CLEARWATER, FL – United Soccer Leagues hosted its Hall of Fame & Awards Dinner Friday night at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa, honoring the teams and individuals who have helped USL maintain its place for nearly 30 years as the largest organization of elite-level soccer leagues in North America.

The USL is represented in the Northwest by one W-League team (Seattle Sounders Women) and a group of PDL teams. Three of the clubs are coming back home with awards.

The Sounders Women took awards for Broadcasting (online) and Executive of the Year, Jon Billings. The North Sound SeaWolves won the PDL Broadcasting award for their two-man online streaming of matches. The Victoria Highlanders of the PDL won awards for Progress and Executive of the Year, Mark deFrias.

PDL

Regular Season Champions: Thunder Bay Chill

Fair Play: Austin Aztex, NJ LUSO Parma, Southern California Seahorses

Marketing: FC Tucson

Broadcast: North Sound SeaWolves FC

Communications: Reading United AC

Rookie Franchise of the Year: Real Boston Rams

Progress Award: Victoria Highlanders FC

Betsy McAdams Key Grip Award: Teresa Howe, SW Florida Adrenaline

Executive of the Year: Mark deFrias, Victoria Highlanders FC

Organization of the Year: Austin Aztex

W-League

Regular Season Champions: Virginia Beach Piranhas

Fair Play: Dayton Dutch Lions

Marketing: LA Strikers

Broadcast: Seattle Sounders Women

Communications: Washington Spirit Reserves

Rookie Franchise of the Year: Bay Area Breeze

Progress Award: Carolina Elite Cobras

Betsy McAdams Key Grip Award: Remy DuCote, Washington Spirit Reserves

Executive of the Year: Jon Billings, Seattle Sounders Women

Organization of the Year: Dayton Dutch Lions



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