Ching coming back: “I still feel like I can contribute”

A lot of fans of former Spokane Shadow PDL and Gonzaga standout Brian Ching may have gotten one of their wishes for 2013 granted today as the Hawaiian decided he will play at least one more season in Major League Soccer for the Houston Dynamo.

Boise State to stay in Mountain West after all

Though it had previously committed to moving the Broncos into the Big East for football in 2013 and the Big West for all other sports, including the women’s soccer program, Boise State University announced today via news releases that the program has reversed course and will remain a member of the Mountain West Conference for all sports.

INW Soccer News selects Collegiate 2012 Season Best XI

It was a pretty good collegiate season this year for programs in and players from the region.  The following is this season’s INW Soccer News Best XI player selections for the collegiate campaign, honoring 33 of the region’s top women’s players and 22 men’s selections.

Have Your Say: INW Soccer Men’s College Player of the Year

The INW Soccer News Collegiate Best XI selections have been announced. Here is your opportunity to have your say in who should be considered as the top INW player for the year.

Have Your Say: INW Soccer Women’s College Player of the Year

The INW Soccer News Collegiate Best XI selections have been announced. Here is your opportunity to have your say in who should be considered as the top INW player for the year.

For the Road: NBC News report on major security concern at hotels

NBC News aired a report today concerning a significant new security flaw in the electronic hotel room key systems that criminals are now using to break into hotel rooms in a matter of seconds.  Knowing that most INWsoccernews viewers are often on the road, I felt that it was important to share this story so that teams, players and their property are safe when traveling to tournaments around the region. Before you go to the NBC News report linked below, here are the two most important things to remember when staying at a hotel.

Shine’s Robertson headed to UEFA Champions League

Spokane Shine midfielder Lisa Robertson was announced as a new signing for Glasgow City of the Scottish women’s premier league Sunday, marking the end of a lengthy career with Hibernian for the former Scottish youth international, who spent the 2012 summer with the American WPSL club.