Sounds like Pro Soccer’s Coming to Bremerton
September 16th, 2008 by cstarkUPDATE: You can read an updated version of this story here.
THIS WAS THE EARLY VERSION:
It’s not a done deal, but it finally looks Robin Waite of Tracyton is going to bring professional soccer to Kitsap County.
Efforts to bring the United Soccer Leagues Division I team now called the Sounders to this side of the water didn’t work out, but Waite’s confident he’ll have a USL Premier Development League franchise operating at Bremerton Memorial Stadium by May of 2009. A public meeting was held last Thursday, and there wasn’t any opposition.
Waite and the Bremerton School District are working on a lease agreement. Waite has promised to replace the existing scoreboard and says he’ll add a video screen later.
I’ve got calls into the school district and USL and hope to have a story ready for our print editions on Wednesday.
If you want more information about the USL and PDL specifically, check out the league’s website here.
Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group
September 16th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
I don’t expect Beckham to be coming over to Kitsap, but pro soccer in Bremerton is a good idea whose time has come.