Shadow among pride of the Northwest at National Cup XI

In the end, only the Vancouver Timbers were able to come away as champions at the US Club Soccer National Cup XI in Chicago on Monday. But the Spokane Shadow were one of only three clubs from the region to advance to their bracket's championship game, reaching the U15G Premier final.

Overall, the teams representing the region struggled amongst the national competition in Waukegan, Ill. Only four of the 20 northwest-based teams were able to earn two victories and put themselves in contention to compete for a title – all on the girl’s side of the event. In addition to the Shadow and Timbers, FC Portland and the Northwest Nationals had outstanding results.