Mark your calendar: Sun June 13th, 9:00 am, Skyline college will be the ultimate Spikes Showdown: Spikes II vs. Spikes III (VICE), in the first ever all-spikes regular league matchup. All club members are encouraged to drag your ass out of bed and come watch this game, even if your water bottle is filled with mimosas or bloody marys.

Go Spikes!

 

Showing how deep its roster is this year, Spikes I took on Club Marin Azzuri for the second time this year with only 2 subs, both of whom were returning from injured reserve. But they controlled the game from start to finish, and buried 4 shots in the back of the net, winning 4-0.  Spikes I remains in second place, and takes on long-time rival UCA next Saturday at 11:00 am at Drake HS.  Go Spikes!

 

8 Spikes headed north this weekend to play in the Rain City Friendly Tournament. The mixed team round-robin friendly format made for a great experience, and a grueling 3 hours of soccer on Saturday. The tournament drew ~150 players mostly from Seattle / Vancouver / Portland. There was lots of interest among the players in a similar event in San Francisco.  Something for us to consider for 2011... Go Spikes!

 

In this season's fisrst meeting between the two top teams of MSL's B-Division, Spikes I beat the Club Marin Boys 3-0. The Spikes shut out the Bhoys, who had scored no less than five goals in each of their previous six games. Congrats to the entire team for playing fantastic, inspired soccer all game long, and to Joey Avraham for scoring his second hat trick of the season. Go Spikes!

 

Spikes I, currently in 2nd place of its 8-team division, will take on division leaders Club Marin Bhoys this Saturday in Marin.  The game is sure to be a good match, as the two top teams compete for the first time this season.  Kickoff is at 1:00 pm at Novato HS in Novato. Come on up and cheer on Spikes I. There are sure to be spots in cars that are driving up already if you're interested in going.  Go Spikes!

 

Spikes and friends - Come on out to the Castro County Fair. It's being held on Sunday May 23 from 11:00 - 6:00 at the SF Armory (Mission St @ 14th st). Spikes will be selling drinks, and raising funds to help us compete at the Gay Games in Germany later this summer. And Spikes... if you haven't signed up for a slot to volunteer yet... do so now on the google doc. You'll find the link in an email from Dave Collins. Or contact Dave directly at dwcollins@gmail.com Go Spikes!

 

A regular board meeting of the San Francisco Spikes will be held on Thursday May 20th, at ~8:30 pm (following practice) at the home of Dave Collins (3368 22nd St). Board meetings are always open to all club members. You may also send input or agenda items to Scott Tocher, Club Secretary, at tocher@pacbell.net. Go Spikes!

 

Come join the Spikes and get your drink on at our special Saturday beer bust at the Eagle. We'll be there from 3:00 - 6:00 pm, and $10 cover buys all the beer you can drink, and a tasty meal.  So come on out and party with the Spikes!

 

The Spikes I team took on our old nemesis the Pikers today and came away with all three ponts.  This 4-2 win continues the unbeaten streak and brings us to 4-0!  This is our best start since 2007.  Keep it up boys.

 

$3 cover goes towards a raflle with the winning ticket holder's club receiving the proceeds.

 

On Sunday, March 13, from 1-3 pm Spikes III (Spikes Vice) has reserved the pitch at Silver Terrace playground for a friendly club scrimmage.  If you'd like to play, email Dave Collins at dwcollins@gmail.com to reserve a spot on the challengers squad. We're also looking for a volunteer to referee the game for us. It's a turf field, so the game will be played rain or shine. Directions to Silver Terrace can be found here.  Go Spikes!

 

Spikes II has began its season in the Sports4Good league in late January, and we've finally found our groove.  After a heart-breaking loss in our season opener in the last 20 seconds of the game, we fought hard but came up short in the next two games leaving us frustrated at 0-3.  Undeterred, Spikes II stormed back in Game #4 to earn its first W of the season 3-1.  Game #5 was 5-1 stomping of our hapless opponent, and some of the prettiest soccer we've played in SF. Game #6 ended 3-1 for our 3rd victory in a row, and could easily have been more.  We've got a bye this Sunday, and play our last game of the first half of our season on Sunday March 14.  Come cheer us on, as we try to head into the mid-season playoffs on a 4 game win streak. Go Spikes!

 

Spikes II will meet tonight to discuss coaching, team management and roster selection for the rest of the season here in SF, as well as the Gay Games in Germany later this summer.  We're getting together at Brian Cox's home: 148 Lower Terrace, San Francisco, CA 94114 at 7:30 pm tonight. Public transportation is very close by. It's a 10-15 minute walk up 17th Street from the Castro underground stop, a few blocks from the 33 and half a block from the 37. Parking is generally pretty easy too. All Spikes are invited to this meeting and you're encouraged to attend if you have an interest in participating on the second team. Go Spikes!

 

A group of Spikes I players have been keeping active this off-season competing in a NorCal Athletics 8v8 league on Tuesday nights. The league is highly competitive, and has helped us play fast, controlled soccer, and improve our conditioning.  Last night we finished our regular season games with a fantastic 4-0 win over a strong opponent, playing some of the best soccer I've ever seen the Spikes play. That W earned us a spot in the playoffs next Tuesday night.  Spikes I regular season will begin in Marin on Saturday April 3, and run through August.  Go Spikes!

 

At its Annual Club Business Meeting on February 6th, the Spikes elected the following 8 members to its board for 2010:

President: Matthew Shambroom
Vice-President: Patrick Johnston
Treasurere: Boris Khmelnitskiy
Secretary: Scott Tocher
Members-at-Large: Chris Fajardo, Dave Collins, Tae-Wol Stanley, Chris Santamauro

Officers were elected at our first board meeting on February 17th  Congratulations to all who were elected to leadership positions in 2010. Go Spikes!

 

The 2010 Annual Spikes Club Business Meeting will take place on Saturday February 6, 2010 from 12:00 noon - 1:30 at Patrick Johnston's home (3726 22nd Street @ Sanchez St). We will review club finance/fundraising, elect next year’s board of directors, establish 2010 Club dues and team fees, discuss upcoming tournaments and any other club business.  If you have a topic you’d like added to the agenda, please email it to our Club Secretary, Chris Santamauro (csantoma@gmail.com). All current and new/prospective club members are invited to attend. Go Spikes!

 

The Spikes II team will kick off the 2010 season with its first game this Sunday 1/17 at 10:40 am at the Silver Terrace Playground field. We're looking forward to a fun and successful first season in the Sports4Good league, and are ready to bring some of our IGLFA / DC winning ways back to San Francisco. All are invited to come cheer us on. Go Spikes!

 

Saturday, January 23rd from 1:00 - 3:00 pm there will be an open club practice at Garfield Square (25th St / Harrison St). All are welcome to attend. Additionally, the competitive team will be practicing at the same field from 11 am -1 pm.  If you are interested in trying out for that team, please contact Michael Pfyl (michael.pfyl@gmail.com) or Chris Fajardo (cfajardo4@aol.com). Go Spikes!

 

 

On Saturday January 30th, the Spikes will hold its first tournament since hosting the IGLFA World Cup in 2004.  This mixed roster (random / balanced), 1-day indoor tournament is sure to be a good time.  All Spikes as well as any new and prospective players are welcome to attend.  The tournament will be held from 11:30 am - 5:00 pm at the World Cup Indoor Soccer facility in South San Francisco. There is a $20 fee to enter the tournament which includes a T-shirt to keep ($25 at the facility  / day of tournament). You can bring your $20 check (made out to "SF Spikes") to any Spikes event before the 30th, or mail is to Jay Higa, 194 Caselli Ave, SF, CA 94114. Go Spikes!

 

Saturday, January 9th from 1:00 - 3:00 pm there will be an open club practice at Garfield Square (25th St / Harrison St). All are welcome to attend.  This will be the last practice before the SF Team roster is named for the winter/spring season.  If you're interested in playing for the SF team (our intermediate / development team), please come out to this practice. Additionally, the competitive team will be practicing at the same field from 11 am -1 pm.  If you are interested in trying out for that team, please contact Michael Pfyl (michael.pfyl@gmail.com) or Chris Fajardo (cfajardo4@aol.com)

Go Spikes!

 

On a cold and rainy December 12th, 11 Spikes competed in the B-Division of the Setanta Sports / Soccer Resort Bay Area Classic tournament. They finished the round-robin phase on top of the table, with a 4-1 record, and 12 points, but fell in the finals 0-1. They took home a runners-up trophy and a $400 tournament travel voucher for their efforts - a great way to kickoff the 2010 season! Congrats to the team: Michael Pfyl, Chris Fajardo, Ed Center, Matthew Shambroom, Izzy Ruiz, Chris Jansen, Joey Avraham, Leo Gallegos, Brian Huber, Jordan Pease, and Kai King.Go Spikes!

 

The next club practice will be on Sat 12/19 from 11 - 1 at Garfield Square (25th and Harrison St.). This practice is open to all Spikes, but note that the coach is looking to this practice (and one more to be scheduled during the Jan 9-10 weekend) to help guide his selection of the roster for the SF team that will be playing in the Sports4Good league beginning at the end of January. So if you are interested playing for the SF team this upcoming season – especially if you are new to the club and have not played much yet – please come out to one of these practices.Go Spikes!

 

 

When: Sunday 11/8 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Where: Lookout Bar (Market & 16th St.)
What: Come have a few drinks with the Spikes at Jock this Sunday at the Lookout Bar in the Castro.  It's the perfect time to get together during the off-season, and a great way to meet lots of the players if you're new to the club!  We'll be serving up Jello shots, and giving away prizes in our raffle.  Don't miss it!

 

 

The San Francisco Team shows its pride and pulls off their first ever league win.  Well Done lads!!!   Check out the game recap.

 

Today's practice (5/5/09) at Mission High is cancelled due to the rain.  Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

 

It is confirmed with the McGinnis rainout line that all (grass) fields are closed due to rain. Still no official word from the league yet, but we are confident that there will be NO GAME tomorrow (5/2).

 

Due to the rain today (4/07/09), practice is cancelled.

 

The Marin team is kicking off their season after a long winter.  The first game is being played this coming Saturday (4/4/09) at McGinnis Park (Nike Field).  Come out and root on the boys as they start off the season.

 

It's time to put away your indoor soccer shoes and get your cleats out.  Outdoor practice begins this coming Tuesday (March 31st) at Mission High School at 6 PM.  We will be on the football field.  Entry is best gained through the gate on Dolores Street.

 

Come out and watch the San Francisco team kick off their season at the Polo Fields this Sunday (3/8/09).  The game is at 9:00 AM.  Remember to set you clocks ahead for Daylight Savings Time.  Play hard boys!

 

Unfortunately, practice today (Sun 2/22) is canceled.  The grass fields in SF have been closed due to the rain to preserve them for the season.  We'll reserve a field again for next weekend, and hope for a turf field, and better weather.

Go Spikes!

 

 

It's time to dust off your indoor soccer shoes.  Come out and join the San Francisco Spikes at the Eureka Valley Rec Center on Tuesdays at 7PM until March '09.  Please don't wear shoes that could mark the gym floor.  New players are always welcome!!!  Directions and more info about our indoor practices is here.

 

Date: This Sunday, Oct 12th
Time: 10:30 am
Location: SF Golden Gate Park...7th ave at Lincoln on the softball fields...look for the cute gay boys up on top, above the fields.

We'll have pop-up goals, cones, balls, jerseys...we just need you. Friends are welcome too.  Afterwards, we'll head out for some food (or just the mimosas) as well!

Go Spikes!

 

On October 25th, the Spikes will be launching The 2009 Men of the San Francisco Spikes calendar with an official party at Truck Bar on Folsom St at 15th St. The party will include an underwear runway show featuring many of the calendar models, and will include an auction of said underwear as a fundraiser. Mark your calendars for 9pm-midnight on Saturday the 25th!

Advance sales of the calendar begin October 9th, both online (Promo / Purchase) and at our photographer's opening reception. The Men of the San Francisco Spikes photography benefit begins at 6pm at Moby Dick, on 18th St at Hartford St in the Castro. Proceeds will go to both the Spikes and Equality California's No on 8 campaign. Blake Tucker's show runs October 8 - December 3.

Go Spikes!

 

After an injury-riddled 2008 Season, both Spikes teams have completed their seasons. Congratulations on another successful year of soccer, and here's to a speedy recovery to all of our injured Spikes. 

Practices are officially over, but we are looking for a location to continue playing through the fall for those members who are interested.  More info to come on that later.  Indoor practices at the Collingwood Gym should begin around the new year.

Go Spikes!

 

The Marin Spikes beat San Geronimo today 4-0, to extend their unbeaten streak to 5 games.  Completing their third consecutive shutout, they have not conceeded a goal in over 270 minutes now!  As we gradually return from injuries and travel, we are surely showing the Marin Soccer League that we are a force to be reckoned with.  In today's game, Chris Jansen scored a hat trick (Contrats, Chris!), and Adel put in the fourth for the Spikes.  We had many other opportunities to extend our lead, and the defense shut down all of SG's opportunities, leaving Matthew with little work in goal.  Go Spikes!

 

The Marin Spikes have gotten back to their winning ways!  After a tough couple of games due to the incredible amount of injuries we've suffered this season, the Spikes Marin team is unbeaten in their last 4 games.  We tied both Club Marin 1-1, and a tough Marin FC Kono team 2-2.  Then on a sweltering hot day, we beat the Cougars 3-0, and this past Saturday, knocked off our old foes the Pikers 2-0.  Our record is now 4-4-4.  With players returning from injuries, our play has improved, and we have a very positive outlook for the end of the season!  Go Spikes!

 

The Spikes completed their largest fundraiser of the year on Saturday, operating a drink booth at the annual San Francisco Pride festival.  As always, the club members came out in great numbers for what was a fun and successful fundraising event.  Next weekend both the San Francisco team and the Marin team have the week off due to the 4th of July holiday.  Go Spikes!

 

After struggling with injuries and travel the last few weeks, the Marin team finally put together a game that represents the soccer we're capable of playing.  Last Saturday, we took on West Tam United, a team tied for first place in our league, and beat them 5-1.  York led the scroing with 2 goals, while Gil, Chris, and Adel added one each.  Matthew had a near shut-out in goal - fending off a barrage of attacks - after having been forced out of the net by injury for the last 2 weeks.  This was a truly a team effort that required all 14 of us to step up and play our role.  Go Spikes!

 

The Spikes are throwing another happy hour at Truck (15th st and Folsom) this Friday 5/23 from  6-9 pm.  If you were at our first happy hour, you know they're a blast.  You won't want to miss this one!  So come out for $2 shots, sexy strippers, and much more.  Go Spikes!

 

The Spikes SF Team tied Internazional 2-2 on Sunday to earn their first league point of the season. On a beautiful day at the Polo Fields, the SF team dominated the first 35 minutes of the game, creating many chances, but was unable to convert them.  Then in the last 10 minutes of the half, we conceded 2 goals - both on unfortunate deflections.  But the Spikes once again showed their resolve, and came out strong in the 2nd half, and with about 15 minutes to go, drew a handball in the penalty box.  Karl converted the PK to cut their lead in half.  Energized the Spikes forced a goalkeeper mistake on a passback a few minutes later that tied the game 2-2.  We almost put the game winner in with just seconds to go, but finished splitting the points with our opponents.  GREAT team effort, and a solid result!  Go Spikes!

 

The Spikes Marin Team kicked off the season on Saturday, loosing 3-2 to Amistad.  Playing with just 12 men and a shifted lineup, we still played good soccer on perfect pitches at McGinnis Park.  The Spikes conceeded 2 goals in the first half on 2 beautiful shots and entered half time down 0-2.  We came out strong in the 2nd half, and York's perfect long thru pass to Bob sent him unobstructed to the goal, and he beat the keeper on a beautiful shot to the lower right corner.  The Spikes 2nd goal came from a strong cross from Adel on the left flank, that was flicked on by Chris Jansen in the middle to a waiting Pat McCarthy who made his run all the way from defense to volley the ball into the back of the net.  Alas, we conceeded a third goal to Amistad that hit the inside of the post, and though we pressed and controlled most of the 2nd half, we just couldn't equalize.   Though we earned no points, we showed great resolve in dominiating the 2nd half despite being down 2 goals.  Go Spikes!

 

SF Spikes Beer Bust!
"Game Time" - Boys, Beers, and Balls
Saturday, April 26th 4 pm - 6pm
TRUCK Bar 15th and Folsom San Francisco

Join the SF Spikes for a fun afternoon of raffle prizes, cold drinks and hot jocks in shorts! The proceeds from this event will help support the SF Spikes Soccer Club, and enable us to provide more people the opportunity to play soccer here in San Francisco and represent our city in tournaments around the country and the world! Go Spikes!

 

You can now find this season's practices as well as the entire schedule for the Marin League team on the Spikes calendar.  In addition, team and individual stats (as well as the schedule) have been been posted for the 2008 season of the Marin team here.  Go Spikes!

 

Beginning this Tuesday 4/8, Spikes practices will move outdoors to Mission H.S. on Tuesdays from 6:00 pm to dusk. The entrance to the filed at Mission HS is on Dolores St, between 17th and 18th st. in the Castro.  Go Spikes!

 

For the 3rd consecutive year, the Spikes competed in the NY Indoor Classic Tournament - sending 2 full squads this year.  Spikes A finished the 6 game round-robin with a 5-1 record, falling in its first game to Florida, but winning our next 5 against New York, Atlanta, Boston, Washington DC, and Chicago.  This earned us the 3rd overall seed in the Division 1 playoffs.  We easily beat a different Washington DC team in the quarter-finals, and got our revenge against Florida in the Semi-Finals beating them 3-1.  By the time we arrived in the finals, injuries and illness had decimated our roster, leaving us with just a single sub (who played valiantly with 2 broken ribs of his own).  Here we fell to the toughest of the 3 Washington DC teams, and finished in 2nd place overall (of 20 teams).  Spikes B played great soccer all day against a tough set of opponents in the other round-robin bracket.  The finished up 1-1-4, but played good soccer they could be proud of!  Go Spikes!

 

On Saturday, the Marin Team took on UCA in our first pre-season scrimmage of 2008.  It was a beautiful day for soccer, and the Spikes were in mid-season form!  Bob Hartnagel netted the first Spikes goal of 2008 to give us the lead.  Gil Chavez made it 2-0 on a beautifully taken free kick from just outside that he bent into the upper corner of the net.  We conceded our only goal on a well taken UCA free kick right before the half.  Throughout the 2nd half, we continued to press UCA, moving the ball well, and generating many other quality chances.  When the final whistle blew, we were 2-1 victors over the team that won our division last year.  Go Spikes!

 

The SF Team's season opener for 2008 will be played this Sunday at 3:45 pm on Polo Field #4 in Golden Gate Park.  All club members are welcome and encouraged to go cheer on your teammates!  In addition, the first 2 months of the SFSFL schedule have been added to the Spikes' Calendar.

 

At the first regular board meeting of the 2008 season, the Board elected its officers.  This year they are:

President:  Matthew Shambroom
Vice President:  Bobby Dunn
Secretary:  Blake Tucker
Treasurer:  Jay Higa

Jay Higa is also leading the Mission/Vision/Values comittee, and Bobby Dunn is our Fundraising Chairman.

 

At the Annual Team Meeting on February 3rd, the Spikes elected its Board for the 2008 season.  This year's Board is:  Patrick Johnston, Matthew Shambroom, Barry Skown, Blake Tucker, Bobby Dunn, Tae-Wol Stanley, Thang Huynh and Jay Higa.  Congratulations to the new Board!

 

The 2008 Annual Meeting will take place on Sunday February 3rd at 12 noon at 72 Oakwood St.  All current and prospective team/club members are encouraged to attend.  This is the only business meeting of the club each year, during which we will elect the 2008 Board of Directors and SFSFL Coach & Managers, and discuss tournaments, fundraising, finances, and any other new business. 
 

The Spikes Board will meet on Tuesday January 15th following practice.  If you are a member of the club and would like to raise an issue during New Business, please either let a current board member know before the meeting, or join us yourself.   

Ready to play some soccer again?  The Spikes will kick off the 2008 season with indoor practices at the Eureka Valley Rec Center on Tuesdays from 7:00 - 9:30 pm beginning on Jan 8th.  It's a gym floor - bring your flats and shinguards, and come ready to play.  Practices are open to new players, so come on out and join us!  More info (including directions) can be found here.
 

Team and individual stats and results from Buenos Aires, Argentina are now available for both Spikes I and Spikes II teams.  You can find them, along with the tournament recap on its tournament page.  The first batch of photos (best of the action shots) have also been posted to the Photo Gallery.  There are more photos on the way, but I'm always looking for more.  E-mail matthew@sfspikes.com if you have photos from this trip / tournament you'd like me to share. 

The Spikes sent 2 full teams to compete in the IGLFA World Cup in Argenina, and by all measures, we were successful!  Spikes I finished the tournament 7-1, with the Bronze medal in Dvision 1 (the top finish of all US teams).  Spikes II finished 3rd in their preliminary group, also earning a spot in Division 1!  They ended the tournament tied for 9th place overall, falling to eventual champion Dogos Argentina in the round of 16.   Both teams played exciting soccer, and much fun was had off the fields as well!  Tournament stats, LOTS of pictures, and recaps are available on the Tournament Page.
 

The Spikes are making their final preparations before heading to South America for the annual IGLFA World Cup tournament.  Hosted 9/23 - 9/29 in Buenos Aries, Argenina this marks the first time the tournament will be held in South America, and promises exciting competition against teams from Argentina, Australia, Chile, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Iceland, England, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela, and various City-based teams from the US.  The Spikes are sending 2 full squads and look forward to great fun on and off the field.  Read more about the tournament here.
 

The Spikes/Marin Team capped an outstanding season with 2 wins yesterday to win the B Division of the MSL end-of-season tournament.  We faced a very tough opponent in the Semi-Finals: Club Marin.  During the regular season we played the "Club Marin Bhoys", but they brought many of the A-Division players onto their tournament team... and we beath them anyway!  We played some of our best soccer all season, but about 25 min into the 1st half, gave up a penalty kick on a questionable call.  It was scored, but called back by the referee for encroachment into the box.  This time Matthew had their striker's number, and saved his second attempt!  0-0 at half.  Not 5 minutes into the 2nd half, our effort forced an own goal, and that's all our oustanding defense needed.  We held their attack through the rest of the half, and advanced to the finals 1-0.

Our finals opponent was Amistad, who had beat previously undefeated UCA on penalty kicks in their semi-final, and were riding high.  Our superior conditioning, and deeper bench played a huge role in our ensuing route of Amistad in the finals.  Final score 8-2!  Our goal scorers were Chris Fajardo (with his first 2 goals as a Spike - Congrats Chris), Karl, Barry, Bob, Pat M, Chris J, and Brian B.  One defensive callout: Michael Pfyl's outstanding man-marking of their strongest striker, shutting him down to the point that he subbed himself out of the game! 

Thought we finished in 4th place in the league this year, the Spikes can call themselves MSL B-Div Tournament Champioins!  At 12-1-6, this is the best regular season record the Spikes have earned in the last 7 years!  Way to end the season.  Kudos to every player who donned a Spikes  / Marin uniform this year - all 27 of you.  Go Spikes!!! 

The Spikes / Marin Team fell 3-2 to league leader's UCA in our 3rd and last round-robin game of the B-Division tournament.  That puts us in 2nd place of the A group, and into the semi-finals vs. the Club Marin Bhoys next week.  We fell behind 2-0 in the first half on a corner kick, and then a strong shot that snuck by Matthew.  But we batled back, scoring our first goal to go into half time 2-1.  We came out strong in the 2nd half, and tied the game up on a beautiful combination between Karl and Chris J, who scored our second goal.  Frustratingly we conceeded the winning goal with just 4 minutes to go.  Hopefully we'll see UCA in the Finals, and get to take revenge then.  Go Spikes! 

On a beautiful Saturday in Mill Valley, the Spikes/Marin team put forth a great team effort to beat San Geronimo 5-2.  Chris Jansen opened for us heading a ball over their keepr's outstreached arms as he approached the edge of his box.  San Geronimo got on the board, well sort of, with the help of the world's laziest referee.  Matthew stopped a rolling ball along our goal line before even part of the ball had crossed the line, but the referee's view from 40+ yards away was that it was a goal.  That turned up our intensity!  The Spikes struck back twice in the 1st half (Chris, Brian).  In the 2nd half, York put in (another) garbage goal, and Adel got one.  We gave up one real goal, but played strong defense all day to come away with the convincing win.  This secured our spot in the Semi-finals.  Go Spikes!
 

The Marin Team began its 2007 end-of-year tournament with a 2-1 victory over the Pikers.  After delaying the start 30 minutes to remove the "other" football players from the field, we got off to a somewhat shaky start.  About 15 minutes into the game, a PK was awarded against us, and the Pikers took a 1-0 lead.  But as we have done so many times this season, the Spikes fought back, and won!  Later in the 1st half, York scored his team-leading 6th goal to tie it up.  Chris Jansen scored his 2nd of the year at the top of the 2nd half on a 55 yard break away to earn the Spikes 3 points.  Great work today!  Go Spikes!
 

In the last regular season game of the 2007 season, the Marin Team fell to Napa FC.  An absolutely beautiful run by Gil led toAdel scoring in the upper left corner of the net in the first half to get us on the board.  Gil Chavez took a beautiful freek kick that struck the post later in the half, but that was about it for our offense.  Next week we face the Pikers in the first of 3 round-robin games for the 2007 MSL tournament.  Go Spikes!
 

This week, the Spikes/Marin Team took on Amistad, looking to get back on a wining streak.  That's just what we did.  The Marin Team completely outplayed our opponents, who went parts of the game with only 10 men due to constant injuries.  We scored first on a beautiful Bob Hartnagel blast to the lower right corner.  We gave up the equalizer on a sneaky shot right along the end line, but battled back to earn the game winner in the 88th minute.  Credit for this goal goes to John Kiladis for his strong header, though it looked to have been deflected by their defense on the way in.  Final score: 2-1 Spikes.  This game could have been a blowout - we out shot our opponents about 25 - 5.  Our fortitude and work rate that earned us the last-minute win moved us to 3rd place in the B-Division Table.  Go Spikes!
 

The Marin Team came out strong aginst undefeated league leaders UCA.  After a few minutes of settling in, Patrick McCarthy scored our first goal on sheer effort, putting in a rebound behind their keeper.  York scored our second goal later in the first half heading in a Gil Chavez cross that came off the cross bar.  2-0 Spikes at half time.  UCA came on strong in the second half, scoring 3 goals to come back and win the game.  A frustrating result, after such a promising start to the game.  Next time... Go Spikes!
 

The Marin Team ended up with the weekend off, following San Geronimo's forfiet of this weekends fixture.  We earned the equivalent of a 3-0 win, and remain in 3rd place in the league - tied on points with Napa FC, who we play for the second time on July 28.  There is no game next week (July 7).  We pick up on July 14 against first place UCA.  Go Spikes!
 

The Marin Team lost to the Pikers this Saturday 0-1.  It was a hard fought game, in which we produced the beginning of many good opportunities, but never quite got that final shot-on-goal.  We played the Pikers to a 0-0 end of the first half, but gave up one goal in the 2nd half on an admittedly pretty cross and header finish.  We're now in 3rd place in the B-Division, and ready to rebound against San Geronimo next weekend.  Full game report here.  Go Spikes!
 

The Marin Team beat the Club Marin Bhoys 1-0 yesterday to improve its 2007 record to 6-1-2.  After a shaky first few minutes, we woke up for this 9:00 am game, shook off our hangovers, and stepped up our play.  The result of the game was never really in question, as we dominated possession, and created many more great opportunities than the score line reveals.  The game winner was a beautiful one-touch finish by York off a perfect Chris Jansen cross.  Go Spikes!
 

The Marin team struggled early against a strong Marin FC Kono team - who scored 4 times in less than 20 minutes.  After settling in, we played the last 70 minutes of the game to a 2-2 tie - the final score ending 6-2.  We were unlucky in those first few minutes - They only took 4 shots, but three were that perfect unstoppable strike, and the last off a corner kick that rebounded multiple times and luckly landed right at their striker's feet 3 yeards from goal.  We did create many good chances, coming with in inches on 4 or 5 shots.  We'll shake this one off, and come out strong next week.  Full Game Report here.  Go Spikes!
 

The Marin team earned a tough point today, tieing 3rd place Napa FC 1-1 to remain in 2nd place in our league.  In this hard-fought game, we fell behind 20 minutes in, but never gave up.  Coach Center moved us to a very offensive formation in the second half, and it paid off.  After constant pressure, Brian Burns' oustanding effort produced our tieing goal in the 93rd minute just before the final whistle.  Full game report here.  Go Spikes!
 

The Spikes returned to the Hotlanta Soccer Classic after a 6 year hiatus, but picked up right where we left off.  The 13 Spikes fought through a sweltering heat to win all 5 of their games and a gold medal over the weekend.  We scored 11 goals and gave up only one all tournament.  Congratulatinons to the team.  Go Spikes!
 

The Spikes are heading to Atlanta for the Memorial Day tournament: The Hotlanta Soccer Classic.  Good luck Spikes!  Bring home the gold.  Go Spikes!
 

The Marin Team improved to 5-1 today with a strong win over 4th place Amistad, 3-1.   York scored twice, and Adel added one and continues to lead the team with 4 goals in 6 games.  We posessed the ball more than 2/3 of the game, and generated many quality opportunities.  The Spikes were without many regular players, and proved once again how strong our roster is this year.  Full Game Report here.  Go Spikes!
 

After a 4-0 start to the season, the Marin Team lost its first game to UCA, the other undefeated team in our league, 0-2.  UCA scored both of their goals in the first half - the seond of which was on a free kick following a very questionable call by the referee just 3 minutes before half time.  The Spikes fought hard all game, and despite some flared tempers, created many quality opportunities.  Go Spikes!
 

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, the Spikes' Marin Team improved their record to 4-0 - our best start to a season in at least the last 7 years!  Playing against an 0-3 San Geronimo team that was clearly better than their record, we fought hard all game to earn the "W".  Adel scored the first goal with sheer determination off a beautiful Gil Chavez corner kick in the 1st half.  Karl put in our second on a picture-perfect head ball in the 2nd, after they had tied the game.  Matthew came up with one big save in the 2nd half to preserve the win.  Go Spikes!
 

The Marin Team won its third game in a row to start the 2007 season yesterday 1-0 against the Pikers.   Though we only managed to put one shot into the back of their net, it was all we needed.  The Spikes' defense was solid allowing the Pikers only 2 real chances the entire game.  We've given up only 1 goal in 3 games!  The midfield dominated the Pikers all game long, and the offense created a dozen quality chances.  The Marin Team's now 3-0 and +6 in GD column.  Full game report to come shortly.  Go Spikes!
 

The Spikes will be going to Atlanta, GA this Memorial Day weekend to compete in the annual Hotlanta Soccer Classic.  This two-day tournament is an outdoor 11 v 11 competition that has been both a fun and successful trip for the Spikes in the past.  Over the past 9 years, we've been 4 times, coming home with 3 gold medals, and 1 silver medal.  You can read more about this tournament (including how to get involved) on its Tournament Page.
 

On a gray day, with a very short bench, the Marin Team pulled together for a strong 3-1 win over the Club Marin Bhoys.  Congrats to the team for an outstanding effort all game long, coming back from a 0-1 deficit, and pushing through almost the entire second half without a sub to win our second game in a row.  Congrats to Lubos for scoring his first goal as a Spike (on a beautiful half-volley, no less).  We've now +5 in the goal differential column, undefeated, and tied for 1st place in our league!  View the complete Game Report.  Go Spikes!
 

On Sunday, the San Francisco Team elected Tae-Wol Stanley as SF Team Coach, and David Jessup as Assistant SF Team Coach.  They also elected Blake Tucker and Georg Lester as SF Team Co-Managers.  Congrats to the new leadership on the SF Team!  Check out the rest of the Spikes Officers & Leadership.
 

The Marin Team season began today with a match against Marin FC Kono.  It was a great game for the Spikes - who controlled the run of play from start to finish against a skilled Kono team.  Final score was 3-0 (Goals by: Gil, York, & Karl).  View the complete Game Report.  Go Spikes!
 

The Marin Team will be playing almost its entire season on 3 new fields - all artificial grass.  The new fields are Redwood HS, Tam HS, and Drake HS.  Directions to all fields are now available on this site via the Marin Team menu --> Field Locations / Directions.
 

The Marin league has not yet published a league schedule, but they have communicated the dates that the league will be playing.  There will be no byes and (supposedly) no rainouts this year, so we should count on a game each of these days.  Once the schedule is complete, it will get added to our calendar.  Marin game dates:

April 14, 21, 28             May 5, 12, 19
June 2, 9, 16, 23         July 14, 21, 28
August 4, 11, 18, 25  

Note: No game May 26 (Memorial Day weekend), June 30 or July 7 (July 4th weekends) 

Welcome to the new SF Spikes website. There is lots of new content here, but it's is still a work in progress. If you have feedback, ideas or suggestions, e-mail webmaster@sfspikes.com. Look around the site and see what's new! 

The first board meeting of 2007 season was held on 2/20.  At the first meeting, the board elected the following officers:

President: Barry Skown
Vice President: Matthew Shambroom
Secretary: Blake Tucker
Treasurer: Brian Burns

Congratulations to the new officers. 

The Spikes are headed to the big apple on March 24 for the 2007 New York Indoor Classic tournament. This one-day event is held at the Chelsea Piers and attracts teams from all over the country including Altanta, Washington DC, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Toronto.

This year, we will be sending 2 teams to compete for the first time! Thanks go out to Brian Burns and Adel Berrachdi for orgainizing Spikes I, and to Carlos Alvarado for organizing Spikes II.

Check out the tournament page for more info on this event!

Go Spikes! 

The last indoor practice is tonight, April 3 at 7:00 at the Collingwood Gym.  Beginning next Tuesday 4/10, we will practice outdoors at Mission HS.
 

The entire season of Marin league games has been added to the calendar.  You'll always be able to see the next 2 weeks of events here on the home page.  The entire season is available on the calendar page.  If you mouse over a game's "Title", you can see the opponent, and field.  You can also click on the event title, and then click on the location at the bottom for a Google map to the field location.  There is a small "Return" link that will take you from the event details back to the calendar when you're done.
 

Congratulations to the Spikes I team on winning the 2007 NY Indoor tournament!  Finishing with an undefeated record of 9-0-1, the Spikes are now back-to-back champions.

Congratulations to the Spikes II team on finishing in 3rd place in Division III!  It was a hard-fought tournament that included beating one of the New York teams in the longest shootout ever wittnessed. 

Full stats, and game reports (and pictures) can be seen on the tournament page.  Go Spikes!