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After coming up just short last season, Cedar Rapids Inferno claimed its first Gateway Championship in the Midwest Premier League. The team outscored the rest of its conference on its run to the first title in club history.
by Rich Schenck
Read MoreChicago House AC has had a good season in the Midwest Premier League this year. What would make it a great one is a division title. That’s on the line on Saturday against RWB Adria.
by Adnan Bašić
Read MoreRich Schenck continues his series on the origins of the Midwest Premier League and the clubs that fill its tables. This entry into his series tells the story of Steel City FC.
by Rich Schenck
Read MoreEvery soccer fan will tell you that half the fun in being a soccer fan is judging the kits each year. A new season means new kits and Rich will be rating the kits being rolled out for the 2024 Midwest Premier League season, these are his personal opinions. This is part one.
by Rich Schenck
Read MoreYear four of the Common’s existence is a sentimental one for the small, but the loudest, part of the fanbase, marking ten years of soccer since Lansing United’s 2014 debut in NPSL. The 2014 Great Lakes West Champions would eventually fall in the National Semi-Finals to the New York Red Bulls U-23s, the eventual NPSL National Champions. Five different leagues and three different clubs have been serenaded by this core group of diehards through the decade. Although the colors and the names have changed, this group has continued to be, Lansing First.
by Rich Schneck
Read More“We're working with other organizations in the community to feature theme nights, like a 'Bike to the Game' with Pedal Holland, and a pet-and-adopt zone with dogs from local shelters. We believe that the 'pub parade' from our sponsor Tulip City Brewstillery to the stadium will take off in popularity and become a community icon in the summertime.”
Read More“We initially started this since we had an issue with “Pay-to-Play” in a public-school setting, and decided that we could do something about it.”
Read More“We have two real rivals and another potential rival. The first that must be talked about is Detroit United… There is no one else in Michigan we have circled more than Detroit United when we see them on our fixture list.”
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