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	National Pro Fastpitch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The WPSL was founded in 1997 and folded in 2001.
		The WPSL consisted of four teams located in the Eastern United States in 2000.
		However, a WPSL All-Star team competed in two exhibition games against the Tennessee All-Stars as part of the National Softball Association's A division Eastern World Series in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Pro_Fastpitch (1271 words)

	Women's Premier Soccer League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is a national amateur women's soccer league in the United States.
		The goal of the WPSL is to promote and develop women's soccer at the highest level.
		For the 2006 WPSL Season, a wave of expansion was undertaken, adding teams in Delaware, Virginia, Florida, Colorado, California, Missouri, New York, and New Jersey.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Women's_Premier_Soccer_League (289 words)

	USASA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The league is designed to serve as a reserve division for teams of the WPSL, one of the top-ranked women?s soccer leagues in the world.
		Player pools for WPSL teams will increase as players are available to be called up to the senior squad; meantime, players experience the steady game action necessary for development.
		Both the WPSL, a national league, and MSSL, a regional league, are sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA), an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation.
	www.usasa.com /xiglanews/templates/news.aspx?articleid=1015 (436 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Utah Spiders hosting WPSL championship
		Since the W-USA folded in 2003 and left the United States without a full professional women's soccer league, the WPSL represents one of two nationwide leagues in the country.
		Of the four teams that qualified for the WPSL finals, only one of them — River Cities — features a current member of the U.S. Women's National Team (Lori Chalupny).
		However, Chalupny won't be in Utah because she's preparing with the United States for a friendly on Sunday.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,640198188,00.html (498 words)

	USASA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		WPSL National Champion, FC Indiana, is ranked the highest of American teams at #2.
		: The WPSL is the highest level of women?s soccer in the United States and one of the top leagues in the world.
		The mission is to provide the highest level of women?s soccer while simultaneously providing affordable, quality family entertainment and positive role models for our youth.
	www.usasa.com /xiglanews/templates/news.aspx?articleid=690 (340 words)

	About Us... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The only stand-alone national women's soccer league in the country, the WPSL was formed as a regional league serving the western United States and was granted national league status by the U.S. Adult Soccer Association (USASA) in 2002.
		The WPSL's goals are to promote women's soccer at the highest level possible in North America and to do it with class, distinction and respect for the sport but more importantly, the players and the fans.
		The WPSL season runs from May 1st to August 1st, leaving enough time (two weeks on average) for their collegiate players to get ready for their respective preseasons.
	www.mutinysoccer.com /about_us.html (981 words)

	USA Red vs WPSL Gold (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		WPSL Gold inning 1 Berg reached on an error by 1b, assist by 2b.
		WPSL Gold inning 6 Mims to 1b for Gardner.
		WPSL Gold inning 11 Berg grounded out to 3b.
	www.usasoftball.com /Women/Shootout/boxscores/game07.htm (1082 words)

	National Pro Fastpitch - ABOUT NPF ::
		NPF, formerly the Women's Pro Softball League, is a fastpitch softball league created to provide elite female athletes with the opportunity to compete at the professional level, while providing affordably-priced entertainment for families and sports enthusiasts around the globe.
		The WPSL captured the attention of fastpitch softball fans worldwide when it exploded onto America's sports scene in 1997.
		The WPSL expansion plan took into consideration the need to re-shape the current structure of the league to accommodate the addition of important strategic partners vital to future growth and success of the League.
	profastpitch.com /info (1443 words)

	Sun Herald - 06/30/02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Lindemuth said a number of WPSL coaches and players reside in Florida and that he and WPSL personnel at the Colorado headquarters regularly receive telephone calls from them.
		Derk said she would be interested in a WPSL coaching position again.
		Former Florida Wahoos coach Cindy Bristow, the 2000 WPSL Coach of the Year, is director of development for the International Softball Federation, which operates out of Plant City.
	sun-herald.com /NewsArchive2/063002/sp4.htm?date=063002&story=sp4.htm (340 words)

	WPSL All-Star Team vs USA Softball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		WPSL All-Star Team inning 3 Richards grounded out to 3b.
		WPSL All-Star Team inning 4 Benedict grounded out to 2b.
		WPSL All-Star Team inning 6 Richards grounded out to ss.
	www.usasoftball.com /CPTS/gamestats/cpts58.htm (758 words)

	NFCA.ORG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Nine cities nationwide will experience the action and excitement of the WPSL, while the women's national team prepares to win the second of back-to-back gold medals at the 2000 Summer OlympicGames in Sydney, Australia.
		The WPSL also announced that ESPN2 has increased its television coverage of the league for the fourth consecutive season.
		Each WPSL team will play 24 of 32 games at their home site.
	nfca.org /news/?id=1471 (486 words)

	Sun Herald - 08/24/02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		That's because WPSL President Richard Levine has announced that for a third consecutive year, the WPSL will not have league play.
		In July the league featured a game between WPSL and Tennessee all-stars in Chattanooga, Tenn., where the National Softball Association East Division A World Series was being held.
		Venice resident Tom Lindemuth, former general manager of the WPSL's Tampa Bay FireStix and Florida Wahoos, has been behind the effort to have the stadium become a 2003 venue for a WPSL team.
	sun-herald.com /NewsArchive2/082402/sp2.htm?date=082402&story=sp2.htm (271 words)

	Adirondack Lynx - Women's Premier Soccer League Team
		July 16, 2006 - As the WPSL playoff seedings are slowly becoming clear, the Lynx have earned a spot courtesy of a couple of unexpected late season losses by the #2 and #3 teams in the Eastern Conference-North standings yesterday.
		Patti Carroll in goal, and the entire Lynx defense were just exceptional in holding the Fury, who have scored a massive 24 goals in only 7 games this season, to just one on the evening.
		With all of the men’s semi-pro and pro sports teams that have graced our upstate region over the years, it is with immense pride that I can finally offer females the same sporting opportunity right in their own backyards.
	www.adirondacklynx.com (4076 words)

	Women's Soccer Leagues and Teams
		The WPSL is a regional amateur league serving the western United States, sanctioned by the United States Amateur Soccer Association (USASA).
		After several very successful seasons, the WPSL seeks to give many college players a future in professional American soccer.
		The league is recognized throughout the world for providing elite competition for women's players.
	pointme.to /soccer/women.htm (287 words)

	WPSL WOMEN'S TEAM
		The WPSL is now the highest-level women’s soccer league existing in the U.S. with the recent demise of the WUSA.
		WPSL teams are semi-professional and teams travel and play regionally.
		If you are interested in these clinics please contact admin@unionfootballclub.com for more information (cost, location etc)and to reserve a spot.
	www.unionfootballclub.com /ncufc.htm (596 words)

	RiverCities FC
		WPSL Rated Top Women’s Soccer League in the U.S. Posted: Friday, September 16, 2005
		The WPSL Midwest Conference champion River Cities F.C. (11-1-2) completed the upset-filled doubleheader as they followed up the 2-0 win for the Long Island Fury over San Diego WFC with their 2-1 victory over an ever stronger opponent — on paper.
		To top that feat, they did it with a comeback effort that has guaranteed for the second consecutive year the hoisting of the National Championship trophy by a first-year WPSL organization.
	www.rivercitiesfc.com (1135 words)

	The Official Website of the San Francisco Nighthawks - A Premier Women's Soccer Team
		The WPSL Western Division was won by Ajax Women of America (Los Angeles) and was followed, by half a game, by WFC SeaLions (San Diego); each of those teams had only one loss on the season with San Diego also logging a tie.
		The WPSL Championship weekend is under way with the field of 39 teams reduced to the final four.
		The Nighthawks, charter members of the WPSL, are committed to fielding a more competitive WPSL team in 2007 with hopes of challenging the WPSL Western Division leaders and being competitive with other top U.S. and international teams.
	www.sfnighthawks.com (470 words)

	Softball
		The league actually began on May 30, 1997 with teams in Atlanta, Charlotte, Durham, Hampton Roads (Va.), Orlando, and Tampa.
		In December, 1998, the name of the league was changed to Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL) and in 2002 it was changed again to National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) with league play starting in 2004.
		Softball became an official Olympic sport in 1996.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0768420.html (338 words)

	Springfield MO Soccer / WPSL (Women Pro)
		The WPSL representative is River Cities FC which has gone 7-0-2 in their inaugural season.
		Congratulations, or as I’m discovering from my HS correspondents, Props to Drury Assistant Coach Sarah McClellan who was recently named a WPSL 1st Team defender.
		She is a graduate of the University of Maryland and plays for the Maryland Pride of the Women’s Professional Soccer League (WPSL) which is one of two pro circuits in the US and was recently ranked the #1 circuit in the US.
	sgfsoccer.com /category/wpsl (816 words)

	SAN DIEGO WFC SEALIONS OFFICAL SITE
		Next season will be even better -- 2007 will be our 20th season playing the "beautiful game" and our 10th in the WPSL, and we plan some special promotions to highlight the occasion.
		The SeaLions' semifinal opponent will be WPSL Eastern Division playoff winner Long Island Fury (8-2-2), on Friday, July 28 at 6:00 p.m.
		The Final Four tournament will be played at Juan Diego Soaring Eagle Stadium in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper, with Friday's semifinal winners squaring-off in the Championship match Saturday, July 29 at 8:00 p.m.
	www.sandiegowfc.com (333 words)

	WSW USISL W-LEAGUE
		The new WPSL expansion team Orlando Falcons to be holding open tryouts
		WPSL National Championship Finals set for July 30th.
		WPSL Philadelphia Pirates to bring top level women's soccer back to Philadelphia
	www.womensoccer.com /refs/wpsl.shtml (622 words)

	Women's Premier Soccer League - Providing the highest level of women's amateur soccer in the US since 1998
		WPSL SEMIFINAL #2: RIVER CITIES F.C. July 29, 2006
		Tampa Bay Elite talk about their first year in the WPSL with Tampa Bays Channel 10 News.
		Brandi talks about her return to the California Storm with Channel 10 News San Diego.
	www.wpsl.info (93 words)

	WPSL
		None of the players get any financial compensation for playing because there are high school and college players on club rosters who would lose their college eligibility if they got paid for playing or if they played on a club with other players who were getting paid for playing.
		Shek Borokowski of FC Indiana says to newspapers in Sweden that WPSL teams have a choice of either being fully pro or fully amateur.
		No indication yet on the divisional arrangements but the Central Division is probably still going to very lightweight in numbers unless more come in during the winter.
	women.soccerway.com /board/index.php?topic=56.0 (1963 words)

	WPSL TOUR OF FASTPITCH CHAMPIONS ON SALE NOW
		The Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL) brings its "Tour of Softball Champions" to Chattanooga on Thursday, June 28 and Friday, June 29.
		Held at Jim Frost Stadium (Warner Park), the June 28 exhibition will feature the WPSL Gold Team versus the Tennessee All-Stars.
		The WPSL Gold Team features Olympians from the 2000 Sydney games such as Lisa Fernandez, Michele Smith, Shelia Douty, and more.
	www.chattanoogasports.org /wpl.html (252 words)

	Global Sports Media - Content Licensing
		SAN FRANSISCO, Apr 18 (SW) - The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) announced today their new 39-team, five conference format for the Summer 2006 season and the playing site for the National Championship Tournament being held this July 29-30.
		With the WPSL expanding into a 39-team, national women's soccer league with five conferences, the necessity to re-organize the postseason playoff format was inherent.
		Returning to competition this summer will be the 2004 WPSL National Semifinalist Denver Diamonds, who will compete against former WUSA star and 2004 All-WPSL selection Alexa Smith and the Colorado Springs Sabers, Everton FC America (Dallas, TX) and the 2006 WPSL National Championship host Utah Spiders in the Southwest Conference.
	www.globalsportsmedia.com /licensing/news/1145345354 (480 words)

	soccerFLA
		The Board of Directors of Palm Beach United FC is pleased to announce the formation of a new Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) team.
		With the expansion of the WPSL in Florida and specifically in West Palm Beach we continue to build a positive environment that encourages our players to strive for excellence.
		For more information about the WPSL please contact: Jerry Zanelli, League Commissioner, 800-854-0913, ext.
	soccerfla.com /2006/20060126.htm (191 words)

	LaFemmeFutbol.net
		Saturday 6th May 2006 - 10:58:17 AM GOSHEN, IN, May 6, 2006 — FC Indiana, the reigning US Open Cup and Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) national champions, and currently ranked #4 in the world by www.WomensWorldFootball.com, announced the signing of an English midfielder Claire Ramsdale.
		Monday 13th February 2006 - 7:51:54 AM Goshen, IN (February 9, 2006) FC Indiana, the reigning US Open Cup and Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) national champions, and currently ranked #2 in the world by www.WomensWorldFootball.com, announced the signing of two finalists for the 2005 African Player of the Year.
		Barnes was the ninth overall pick (1st pick, 2nd round) in the 2002 WUSA draft by the Carolina Courage and helped lead the team to the regular season championships and the WUSA Founders Cup Championship.
	lafemmefutbol.net (910 words)

	SlideTackle Magazine - WPSL News - Women' Soccer
		However, she will miss the first half of the WPSL season as she, and her husband Jerry Smith (longtime Head Coach of the Santa Clara University Women's Soccer program), are expecting a baby in June.
		The California Storm is one of 30 teams in the National Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL).
		Based in Sacramento for 16 years, the Storm has won 3 National Championships in 1999, 2002, and 2004.
	www.slidetacklemagazine.com /wusa_news.htm (549 words)

	WPSL California Storm 2006
		Congratulations to the WPSL West Division Champions California Storm on another successful season!!
		The 2005 regular season completed with the Storm finishing with thirteen wins and a tie to lead the WPSL West.
		The Storm won their semi-final game against the Steel City Sparks 3-0 with two goals from Chelsea Hunt and a third from Leslie Osbourne.
	home1.gte.net /otruba/storm.html (388 words)

	Wheaton College: Women's Soccer: Former women's soccer standout McHugh named to WPSL East Division All-Star team
		The WPSL just ended its eighth year as an independent women's soccer league.
		Listed as the second-ranked women's league in the world and the top women's league in the United States, the WPSL is the only stand-alone national women's soccer league in the states and is affiliated with FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation.
		Over 80 former WPSL players were on WUSA teams and many former and current U.S. and international national team players have played on WPSL teams.
	www.wheatonma.edu /Athletics/soccerw/News/pr20051213b.html (431 words)

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