Who is gone when?

Several folks have asked about the upcoming schedules and potential absences. I consolidated the schedule for every national team represented on the Thorns from July 1 to the end of the season. Optimistically, I am sticking by my preseason projection that Amandine Henry joins the Thorns for the July 2 home match and therefore that […]

Phew!

The Thorns survived a scare on Sunday in one of the more exciting and tense nil-nil draws you could ask to see. The team lost half its starters to national team duty yet managed to fight the nearly full-strength Seattle Reign to a stalemate at Providence Park. It is clear that Mark Parsons has brought […]

Is that the Death Star on the Horizon?

The Thorns finally returned to Providence Park on Saturday and what a return it was! The opponent was the Washington Spirit, tops in the league. We’d recently played them to a nil-nil draw in the wilds of Maryland. Given that the Thorns had scored only five goals in five games while the Sprit had conceded […]

Catfight in Seattle

Catfight in Seattle by Richard Hamje Have you ever watched two cats face off? Lots of posturing, hissing, back-arching as the opponents watchfully circle each other. A sudden flurry of claws and teeth that quickly settles back into attentive circling. Sometimes a little blood is drawn but most often the combatants simply walk away with […]