Team Chicago Academy-Internacional midfielder Alena Sidwell has accepted a great scholarship to continue her soccer career at the University of Toledo. Alena, who plays her prep soccer for Head Coach Pat Feulner at Metea Valley H.S., will be part of Toledo Head Coach Brad Evans’ 2015 recruiting class.

University of Toledo is a perennial Division I Mid-America Conference (MAC) powerhouse. Alena joins fellow Team Chicago Academy-Internacional teammate Maddie Pokora in the Toledo 2015 recruiting class.

Team Chicago Academy-Santos defender AJ (Alexis) Jakuszewski has accepted a great athletic scholarship to continue her career at the University of Illinois-Chicago. AJ, who plays her prep soccer for Head Coach Guy Callipari at Wheaton-Warrenville South H.S., will be part of UIC Head Coach Brian Rigby’s 2015 recruiting class.

AJ has been a starter on Santos for the past three seasons playing up a year, and this summer she played two years up as she helped Team Chicago Academy-Botafogo win the 2013 National and Regional Championships. At UIC she will join Kendall Wilde, her Botafogo teammate from this summer’s big victories.

Team Chicago Academy-Olimpico U13 Boys team finished as the runners-up at the NSR Gold Cup over Labor Day weekend. The thunder storms did not stop the boys.

On Sunday Olimpico shut out Libertyville FC 1974 U12 with a 4-0 victory with goals contributed by Gedi, Alex, Bryan Torres, and Liam.

The second game ended in a 1-1 draw against MRL foe Appleton SC Vipers from Wisconsin. Liam Duffy scored on a free-kick. In the final game Olimpico faced Ajax Gold from Missouri, and again the boys tied. The score was 2-2 with goals scored by Gedi and Bryan Torres.

Congrats to the boys!

U17 Team Chicago Academy-America won the East Moline Silvis Soccer Club Labor Day Shootout. They did not allow any goals winning 1-0 and 1-0 on Sunday and then 3-0 and 2-0 on Monday.

Congrats to America and Coaches Rudy Keller and Steve Rapley

Team Chicago Academy-Cruzeiro winger Kerry Abello has received a call-up to the U14 U.S. National Team Camp in Carson, CA September 14th-21st. The camp is supervised by U14 National Team Head Coach April Kater.

Congrats Kerry! This is a tremendous honor.