Category: Northern Colorado Hailstorm
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Former Northern Colorado Hailstorm Player Bruno Rendón Impressing With Indy Eleven in USL Championship
Indianapolis, Ind.- While it’s been two years since Northern Colorado Hailstorm’s franchise agreement was terminated, then Hailstorm right back, Bruno Rendón, is excelling at the next level. The club remains a shadow of its former self, despite developing several strong USL players, including Bruno Rendón, who is impressing for USL Championship side, Indy Eleven. Rendón…
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Éamon Zayed Returns as Head Coach, Ready to Build Another USL League One Project in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas- In 2024, an exciting project in Northern Colorado came to an abrupt stop when USL League One terminated their franchise agreement with Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC. The decision came due to the team owner’s bankruptcy filing and subsequent lawsuit. Construction of the stadium (shared with the baseball team) halted and Hailstorm scrambled…
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Éamon Zayed Quit Northern Colorado Hailstorm. NoCo Still Banking on NISA.
Windsor, CO – On September 15, 2025, Éamon Zayed left Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC. He had been their only Head Coach (and later Sporting Director) to date in their three seasons in USL League One. Zayed has since taken the Head Coach and Sporting Director role at USL1 expansion side Corpus Christi FC. Zayed was…
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Northern Colorado Hailstorm Kickoff Season in the League For Clubs
Windsor – The Northern Colorado Hailstorm are not dead yet. Back in April, the club announced that they were joining “The League For Clubs” (or simply “The League”). This came after the United Soccer League terminated their franchise contract with USL League Two. They almost merged with Colorado Rapids 2 to play in MLS NEXT…
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Future Legends Future: Hailstorm’s Future in Flux Again as Merger With Rapids 2 Falls Through
WINDSOR – The future of Future Legends and Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC is in further doubt. Burgundy Wave can confirm a deal to merge with Colorado Rapids 2 is off. Multiple sources told Burgundy Wave that NoCo were expected to play in MLS NEXT Pro in 2025 as the affiliate of MLS side Colorado Rapids.…
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Podcast: Switchbacks USL Final and Rapids Fan Experience
PODCAST – Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, we’ve got some USL news. Rabbi and Red banter about the MLS Cup Playoffs and we acknowledge the election. The we talk all things USL in Colorado. Northern Colorado Hailstorm have been kicked out of USL League One. There’s a bunch of…
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Northern Colorado Hailstorm Win 2024 USL Jägermeister Cup Final!
WINDSOR – The rumored demise of Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC will be ignored for at least the next week. On Saturday night, Hail Yeah hosted Forward Madison in the USL Jägermeister Cup Final on Saturday night. It was a cagey nail bitter with a fitting end. The Flamingos lineup was not surprising. Goalkeeper Bernd Schipmann…
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USL Jägermeister Cup Final Preview
WINDSOR – Northern Colorado Hailstorm host Forward Madison in the inaugural USL Jägermeister Cup Final on Saturday night. The match is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. MT. Hailstorm are coming off four straight home games. They got two big wins over Greenville and Lexington before losing a nail bitter to rivals Union Omaha and drawing Chattanooga.…
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Real Gill and Northern Colorado Hailstorm are Still Finding Themselves
WINDSOR – Real Gill gets the ball in middle of the box on a jailbreak counter attack. He takes a few touches to control it. Remembering the instructions from the coaches to express himself and try stuff, he creates space and looks to set up Ethan Hoard. He finds him for a calm finish to…
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David Garcia Walkoff! Hailstorm Beat Rapids 2 in Extra Time!
COMMERCE CITY – The second ever South Platte River Derby did not disappoint. Erik Bushey, Wayne Frederick II, and Colorado Rapids 2 hosted Éamon Zayed, Irvin Parra, and Northern Colorado Hailstorm in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. It was a first-choice lineup for Rapids 2. All seven players from the first team that were…
