Wisconsin Soccer Central

The Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association is again offering youth players the chance to meet and have lunch with U.S. women's national team legend Abby Wambach as it raises funds for the TOPSoccer and Soccer Across America programs.

Players who raise $250 in donations will meet and have lunch with a parent or guardian and Wambach, who has scored more goals than any player in international history, on Nov. 14 at the Uihlein Indoor Soccer Complex in Milwaukee.

There are other prizes for certain donation levels, including the opportunity to play in a game with Wambach, who made a similar appearance in Brookfield in 2013 to help raise funds for the same programs.

TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) helps young athletes with mental or physical disabilities play the sport, while Soccer Across America brings the game to lower-income communities not currently served by existing clubs and leagues.

For more information about the fundraiser, visit the WYSA Playing for Kicks website.

• The Wisconsin Fire, a partnership between WYSA, 11 state clubs and Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire, recently announced its Under-12 through Under-14 boys and girls rosters for the 2015-16 season. The teams, which are part of the Fire's Emerging Talent Program, will have training opportunities in the fall and spring and will play in tournaments early next year – the Las Vegas Mayors Cup in February for the Under-13 through Under-18 teams and the Indiana Fire Juniors event in March for the Under-12 sides. The program includes players from Appleton SC, Bavarian SC, Brookfield SA, Croatian Eagles, Elm Grove SC, Madison 56ers, Milwaukee Kickers SC, North Shore United, Racine United, SC Waukesha and the Wisconsin Rush. The Under-15 through Under-18 rosters haven't yet been announced.

GIRLS
Under-12: Maisy Andes, Hannah Baer, Ella Baldwin, Sophia Balistreri, Madeline Bersch, Kayla Budish, Laila Cook, Paige Cotton, Paige Espinoza, Paige Gruener, Abigayle Hall, Binta Jammeh, Maia Johnson, Maia Johnson, Claire Kelbel, Sophia King, Sofia Miranda, Rachel Mirwald, Lauren Simonett, Brianna Sites, Mia Stemper, Abby Stoeck, Lily Vang, Lola Wojcik, Elena Zuchowski.
Under-13: Tatum Adamson, Elizabeth Behnke, Alexis Betker, Victoria Bunz, Libby Chovanec, Ally Cruz, Anna Dixon, Quinn Dupies, Elizabeth Hanstedt, Lainey Higgins, Sara Jedrzejewski, Ryan Locante, Sydney Munnagle, Liesel Odden, Elizabeth Rater, Abbie Schaefer, Emily von Heimburg. Practice roster – Kendra Fitzpatrick, Summer Malinauskas, Samantha Naber, Molly O'Regan, Kirstin Poppen, Mary Quinn.
Under-14: Elizabeth Amini, Annika Bard, Allison Bonner, Maggie Doyle, McKaelee Hoehnen, Harper Johnson, Carissa Kinnart, Abby Kloiber, Cali Kucifer, Kaya Kuokkanen, Abby Lewis, Maddalena Luna, McKenna Melotte, Samantha Middlestead, Chloe Seitz, Elsi Twombly, Emma Westrick, Madison Wrobleski. Practice roster – Maddison Baker, Wynter Cianciolo, Avary Fanning, Mia Guton, Lauren Hafeman, Ashley Hanson, Bobbie Knopp, Sophia Marsch.

BOYS
Under-12: Tank Anderson, Daniel Bravo, Luke Behringer, Chase Brensinger, Owen Busch, Noah Corrigan, Keegan Duffy, Ben Grimm, Miguel Gonzalez, Henry Irwin, Gavin, McEllistrem, Aidian Martin, Ben Minikel-Lacocque, Jack Moxom, Andrew Mueler, Lucas Nesthus, Cole Peiper, Fili Saavedra, Devin Stoltenberg, Mateo Stoka, Sam Tohorst, Declan Wheeler, Zachary Zawlocki,
Under-13: Samuel Adel, Matthew Andrusko, Steven Arthur, Enzo Bova, Nikolai Dorschner, Oscar Fernandez-Hydzik, Burke Feuerstein, Charlie Holton, Spencer Malone, Alex Miranda, Xavier Oliviero, Sebastian Pandovski, Stjepan Peharda, Daniyal Rana, Matthew Roou, Sean Ruhly, Cade Siewart, Adison Tyma. Practice roster – Johannes Berghahn, Gonzalo De Gracia, Dell Dembny, Nathan Donovan, James Henderson, Ezra Joseph, Liam Martin, John Oberst, Will Shaw.
Under-14: Colin Alba, Marc Brunean, Patrick Comiskey, Johnny Daniels, Marcelo Garay, Alex Grow, John Harms, Miguel Herrara, Michael Janus, Christian Lentz, Shawn Maringer, James Mroz, Bennet Pauls, Eric Perlin, Eliot Popkewitz, Simon Sisk, Maxwell Stilb, Joe Torres. Practice roster – Sidney Marquardt, Keegan Mihm, Gabriel Nummerdor, AJ Patrick, Jalen Ramirez, Matthew Sikorski, Joshua Teplin.

• Nicole Hirsch (Brookfield Central/UW-Milwaukee), coaching director for Wisconsin Rush West and the Coulee Region United Soccer Association, was selected as part of 2015-16 class of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's 30-Under-30 program. More than 500 men and women applied for the program, which provides one year of education and mentorship for 30 coaches younger than 30 years old (15 men and 15 women). Hirsch, who won two WIAA Division 1 state championships and was part of three NCAA Division I tournament teams as a player, also is an assistant coach at UW-La Crosse.
• Shant Mesdjian is the new Director of Coaching at Appleton SC, while Kevin Gowrie was named to the same position at Oregon SC.