Wisconsin Soccer Central

The Madison Soccer Association will crown its 2015-16 champions Friday night on Goodman Pitch at Verona's Reddan Soccer Park, with the potential for repeat champions in each of the league's divisions.

Top-seeded Madison Fire Red (10-2-5) takes on No. 2 Madison United (10-5-2) in the Division 1 final, scheduled for 8 p.m.

The Fire have won the division five times in the past eight years; this season, however, the club fielded two teams in the league – in fact, Fire Red topped fourth-seeded Fire Black 2-0 in last Sunday's semifinals.

United, the 2014 champion, outlasted No. 3 seed Deportivo 3-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the other semifinal. They dropped both meetings against Fire Red in the regular season, falling 2-1 in October and 2-0 in April.

In Division 2, top-seeded Epic FC (10-4-2) thumped No. 4 seed Bulldogs 6-0 in last Friday's semifinals, while second-seeded Vilas Rangers (8-7-2) posted a 2-0 victory over No. 3 seed FC Metro (6-7-4). The defending champion Rangers beat Epic 3-2 in April in the teams' only matchup during the regular season.

MADISON SOCCER ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
All matches at Goodman Pitch, Reddan Soccer Park, Verona
Division 1
Semifinals
No. 1 Madison Fire Red 2, No. 4 Madison Fire Black 0
No. 2 Madison United 1, No. 3 Deportivo 1 (Madison United advances 3-2 on penalties)
Friday's championship
No. 1 Madison Fire Red (10-2-5) vs. No. 2 Madison United (10-5-2), 8 p.m.

Division 2
Semifinals
No. 1 Epic FC 6, No. 4 Bulldogs 0
No. 2 Vilas Rangers 2, No. 3 FC Metro 0
Friday's championship
No. 1 Epic FC (11-4-2) vs. No. 2 Vilas Rangers (8-7-2), 6 p.m.

Madison Soccer Association website

• The Wisconsin Soccer Leagues regular season is winding down, with July 1 the final day for rescheduled matches. The First Division quarterfinals are July 12, with the Major and First Division semifinals July 16 and both finals July 23. WSL standings/results/schedules: Major Division • First Division
• Vienna Behnke (Neenah/UW-Milwaukee) scored as the Chicago Red Stars Reserves routed the KC Courage 5-0 in a Women's Premier Soccer League match Saturday in Oak Brook, Ill. The Red Stars Reserves, the reserve team of the National Women's Soccer League club and the reigning WPSL champions, have outscored foes 15-0 in winning all three of their Heartland Conference matches.
• University of Wisconsin standout Rose Lavelle, back from training with the U.S. women's national team, scored in the 39th and 79th minutes as the Dayton Dutch Lions blanked the Columbus Eagles 3-0 in a WPSL Valley Conference game Sunday in West Carrollton, Ohio. Lavelle has three goals and an assist in two appearances for the Dutch Lions (4-0-0) this season.
• UW's Tom Barlow scored his first goal of the season Friday as the Des Moines Menace beat the host Thunder Bay Chill in a Premier Development League Central Conference Heartland Division match Friday, then added another goal in Tuesday's 6-0 rout of host WSA Winnipeg. The Menace (5-0-1) also beat Thunder Bay 2-1 on Saturday, with the Badgers' Nick Jones scoring his first goal of the summer.
• Brody Kraussel (Muskego) scored his first goal of the season to help the Chicago Fire Under-23 team beat host WSA Winnipeg 2-0 on Saturday. The junior-to-be at Loyola (Ill.) is tied for the team lead with two assists in his five appearances.
• All three state Premier League of America teams are in action this weekend: The Croatian Eagles and Milwaukee Bavarians play host to the Minnesota United Reserves on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, while the Madison 56ers travel to the Twin Cities to face SSC Minneapolis City on Saturday. PLA standings/results/schedules
• Several players from the state PLA sides have earned spots on the league's Team of the Week this season. Coaches nominate players from both teams after each game to help select the honor teams.

Week of May 21: D Danny Jarosz, Milwaukee Bavarians (Milwaukee Marquette/Marquette); D Greg Rosenthal, Milwaukee Bavarians (UW-Milwaukee); D John Krutty, Madison 56ers; M Trey Benhart, SSC Minneapolis City (UW-Green Bay); F Alex Bradley, Madison 56ers; F Andre Francois, Milwaukee Bavarians (Brookfield East/UW-Milwaukee).
Week of May 28: D Whitney Browne, Minnesota United Reserves (UW-Green Bay); M Andrew Wiedabach, Croatian Eagles (Mequon Homestead/UW-Milwaukee).
Week of June 3: GK Josh Rohde, Croatian Eagles (Waukesha West/UW-Whitewater); M Logan Andryk, Milwaukee Bavarians (Milwaukee Marquette/MSOE); M Whitney Browne, Minnesota United Reserves (UW-Green Bay).