See Santacaterina, Scofield, Ewing and Forbes in Red Stars Semifinal Game Webcast July 30

The Women's Premier Soccer League, Chicago Red Stars and webcast partner Ollin Omnimedia announce today that the 2011 WPSL Semifinals and Championship will include a live webcast of three matches this Saturday and Sunday as the Red Stars host the event at the village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex.

Among "stars" of the Red Stars are Julie Ewing (Batavia), Jackie Santacaterina (Geneva), Sammy Scofield (Geneva) and Red Stars goalkeeper Jamie Forbes (St. Charles).

The webcast schedule features Saturday's semifinal matchups of the Orange County Waves vs. Boston Aztec Breakers Reserves (1 p.m. kickoff) and the Red Stars vs. Tampa Bay Hellenic (3 p.m. kickoff); then the WPSL National Championship at 1 p.m. Sunday.

The 2011 WPSL National Championship webcasts will be accessible at www.ChicagoRedStars.com and www.WPSL.info.

"WPSL and the Chicago Red Stars know it is important to make sure that fans across the country can see our Championship teams compete this weekend," Red Stars Owner Arnim Whisler said. "All three games will be webcast live in the same high quality as our Women's Professional Soccer webcasts were. WPSL and the Championship teams are proud of the product that they have on the field. Broadcasting and webcasting are part of a commitment to being in an elite league, and the games should be available to fans who cannot attend."

The Red Stars captured the Midwest crown July 17 with another convincing victory, posting a 4-0 win over Midwest-North Division rival FC Milwaukee Nationals to advance to the quarterfinals of this year's Women's Premier Soccer League playoffs.

Leading the way for Chicago was Michele Weissenhofer (Naperville) with two goals. Ewing (Batavia) and Amanda Cinalli (Cleveland, OH) also tallied scores as Chicago. The Red Stars went on to defeat Tampa Bay Hellenic on Sunday, July 24, to move on to the WPSL Semifinals.

Ollin Omnimedia is a division of Ollin Technology, which has been in the webcasting business for four years. Ollin Omnimedia provided a broadcast of the Red Stars' July 10 victory against Minnesota Kings FC this season, held broadcasts for most of the Red Stars' home matches during the 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season, held a webcast for several home matches during the 2009 WPS season, and provided a feed during the 2011 WPS Draft on Jan. 14 in Baltimore.

"The Red Stars have always been committed to televising or webcasting games as the budget allows," Whisler said. "Our fans have shown their dedication to us, and we owe it to them to continue to broadcast our games."

Tickets for the WPSL Semifinals and Championship are available by visiting http://redstarsgear.com/tickets2011.html. Special group rates also are available. Parking at Benedictine University is free and full concessions will be available at the stadium. You can also call 312-546-3670 or email info@chicagoredstars.com.