♪ I've met some people along the way
/ Some of them split, some of them stay ♪
♪ Some of them walk, some walk on by
/ Got a few friends I'll love 'til I die ♪
♪ From all these people I've tried to learn
/ Some of them shine, some of them burn ♪
♪ Some of them rise, some of them fall
/ But good or bad, I've known them all ♪
Welcome to Onward! A Rose City Podcast; a
place for all your Thorns, Timbers and 107IST news
along with some stories of our club and culture’s
history plus a look into the future of soccer
support in Portland (Oregon).
Hello and welcome to Onward! A Rose City Podcast.
This is episode 101 recorded on
August 21, 2025 and this is Brian. In Thorns
News, on Saturday, August 16, the Thorns
tied against the North Carolina Courage one
to one thanks to an Olivia Moultrie goal
in the 44th minute. With her goal, Olivia
Moultrie equals the NWSL teen goal scoring
record with 13 goals. Moultrie will turn 20
on Sept. 17, meaning she has to score
at least one more goal in the next four matches
to become the all time leader. You
can do it Olivia. We believe in you. Here's
to like two or three more goals. On August
18, the Thorns announced that midfielder Naomi
Powell is signed to the contract extension
that will see here in the Rose City through
the 2025 season. For the Timbers, the
Timbers fell 3-2 against FC Cincinnati on Aug.
16 after trailing 3-0 in the first half.
A Kevin Kelsy brace nearly surged the Timbers
to a comeback but fell short. Wouldn't
you know it, Evander had the game winner for
FC Cincy. On August 19th, the Timbers
signed Paraguayan international midfielder
Matias Rojas for the remainder of the 2025
season. Also on the 19th. Defender Finn Surman
has been called up to the New Zealand
men's national team for the FIFA International
period in September New Zealand Football
announced. Congrats Finn! For T2, Timbers2 midfielder
Daniel Nuñez has been called into
the Mexico U-17 men's national team for three
friendly matches in Czechia in September
in preparation for the FIFA U17 World cup
in Qatar the Mexican Football Federation
announced. Congrats Daniel! Then on August
20, Timbers2 dropped a 1-0 result against
Colorado Rapids 2 in Denver. With just seven
matches left in the season, T2 hosts
Cascadian rival Tacoma Defiance on Sunday,
August 24 at Providence Park. These matches
are free so you should go. Kickoff is scheduled
for 8pm Pacific and will be broadcast
live on MLS Season Pass on Apple tv. But you
should go live because these games are
freaking amazing.
Legends Pre Funks. Know Any Kids? Paint with the Riveters.
What you need to know August 20th.
Know a 10 to 18 year old kid/young person?
We need their help. Our good friend Kaig
Leitner, founder of Portland Community Football
Club, has an important new project
that continues the work of breaking down barriers
for sport. He has asked for our
help in getting the word out, so please spread
the word to any families you know.
The Aspen Institute's Project Play Initiative
needs your help to understand sports
and play experiences for children in Portland
and Multnomah county with support from
Nike, Project Play is conveying key local
stakeholders to improve the access and quality
of sports and physical activity for all youth.
Project Play's findings and recommendations
will be made in the State of Play Portland
Multnomah county report that gets released
in spring 2026. The Aspen Institute State
of Play Youth Survey asks all young people
ages 10 to 18 to share their sports and play
preference to improve our programming
and facilities. This survey is open to youth
in Multnomah county whether or not they
participate in sports. The short online survey
does not collect any personally identifiable
information, which is awesome because privacy
is important and takes about 15 minutes
to complete. Please support your child to
take the survey by visiting as.pn/PDXSportsSurvey
link is in the show notes. Thank
you for your help. Pre Funk with us at
the Axe & Rose Saturday. Come through and
hang with the community before the Thorns
match this weekend. The Axe & Rose will be
open during the following times on Saturday
legends doors at 3:30p, last call at 6:15p retail
doors at 4p, close at 6:30p and open
for about an hour after the match. Remember,
Legends is a member only space. You can
get your friends and family signed up today
online or in person at Legends when it's
open or you can purchase a day pass for $10
at the door. Legends Help needed. We hope
that most of you have been getting a chance
to enjoy Legends. The place is awesome.
I've been there myself many times. The community
space and tap room have been beyond
our expectations as an org and we are really
thankful for the engagement as we are
learning more about running a tap room. We
are looking for a few more volunteers who
have experience with refrigeration that can
help us with some repairs or at least
guide us. If you are interested please reach
out to Legends@107ist.org. Thanks
in advance. Timbers Away at San Diego Viewing
Party Saturday. Legends will be hosting
a viewing party for Timbers at San Diego on
Saturday, August 23. Kickoff is at 7:30p.
Legends will already be open for the Thorns
versus Kansas City pre Funk so come as
early as you want. As always, this Is limited
to 107IST members, the minor children
and their guests with day passes. You are
welcome to bring your own food or food to
share or you can order delivery from our partner
Elephants Deli. Remember the Elephants
Deli Partner Discount. We need volunteers
for this event because many of our regulars
will be at the Thorns match. If you can help
out with bartending, wristbanding or
security, please sign up at the link in the
show Notes. Vote for Sam Hyatt. The Thorns
number 16 is up for the Lauren Holiday Impact
award, which grants $50,000 to the charitable
organization of the winner's choice. Sam's
partner is Candlelighters, Oregon. Learn
more about their support of local families
at the link in the show notes and you can
vote once daily or device for her to win until
August 30th. Vote meow! Thank you for
your School supply donations. Thanks so much
to everyone who donated supplies for the
kids of Portland Community Football Club.
They were thrilled with the donations. Many
thanks to everyone who helped out. Paint with
the Riveters. Join the Riveters banner
crew and paint banners for the upcoming Thorns
matches. Sign up meow for sessions
coming up in the next couple of weekends.
Saturday, August 30th 1 to 5pm. Sunday, August
31st noon to 5pm. Saturday, September 6th from
1 to 5pm. Sunday, September 7th from
1 to 5:00pm. As always, if you have any ideas,
questions or concerns, please email
tifo@rosecityriveters.org
Featured Partner: Pacific Northwest Acupuncture and
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Pacific Northwest Acupuncture and Herbal Clinic
is a place that focuses on overall
health and healing using traditional Chinese
medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine
is the ancient art of balancing your body's
innate healing energy through the use
of acupuncture, herbal therapy, bodywork,
breathwork, moxibustation and exercise.
The deal: present your 107IST membership card
and pay a discounted price of $75 for
an initial consult and treatment and
50 bucks for follow up treatments. These
discounts are for any 107IST members who
do not have health insurance coverage for
acupuncture. Individuals that do would normally
just pay a copay, which cannot be
legally discounted. Away Travel. Please be
sure to bookmark the 2025 away days calendar
for the most up to date information. Timbers
tickets are now available for the remaining
2025 regular season matches, Houston Dynamo
on September 20, Vancouver Whitecaps on
September 24 and Seattle Stinkers on October
4. Thorns tickets are now available for
all remaining regular season matches Chicago
Stars on September 14, Gotham FC on September
26, Orlando Pride on October 10 and Angel
City FC on October 19. Links to everything
are in the show notes. If you want to get
all this 107IST goodness a few days early,
sign up to be a 107IST member and get the
membership newsletter in your email. Membership
is cheap, about 8 cents a day, and it really
helps the organization pay for all that
it does.
If you want to connect with us at Onward, please
feel free to email us at onward@107ist.org
send us a message on Mastodon at
@OnwardRoseCity@mastodon.social or
leave us a voicemail or text us at 971-301-ACES.
That's
971-301-2237. Onward.
A Rose City Podcast has been brought to you
by the 107 Independent Supporters Trust.
This episode has been edited by Brian May.
Yes, that Brian May.