Five area boys soccer teams are set to compete in the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships, set for July 21-26 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Baltimore Celtic Club qualified teams from four age groups (under-13, -14, -16, -17) and Baltimore-based Fewster FC advanced in the under-15 division.
Round-robin play will go from July 21-23 with the championship rounds set for July 25-26.
Former Baltimore Blast standouts Mike Lookingland and Machel Millwood coach the younger U-13 and U-14 teams, while McDonogh head coach Brandon Quaranta, his assistant and father Jack and Loyola University men's coach Steve Nichols guide the U-16 and U-17 squads.
Fewster FC is coached by Archbishop Curley alum and coach Barry Stitz and his high school teammate Dan Rose.
A number of high school standouts are playing for the Celtic U-16 and U-17 teams. Here's a look at some of the talent that will try to bring home national championships:
Mike DeShields (McDonogh), Cale Thorne (McDonogh), Andrew Hopkins (McDonogh), Piroz Bahar (McDonogh), Tunde Akinlosotu (McDonogh), Keegan Kelly (McDonogh), Nic Brown (McDonogh), Chris MacDonald (McDonogh), Drew Greene (McDonogh), Carson Hunt (Loyola-Blakefield), Grant Robinson (Loyola-Blakefield), Sean Clarke (Loyola-Blakefield), Avionne Flanagan (Loyola-Blakefield), Tre Pulliam (Archbishop Curley), Jayson Cyrus (Severn), Colin Weyant (Perry Hall).