Soccer is always in season and for eight Bloomington standouts, including a few whose high school careers are over, the summer was most productive.

The Alliance Eleven 2006/07 team out of Bargersville made it through group play at the US Youth Soccer National Championship in Orlando and into the final four in late July.

That group included North's Zach Gaither, Joe Luther (both back this year) and grad Jaafer Zaneer and South's Tom Henry Berry (now a senior) and grads Joe DeGiorgio, Brayden Doyle, Mateo Soto (Hanover commit), Boston Ely, Gus Hanjorgiris and Stephan Bartlett.

Also in Florida in late July for the Midwest President's Cup was North junior Arno Risner with his club team from Columbus.

Those four returning players will be playing big roles this year. Let's take a closer look

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