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Girls Academy club membership and conference alignment revealed for 2025-26
Over 120 clubs will be participating next season.
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Tri-State ECNL Florida review: PDA go unbeaten in Sanford
Teams from the Tri State area in the Elite Clubs National League headed south to Sanford, Fla. for the ECNL Florida showcase event to test themselves against other elite girls teams from across the country. With league play now on hiatus until at least February, it was a good opportunity for some morale-boosting performances and results before a break from competitive action.

New York youth player fights through brain surgery to play one more game
TSW: New York City area youth soccer player Dominique Cruz has missed more than three years of her high school athletic career since undergoing brain surgery as a 13-year-old. Cruz will make her anticipated return to the pitch on Wednesday as she joins her U-17 club team Brentwood SC Pride 97 at the Disney Soccer Showcase in Orlando, Florida.

Bridgette Andrzejewski caps strong club, high school season with NSCAA honor
McDonogh School in Owings Mill, Md. have seen another one of their players earn national recognition, as midfielder Bridgette Andrzejewski was named High School Girls Player of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Breakout year for East Islip U-15s shows Tri-State talent wealth
TSW: Mixed in with the well-known ECNL and Development Academy member clubs in the Tri-State area is one of the deepest talent pools anywhere in the country, where premier players and teams emerge even from lesser-known clubs. One such team is the East Islip SC Red Storm U15 girls, who recently closed an already remarkable 2014 campaign with a championship at the prestigious Massapequa Winter Showcase.

Twenty-two players recognized as NSCAA Players of the Year
PSW: Bridgette Andrzejewski and Connor Smith, both of McDonogh School in Maryland, have been named among the 22 NSCAA Players of the Year announced on Thursday. TSW: Lorena White (Monroe College) and Joseph Lopez (Suffolk County Community College) are among the 22 NSCAA Players of the Year, announced on Thursday.

US Youth Soccer announces Competitive Coach of the Year regional winners
PSW: Loudoun Soccer's Mark Ryan has been named the US Youth Soccer Boys Competitive Coach of the Year for Region I.
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Players That Impressed: ECNL Girls 2025 South Carolina National Event
Top performances from ECNL South Carolina.
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