[RECORD BOOK] Central Valley Christian of Visalia set a California girls high school record when wins over Immanuel (6-0), Coalinga (7-0) and Dinuba (4-0)extended its league winning streak to 107 games. The Cavaliers have outscored their league opponents 618-21 in the East Sierra, East Sequoia and now Central Sequoia League. The previous record was held […]
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Notre Dame recruits head players at Madison program
[ECNL] Brittany Van Reuden (FC Milwaukee) and Katie Naughton (Sockers FC), who have both verbaled toNotre Dame, are among the players headed to the ECNL Elite Player Player Development Program this weekend in Madison, Wis. The program will feature 45 of the best players from four ECNL clubs in theMidwest: FC Milwaukee Nationals, Minnesota Thunder […]
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Chelsea Ladies, Rush send three players each to Sunrise
[U.S. UNDER-17 WOMEN] The U.S. under-17 women’s national team opens 2012 with a training camp running Feb. 3-11 in Sunrise, Fla. Albertin Montoya‘s U-17s will two matches against Germany’s U-17s in preparation for Concacaf Qualifying this spring in Guatemala City. The Chelsea Ladies and Colorado Rush will bothhave three players in camp. Concorde Fire, Slammers […]
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Swanson takes 20 players to Spain
[U.S. UNDER-20 WOMEN] The U.S. under-20 women’s national team will travel to La Manga, Spain, Friday for the Four Nations Tournament that also featuresSwitzerland, Germany and Norway. U.S. head coach Steve Swanson has called up 20 players, including five in high school. Both goalkeepers, Bryane Heaberlin of the Clearwater Chargers and Abby Smith of the […]
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FC Dallas and RSL AZ lead Development Academy
[LEADER BOARD] FC Dallas (U-17/18s) and RSL AZ (U-15/16s) lead all teams in average points per game in the Development Academy. The Los Angeles Galaxy is secondbehind FCD, while the Seattle Sounders and South Carolina United Battery are tied for second behind RSL AZ. Note: minimum of 10 games. PPG TEAM (W-L-T) 2.53 FC Dallas […]
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Region III takes ODP Boys 1996 Winter Interregional
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] Region III finished an undefeated 2-0-1 weekend at the U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Boys 1996 Winter Interregional on the campus of IMG Academiesin Bradenton, Fla., with a 2-0 win over Region I. Johnny Nartowicz scored his second goal of the weekend for the eventual game-winner, bending a direct freekick over the wall […]
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Meet the newbies
[U.S. U-17 RESIDENCY PROGRAM] The class of 31 players that began the second semester of its two-year cycle in U.S. Soccer’s U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton,Fla., included nine new players. For a look at the newbies … MUKWELLE AKALE (Minnesota Thunder Academy). The Thunder was the only non-MLS club tosend more than one player to […]
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Mukwelle Akale, the Bradenton snowbird
[FOUR THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT …] A new semester just began at the U.S. under-17residency program, and a young showbird who just moved to Bradenton from Minnesota immediately turned heads. Mukwelle Akale, listed at only 5-foot-2 and 100pounds, is part of the exciting Class of ’97 that is rising through the national youth team program. […]
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Jane Campbell, happy to be grounded
[FOUR THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT …] The 2012 Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Azerbaijan should be the first international test for Jane Campbell — assuming the Americans get the job done this time in qualifying — but a big future is already expected of her. She’s committed to Stanford for the fall of 2013 and […]
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ODP national development camp rosters
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] U.S. Youth Soccer’s ODP program is holding its national development camp for the 1995, 1996 and 1997 age groups Feb. 7-12 at Charlie Kelloggand Joe Zahler Sports Complex in Las Vegas. For all the rosters … 1995 Rosters Region I SarahKaiser Erie PA Erie Admirals Emily Marshall Adamstown MD Camille Roberts Fogelsville […]