Women’s soccer league at Fort Lewis open to McChord teams Published Sept. 20, 2007 By Tyler Hemstreet Staff writer MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Female Airmen here have a wide variety of options available to them when it comes to intramural sports. McChord offers co-ed intramural basketball, volleyball, soccer, golf, softball, flag football and bowling leagues. And for female Airmen who would like to compete against other females, Fort Lewis offers intramural basketball, volleyball, softball and soccer leagues. Female Airmen, family members and Department of Defense civilians can sign up and compete in the leagues at Fort Lewis, said Dick Worthy, intramural sports coordinator at Fort Lewis. Although female Airmen can participate in all the co-ed intramural sports offered at McChord, soccer and volleyball usually draw the most interest, said Master Sgt. Robert Snyder, 62nd Services Squadron. "It seems those are the sports Airmen were most used to competing in at the prep levels before they got into the Air Force," Sergeant Snyder said. There are more female Airmen starting to play in intramural soccer here and Sergeant Snyder said the participation numbers overall in co-ed intramurals here have gone up over the last five to ten years. "We've got some athletically talented ladies out here," he said. And even though the women's leagues play their games at Fort Lewis and compete mostly against other teams composed of Fort Lewis people, Sergeant Snyder said the women's leagues offer another avenue for female Airmen to recreate. While McChord's participation numbers at Fort Lewis were very low during soccer and basketball season, Mr. Worthy hopes that participation will grow from putting the word out. Fort Lewis is still accepting registration for women's soccer teams. League play starts Monday. For more information on women's sports at Fort Lewis or to register call 253-967-2604.