JH Kelly 4, IPS/Blitz 5

 Defense was not a highlight for either team, but clinical finishing left the keepers grasping for air many times through an interesting game. JH Kelly jumped out to an early lead and then took the foot off the gas and lost concentration. IPS gained control of the midfield and cruised to a 4-1 lead. At some point momentum swung back around and JH Kelly came back to be within 1 goal. A breakaway injury time the produced a save from IPS that literally gave them the 3 points ended an entertaining momentum shifting match.

Westside Lompoc 2, Kell's FC Portland 5
The WL strategy was simple -- hunker and counter. Five minutes into the game, it looked like it might work. A quick outlet through the middle and to the deceptively speedy Todd Grunewald peeling away and hauling balls down the right flank opened up the weak side, where outside left midfielder Matt Anderson positioned himself perfectly in a withdrawn position to cleanly strike the hard-driven cross by Grunewald, which was brilliantly dummied by the tightly-marked Mike Dorrington. 1-0 Westside Lompoc. Of course the game was young, and WL knew a poised Kell\'s side would mount a considerable attack. Sure enough, within the next ten minutes they got it back, 1-1. Grunewald was subbed for Niall Gregor, the offensive threat in the throes of a fitness reclamation project. Signalling his intentions, Gregor quickly collected the ball near the corner of the penalty box and spun a couple defenders before rifleing a shot just wide of the upper V. Moments later, he\'s fed, route 1, by the Carrick-like Dorrington at the top of the box, turned, and drilled a laser underneath the diving Kell\'s keeper. 2-1. The center official whistled the shortened half to an end, and both sides spend their two minutes assessing their second-half strategies. Kell\'s predictably comes out firing on all cylinders, circulating bodies through the midfield at a dizzying pace, forcing multiple pronounced rebuffs by Lompoc enforcer Chet Zimmer. Kell\'s magic hat proves too deep, again, as they pull two more rabbits out over the span of ten minutes. With 12 minutes remaining, WL shifts the formation to a more offensive one, but are unable to get the needed equalizer, and instead get exposed on the thinned-out defensive end by a hungry Kell\'s attack eager to put the game firmly out of reach.

Other results:

FC Swoosh Kell's 2, Kelly's Olympians 1

Red Army 2, Black Cats 0

As the men's open and over-30 spring seasons starts to get some legs under them (so to speak), here are some other interesting goings-ons around the league for your to wrap your boots around...

• Did you know that if you click on a team's name, you'll see that team's entire schedule, as well as team stats?   
• Managers -- for any issues or questsions regarding fields, forfeits and rescheduling, email the Scheduler/Administrator Rachel Lemons, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , and copy your Division Commissioner (Open - Ernesto Aguilar,  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; O30 - Chris Zebig, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ).  All forfeit rules apply, according to the league rules, which can be linked to on the left hand side of the front page of this site.
• In case you missed it, the OPSL is now on Facebook and Twitter!  Use the links on the left-hand side of the page to sign up and stay informed with important soccer news in the league, region, and beyond, and for up-to-date OPSL Open Division games scores.
• The weekly cards and suspensions reports for the spring season can be found -- where else -- under the "Cards and Suspensions" link on the left-hand side of the page.
• The 4th annual adidas 6v6 shootout is officially confirmed!  From mid-June to late July, the adidas america campus in N. Portland will again be the location of the OPSL-run mini-league showcasing the best local men's and women's small-sided soccer talent. 
• We are proud to announce the return of the Kennedy Cup competition to Oregon.  This tournament, featuring the best teams from the Pacific Coast Soccer League (British Columbia), the State of Washington, and the OPSL, will take place on Saturday, 8/14 and Sunday, 8/15 at the Tualatin Hills Recreation Center.  The Kennedy Cup is the men's open classification, and this year, the women's equivalent -- the McAdams Cup -- will also take place.  And we are excited to announce the first ever "Cascadia Cup," competition for the best men's over-30 teams.  For more information about the storied Kennedy and McAdams Cups, click here. 

Thanks for checking in with the OPSL -- check back often for scores, game recaps, and soccer news from the region!