KC Star All-Metro

Congratulations go out to all 15 Sporting Kansas City Juniors players chosen to the Kansas City Star's All-Metro Boy's Soccer teams. The selections were announced in Sunday's edition of the newspaper (shown on right), with our very own Derek Schrick being named the All-Metro boys soccer player of the year! Here's a rundown on the honorees:

First Team: FWD Shane Woods (Kearney, senior), MF Derek Schrick (Rockhurst, senior), MF Chris Tuso (Blue Valley NW, senior), Matt Peterson (Blue Valley North, junior), Clay Stewart (Olathe South, junior), GK Jacole Turner (Lee's Summit North, senior)

Second Team: FWD Steve Enna (St. James Academy, sophomore), MF Andrew Brown (St. Thomas Aquinas, senior), DEF Eric DeJulio (Blue Valley NW, senior), DEF Julian Ramirez (Blue Springs, junior)

Honorable Mention: FWD Garrett Pulliam (Blue Valley West, senior), MF David Leichty (Shawnee Mission South, junior), MF Joey Piatczyc (Lee's Summit, sophomore), MF Taylor Walter (Blue Valley, senior), GK Evan Wright (Blue Valley, senior)

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)