{"id":6993,"date":"2025-03-18T16:22:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T20:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/?post_type=sec_roster&#038;p=6993"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:37:50","slug":"nathan-messer","status":"publish","type":"sec_roster","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/roster\/nathan-messer\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan Messer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biography\">BIOGRAPHY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nate Messer returns to Portland Hearts of Pine for his second season having appeared in 32 matches, starting 31, and logged 2,848 minutes on the field. He contributed 6 goals and 4 assists, and earned 2025 USL1 All-League First Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nate joined Hearts after leaving Rhode Island FC in the USL Championship, where he was part of the Eastern Conference winning team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in London to a French mother and German father, he spent his early years traveling before settling in the Washington, D.C. area, an upbringing that helped shape his adaptability both on and off the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He played four years at The College of William &amp; Mary before transferring to Providence College for an additional season, supplementing his development with summer stints at Vermont Green in USL League Two. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His connection to the Northeast and firsthand experience with its passionate soccer communities gives him a deep understanding of the support surrounding Hearts of Pine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-theme-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity 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sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"entry sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/11\/20\/portland-hearts-of-pine-announced-the-players-returning-for-the-2026-season\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPortland Hearts of Pine announced the players returning for the 2026 season\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHunter Morse, Jaden Jones-Riley, JayTee Kamara, Kash Oladapo, Kemali Green, Khalid Hersi, Masashi Wada, Michel Poon-Angeron, Mickey Lopez, Nathan Messer, Ollie Wright, Titus Washington\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/11\/10\/heartbreak-in-washington-hearts-fall-in-thriller-to-spokane-velocity-after-fierce-semifinal-battle\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHeartbreak in Washington: Hearts Fall in Thriller to Spokane Velocity After Fierce Semifinal Battle\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAzaad Liadi, Hunter Morse, Jake Keegan, JayTee Kamara, Masashi Wada, Michel Poon-Angeron, Nathan Messer, Ollie Wright, S\u00e9ga Coulibaly\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/11\/10\/heartbreak-in-washington-hearts-fall-in-thriller-to-spokane-velocity-after-fierce-semifinal-battle\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/11\/JL1_5404_a-2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar sec-slider-card-hover-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rkv-card rkv-card-2 entry-card sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"entry sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/11\/07\/portland-hearts-of-pines-nathan-messer-and-head-coach-bobby-murphy-named-as-finalists-for-2025-usl-league-one-awards\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPortland Hearts of Pine\u2019s Nathan Messer and Head Coach Bobby Murphy Named As Finalists for 2025 USL League One Awards\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBobby Murphy, Nathan Messer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/11\/07\/portland-hearts-of-pines-nathan-messer-and-head-coach-bobby-murphy-named-as-finalists-for-2025-usl-league-one-awards\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/11\/nate-and-bobby-header-2Artboard-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar sec-slider-card-hover-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rkv-card rkv-card-3 entry-card sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"entry sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/11\/06\/three-portland-hearts-of-pine-players-earn-usl-league-one-all-league-honors-in-inaugural-season\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThree Portland Hearts of Pine Players Earn USL League One All-League Honors in Inaugural Season\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMasashi Wada, Nathan Messer, Ollie Wright\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/11\/06\/three-portland-hearts-of-pine-players-earn-usl-league-one-all-league-honors-in-inaugural-season\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/11\/webbanner-teamawardsArtboard-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar sec-slider-card-hover-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rkv-card rkv-card-4 entry-card sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"entry sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/11\/01\/morse-mania-a-wright-goal-hearts-upset-red-wolves-in-chattanooga\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorse Mania, A Wright Goal, Hearts Upset Red Wolves In Chattanooga\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAzaad Liadi, Bobby Murphy, Evan Southern, Hunter Morse, Jake Keegan, Kemali Green, Mikey Lopez, Nathan Messer, Natty James, Ollie Wright, Pat Langlois, Sean Vinberg, S\u00e9ga Coulibaly, Shandon Wright, Titus Washington\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/11\/01\/morse-mania-a-wright-goal-hearts-upset-red-wolves-in-chattanooga\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/11\/JL1_5008_a-1-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar sec-slider-card-hover-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rkv-card rkv-card-5 entry-card sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"entry sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/10\/25\/hearts-end-regular-season-with-draw-set-sights-on-playoffs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHearts End Regular Season with Draw, Set Sights on Playoffs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHunter Morse, JayTee Kamara, Masashi Wada, Mikey Lopez, Nathan Messer, Ollie Wright\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/10\/25\/hearts-end-regular-season-with-draw-set-sights-on-playoffs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/10\/Hearts-of-Pine-10_25_-Mat-Trogner-12.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar sec-slider-card-hover-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rkv-card rkv-card-6 entry-card sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"entry sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/10\/21\/hearts-break-record-after-record-in-6-1-mauling-of-spokane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHearts Break Record After Record in 6-1 Mauling of Spokane\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBobby Murphy, Hunter Morse, JayTee Kamara, Nathan Messer, Natty James, Ollie Wright, S\u00e9ga Coulibaly, Shandon Wright, Titus Washington\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/10\/21\/hearts-break-record-after-record-in-6-1-mauling-of-spokane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/10\/D4A6408.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar sec-slider-card-hover-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rkv-card rkv-card-7 entry-card sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"entry sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/10\/18\/history-at-fitzy-hearts-clinch-playoff-berth-with-tie-against-westchester\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHistory at Fitzy: Hearts Clinch Playoff Berth with Tie Against Westchester\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBobby Murphy, Gabe Hoffman-Johnson, Jaden Jones-Riley, Nathan Messer, Ollie Wright, Sean Vinberg\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/10\/18\/history-at-fitzy-hearts-clinch-playoff-berth-with-tie-against-westchester\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/10\/DSC_5993-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar sec-slider-card-hover-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rkv-card rkv-card-8 entry-card sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"entry sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/10\/01\/portland-drops-1-0-decision-on-the-road-in-midweek-clash\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPortland Drops 1-0 Decision on the Road in Midweek Clash\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Ryan, Bobby Murphy, Jake Keegan, JayTee Kamara, Nathan Messer, Ollie Wright, Sean Vinberg, Shandon Wright\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/10\/01\/portland-drops-1-0-decision-on-the-road-in-midweek-clash\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-at-2.52.19\u202fPM.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar sec-slider-card-hover-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rkv-card rkv-card-9 entry-card sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"entry sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/09\/27\/portland-takes-down-texoma-with-second-straight-shutout\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPortland Takes Down Texoma With Second Straight Shutout\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBobby Murphy, Masashi Wada, Nathan Messer, Natty James, Ollie Wright, Titus Washington\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/09\/27\/portland-takes-down-texoma-with-second-straight-shutout\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/09\/DSC_0918.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar sec-slider-card-hover-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rkv-card rkv-card-10 entry-card sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"entry sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/09\/21\/hearts-hold-naples-scoreless-in-huge-win\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHearts Hold Naples Scoreless in Huge Win\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMasashi Wada, Michel Poon-Angeron, Nathan Messer, Ollie Wright, Sean Vinberg\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content 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href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/09\/13\/hearts-battle-league-leaders-to-a-draw-at-home\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/09\/D4A5506-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar sec-slider-card-hover-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rkv-card rkv-card-12 entry-card sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"entry sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/09\/03\/hearts-shock-greenville-with-stoppage-time-stunner\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHearts Shock Greenville with Stoppage Time Stunner\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBobby Murphy, JayTee Kamara, Kemali Green, Masashi Wada, Mikey Lopez, Nathan Messer, Ollie Wright, Shandon Wright, Titus Washington\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/09\/03\/hearts-shock-greenville-with-stoppage-time-stunner\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image 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Thriller\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tColby Qui\u00f1ones, Nathan Messer, Ollie Wright, Sean Vinberg, S\u00e9ga Coulibaly, Titus Washington, walter varela\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/08\/24\/hearts-come-from-behind-to-claim-road-thriller\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image 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Richmond\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHunter Morse, Michel Poon-Angeron, Nathan Messer, Ollie Wright\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/08\/09\/hearts-held-to-scoreless-draw-by-richmond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/08\/D4B8054.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar 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