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[PDL RESULTS] At 11-0-2, the Hampton Roads Piranhas are the only unbeaten team left in the Premier Development League. Michigan lost for the first time this season when it fell to Cleveland, 2-1. The only PDL teams with one loss are Michigan, Cape Cod, Ocean City and BYU. For complete PDL results and goalscorers …

[W-LEAGUE RESULTS] Swiss international Lara Dickenmann, who plays for Ohio State, scored in the Jersey Sky Blue’s 2-0 win over the New Jersey Wildcats and had both goals in the Sky Blue’s 3-2 loss to Washington and took over the W-League scoring lead with 11 goals. U.S. international Danesha Adams, who plays for UCLA, has 10 goals for the Cleveland Internationals in five games to share second place with Ali Andrzejeski of the Washington Freedom. For U.S. star Tiffeny Milbrett has nine goals for the Vancouver Whitecaps to tie Jennifer Parsons of the Richmond Kickers Destiny. For complete W-League results and goalscorers …

Robb Rolfing, who played for the Sioux Falls SpitFire of USL’s Premier Development League in 2001, was killed last weekend by enemy small arms fire while serving as a special forces engineer. Staff Sgt. Rolfing, 29, was an original member of the inaugural SpitFire team and also played soccer at Vassar College.

[PDL RESULTS] As the PDL entered the final month of the regular season, the race for the goalscoring continued. Four players have hit double figures in goals: Brazilian Pablo Campos of Fresno Fuego leads the PDL with 13 goals. Dwight Barnett, the former NJCAA Player of the Year at Herkimer County, has 12 goals for Cape Cod. D3 college players Andrew Wheeler (York College) and Ross Schunk (University of Redlands) have 11 and 10 goals, respectively, for unbeaten Hampton Roads and Los Angeles.

[W-LEAGUE RESULTS] In a battle of future teams in the 2008 women’s pro league, Jersey Sky Blue handed the Washington Freedom its first defeat of the 2007 W-League season with a 3-0 win. North Carolina stars Tobin Heath and Casey Nogueira provided all the scoring. Ohio State’s Swiss international, Lara Dickenmann, set up all three goals — playing a one-two with Heath and feeding Nogueira with long passes. Villanova’s All-American, Jillian Loyden, picked up the shutout in goal.

The Portland Timbers left it late to win a pair of USL First Division matches. The Timbers won, 1-0, at California, on a goal by David Hague in the 89th minute, and defeated Miami two days later by the same score on a goal by fellow rookie, Kenyan Lawrence Olum. The Timbers, who have allowed a league-low seven goals in 11 games, moved into fifth place with the wins. A goal from midfielder Antonio Ribeiro in stoppage time of the second half gave the Montreal Impact a 1-0 win over Puerto Rico in front of 12,844 spectators at the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex. For more on USL action and complete results and goalscorers …

[PDL RESULTS] Long-time PDL powerhouse Cape Cod remained unbeaten in the Northeast Division with a 5-2 win over Rhode Island and 2-2 tie with Westchester. Ricardo Pierre-Louis, who played for Haiti at the Gold Cup, led the Crusaders with a second-half hat rick against Rhode Island. Cape Cod is one of four teams still unbeaten in PDL play along with the Hampton Roads Piranhas, Michigan Bucks and Kansas City Brass. For complete PDL results and goalscorers …

[W-LEAGUE RESULTS] The Ottawa Fury improved to 7-0-0 in W-League play with a 4-1 win over Toronto and 3-0 victory over Rochester. In the win over the Rhinos, Englishwoman Jodie Taylor, who plays for Oregon State, scored all three goals for Toronto. Minnesota (5-0-0) is the only other unbeaten and untied team in the W-League. For complete W-League results and goalscorers …

[USL RESULTS] The defending champion Vancouver Whitecaps regained first place in the USL First Division with a 1-0 win at Miami and 0-0 tie at Puerto Rico. Minnesota moved out of last place Sunday with a 1-0 win over California. In the USL-2, Cleveland fell for the first time when it lost at first-place Charlotte, 1-0, on Sunday. Richmond (8-0-2) is the lone unbeaten team left in the USL-2. For complete USL results and goalscorers …

[USL RESULTS] The Rochester Rhinos opened up a two-point lead on idle Vancouver in the USL-1 thanks to a 5-2 win over Charleston on Sunday. Five different players scored for the Rhinos, who have played three more games than the Whitecaps. Seattle won, 1-0, at Carolina on Frenchman Sebastien Le Toux‘s goal to move into third place four points behind Rochester. In the USL-2, the expansion Bermuda Hogges remained winless with losses at Baltimore and Richmond.

The Washington Freedom improved to 4-0-0 on the season by beating the Western Massachusetts Lady Pioneers (7-0) and Boston Renegades (4-0). Ali Andrzejewski had a hat trick against the Pioneers and added a goal against the Renegades. Rebecca Moros scored two goals against Boston. The only other unbeaten and untied teams are the Minnesota Lightning and Ottawa Fury (both 3-0-0). For complete W-League results and goalscorers …

[USL RESULTS] The Vancouver Whitecaps reclaimed first place in the USL-1 Sunday with a 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Thunder on a goal by Tony Donatelli. They have a one-point lead over the Rochester Rhinos, who tied Carolina, 2-2, on Friday and beat Portland, 2-1, on Saturday. The expansion California Victory finally picked up its first victory with a 1-0 win over Vancouver on Thursday. For complete USL results and goalscorers …

[PDL RESULTS] Brazilian Pablo Campos scored two goals for the Fresno Fuego in a 4-2 win over the Lancaster Rattlers to give him a league-high 10 goals in seven games. Only seven teams remain unbeaten: the defending champion Michigan Bucks (4-0-2) and Indiana Invaders (2-0-2) in the Great Lakes Division; Kansas City Brass (4-0-0) and Thunder Bay Chill (1-0-1) in Heartland Division; Hampton Roads Piranhas (4-0-1) and Ocean City Barons (4-0-0) in Mid Atlantic Division; and Cape Cod Crusaders (3-0-3) in Northeast Division. For complete PDL results and goalscorers …

[W-LEAGUE RESULTS] The Toronto Lady Lynx are the only W-League team to open with four straight wins. They won at Vermont (3-0) and Rochester (2-0) to win their third and fourth games, all by shutouts. For complete W-League results and goalscorers …