3 Team Chicago Academy teams were in action at the Rockford, IL Midwest Regional League (MRL) weekend over the past two days, and they all came away with two vital wins to kick-off their MRL seasons.

Team Chicago Academy-Eagles came away with two great victories in the U14 Boys First Division West White bracket. Yesterday, the Eagles faced VSA Premier from Iowa and won 8-0. Dominic Duffy, Max Graf, James Zhang, Victor Cuevas and Alex Filo all scored. Today, the Eagles faced JUSC Premier, also from Iowa, and they came back from being down 2-0 in the first half. The half ended at 2-2. The final score was 5-2. Dominic Duffy, Wesley Anderson, Emerson Beinhauer and Max Graf all scored in that game.

Team Chicago Academy-Internacional also won both its game in the U16 Girls First Division White. On Saturday Internacional dominanted their MRL opener against Vardar from Michigan in a 2-0 victory. Kylie Czerwinski and Tori Christiansen had a great combination that resulted in Christiansen driving the ball far post pass the Vardar goalie to put Internaconal up 1-0 at the half. Internacional struck again 5 mins into the 2nd half when Miranda Lambert made a solo run beating 2 Vardar defenders and blasted the ball into the back of the net from 18 yards out.

On Sunday Internacional continued its dominance in this weekend’s MRL games with another win. This time it was a 3-0 win over Waza FC from Michigan. Internacional got on the board early when Kylie Czerwinski slotted a free kick into the box where Caitlin LaRocque ran onto the ball striking it one time into the net. A few mins later Internacional went ahead 2-0 when Alena Sidwell placed a beautiful ball through to Miranda Lambert who beat the goalie with a far-post finish. Internacional continued to dominate the game in 2nd half with possession. At the 60 min mark, Czerwinski put the game out of reach for Waza when she bent the ball into the back of the net off a corner kick.

In the U14 Girls First Division West Green Team Chicago Academy-Brasilia defeated JUSC Premier 1-0 on Saturday on a goal by Jasmine Ruiz assisted by Emma Morgan. And on Sunday Brasilia defeated KC Legends 2-1 on goals by Jasmine Ruiz & Maddie Lambert assisted by Hannah Davies and Emmerson Fuller.

Three Team Chicago teams emerged victorious from the NSR Gold Cup tournament in Naperville, IL over Labor Day weekend. And Team Chicago Academy-Brasilia (U14 Girls) and Team Chicago-Roma (U9 Boys) were runners-up at the event.

Team Chicago Academy-Botafogo won the U19 Girls division after winning all 4 of its games, which included a very impressive performance in a 2-1 victory over the Eclipse ECNL team. In the Final Botafogo defeated NSA 2-0.

Team Chicago Academy-Cruzeiro won all of its 5 games enroute to securing the U13 Girls division title. This included two identical 3-1 victories over the runners-up from Brookfield, WI.

Team Chicago-Corinthians won all 4 of its games to win the U10 Boys title. In the Final they defeated Aurora Flames 2-1.

Team Chicago Academy-Botafogo goalkeeper Megan Geldernick has accepted a scholarship offer to continue her career at Big Ten powerhouse the Ohio State University. Megan, who plays her prep soccer at Metea Valley H.S., will be part of Head Coach Lori Walker’s 2013 recruiting class.

The Buckeyes were a 2010 NCAA Division I Final Four participant. They suffered a close 1-0 defeat to eventual national champions Notre Dame in the semi-final.

Team Chicago Academy-Botafogo midfielder Dani Pitaro has accepted a scholarship offer to continue her soccer career at DePaul University. Pitaro, who plays her prep soccer for Glenbard South H.S., will be part of DePaul Head Coach Erin Chastain’s 2013 recruiting class.

DePaul is a member of the Big East Conference along with national powerhouses like Notre Dame and Marquette University.

Averaging more than 130 players per session over 2 weeks of two-a-day fitness sessions, the Team Chicago Academy players concluded the annual Pre-Season Fitness Camp last Friday.

The Camp which is modeled after a typical grueling college pre-season camp, has become something of a badge of honor for the Academy players. The Team Chicago Academy coaches volunteered their time to run the players through their paces in preparation for the upcoming Fall season.