Wisconsin Soccer Central

The schedules are set for group play at the Wisconsin State Championships, a Memorial Day weekend tradition in state youth soccer.

The Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association recently announced schedules for the Under-13 through Under-18 boys and Under-13 and Under-14 girls divisions for the State Cup matches at Scheels USA Youth Complex in Appleton.

The 132-team event will kick off on Friday, May 27, with a pair of Under-18 boys matches, which were moved up to avoid conflicts with high school graduation ceremonies. All of the other sides will play group games May 28, 29 and 30, looking to claim spots in the June 4 semifinals. The finals are scheduled for June 5.

State champions earn berths in the U.S. Youth Soccer Region II Championships, which are June 25 to 29 in Westfield, Ind. The Under-15 through Under-18 girls competitions were held last fall to avoid conflicts with the WIAA high school season.

Spring State Cup schedules

• Twenty-six players from the Wisconsin Fire, the collaboration between Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire, WYSA and 11 state clubs, earned all-tournament honors at one of two events earlier this year. Eight Under-13 through Under-17 sides played in the Mayor's Cup International Showcase in February in Las Vegas, while the Under-12 girls team played at the Indiana Fire Juniors Turf Classic in March in Indianapolis. The Wisconsin Fire, part of the MLS club's Emerging Talent Program, includes players from Appleton SC, Bavarian SC, Brookfield SA, Croatian Eagles, Elm Grove SC, Madison 56ers, Milwaukee Kickers, North Shore United, Racine United, Rush Wisconsin and SC Waukesha. Here are the all-tournament selections:

GIRLS: Under-12 – Abby Hall, Elm Grove SC; Sofia Miranda, SC Waukesha; Sohia King, Milwaukee Kickers. Under-13 – Tatum Anderson, SC Waukesha; Libby Chovanec, Croatian Eagles; Elizabeth Rater, North Shore United. Under-14 – Elsi Twombly, SC Waukesha; Emma Westrick, Elm Grove; Harper Johnson, Madison 56ers; Elizabeth Amini, SC Waukesha. Under-15 – Cayla Provan, Bavarian SC; Sierra Barho Rush Wisconsin.
BOYS: Under-13 – Matthew Andrusko, SC Waukesha; Enzo Bova, SC Waukesha. Under-14 – Eliot Popkewitz, Madison 56ers; James Mroz, Bavarian SC. Under-15 – Matt Meinke, Bavarian SC; Camden Flater, Appleton SC. Under-16 – Demitrius Kigeya, Rush Wisconsin; Derek Waleffe, Rush Wisconsin; Matthew Comiskey, Bavarian SC; Elian Haddock, Bavarian SC; Robert Spielvogel, Bavarian SC. Under-17 – Nick Angui Andriacchi, Bavarian SC; Noal Baldwin, Bavarian SC; Connor Provan, Bavarian SC.
Full Wisconsin Fire results, rosters and goal scorers (pdf)

• Racine United will become the 14th member of WYSA's Wisconsin Developmental Academy starting in the 2016-17 season, the club announced. The other WDA members are Appleton SC, Bavarian SC, Brookfield SA, Croatian Eagles, Elm Grove SC, FC Green Bay, FC Wisconsin, Madison 56ers, Milwaukee Kickers, North Shore United, Rush Wisconsin, SC Waukesha and Strike FC.
• Jack Morris, who plays for Eau Claire United in the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association, was invited to a U.S. Soccer Federation Training Center on May 4 in Minneapolis. Morris was the only goalkeeper born in 2003 invited to the event, and this was his first Training Center invitation.