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In our weekend recap episode, we talk about Cavalry FC's win over Pacific FC. We also discuss the Calgary Wild's first ever win vs AFC Toronto. In USports news, both Dinos men's and women's clubs have clinched first place in the Prairie Division. Both Mount Royal Cougars teams are also destined for the playoffs.  SAIT's women's team continues their winning ways. Neither Ambrose or SAIT's men's team played on the weekend but other teams did, which affects their places in the table. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky. Our website is yycsoccer.com

We combined our weekend recap into our usual end of week episode for this week.  We review Cavalry FC vs HFX Wanderers and preview the Cavs return to Spruce Meadows on Saturday when they take on Pacific FC. We review last Friday's Crowchild Classic II women’s edition where the Dinos defeated the Cougars.  We also preview all of the USports matches this weekend. The Calgary Wild return from international break to finish off their schedule. We preview their match vs AFC Toronto on Sunday. We review SAIT and Ambrose results from last weekend and preview their matches this weekend. Our feature interview is with Esrom Yohannes, who recently made his international debut with Eritrea's national team. We talk about his pathway from Calgary, where he's played for SAIT and Foothills, to getting the call from his home country. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky. Our website is yycsoccer.com

We preview Cavalry FC's Thanksgiving Day match vs HFX Wanderers in Halifax.   We also preview Crowchild Classic II (Women's Edition) on Friday evening at McMahon Stadium. Our interview this week is with Dinos' captain Sofia DiGiacomo, who talks about her career and the Dinos season, scoring big goals and recovering from two ACL tears. While there is no other USports action this weekend except for the Crowchild Classic, there are are lot of games in the ACAC.  The SAIT Trojans and Ambrose Lions both play two matches each this weekend. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky. Our website is yycsoccer.com

We recap Cavalry FC's match vs Inter Toronto. The Cavs haven't lost two matches in a row in league play all season until this week.  The Calgary Wild made the road trip to the east coast and faced the Halifax Tides, who are fighting with Vancouver for the final NSL playoff spot. We talk about this match which ended in a goalless draw. We review USports action where the Dinos and Cougars women's teams faced the Saskatchewan schools in home matches. Meanwhile, the men's teams travelled to British Columbia. We also review SAIT Trojans and Ambrose Lions matches. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky. Our website is yycsoccer.com

We review Cavalry FC's loss to Atletico Ottawa and preview their Saturday morning match vs Inter Toronto. The Calgary Wild head to Atlantic Canada to take on the Halifax Tides. We talk about this match and also have a feature interview with Wild GK Sarah Keilty-Dilling. We discuss her career, her long wait to make her pro debut and what it means to be play for your hometown pro club. Dinos and Cougars men's teams head to British Columbia while the women's teams play Saskatchewan opponents here in Calgary. The SAIT Trojans meet Lethbridge in a netural site doubleheader in Raymond. And we do another update about Calgarians participating in the international window. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky. Our website is yycsoccer.com

In our weekend recap episode, we talk about Cavalry FC's dominant 6-0 win over Supra at Spruce Meadows on Friday evening. We also discuss the Calgary Wild's impressive 3-1 win over Vancouver in their last home match of the season. The Dinos women prevailed in the Crowchild Classic over the Mount Royal Cougars. We talk about that match as well as the men's Dinos and Cougars teams, SAIT Trojans and Ambrose Lions. We also provide an update about Calgarians playing for national teams in this FIFA window. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky. Our website is yycsoccer.com

We preview Cavalry FC's match vs Supra on Friday evening and the Calgary Wild's final home matchon Sunday vs Vancouver Rise. Our interview this week is with Cavalry FC goalkeeper Joseph Holliday. We talk about his career, his first start with Cavalry and what it's like being one of the youngest players but also being one of the longest serving players on the team. We preview a huge matchup of the Crowchild Classic women's edition. The undefeated Cougars take on the undefeated Dinos for a battle for first place in the Prairie Division of Canada West. We also preview men's action as well this weekend's ACAC matchups. Several Calgarians are playing for their countries this international window. We do a preview of their matches. And we provide an update on the fate of the West Soccer Dome, which was threatened by City of Calgary plans for a water treatment plant. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky. Our website is yycsoccer.com

We review results from Calgary teams at the pro, university and college level in this episode. Cavalry FC got a bit closer to claiming the CPL regular season title on the weekend with a 1-1 draw against Forge. These matches are always full of tension. We give our thoughts. Calgary based USports teams went a perfect 8-0 this weekend. We review all of the matches, including the Dinos women beating another top 10 team in Saskatchewan, Dinos men getting some revenge on the Alberta Golden Bears and more successful results for the Mount Royal Cougars. In ACAC action, Ambrose University accomplished a massive upset on the weekend as their men's team defeated cross-town rivals SAIT Trojans. This is the first time the Lions have ever defeated the Trojans in men's soccer. The Calgary Wild are officially eliminated from the NSL playoff race as they fell to the Ottawa Rapid 3-1 on Sunday. We also talk about Bim Pepple and Kaylee Hunter as both have been scoring goals over the last while. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky. Our website is yycsoccer.com

We preview perhaps the biggest match of the year (so far) in Calgary this weekend. Cavalry FC will take on Forge FC on Saturday afternoon. With a win, the Cavs would take a commanding lead in the race for the Shield and home field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Calgary Wild are making the trip to Ottawa to play the Rapid this weekend. Can they keep their historically long undefeated intact Our interview this week is with Mount Royal Cougars men's head coach Ryan Gyaki. We discuss the season so far, talk about last year's championship final (also played in a snowstorm) and his thoughts about the Cougars new stadium. We preview USports men's and women's matches involving the Dinos and Cougars, and also ACAC matches including the still unnamed derby matches between SAIT and Ambrose. There are also a few updates about 1Up joining AMSL and Dominick Zator makes his first appearance for his Romanian club. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky. Our website is yycsoccer.com

We recap all of the weekend matches involving Calgary based soccer clubs at the professional and post-secondary levels The Calgary Wild put in their best home performance of the season at McMahon where they defeated the Halifax Tides 1-0 with Taegan Stewart scoring the winner and Sarah Kelty-Dilling recording the clean sheet. Cavalry went to Vancouver Island and collected three points from Pacific FC in a professional performance. The Cavs officially clinch their playoff spot and the stage is set for a massive match this upcoming weekend vs Forge. Mount Royal's new stadium was officially opened and hosted 4 matches this weekend. The Dinos and Cougars women's teams continued their perfect seasons with a pair of wins each. In ACAC action, the SAIT Trojans men's and women's teams remain undefeated. In our final segment, we talk about the Amazing Race Canada and how the upcoming finale episode will feature several prominent Calgary soccer locations. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky. Our website is yycsoccer.com

We preview Cavalry FC's match vs Pacific FC. The Cavs signed forward Hassan Ayari this week and we try to figure out how he fits into the roster. And our semi-regular U21 minutes update is back. The Calgary Wild are back at McMahon to face Halifax on Saturday. The Wild will try to keep their franchise record undefeated streak intact. The MRU Cougars will play four matches at their newly upgraded facility this weekend, starting with a match Friday between the Cougars men and the Alberta Golden Bears. We also talk about Dinos, Trojans and Ambrose matches coming up this weekend. A couple of Calgarians (and former podcast guests) are on the move. We talk about Dominick Zator's move to Romania and Sydney Wathuta's loan to Orange County in the USL Championship. We also briefly discuss the AMSL challenge matches that are happening in the city. 1Up United is making their bid to get promoted into AMSL after winning the provincial title at the Premier level last week. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky. Our website is yycsoccer.com

We review this weekend's matches including Cavalry FC's demolition of HFX Wanderers on the east coast. We also talk about the Calgary Wild keeping their undefeated streak alive with a goalless draw against AFC Toronto In USports action, the Dinos and Cougars women's teams swept their matches on the road. The men's teams had success against Macewen but both fell to the Alberta Golden Bears. Ambrose played Red Deer in Calgary this weekend. We review the match and also have an interview with Ambrose men's head coach Thiago Bastos. We also have an update about the Alberta Provincials matches that were in Calgary over the weekend where five teams won gold medals. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky. Our website is yycsoccer.com

Most Calgary teams are on the road this long weekend. We preview Cavalry FC as they visit Halifax to take on the Wanderers and we also talk about the Wild going to BMO Field to play AFC Toronto. The Farkhunda Muthaj saga has now reached its conclusion.  The Wild announced that she will be leaving the club by mutual agreement. We have some final comments about perhaps the strangest story we've seen since we started the podcast. Both of Calgary's women's USports teams play their first matches of the season this weekend as the Dinos travel to Winnipeg and the Cougars go to Lethbridge. We have interviews with Dinos veteran Jaden Tomaszewski and Cougars head coach Tino Fusco to help preview their seasons. We also discuss Calgary's men's USports teams, ACAC action, Alberta Provincials matches in Calgary and Canada playing in the women's U20 World Cup. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky. Our website is yycsoccer.com

We recap this weekend's action. Cavalry FC managed a 1-0 victory over Vancouver FC at Spruce Meadows on Saturday. Combined with a Forge loss, the Cavs now sit top of the table in the CPL. This is the first time this season they have done so where there have been no games in hand involved. We also have a brief discussion about Tobias Warschewski's brilliant season and if it's enough to attract any interest from MLS clubs. The Calgary Wild's unbeaten streak is now at five matches as they drew the Vancouver Rise 2-2 on Saturday at Swangard Stadium. Sarah Kelty-Dilling made her Wild debut between the sticks after waiting for her chance for a year and a half. There were no USports matches to recap from the weekend but there were a few ACAC doubleheaders. We discussed SAIT's victories over Red Deer and the Ambrose Lions matches vs Lethbridge and Olds College. The PDP Championships wrapped up in Montreal this weekend. The Calgary Rangers U15 Girls captured a bronze medal with a victory over Vancouver United.  Teams from Foothills, Mackenzie United, and South West United also competed. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky. Our website is yycsoccer.com

In our 200th episode, we cover a wide range of Calgary soccer topics.   We preview Cavalry FC's match vs Vancouver FC and the Calgary Wild's game vs Vancouver Rise.  Post secondary action has kicked off for Calgary schools and we spend a lot of time talking about it, including two interviews.  The first edition of the Crowchild Classic happened on Thursday in front of a crowd of over 1700 at McMahon Stadium.  We talk about that match.  Our first interview is with with Dinos veteran Joey Plenzik, who talks about this season. The ACAC season starts this weekend with SAIT's home opener on Saturday and Ambrose's home opener on Sunday.  Our second interview is with SAIT head coach Jess Whyte and veteran player Amy Fallows. There are five Calgary teams playing in the PDP Championships in Montreal this week. We talk about how Rangers, Foothills, Mackenzie United and SWU have fared this far. We also talk about the upgrades to the Mount Royal soccer stadium as Scott wrote an article in the Calgary Herald about it this week.  Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky. Our website is yycsoccer.com