Record-setting offense leads the way for Ocean City
With the largest margin of victory in club history, the Barons defeated the expansion New Jersey Rangers 8-1 on Wednesday night. Steve Miller (Colgate / Ivyland, PA) became only the second player in Barons' PDL history to score a hat trick, while his strike partner Lee Squires (Lees-McRae / Sheffield, England) added a pair of goals and an assist.
Short-handed Newark ties Barons 1-1
With strong winds blowing off the nearby Atlantic Ocean, the Ocean City Barons opened the 2008 PDL season with a 1-1 draw with the Newark Ironbound Express on Sunday night.
San Jose Takes It to the Quakes
Lost Virtually Ends the Quakes Hope for US Open Cup Qualification
The San Fernando Valley Quakes lost their first home game in over a year on Sunday, falling by 3 goals to 1 to the visiting San Jose Frogs, a result which virtually ends their US Open Cup qualification chances for another year. The Quakes had not previously lost a home game since the 1-0 defeat to the Southern California Seahorses on the final day of the 2006 season, and the 1-3 score line is also the largest margin of defeat suffered by the Quakes since they lost 5-0 to Fresno Fuego back in July of 2006.
New Hampshire Downs Cape Cod 2-1
Former Phantom Youth Player Leads Way
Former Phantoms youth player and current Springfield College standout Adrian Schippers scored twice as the Phantoms knocked off the defending PDL Northeast Division champion Cape Cod Crusaders 2-1.
