3 Juniors called up for Colorado reserve match

The SKC reserves are in Colorado on Sunday, and three Juniors have made the roster. Each player selected has been called up before, with Wes White and Nate Opperman featuring in previous matches. Wes White looks to continue his streak of getting into each reserve match this season, while Nate Opperman hopes to make his first reserve appearance since the Houston Dynamo match in early April. Eric DeJulio was selected but did not play in the last match in Chicago.

The game is set for 12pm on Sunday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Follow @SKCgameday for live twitter updates.

Juniors Tuesday update

Sporting KC Juniors U16's defender Eric DeJulio and forward Wes White travelled with the senior team for their Reserve League match today in Chicago. White got into the match in the 81^st minute -- his third straight appearance in the Reserve League -- and helped the team earn a 1-1 draw.

Check out this story from TopDrawerSoccer.com for another U16 SKC Junior that is getting some attention. Midfielder Derek Schrick is a co-captain and is tied for the team lead in goals scored.

Speaking of stats, Jordan Rideout is leading the U18’s with 9 goals so far, while Nate Opperman is leading the U16’s with 6.

Juniors return from Colorado with mixed results

The Sporting KC U16 and U18 Juniors squads returned from Colorado late Sunday night with mixed results. The U16 side pulled out a 1-1 draw against Real Colorado on Saturday, and defeated Colorado Rush AJ Auxerre 3-1 on Sunday. Saturday’s goal came from Eduardo Moreno who would also score in Sunday’s match. Wes White and Nate Opperman tallied the other two goals against the Rush on Sunday. With the positive results the Sporting KC U16’s remain in first place in the Central Conference’s Frontier Division. Sporting are now 5 points clear of Scott Gallagher and 6 points clear of the third placed Colorado Rapids with 11 games played.

The U18’s had a bit of a tougher weekend, dropping results to Real Colorado (1-5) and Colorado Rush (0-2). The lone goal for the 18’s came from Garrett Pulliam. Despite the losses to the first and third placed teams, Sporting remains second in the Frontier Division. Sporting full team goalkeeper, Jonathan Kempin accompanied the U18’s to Colorado, starting both games.

Wes White and Eric DeJulio were called up for the reserve match in Chicago tomorrow at 11am. Stay close to twitter as we’ll be tweeting live updates throughout the match.

U15s get a promotion

The U15s finished out Midwest Regional League play over the weekend in Illinois with more wins, more points and a promotion. They beat Chicago Fire 3-2 and drew with SC Waukesha 1-1 on Saturday, but settled on top of the standings with a 2-0 win against FC Milwaukee on Sunday. Having dominated the division with a goal differential of +15, the SKC U15s will be promoted to the Premier Division.

Goals were scored by forward Cole Stevenson (one in each game), Joey Piatczyc (two) and Mason Leonard (one).

The U13s, the youngest of the Junior clubs was also in action in St. Louis with a few friendlies. They beat the SLSG Metro U13s 3-1, but lost to the two SLSG U14 clubs in their other matches. Nevertheless, it was a good challenge for the team and the kids played well against the older boys.

Don’t forget to check out the SKC Reserves match at Swope Park this morning at 11:30 a.m. CST. Two Juniors, Seo-In Kim and Wes White are in the lineup, so make sure to catch the young guys in action.

Youngsters travel with Reserve squad

Three Juniors traveled with the Reserve team on Sunday night to play in Sporting KC's first official Reserve match of the season against Houston Dynamo on Monday morning. Nate Opperman (U16), Wes White (U16) and Konner Knoll (U18) were the three selected. Opperman and White were both in the starting lineup at forward.

The game started at 10 a.m. CT. Follow @SportingKC and @HoustonDynamo on Twitter for live updates of the game.

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.