U18s win in tournament opener

The U18 SKC Juniors took on the Irvine Strikers in their opening match of the USSDA Showcase at Pizza Hut Park, in Frisco, Texas. Our boys earned a fantastic 3-0 win thanks to two goals from Jordan Rideout, and one from Ray Lee.

Will Witherspoon set up Jordan Rideout for his first of the match, with Ray Lee would hitting the back of the net for the second, thanks to the service of Andrew Mobberley. Lee would then turn provider, as his corner kick found Rideout for his second of the match.

The U18s next game of the tournament will take place Sunday at 9am, with the opponent still to TBD.

Six Juniors to participate in reserve match

Six Juniors will participate in the Sporting Kansas City reserve match later today (Monday) at 3:30 p.m. CT. It is not open to the public, but it can be streamed online at Sporting85.com. The reserves will compete against the Kansas City Brass, a local USL Premier Development League club who play in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.
Three U18s (Ray Lee, Michael Oakley, Jordan Rideout) and three U16s (Wes White, Derek Schrick, Seo-In Kim) will get a chance to play alongside Chad Ochocinco and the rest of the SKC reserve squad.

Check back here or at The Sporting Way to see how the Juniors and reserves fared.

Raymond Lee signs to SLU

Add another one to the list. Sporting Kansas City Junior, Raymond Lee, signed with Saint Louis University this past week.

Lee, who attended Park Hill High School, won the 2010 Class 3 Offensive Player of the Year in Missouri as a midfielder. He led the team to the State Quarterfinals.

He will go to a St. Louis soccer team that has won more college soccer championships than any other school in Division 1. Former Sporting player, Jack Jewsbury also attended SLU and was inducted into their Hall of Fame last month.

Before Lee travels out east, he will play with the U18 Juniors squad. The team's next games will be at the end of the month in the SUM Cup.