Rockford Raptors/Dactyls Soccer Clubs

The Chicago Fire introduced its first Academy class during the sold-out Chicago Fire/Red Bull game on Saturday, September 15th. The first class represents 13 different clubs in the Northern Illinois area including 12 Raptors players. The included Raptors players are:Austin  Andrekus, Evan Bartzis, Bart Boguszewski, Aaron Brynteson, Cody Culver, Brad Horton, Andy Huftalin, Nick Huftalin, Jarret Kerr, Trent  Miller, Jordan  Stanley, and Seth Stockley. The Fire Academy is an elite player development initiative designed to identify and develop the best young talent within the Chicagoland area. Louis Mateus is the director of the Chicago Fire Academy.