Sam Brotherton's soccer career has taken him from his native New Zealand to Madison, and now after two standout seasons with the University of Wisconsin, the defender is headed to Premier League club Sunderland.
Here's a look at the 2016 recruiting classes for the state's NCAA Division I and II schools and commitments by state players to Division III, NAIA or out-of-state schools.
Logan Andryk (Milwaukee Marquette/MSOE) snapped a tie in the 98th minute and Marquette's Jake Taylor (Whitefish Bay) added an insurance goal as Bavarian SC outlasted longtime rival Croatian Eagles 3-1 after extra time in the Wisconsin Soccer Leagues Major Division final Tuesday night at Heartland Value Fund Stadium in Glendale.