No Regional Title for Juniors

With the SuperLiga and US game yesterday, it slipped my mind about 2 Juniors teams playing in the regional finals. Unfortunately, neither team was able to pull off the win this year. Both the U-13 and U-16 Juniors ended up falling 1-0 in their regional finals against the Michigan Wolves and Campton United Navy respectively. Congratulations to all the Juniors on good seasons.

Two Juniors Teams in Regional Finals

The semifinals are now over in Sioux Falls, SD and of the 3 Juniors teams that made it that far, 2 have advanced on to tomorrow's finals. The U-13 Juniors took care of business, taking care of Ambassadors out of Ohio North 6-2 today. In the finals, the 13's will take on the Michigan Wolves. The U-16's didn't win by as much, but they too advanced to the finals, beating Westside United of Indiana 1-0. In the finals, the 16's will take on the other Midwest Regional League qualifier Campton United Navy out of Illinois. The U-17's weren't as lucky though, as the Juniors fell to MLS youth team rival, Chicago Fire 1-0 in their semifinal, eliminating them from regionals.

Good luck to the 13's and 16's in the finals.

Juniors at Regionals

While the Wizards team was getting ready to and taking on Atlas in SuperLiga, the 6 Wizards Juniors teams that qualified for regionals (5 state titles, 1 Midwest Regional League birth through the U-16's) were competing in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Over the course of the group play round, the Juniors were a combined 12-5-1, scoring 48 goals while conceding 21. No Juniors team suffered more than 1 loss in the tournament. Of the 6 teams that made regionals, only 3 of those teams advanced to the semifinals.

The U-13's made the semifinals, going 3-0 in group play. They'll take on Ambassadors FC out of Ohio North in their semifinal. The U-15's lost their opener to Vardar, a Midwest Regional League qualifier, 2-0. The 15's recovered, winning their final 2 games, but so did Vardar, and the Michigan club advanced from their group. The U-16 team qualified for regionals through the Midwest Regional league, even though they lost in state cup. The 16's lost their second game, but were able to do well enough in their other games, and get help to advance to the semifinals, where they'll play Westside United out of Indiana.

The U-17's also got off to a slow start, losing their first game, but they too got the results the rest of the way to go their way, and they too qualified for the semifinals. In the semis, they will take on fellow MLS youth side, the Chicago Fire Juniors. In the U-18 division, the Juniors won their first game against Springfield SC. The Juniors lost their second to Javanon out of Kentucky, before winning their final game over Inter FC of Illinois. Unfortunately Javanon advanced out of their group. The U-19's lost their first game to Pike Indy Burn and had trouble recovering. They tied with Valley United out of Minnesota, before beating SD United Manchester. the U-19's finished third in their group and saw both Pike Indy and Valley United advance to the semifinals as there were only 3 groups in the U-19 division.

Tomorrow is when the U-13's, 16's, and 17's will play their semifinals. Should they win, the finals will be on Wednesday. Good luck to those 3 Juniors teams.

Juniors U19s Win Regionals

Was just told that the Wizards Juniors U19 team won regionals today in Rockford, IL. They defeated Scott Gallagher of MO 1-0 this morning in the final. The Juniors now advance to Nationals which will begin July 22nd through the 27th in Little Rock, AR. Congratulations to the Juniors.

Here is the team's roster:

Pos Player Hometown College

GK Scott Angevine Overland Park, KS Coastal Carolina

GK Alex Burton Lansing, KS Baker University

M Ian Christiansen Lee's Summit, MO Graceland University

D Austin Eanes Scituate, MA Evansville University

F Giovanni Edward Toronto, Canada Graceland College

D Matt Griffin Olathe, KS Baker University

D Brett Heinz Leawood, KS Graceland University

M Colton Henning Shawnee, KS Furman University

M Willie Koss Overland Park, KS Graceland University

M Matt Kuhn Raytown, Mo Drake University

F Chase McCoy Blue Springs, MO Hastings College

F Curt McDonald Leawood, KS Furman University

M Michael McDonald Leawood, KS Rockhurst University

D Kyle Miller Overland Park, KS Rockhurst University

M/F Spencer Nash Shawnee, KS Baker University

D Tyler Nichol Blue Springs, MO Rockhurst University

D/M Michael Perry Overland Park, KS Denver University

F Kelly Porter Wichita, KS Coastal Carolina

M Tyler Schwab Leawood, KS Marquette University

M/F Josh Westberg Overland Park, KS Loyola-Chicago

U19s in Regional Finals

I was just informed that the Wizards Juniors U19 team just won their regional semifinal match against the Chicago Fire Jrs, 3-1. The win puts the Juniors into the regional finals that will take place tomorrow. Their opponent will either be Scott Gallagher (MO) or Arsenal Bluejays (NE). Their game is in overtime at the time of this posting.

UPDATE: Scott Gallagher will be the Juniors opponents in the U19 finals. Gallagher defeated the Bluejays 3-2 in their semifinal today. The game will be tomorrow morning at 8 am.

U19s advance at Regionals

The Wizards Juniors U19 team was the only one of the three Juniors teams at regionals to advance out of the group stage today at Region II regionals in Rockford. The U16 team started out the day with a draw against Team Ohio FC 1-1. So while they finished undefeated at 1-0-2, they were second in the group behind Vardar (who they beat 4-2), who went 2-1. They finished ahead of Team Ohio (1-1-1), and Iowa Soccer Club (0-2-1).

The U17s suffered the first loss by the Juniors at regionals, when they lost 1-0 to FC Barrington of Illinois. The Juniors finished in 3rd place in the group at 1-1-1. Springfield SC won the group at 2-0-1 (Barrington was second at 2-1 and NWI United fourth at 0-3).


The U19 team got the win they needed against United SC 96 Int'l of Kentucky 3-0. They also got some help from the Nebraska team, Arsenal Bluejays, who beat FC Milwaukee Blue 3-0 to hand the Juniors the group with a record of 2-0-1, ahead of the Bluejays (2-1), Milwaukee (1-1-1), and United (0-3). The 19s now play tomorrow, although their opponent is not listed on the website yet.

UPDATE: The U-19's opponent tomorrow at noon in the semifinals will be the Chicago Fire Jrs Red from IL. Arsenal Bluejays, who the Juniors beat in group play also advanced as the wild card. They will play Scott Gallagher of MO in the other semifinal.

Juniors Undefeated at Regionals

After 2 games for each of the 3 Wizards Juniors teams at regionals, the 3 teams are undefeated with a 3-0-3 record. The U-19 team opened with a 1-0 win Saturday against the Arsenal Blujays before getting a 1-1 draw today with FC Milwaukee Blue. Their final game is tomorrow and need to win to advance as their groups winners. They need to overcome the 1 more goal difference that Milwaukee has on them. There is a wild card in their age division though as well.

The U-17s opened with a 6-1 win over NWI United before drawing with Springfield SC of MO today 1-1. They also need to win tomorrow against FC Barrington of IL and keep the goal difference they have over Springfield SC. The U-16's opened with a 2-2 draw with Iowa SC. They defeated Vardar of Michigan today. They play Team Ohio SC tomorrow, a win of any kind will see them through to the next round.

Wizards Juniors Update

Three of the Wizards Juniors teams are at Region II regionals this weekend in Rockford, IL. The U-19, U-17, and U-16 teams all won their State Cup age group and moved on to regionals, which begin tomorrow for all three teams. The tournament concludes on the 25th. In the U-19 division, the team is in Group A, where they'll play Arsenal Bluejays (NE), United 96 SC Int'l (KY), and FC Milwaukee Blue (WI). The U-17 team plays in Group B against last years semifinalists, Springfield SC (MO), FC Barrington (IL), and NWI United (IN). In the U-16 division, the Juniors are in Group C with Iowa Soccer Club, Vardar (MI), and Team Ohio FC. Good luck to the Juniors, and hopefully we see some Regional Championship brought home this weekend.