He's a proponent and frequent user of em dashes, parenthetical asides, descriptive appositives and, really, anything that makes his sentences longer and more needlessly complex. He's lived in Chicago, New York and Dallas, but now resides again in his beloved Brew City and is an ardent attacker of the notorious Milwaukee Inferiority Complex.Īfter interning at print publications like Birds and Blooms (official motto: "America's #1 backyard birding and gardening magazine!"), Sports Illustrated (unofficial motto: "Subscribe and save up to 90% off the cover price!") and The Dallas Morning News (a newspaper!), Jimmy worked for web outlets like, where he was a Packers beat reporter, and FOX Sports Wisconsin, where he managed digital content. So he ditched being a fan in order to cover sports professionally - occasionally objectively, always passionately. The team officially begins its league season on May 26 against Fire 98 at Concordia University.įor more information on the roster, schedule, men's team, tickets and more, click here.īorn in Milwaukee but a product of Shorewood High School (go ‘Hounds!) and Northwestern University (go ‘Cats!), Jimmy never knew the schoolboy bliss of cheering for a winning football, basketball or baseball team. The Torrent’s next match is a friendly on May 23 against United at PWSB Soccer Park in Cedarburg. We will enjoy this one, and look to build off our mistakes." This was a good, scrappy win for us tonight. Since we haven’t had much time to gel as a unit, it took some work for us to figure out how to break them down. Head coach Mark Litton: "(North Shore United) played a high back line all night and pressed us all over the field. Thank you to everyone that came out tonight and has supported us along the way." The support from the fans and the coaching staff is unbelievable. This feels amazing, but I’m excited for what the rest of the season has in store for us. Goalkeeper Sara Klimisch: "We all worked very hard for one another to earn both this win and clean sheet tonight. Once I did that, the game started to flow better for me." I had to adjust to the physical aspect of the game. Midfielder Mariah Downs: "It feels great. We got some first game jitters out of the way, and now we can focus on learning how to play together."ĭefender Kerry Geocaris: "After we got through the first half and we collected ourselves, we played much better." But I think I was more nervous than I usually am before a match. Goalkeeper Adrianna Bratel: "The nerves left as soon as the whistle blew. Here's a video recap of the team's first game:Īfter the match, several Torrent players told the team’s website about their opening-night experience. His goal for this first season is the same for any season: "to win a championship." The Torrent are not a professional team, though Davi said he is hopeful that's the next step. "They had their name on their jersey, the supporter’s group was chanting." "They thought it was so cool," Davi said. Davi said many were nervous, as few had played before such a large crowd, but they were excited. ![]() They didn’t have their full squad for Monday’s game, missing multiple players due to injury or college final exams. ![]() The Torrent, who comprise primarily active and former local state college players, have only had a short amount of time to train together because of weather and scheduling. "The fans were never so loud as they were last night. I seriously think we had about 400 people there," Davi told OnMilwaukee on Tuesday, adding that there wasn’t an official count for the attendance. The second-tier WPSL, which is below the professional National Women's Soccer League and roughly on par with United Women's Soccer, includes more than 100 teams nationwide and is the largest women's soccer association in the world. Announced last year by club owner and men’s head coach Andreas Davi, the team will play in the Women's Premier Soccer League, making it the highest level of competitive women’s sports in Wisconsin. The Torrent, the sister squad to the Milwaukee men’s squad that is entering its third campaign, are just beginning their inaugural season. Downs collected the ball in United’s defensive third, charged down the right flank and slotted the low shot into the left corner, before being mobbed by her Torrent teammates. Midfielder Mariah Downs scored the team’s first-ever goal, which turned out to be the game-winner, in the 86th minute. The Milwaukee Torrent women’s team took the field at Hart Park Stadium on Monday night for their maiden match and, thanks to a dramatic late goal in front of their home fans and cheering supporter’s group, celebrated the historic night with their first victory, a 1-0 exhibition triumph over North Shore United.
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