The fall is a time of year when we really want to encourage our student-athletes to make sure they are putting the necessary effort into their studies... 

It's still fairly early in the fall season for many of the teams in action, but its been a rather successful start thus far with a 38-19-3 record overall that includes three boys sides that are unbeaten at least four games into their season and another that is 5-1-0. Here's a quick look at the early stages of action in the RCL. 

Douglas Kelly, 2008, of Guam’s ZES Football Club, has gotten to know the Spokane Sounders and the Spokane Shadow programs pretty well these past four months. Kelly’s steady development on the island of Guam led his club coaches, Jonahan Romero and Jason Cunliffe, who are also members of Guam’s national team, to pursue some additional opportunities for the player on the west coast. 

Punt it! Get it outta here! Be Safe and Clear it! How many times during any given gameday do we hear coaches and/or parents instructing the younger soccer players to Get It Out! Within Spokane Sounders and SSC Shadow we are asking for our players to NOT do that. We are asking them to build, to connect, and to keep possession. Well... why? Why are we building of the back? 

Many of the club's younger sides made the relatively short trip over the border recently to play in the Pend Oreille Cup as a final tune-up before their fall seasons began. 

Spokane SC Shadow and the Spokane Sounders are excited to announce ClickIt RV, the leading retailer for new and used RVs in Spokane, as a partner of the club. 

Spokane Sounders and Shadow success throughout the summer tournament calendar continued over the past few weeks with the Surf Cup, Rush Cup, Pleasanton Rage Showcase and River City Cup. 

The heart of the summer tournament calendar got under way over the past two weekends, and with that the Spokane Sounders got things off to a fantastic start at premier tournaments such as the Crossfire Challenge and Davis Legacy Cup. The 2001 Rave Girls and the 2003 Rave Boys highlighted outstanding efforts from several teams at the two events with championship performances. 

Needing two points in the final weekend of the regular season, the Spokane Shadow U23s took to the road for a pair of games in the Evergreen Premier League and claimed the Columbia Division title with a 3-1 victory in Yakima Saturday. The Shadow U23s will travel to Kent Saturday for a Semifinal meeting with Seattle Stars. 

Four Spokane Shadow players - Bryan Hernandez, Spencer Wolfe, Tanner Williams and Mike Ramos - and head coach Mike Pellicio were honored Friday as 2018 NPSL Conference XI selections for the Northwest. 

Spokane SC Shadow announced that MultiCare Rockwood Clinic is continuing as an official provider of sports medicine and orthopedic services for the club such as Athletic Training, Orthopedics, Primary Care Sports Medicine, Sports Physical Therapy, and Education in addition to providing on-site medical service for the Spokane Shadow First Teams. 

The club coaching staff took part in another Seattle Sounders FC Youth Academy coaching session recently with Seattle Sounders FC head recruiter Henry Brauner. 

The new season is under way! After a successful series of tryouts and initial team meetings throughout the month of May, the club and teams were looking forward to getting onto the pitch for some games. Last Saturday's RCL Jamboree did just that in a fun way, allowing the kids to get in some friendly contests with their coaches having the ability to coach them right from the field.

Devin Hauenstein and Isaiah Damschen were recognized this spring as the Offensive and Defensive MVPs for the Greater Spokane League, leading a contingent of 18 other players that were recognized by the GSL, GNL and NEA. 

Four Spokane Sounders and Spokane Shadow teams claimed State Cup and President's Cup championships over the past month, wrapping up an incredible 2017-18 season in Washington Youth Soccer that saw the club's teams earn 11 league championships along with nine other semifinal appearances or top two league finishes in RCL or FWRL.