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Who Are Ya!: San Francisco Nighthawks (Golden Gate Women's Soccer League & WPSL)

June 08, 2026 by Joshua Duder

One of the longest-running amateur women’s teams in the world, playing since 1995; a member of the first iteration of the USL W League, and a founding member of the WPSL, we wanted to know everything about the Red, Black, and Fog. So, we were excited when GM of the San Francisco Nighthawks, Jill Lounsbury, took time out of her schedule to answer our questions.

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June 08, 2026 /Joshua Duder
feature, Amateur Soccer, Grassroots Soccer, coverage, Protagonist, Who Are Ya!, New York Soccer, Cosmos, USL League One

Who Are Ya!: Pittsburgh Riveters SC (USL W League)

June 01, 2026 by Joshua Duder

“We Can Do It!” and they did. Riveters SC was founded in 2024 and in 2025 they won the USL W League’s Great Forest Division and made an appearance in the playoffs - this year they hope to go even further and have the support of The Burgh to add another title to “The City of Champions.” We wanted to know how it all got started and Matt Grubba from Media Relations was willing to give us the story.

by Joshua Duder

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June 01, 2026 /Joshua Duder
feature, Amateur Soccer, Grassroots Soccer, coverage, Protagonist, Who Are Ya!, New York Soccer, Cosmos, USL League One

Who Are Ya!: Vermont Clover FC (UPSL)

May 25, 2026 by Joshua Duder

Soccer in Vermont has landed on the national stage in the last couple years - from NCAA Champions to another team winning an amateur national championship. Vermont Clover FC looks to help fill a role in that soccer ecosystem by providing a needed step in the development pathway. We were caught by the brilliant colors of their kits and badge, wanted to know more, so we reached out to co-founder and general manager Chris George for some answers.

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May 25, 2026 /Joshua Duder
feature, Amateur Soccer, Grassroots Soccer, coverage, Protagonist, Who Are Ya!, New York Soccer, Cosmos, USL League One

Who Are Ya!: Namekagon Soccer Club (WPASL)

May 20, 2026 by Joshua Duder

The Namekagon River runs into Trego Lake in Northwest Wisconsin; Highway 63, which connects Hayward and Spooner, passes over the south end of the body of water and is the home to the players of Namekagon Socer Club. We reached out to the new kids on the block in the WPASL to find out more about why they got started and what makes them tick, Tyler Turinske was generous with his time and filled us in!

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May 20, 2026 /Joshua Duder
feature, Amateur Soccer, Grassroots Soccer, coverage, Protagonist, Who Are Ya!, New York Soccer, Cosmos, USL League One

Who Are Ya!: Ehtar Belleville FC (Midwest Premier League)

May 06, 2026 by Joshua Duder

Ehtar FC is built entirely from the grassroots up by fans of the sport whose “pure love of soccer” willed it into existence. The badge is a nod to the previous city flag of Belleville, IL and the club competes in the MWPL after two years in the NPSL - President and Director of Operations, Ian Thurlow, took the time to answer all of our questions.

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May 06, 2026 /Joshua Duder
feature, Amateur Soccer, Grassroots Soccer, coverage, Protagonist, Who Are Ya!, New York Soccer, Cosmos, USL League One

Who Are Ya!: Baltimore City FC (APSL and MSSL)

April 27, 2026 by Joshua Duder

Who Are Ya!? is back this week with another great club to introduce you to - Baltimore City FC, who participate in both the Maryland Super Soccer League as well as the APSL.

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April 27, 2026 /Joshua Duder
feature, Amateur Soccer, Grassroots Soccer, coverage, Protagonist, Who Are Ya!, New York Soccer, Cosmos, USL League One

Who Are Ya!: Kensington SC (WPSL / UPSL / The League for Clubs)

April 15, 2026 by Joshua Duder

Sometimes we like to catch up with old friends, we originally ran an Under the Lights article about Kensington Soccer Club back in October of 2022. We’ve re-run some of their historical information verbatim, but Justin Haskell, the Men’s Program Director at the club, wanted to share their changes, growth, and progress as an organization.

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April 15, 2026 /Joshua Duder
feature, Amateur Soccer, Grassroots Soccer, coverage, Protagonist, Who Are Ya!, New York Soccer, Cosmos, USL League One

Who Are Ya!: Hill Country Lobos (USL League 2 / USL W in the future)

April 06, 2026 by Joshua Duder

The backbone of their existence, the Lobos Immigration Project, runs through everything Hill Country Lobos do. Founded in 1996, they’ve focused on making a community and accommodating environment for immigrants through futbol - we wanted to know everything we could about the club and club representative, Erick Villalba was kind enough to answer our questions.

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April 06, 2026 /Joshua Duder
feature, Amateur Soccer, Grassroots Soccer, coverage, Protagonist, Who Are Ya!, New York Soccer, Cosmos, USL League One

Who Are Ya!: Eagle FC (USL W & USL L2)

March 30, 2026 by Joshua Duder

Eagle FC is a legacy community club which dates back to 1975 and has competed at multiple levels of the game - currently they have adult teams in both USL W League as well as USL League Two; additionally they have various youth and development squads. With amateur adult leagues kicking off in just over a month, we wanted to get to know a club we’d admired from afar for quite a while.

by Josh Duder

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March 30, 2026 /Joshua Duder
feature, Amateur Soccer, Grassroots Soccer, coverage, Protagonist, Who Are Ya!, New York Soccer, Cosmos, USL League One

Who Are Ya!: Forest Park Rangers (MWPL)

March 23, 2026 by Joshua Duder

Forest Park Rangers FC have announced their arrival onto the St Louis soccer scene as well as into the Midwest Premier League. Founded by soccer fans, for soccer fans, FPRFC aim to keep support and membership at a reasonable cost and to represent St Louis while honoring the legacy of soccer in the Gateway City.

by Josh Duder

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March 23, 2026 /Joshua Duder
feature, Amateur Soccer, Grassroots Soccer, coverage, Protagonist, Who Are Ya!, New York Soccer, Cosmos, USL League One
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