New or returning players, please click HERE to register and pay. A $100 late fee kicked in Jan. 19.

Think the Maryland SoccerPlex is a long way to go to play soccer? Tell that to road warrior Sophie Earll. The GU17 Heat player used to travel from Belgium to London, Paris and the Hague for school games—a commitment that paid off last year when her team won the European league championship.

Congratulations toGU15 Edge players Andrea McDonald and Caroline Khanna, who made the Maryland Olympic Development Program squad.

Calling all coaches! Join Coaching Director Len Oliver and his fellow instructors for free weekly skills clinics and a ’Coaches’ Game’ Sundays at 9 a.m. through February at Wilson HS gym. Click HERE to read about Jan. 10 opener and for upcoming topics.

Board members, parents and players turned out Dec. 9 to honor this year’s award winners at the Annual General Meeting. Congratulations to 2009 coaches Dino Merotto, John Menditto , Khaled Hamami; referees Bradley Blount & Arden Baker; and volunteer Sarah Ducich. Read a full account!

Congratulations to Olivia Korhonen (GU13 Blue Metros) and Rebecca Tucci (GU14 Blue Mischief). Both were just selected to the 1996 Girls’ Virginia State Team after training all fall with the Northern District Olympic Development Program (ODP) squad.  Click HERE to read more.

Ron Maierhofer, former pro player and an old friend, has written an arresting tale of his adventure owning a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise: No Money Down: A Journey Through an American Dream.

Stoddert Soccer players and coaches vied in city championship on Sat. Nov 21--against each other. The DCIAA finals at McKinley Tech saw Wilson’s girls edge out School Without Walls 3-2 in a late PK, while Bell’s boys blanked Wilson 1-0, also on a PK. See The Washington Post’s account and photo gallery. More shots of girls’ game.

Star strikers aren’t the only ones on the field getting an assist from soccer in the college admissions game. Several teenage DC Stoddert referees say the experience generated interest, acceptance letters—and even scholarships.