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For some, the flier announcing the community meeting arrived only a few days before. For others, it arrived after the meeting.

Wallingford Athletic Field

What is a park? Is it the grass, some trees, a path, a playground? Is it the tennis courts, and the occasional thwap of bright yellow balls? Is it a wading pool, open two days a week, 10 weeks a year? Is it just a set of amenities? Some fraction of our tax dollars? These questions are important because on September 19, Seattle Public Schools (SPS), in collaboration with Seattle Parks and Recreation, proposed to turn most of Wallingford Playfield into…

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Time to Register Your Little Sounders Fan for Soccer!

Wallyreader and super soccer mom Jessica wrote to let us know that it's time to think about Fall sports! If you would like your little one to strap on some shin guards and burn some energy on the soccer field, and if you live within the Woodland Club boundaries (3rd NW to I-5, and from the ship canal to N and NW 85th Street), now is the time to register for Fall soccer. Jessica says: Fall Soccer registration for Woodland Soccer begins May…

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Registration begins 5/1 for fall soccer

If you've ever been to the Wallingford Playfield on a Saturday in Autumn, then you've no doubt seen the frenetic sea of orange jerseys belonging to the Woodland Soccer Club. Autumn may seem far off, but on May 1, it'll be time to register your kiddos for the Club's 2011 Fall Recreational Soccer.  There are approximately 1100 kids who play for the Woodland Soccer Club, which is open to all boys and girls ages 5 and up, with the majority of…

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Meet Sounders’ Marshall in Wallingford

Soccer nation is alive and kickin' in Seattle. World Cup fever had folks watching games at all hours, in pubs all around town. And now the Seattle Sounders are on a four-game winning streak (did everyone see Montero and Fernandez light up the pitch on Sunday night against Houston), making them fourth in the West, tied for fifth overall in MLS, and most importantly, squarely back in playoff contention. To top it off, a late header from the newly acquired midfielder, Alvaro Fernandez, helped them advance to the group stage…

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Shoots and…scores!

Earlier today, we shared a letter that the Woodland Soccer Club had sent the city, asking that they not close Wallingford Field this season, as it had already been promised and scheduled for practices. Jen just posted this note to the comment section of that article: This is an email response my husband just got from Richard Conlin: Thank you for your message about the Wallingford Playfield field restoration work and the upcoming soccer season. I am pleased to report that…

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Face off at Wallingford Field

If you or yours are one of the many members of the Seattle Youth Soccer Association (SYSA), you may want to check your schedule. The city has withdrawn Wallingford Field as a site for soccer practice and games for the Fall season, apparently with very little notice to the organizers and players. In a letter to Tim Gallagher, Parks Superintendent, and Tom Rasmussen, City Council Member who chairs the Parks Committee, Duncan Munro, President of the Woodland Soccer Club, a SYSA…

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