YSPN Is on the Ground at The Vancouver Open
We drove up from Clark County. We got credentials. We found parking eventually. Now we're here to cover the kids who actually matter — not just the ones with the loudest parents.
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Battle Ground levy failed. The Vancouver Open didn't. Follow the coverage — it's how programs survive.
YSPN correspondent spotted eating a hot dog at The Vancouver Open. Coverage continues. Hot dog: excellent.
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The Battle Ground levy failed.
These kids can't.
When school levies fail, youth sports programs are the first to go. Not the main sports — the ones that matter most to the kids who need them most. The Vancouver Open was built to bridge that gap: a tournament that generates real funding for Clark County youth programs that are one budget vote away from disappearing. YSPN is here to make sure people know what's at stake — and who's fighting for it.
We Cover the Kids
YSPN shows up to every event with a press pass and a genuine belief that a 12-year-old's story deserves real coverage. Highlights, profiles, sideline moments — all of it.
You Share the Story
When athletes see themselves on screen, they share it. Their families share it. Their schools share it. That reach compounds — and so does the community that forms around it.
Programs Get Funded
Exposure creates connection. Connection creates donors, sponsors, and advocates. That's how youth sports survive when the levy doesn't pass.
Follow the Coverage
Every follow is a vote for these programs.
Subscribe on YouTube. Follow on Instagram. Share a highlight. It costs nothing and it means everything to a kid who just saw themselves on camera for the first time.
Clark County's Premier Youth Soccer Tournament
The Vancouver Open is more than a tournament. It's a funding mechanism for the programs that don't survive budget season. Every team that registers, every family that attends, every sponsor that shows up — it all goes back to the kids.
The levy failed. The tournament didn't.
Battle Ground's levy didn't pass. That means youth sports programs — the ones that don't make the front page, the ones that get cut first — are on the line. The Vancouver Open exists to bridge that gap. YSPN exists to make people care enough to show up. When communities connect with these kids, they give. And when they give, programs survive.
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