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Washington Spirit goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris and defender Ali Krieger have both been named by Jill Ellis to the U.S. Women’s National Team roster for the 2015 World Cup. Harris talks about her preparations for the tournament in this MyMCMedia Extra.

Fans beat the drum and waived their flags on a balmy evening to watch the Washington Spirit top the defending NWSL champion FC Kansas City Saturday night. About 3,500 were in attendance for the home opener of the 2015 season, according to team owner Bill Lynch. Young players sported their team jerseys and older fans […]

In just two weeks, Montgomery Community Media will celebrate a “Day in the Life of Montgomery County.” Our celebration takes place on April 22nd – that’s Earth Day – and we are promoting the event in order to inspire and encourage others to join us as we try to capture the diversity of our county […]

Here are your five things to know today, March 31, in Montgomery County: 1. Play Ball! Montgomery County Parks is opening all athletic fields tomorrow so spring sports can officially hit the ground running. 2. MCPS students will have to make make up just one snow day, June 15 after getting a waiver from the State […]

Here are your five things to know today, March 28, in Montgomery County: 1. Get your environmental know how at the first, annual Greenfest today at the Silver Spring-Takoma Park campus of Montgomery College and at Jesup Blair Local Park. Follow MyMCMedia’s Aline Barros on Twitter @AlineBarros2 for reports from the event. 2. Watch the […]

The Washington Spirit move up to second place after defeating the Chicago Red Stars 1-0 on Wednesday night.  The Spirit’s record improves to 6-4-1 on the year while the Red Stars drop to 6-3-1. Both teams are currently tied for second with 19 points. Spirit Goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris kept her team in the game with […]

The Washington Spirit will play their second home match of the season at the Maryland SoccerPlex against FC Kansas City at 6:30 p.m. on April 19. In their home opener, the Spirit faced the Western New York Flash and took a 3-1 loss. During the first half of the match, the Spirit were able to […]

Conny Pohlers, a star soccer player from Germany, is now the third Washington Spirit player to move into Ingleside at King Farm, a continuing care retirement community in Rockville. A recent signee with DC’s professional women’s soccer team, Pohlers will play her first home game on July 3. The 34-year-old striker joins Spirit teammates Diana […]

Where do out of town professional soccer players live for the season? Many of the players live with host families but this season two Washington Spirit soccer players are living independently in a furnished luxury apartment at a local retirement community in Rockville. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports the athletes could not be happier with their […]

Ingleside at King Farm hosted a welcome party for two of its newest residents on March 28. Professional soccer players Diana Matheson and Robyn Gayle of the Washington Spirit are now calling the retirement community home. The star soccer players were teammates on Canada’s bronze medal winning 2012 Olympic soccer team. Matheson is probably best […]