Submitted by Oly Town Artesians
The Oly Town Artesians will open their 2017-2018 indoor soccer season with a home match against the Snohomish Skyhawks on Saturday, November 11, the Western Indoor Soccer League announced today. The game is the first in an eight game season that runs from mid-November to early February and features four home games and four road games.
The Artesians will return to The Pavilion on the campus of The Evergreen State College for four games, starting with their season opener against the Skyhawks on November 11. The Tacoma Stars Reserves will make a trip to campus on Saturday, December 16. Defending league champion Bellingham United makes their Olympia trip on January 6 and the home slate wraps up on Saturday, January 20 against the Olympic Force.
Oly Town will hit the road after the Thanksgiving break to face the Skyhawks in Snohomish on December 2 before facing the Force in Bremerton on December 9. They hit Tacoma to take on the Stars Reserves on January 13 and wrap up the regular season in Bellingham on February 3. With five teams returning to the WISL, the Artesians will have bye weeks on November 18 and January 27.
The top four teams make the playoffs, with the WISL Semifinals scheduled for February 10 and the Finals set for February 17.
The Artesians enter their fourth indoor soccer season and are coming off their best year, finishing in third place with four wins, five losses, and one draw. Evergreen alum Willie Spurr scored 14 goals and chipped in with 11 assists to lead the club in both categories.
Tryouts for the 2017-2018 Oly Town club are scheduled for Saturday, October 14 at 3:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 15 at 1:00 p.m. at The Pavilion. Players are encouraged to pre-register by visiting www.olytownfc.com/tryouts. The cost to tryout is $25.
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