Second half run leads Riots to Championship
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SAN JOSE, CA – Behind a stellar performance by SPL Championship MVP Katie “Bugs Bunny” Knopp, the Riots dominated the second half, winning the first-ever Spartan Premier League Championship 8-4 in front of a sellout crowd on Spartan Field Friday afternoon. [more]

Belding and Furner spark Riots for win
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SAN JOSE, CA – Emmy “Nutter Butter” Belding and Shanelle “Chips Ahoy” Furner unleashed huge efforts, accounting for eight of the nine Riots goals to lift the orange to a 9-5 victory on Spartan Field Monday afternoon in the final SPL regular season match. [more]

Dropkixx rally in second half with late run
SAN JOSE, CA – Through 50 minutes of exciting SPL action, there was not too much separating the Riots from the Dropkixx on Monday afternoon at Spartan Field. The two league favorites battled away, trading goals in a game that saw seven lead changes and eight ties, but the last 10 minutes belonged to the Dropkixx, scoring four of the final five goals to steal the victory. [more]

Dropkixx win again in high scoring affair
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SAN JOSE, CA – Emmy “Buzz Lightyear” Belding had a huge day, scoring five goals and two assists, but the Dropkixx still were able to pull out a 14-10 win behind a balanced but effective attack, giving them their second straight victory Monday at Spartan Field. [more]

Early second half surge leads Dropkixx to victory
SAN JOSE, CA – In a close match at halftime, the Dropkixx turned out five straight goals early in the second half to blow out the visiting Riots 7-3 at Spartan Field on Monday afternoon. The win marked the second straight second half explosion of goals for the Dropkixx. [more]

Dropkixx win in rout behind huge second half
SAN JOSE, CA -- On match day three of the Spartan Premier League, it was no match. The Dropkixx came out of halftime and ran roughshod over the visiting Riots to earn their first win of the young season 8-2 on Monday afternoon at Spartan Field. [more]

Riots make a statement in wind with 7-2 victory
SAN JOSE, CA -- In blustery conditions (I said blustery, not blistery, who could it be blistery???), the Riots imposed their will with four straight goals to open the game and two at the end to put it away. A strong gusty wind made play tough for both teams Monday, but the Riots endured through, posting a comfortable 7-2 win. [more]

High scoring affair ends in draw in Inaugural Match
SAN JOSE, CA -- In the highly anticipated opening match of the new Spartan Premier League, the two sides gave a good show to the television audience, battling to a 6-6 draw at Spartan Field on Monday afternoon. The high scoring affair was highlighted by a hat-trick and a four goal game, one from each team. [more]

Inaugural Draft Complete - Teams Ready for Competition
SAN JOSE, CA -- In an exciting day in San Jose, CA at the Spartan Premier League Office (SPL), the Inaugural Player Draft for the 2009 season was held in front of a standing-room crowd (actually true this time, someone was standing). The two franchises, the Riots and the Dropkixx each selected their opening day rosters in a heated draft. [more]

Team Names and Logos Announced
SAN JOSE, CA -- After months of speculation and anticipation, marketing, polling and research development, the new soccer league SPL, Spartan Premier League released the names and logos of its two new franchises today to the media.
In an afternoon press-conference (in which no one again showed up), SPL Commissioner Jeff “The big mean guy” Leightman unveiled the new trademarks to the roaring (non-existent) crowd. The two franchises will be named “The Riots” and the “Dropkixx.” [more]

New Women's Professional League Formed
SAN JOSE, CA -- After two plus years of waiting for elite women’s soccer to come back to the United States, the wait is over and a new hope has emerged (no… we are not talking about the WPS). On January 13, 2009, Commissioner Jeff Leightman officially announced a new women’s soccer league to the media. At the news conference (in which no one showed up), Leightman unveiled the new league, named SPL or Spartan Premier League. [more]