Sunday June 25 at Franklin Pierce High School Stadium. General consensus after the match was that Matthew Eronemo, Kolby Juarez and Graham Hunt had especially bright showings. They clogged up Steel counterattacksContinueContinue reading “Defense Comes Through As POFC Sweeps Aside Steel United”
Port Orchard FC Routs NPFC, Stands Unbeaten At Mid Season
PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football Club blew out visiting Northern Peninsula FC 7-2 on Father’s Day Sunday June 18 to complete the first half of the CPL2 season with a 5-0-0 record. Michael Divano scored a hat trick for the third straight match at Ed Fisher Field before a crowd of 602 on an oftenContinueContinue reading “Port Orchard FC Routs NPFC, Stands Unbeaten At Mid Season”
Port Orchard FC Granted 501c3 Nonprofit Tax Status By IRS
PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football Club is pleased to reveal that it has been granted 501c3 nonprofit tax status by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The club’s mission to establish and operate an elite men’s soccer team in Kitsap County now carries the additional benefits associated with this classification. Important Step For POFC “This isContinueContinue reading “Port Orchard FC Granted 501c3 Nonprofit Tax Status By IRS”
Wilkinson, Louden Score Two Each As POFC Rolls
TENINO, WA—Port Orchard Football Club welcomed a new player and a previous player back on Sunday June 11 and both scored braces in an 8-1 romp over Twin City Union in Pacific Division play on the black pitch of Tenino High School’s Beaver Stadium. MATCH GALLERY: Photos by Jesse MacKenzie on POFC Facebook. Ben Wilkinson.ContinueContinue reading “Wilkinson, Louden Score Two Each As POFC Rolls”
Late Rally Lifts Port Orchard To Wild Win Over Grays Harbor
ABERDEEN, WA—Port Orchard Football Club scored four goals in the second half on June 4 at Stewart Field in Aberdeen to rally past the Grays Harbor Gulls 5-3 and take over sole possession of first place in the CPL2 Pacific Division. POFC were supported at the club’s first-ever away match by a throng of chanting,ContinueContinue reading “Late Rally Lifts Port Orchard To Wild Win Over Grays Harbor”
POFC’s 9-Week Push For Promotion Kicks Off Sunday In Aberdeen
PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football Club are done with off weeks and the push for promotion into the Cascadia Premier League (CPL) First Division is now a 9 consecutive week obstacle course for the new men’s elite soccer team. Beginning Sunday June 4 in Aberdeen at 2 PM against Grays Harbor Gulls there are 8ContinueContinue reading “POFC’s 9-Week Push For Promotion Kicks Off Sunday In Aberdeen”
Hawaii to Washington: Dom-inators Cheer On POFC’s Dominik Pajimola
PORT ORCHARD, WA—Dominik Pajimola took a chance on himself a few months ago. He got on a plane from his native Hawaii in search of soccer opportunities in Washington state. His appearance at Port Orchard FC open tryouts impressed the coaches. In short order Dominik has already scored a league goal and assisted on another.ContinueContinue reading “Hawaii to Washington: Dom-inators Cheer On POFC’s Dominik Pajimola”
Divano Deja Vu: Another Hat Trick As POFC Rolls To Win
PORT ORCHARD, WA—If it seems like you’ve seen it all before, you’re not wrong. On May 7 Port Orchard FC rode a first half hat trick (3 goals) by Michael Divano to a big win. Two weeks later it has happened again. For good measure, Divano also repeated the trick of drawing a first halfContinueContinue reading “Divano Deja Vu: Another Hat Trick As POFC Rolls To Win”
Sidney City Supporters Building Backing Behind Port Orchard FC
PORT ORCHARD, WA—There was a time when the city of Port Orchard went by the name “Sidney.” The name change happened in 1903. A mere 120 years later Port Orchard Football Club was founded and it makes perfect sense then that when a group of locals founded a supporters group right alongside POFC they adoptedContinueContinue reading “Sidney City Supporters Building Backing Behind Port Orchard FC”