Miller an All-American

Congratulations to former Sporting Kansas City Juniors player and current Rockhurst senior captain Kyle Miller, named an NSCAA/Continental Tires NCAA Men's Division II All-American and All-Midwest selection. Miller anchored a Hawks' defense which allowed only seven goals during the 2011 season, fewest in the nation, and helped the team reach the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals this year.

The Overland Park, Kansas native was also named to the Daktronics All-America Second Team and Daktronics All-Region First Team. He also got a mention in the sports section of Saturday's Kansas City Star!

Wright & Schrick All-Americas

Two Sporting Kansas City Juniors earned selection to the NSCAA 2011 Boys High School All-America Team for stellar performances with their respective high school sides.

Senior goalkeeper Evan Wright from Stillwell, Kansas earned his spot as an NSCAA All-America after a notable year playing for Blue Valley High School. Wright led Blue Valley to the 2011 Kansas State 5A Championship, clocking 1,855 minutes in 2011.

Wright played a particularly large role in the Kansas 5A quarterfinal match at St. Thomas Aquinas. Wright made a break-away stop on Aquinas senior Mikey Geist in the first 10 seconds of the match. Then in a penalty kick shootout, it was Wright again making two huge stops for the Tigers allowing for their 4-2 victory in penalty kicks.

Derek Schrick, senior midfielder and Kansas City native, guided Rockhurst High School to the District Championship game. Schrick made significant contributions to the success of Rockhurst who finished out their season with a 22-4-1 record. For his efforts, Schrick was named to the NSCAA All-America Team.

In addition to All-America honors, Schrick's performance throughout his senior season landed him NSCAA Boys High School Missouri State Player of the Year.

KC Star announces All Metro & All American Teams

Sean Latz was Named to both the All American & All Metro Team


The Juniors had quite a few players honored when the Kansas City Star announced it Boys All Metro and All American Teams. See who made the list from our teams below...

All Metro:

Forwards -
Ben Coyle 1st team (U18)
Tony Young 2nd team (U18)
Garret Pulliam Honorable Mention (U16)
Emilio Quezada Honorable Mention (U16)
Jordan Rideout Honorable Mention (U16)

Midfielders -
Alex Pilsl 2nd team (U18)
Rodney Mays Honorable Mention (U18)
Derek Shrick Honorable Mention (U16)

Defenders -
Sean Latz 1st team (U18)
Michael Oakley 1st team (U18)
Andrew Garcia Honorable Mention (U18)

Goalkeepers -
Colby Martin 1st team (U18)

All American:
Sean Latz (defender U18)
Also achieved the KC Star All-Metro boys Soccer Player of the Year, has been a KCWJ player since the start of the program

Colby Martin Honorable Mention (U18)