Four players from national champion FC Milwaukee earned spots on the girls Under-18 Best XI for their performances at the recent U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Phoenix.

Forwards Cara Walls (Wauwatosa East) and Mady Vicker (Whitefish Bay), defender Valerie Gonyo (Waukesha Catholic Memorial) and goalkeeper Monica Gonyo (Waukesha Catholic Memorial) all were chosen for the honor team after helping the Nationals become the first Wisconsin team to win a USYS national title.

For the first time in the event's history, a Wisconsin team has won a U.S. Youth Soccer national championship.

Cara Walls (Wauwatosa East) scored twice in two minutes in extra time and Mady Vicker (Whitefish Bay) added another insurance goal as FC Milwaukee powered past Colorado Rush Nike 4-2 in the girls Under-18 final to win the Frank Kelly Cup on Sunday morning at the Reach 11 Complex in Phoenix.

Needing a win or draw in its pool play finale to earn a spot in the national championship game, the FC Milwaukee Under-18 girls team left no doubt.

Cara Walls (Wauwatosa East) scored in the 13th minute and Justine Hovden (Lake Geneva Badger) and Mady Vicker (Whitefish Bay) added goals in a 10-minute span in the second half as the Nationals cruised past FC Stars of Massachusetts 3-0 Friday morning at the Reach 11 Complex in Phoenix.

Mequon Homestead regained the top spot in the final Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association Division 1 state poll of the season.

The Highlanders (17-1-2), who were No. 1 for two weeks earlier in the year, have outscored opponents 33-2 in an eight-game unbeaten streak since their lone loss – a 2-1 setback against Whitefish Bay on May 10.

Whitefish Bay's Kate Markgraf, a former U.S. women's national team defender who retired last year, will serve as an analyst for ESPN's television coverage of this summer's Women's World Cup.

Markgraf, 34, earned 201 career caps – she's one of only seven players to reach 200 – played in three Women's World Cups, three Olympics and in the Women's United Soccer Association and Women's Professional Soccer.

Whitefish Bay's Kate Markgraf, a former U.S. women's national team defender who retired last year, will serve as an analyst for ESPN's television coverage of this summer's Women's World Cup.

Markgraf, 34, earned 201 career caps – she's one of only seven players to reach 200 – played in three Women's World Cups, three Olympics and in the Women's United Soccer Association and Women's Professional Soccer.

One of the top prep girls soccer teams in Wisconsin will take on one of the best from Illinois on Friday night as Whitefish Bay plays host to St. Charles North (Ill.).

And even if you can't get to Whitefish Bay for the non-conference match, you can still watch it.

Patch will stream the game between the host Blue Dukes and the North Stars live online here, with Milwaukee-area soccer media veteran Matt Schroeder on the call.