The AHF announces the Players of the Week for the week ending January 15th, 2023.  The Players of the Week is a weekly feature during the 2022-23 season that honors players in all divisions. Only players that are nominated by their respective teams are considered.

Age Level / Division: 10A

Team: Palmyra Black Knights Red

Player: Liam Hauck (F) – Games: 4, Goals: 4, Assists: 1

“Although Liam’s games were not league games, he competed in a USA Hockey sanctioned tournament where his team finished 2-2. In our 3rd game, we were competing for a playoff position and Liam scored all 3 goals in that game to lead his team to a 3-1 victory, positioning our team in the 3rd seed. Liam played great hockey!” said Coach Carlo Fricchione.

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Age Level / Division: 10AA

Team: NJ Stars Black

Player: Mario Hubert (F) – Games: 3, Goals: 7, Assists: 1

“Mario has certainly stepped up his game since the beginning of the season. He had 7 goals and 1 assist this weekend and a shootout goal to propel us to a shootout win,” said Coach Greg Schehr.

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Age Level / Division: 10B

Team: Team Philadelphia

Player: Aidan Ivers (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 0, Assists: 2

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Age Level / Division: 12A

Team: Bandits 12U Black

Player: Weber Marrazzo (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 1, Assists: 1

“Weber has been improving tremendously with each game played. He has an amazing demeanor and great attitude and he’s an absolute pleasure to coach and have as a teammate!” said Coach Matt Mande.

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Age Level / Division: 12B

Team:  Hollydell Hurricanes

Player: Andrew Tait (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 2, Assists: 0

“Drew has shown nothing but improvement week to week. He is always working hard to better his game. We have definitely seen him turn into a well-rounded player,” said Coach Ben Ansuini.

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Age Level / Division: 16A

Team:  Lehigh Valley Phantoms Youth

Player: Patrick Michael (F) – Games: 4, Goals: 2, Assists: 3

“Really hustled to get to and maintain puck control, set up a lot of opportunities during our tournament,” said Coach John Synder.

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Honorable Mentions

12U A
Eitan Mishiyev (F) – NJ Stars Black
Michael Peyton (F) – Valley Forge Colonials
Matt Cole (F) – Hollydell Hurricanes

12U B
Oran Sullivan (F) – Royals

For the week ending on January 8th, the Atlantic Hockey Federation rankings and subdivisions are in. The number of playoff subdivisions are based on the number of teams in the division. For the A divisions, Gretzky and Lemieux divisions are considered separate divisions and will have their own playoff subdivisions. You can view all rankings here.

The teams that are in first in each AA division are Ashburn Xtreme 2012 (10U), Ashburn Xtreme 2010 (12U), Igloo Jaguars (13U), Ashburn Xtreme 08 (14U), Delaware Ducks (15U), Team Philadelphia Black (16U) and Philadelphia Blazers (18U). 

For the A division, the top teams in each group are the NJ Bandits Grey (10U Gretzky Division), NJ SportsCare Kings Blue (10U Lemieux Division), Southern Maryland Sabres Gold (12U Gretzky), North Jersey SportsCare Kings (12U Lemieux), Philadelphia Blazers (14U Gretzky), Frederick Freeze LA (14U Lemieux), Southern Maryland Sabres (16U Gretzky), Delaware Ducks (16U Lemieux) and Wissahickon Warriors Red (18U). 

For the B Division, the three teams with the most ratings are Jersey Shore Wildcats Black (10U), Ashburn Xtreme 2 (12U), and the MYHA 14U B Blue (14U). The Venom Hockey Club 1 are on top of the rankings for this week for Full Ice Mites AAA. Ashburn Rebels 1 take the lead for Full Ice Mite Add Ons.

This month, KRACH ratings were broken up into multiple subdivisions. Teams can move subdivisions until the final regular season game is played. The final subdivision will include the teams in competition for a playoff spot.

The AHF announces the Players of the Week for the week ending January 8th, 2023.  The Players of the Week is a weekly feature during the 2022-23 season that honors players in all divisions. Only players that are nominated by their respective teams are considered.

Age Level / Division: 10A

Team: Valley Forge Colonials 10 UA Silver

Player: Declan Wendell (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 3, Assists: 0

“Declan played hard two way hockey for both of our games this weekend. He scored a hat trick in the second game and had the game winner to help his team get the win,” said Coach John Bergstrasser.

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Age Level / Division: 10AA

Team: Igloo Jaguars

Player: Logan Rowand (D) – Games: 1, Goals: 3, Assists: 3

“Logan plays defense but stepped up and filled in as a goalie. He won his first game in net against the Delaware Ducks 11-7,” said Coach Jay Paranich.

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Age Level / Division: 10B

Team: Delaware Ducks 10U Black

Player: Jackson Corbit (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 1, Assists: 1

“Jackson played a well rounded weekend including an incredible shootout loss versus a very tough opponent. The highlight of the weekend came on Saturday with the team tied 3-3 with less than three minutes remaining and short handed two players, Jackson was the only forward on the ice. He proceeded to help kill the first penalty and then while still short handed four on five, he scored the game winning short handed goal,” said Coach Brian Hennelly.

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Age Level / Division: 12A

Team: Southern Maryland Sabres 12U Black

Player: Peyton Conklin (D) – Games: 2, Goals: 1, Assists: 0

“Peyton is an absolute force defensively, but she also excels at driving offensive possession from the blue line. She is a fierce competitor, a strong leader, and an outstanding teammate. Great work this weekend, Peyton!” said Coach Scott Kelly.

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Age Level / Division: 12AA

Team: Palmyra Black Knights

Player: Jesse Grill (F) – Games: 3, Goals: 2, Assists: 3

“Jesse brought it all weekend, working hard at both ends of the ice and producing five points. Great job Jesse!” said Coach Mark Krull.

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Age Level / Division: 12B

Team: Team Philadelphia

Player: Mike Heebner (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 2, Assists: 0

“Mike opened up our season after Christmas with amazing energy and led his team to victory on Saturday with scoring and team leadership,” said Coach Jamie Guarner.

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Age Level / Division: 13AA

Team: Valley Forge Colonials

Player: Zachary Landmesser (D) – Games: 2, Goals: 0, Assists: 0

“Really excelled on Sunday against a top team in the division and handled their speed. He shut down many one on one’s which has been a big focus for his improvement.  Zachary moved the puck harder and with purpose,” said Coach John Fields.

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Age Level / Division: 14A 

Team: Wissahickon Warriors White

Player: Matt Evangelist (G) – Games: 1, Goals Against: 4, Saves: 19

“When your goaltender steps up in a shootout and saves all three shots, he’s the obvious player of the game. What a way to start 2023. Well done Matt!” said Coach Mike Budd.

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Age Level / Division: 14AA

Team: NJ Rockets U14 AA Black

Player: Reed Greenstein (F) – Games: 4, Goals: 2, Assists: 3

“Reed doubled his points total this season in a single weekend. He has come off of break a different player and I am excited to see how he progresses over the last few weeks of the season,” said Coach Nicholas Monticchio.

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Age Level / Division: 14B

Team: Grundy Senators 

Player: Sean Freeman (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 2, Assists: 0

“Sean came up huge Saturday against the Jags scoring two of four unanswered goals in the third period to come out with the win,” said Coach Dylan DellaVecchio.

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Age Level / Division: 15AA

Team: Palmyra Black Knights

Player: Lincoln Moyer (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 2, Assists: 1

“Played a two way game, dominated in the faceoff circle, two goals (one game winner) and one assist! Great weekend!” said Coach Swede Farling.

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Age Level / Division: 16A

Team: Frederick Freeze

Player: Zain Huda (G) – Games: 1, Goals Against: 0, Saves: 28

“Zain posted a 28 shot shutout on Sunday making numerous great saves. His tremendous play helped to hopefully secure a playoff opportunity for his team,” said Coach Louis Greco.

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Age Level / Division: 18A

Team: Wissahickon Warriors Red

Player: Griffin Carpenter (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 0, Assists: 3

“After being out 13 league games with an injury, Griffin is back to his old self. He tallied three assists in a 6-2 win for us, including helpers on two of our four power play goals,” said Coach Chris Schache.

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Age Level / Division: 18AA

Team: Team Philadelphia

Player: Andrew Pisano (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 5, Assists: 0

“Andrew tallied five goals in the team’s two wins this weekend and had a +7 plus/minus rating on the weekend,” said Coach Eric Wolf.

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HONORABLE MENTIONS

10U A
Sam Ingram (G) – Hollydell Hurricanes White
Ben Heverly (F) – Palmyra Black Knights
Jaxon Hostetter (F) – Lancaster Firebirds
Owen Garger (F) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Carter Bryson (G) – Grundy Senators

10U AA
Scotty Brodsky (F) – Wissahickon Warriors

10U B
Hailey Scheible (F) – Haverford Hawks
Rory O’Loughlin (F) – Hollydell Hurricanes
Mark Malason (F) – Wissahickon Warriors
Austin Cooper (D) – Igloos Jaguars
Garrett Kurpinski (F) – Team Philadelphia
Vincent Pieters (G) – Metro Militia
Lucas Garstka (F) – Royals Gold
Greyson Stough (F) – York Devils

12U A
Gavin Koloch (G) – Valley Forge Colonials
Byron Schultz (D) – Capital City Vipers 1
Joey Ota (F) – Team Philadelphia
Alfonzo Gambone (F) – Igloo Jaguars
John Lord (D) – Royals
Max Giordano (F) – NJ Bandits
Blaise Watkins (G) – Wissahickon Warriors
Gino Scala (F) – Valley Forge Colonials
Michael Shawver (F) – Hollydell Hurricanes
Lucas Evangelist (F) – Wissahickon Warriors

12U AA
Kyle Jaffe (F) – North Jersey Avalanche

12U B
Chris Vaughn (D) – Valley Forge Colonials
Carter Huber (F) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms

14U A
Matthew Fritz (D) – Philadelphia Blazers
Roran Mickelonis (F) – Valley Forge Colonials
Kaitlyn Vander Roest (G) – Maryland Jr. Black Bears
Chloe Kim (G) – WBS Jr. Knights
Charles Simon (F) – North Jersey Avalanche
Kamran Maslott (F) – NJ Stars Black
Erik Mitchell (F) – Hurricanes
Jack Gibbs (G) – Southern Maryland Sabres
Caine Kuzmick (D) – Haverford Hawks

14U AA
Brayden Houser (F) – Igloo Jaguars
Chase Skriletz (F) – Palmyra Black Knights

15U A
Ian Goldberg (G) – Royals
Trey Prozzillo (G) – Royals

16U A
Billy Moore (D) – Valley Forge Colonials
Joshua Kurtz (F) – Lancaster Firebirds
Connor Rigione (G) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Julian Lucks (G) – Grundy Senators

The Atlantic Hockey Federation has officially announced playoff locations for the 2022-2023 season. The goal of the Atlantic Hockey Federation is to create a competitive balance for all of our teams while giving as many as possible a chance to play for a championship. The AHF will host playoffs for all age groups and divisions, excluding half ice mites, at the conclusion of the regular season in February and March.

Teams will qualify for the playoffs via the KRACH rating system. The AHF will offer multiple championship divisions at each age level and classification. Teams can move subdivisions until the final regular season game is played.

The official playoff grid will be available on January 13th and the final playoff schedule will be available the week before each playoff game. Click here to see where each age group will be for the weekends of February 18-20, February 24-26, and March 3-5. 

Will your team be the next to raise the AHF banner and call yourselves CHAMPIONS?

The Atlantic Hockey Federation is excited to announce a new team for the 2023-2024 season. The New York Aviators are out of Brooklyn, New York, and have an array of teams. We are excited to welcome the Aviators! 

Aviators Youth Hockey is an official Tier 1 (AAA) New York State Tournament bound organization participating in the Long Island Amateur Hockey League. In addition to Tier 1 (AAA) Travel Hockey, they also offer Tier 2 (AA) and Tier 3 (A) for the less experienced player. Aviator Hockey has 15 travel hockey teams ranging from Mite/8U up thru Junior Hockey/20U.

The Atlantic Hockey Federation (“AHF”) is a USA Hockey Sanctioned Elite Tier-II Youth Hockey League that facilitates games throughout the Mid-Atlantic for its club members and families. The AHF provides high-quality league games and showcases for over 500 teams in the Mid-Atlantic uniquely catering to its member-owned clubs. The AHF currently fields youth hockey programs at AA, A and B divisions for the following age groups: the 8U AAA Full Ice, 8U Half Ice, 10U, 12U, 14U, 15U/16U and 18U age levels. The AHF is truly a unique opportunity as each of the Founders and Member clubs operate at all levels of the youth and junior hockey spectrum from Mite thru to Midget at the youth level and from Tier III juniors all the way up to Tier I juniors in the USHL.  If you are looking for value and exposure to play college hockey, the AHF is also for you.

The Atlantic Hockey Federation wish you all a Happy New Year as we gear up for the end of the season! We had 5,006 games in 2022 with our first ever All Star event and ten showcases. 

Erin Ingersoll from the Philadelphia Jr Flyers leads the league with 88 goals and Porter Fegley from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and Matthew Flynn from the Wissahickon Warriors Red lead the league with 36 assists. On the defensive side of things, there are six goalies from teams all over the AHF with a 1.00 save percentage.

The teams that are ranked first in each AA division using KRACH are Ashburn Xtreme 2012 (10U), Ashburn Xtreme 2010 (12U), Igloo Jaguars (13U), Ashburn Xtreme 08 (14U), Delaware Ducks (15U), Team Philadelphia Black (16U) and Philadelphia Blazers (18U). 

For the A division, the top teams in each group are the NJ Bandits Grey (10U Gretzky Division), NJ SportsCare Kings Blue (10U Lemieux Division), Southern Maryland Sabres Gold (12U Gretzky), NJ Bandits Red (12U Lemieux), Philadelphia Blazers (14U Gretzky), Frederick Freeze LA (14U Lemieux), Southern Maryland Sabres (16U Gretzky), Delaware Ducks (16U Lemieux) and Wissahickon Warriors Red (18U). 

For the B Division, the three teams with the most ratings are Jersey Shore Wildcats Black (10U), Ashburn Xtreme 2 (12U), and the MYHA 14U B Blue (14U). The Venom Hockey Club 1 are on top of the rankings for this week for Full Ice Mites AAA. Ashburn Rebels take the lead for Full Ice Mite Add Ons. You can view all rankings here.

This month, KRACH ratings were broken up into multiple subdivisions. Teams will have the ability to move up and down subdivisions until January. The final subdivision will include the teams in competition for a playoff spot. The AHF is very excited for the upcoming playoffs and another great year in 2023!

The AHF announces the Players of the Week for the week ending December 18th, 2022.  The Players of the Week is a weekly feature during the 2022-23 season that honors players in all divisions. Only players that are nominated by their respective teams are considered.

Age Level / Division: 10A Team: Royals Player: Joey Coyle (D) – Games: 2, Goals: 0, Assists: 1 “Joey’s teammates gave him the nickname “ankle-breaker” for his ability to deke and handle the puck around anyone coming at him. This new found confidence in his stickhandling adds a whole new dimension to his solid defensive game. Joey made a move to get free and fed the puck for the game winning goal against the Jersey Shore Wildcats. He continued his dominance in the back end on Sunday and despite leaving the game late in the 2nd period due to injury, his team still voted him “player of the game” for his gutsy performance and shut down defense against the Valley Forge Colonial’s top goal scorers,” said Coach Shawn McMullen. – Age Level / Division: 10AA Team: Igloo Jaguars Player: Adrian Rendfrey (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 1, Assists: 1 “Played both defense and offense threw out the weekend. Stepped up when need on and off the ice,” said Coach Carl Orth. – Age Level / Division: 10B Team: Delaware Ducks Black Player: Caleb Chapman (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 6, Assists: 0 “In a game versus a good team and missing 3 teammates Caleb decided to put the team in his back to the tune of 6 goals in an 8-3 win,” said Coach Brian Hennelly. – Age Level / Division: 12A Team: Capital City Vipers  Player: Adam Arnold (D) – Games: 2, Goals: 4, Assists: 0 “Adam scored 2 goals in each game this weekend as well as scoring in the shootout against Tomorrow’s Ice to lead the team to a victory in both game,” said Coach Adam Flod. – Age Level / Division: 12AA Team: Palmyra Black Knights  Player: David Buckwalter (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 0, Assists: 0 “David gave 110% effort in our game this week, working hard on the forecheck and making several strong defensive plays on the backcheck. Great job David!” said Coach Mark Krull. – Age Level / Division: 12B Team: Valley Forge Colonials Herhal Player: Frankie Pavgouzas (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 4, Assists: 1 “Frankie had 2 great games this weekend. He generated lots of offense by causing turnovers and getting the puck to the net. This in turn netted him 4 goals this weekend, one of which was the game winner against a team ahead of us in the standings. Frankie also made countless plays on defense, breaking up odd man rushes, clearing the puck from our zone and blocking shots,” said Coach Mike Herhal. – Age Level / Division: 13AA Team: Valley Forge Colonials Player: Russel Pupek (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 3, Assists: 0 “Played hard all weekend. Backchecked hard and won races to the puck. Got to the front of the net and had a hat trick on Saturday,” said Coach John Fields. – Age Level / Division: 14A  Team: Maryland Junior Black Bears White Player: Joel Barnard (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 3, Assists: 2 “Joel helped lead the Black Bears to a win over a very strong Philly Blazers team. Joel had 3 goals and an assist and played both sides of the ice,” said Coach Dave Petrick. – Age Level / Division: 14AA Team: Lehigh Valley Phantoms Youth Player: Matt Kohlhepp (G) – Games: 2, Goals Against: 5, Saves: 73 “Matt played consistent hockey once again between the pipes. He pitched a shutout facing 46 shots in a win this past weekend. Great job Matt!” said Coach Jud Ritter. – Age Level / Division: 14B Team: Grundy Senators Player: Kilm Belko (G) – Games: 3, Goals: 11, Assists: 6 “Kilm surpassed 100 points on the season this weekend tallying 11 goals and 6 assist through 3 games,” said Coach Dylan DellaVecchio. – Age Level / Division: 16A Team: Southern Maryland Sabres Gold Player: Michael Amadio (F) – Games: 2, Goals: 4, Assists: 1 “Michael showed up to play in 2 big games against the top seeded Firebirds. Michael lead the Sabres with 5 points and played great in the Dzone to help the Team to 2 big wins,” said Coach Brian Magill. – Age Level / Division: 16AA Team: PAL Jr Islanders Player: Thomas Konkowski (F) – Games: 1, Goals: 4, Assists: 3 “Thomas paced the Jr Islanders offense this weekend, helping to secure a win against the NJ Stars by producing 4G & 3A in an explosive performance Saturday,” said Coach Bobby Barbera. – Age Level / Division: 18A Team: Royals Player: Michael Falkowski (G) – Games: 2, Goals Against: 2, Saves: 32 “The Royals 18 A goaltender stood on his head to beat the high powered Blazers team in a tough game on the top 3rd team being beat by the last placed team in the division,” said Coach Rudy Buchwald. – HONORABLE MENTIONS 10U A Blake Moyer (F) – Team Philadelphia Jake Courtney (D) – Philadelphia Blazers Jake Stiffler (F) – Southern Maryland Sabres Anthony Matzer (F) – Igloo Jaguars Justin Jackson (F) – Delaware Ducks 10U AA logan Rowand (D) – Igloo Jaguars 10U B Blake King (F) – Hollydell Hurricanes Bridget Rittinger (D) – Haverford Hawks Braxton Yoder (G) – Wissahickon Warriors Chase Mailhiot (F) – Igloo Jaguars Thomas McCaffery (D) – Royals 12U A Liam Schmitt (F) – Valley Forge Colonials Ben Seon (F) – Igloo Jaguars Kaleb Collins (D) – Valley Forge Colonials 12U AA Jake Ely (F) – Haverford Hawks Zachary Durkin (F) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms 12U B Evan Thomas (F) – Igloo Jaguars Tyler Kovacs (F) – Valley Forge Colonials 13U AA Dylan Swon (F) – Rockets 14U A Gavin McCarty (F) – Haverford Hawks Erik Mitchell (F) – Hollydell Hurricanes Sam Bevan (F) – Wissahickon Warriors Corey Burcham (F) – Maryland Jr Black Bears Jordyn Ahl (G) – Igloo Jaguars 14U AA James Drago (F) – Suffolk PAL Blue Knights Aiden Chun (D) – North Jersey Avalanche Joseph Menicheschi (F) – Palmyra Black Knights 16U A Liem Waters (F) – Delaware Ducks Patrick Michael (F) – Lehigh Valley Phantoms 16U AA Christian Mackey (G) – Haverford Hawks 18U A Tim Murphy (F) – Wissahickon Warriors

The Atlantic Hockey Federation is excited to announce our showcase dates for the 2023-2024 season. 

Click here for all your AHF showcase information

The Showcases are a great way for AHF teams to get four competitive games in on a weekend versus teams that they do not play during the regular season. The showcases will also feature guest teams from around the country. Teams interested in attending as a guest team, please complete this form. 

Below are the showcase dates for the upcoming season 

* Friday Night games are for Showcase Partners, Guest teams, and local AHF teams 

For the week ending on December 11th, the Atlantic Hockey Federation rankings and subdivisions are in. The number of playoff subdivisions are based on the number of teams in the division. For the A divisions, Gretzky and Lemieux divisions are considered separate divisions and will have their own playoff subdivisions. You can view all rankings here.

The teams that are in first in each AA division are Ashburn Xtreme 2012 (10U), Ashburn Xtreme 2010 (12U), Igloo Jaguars (13U), Ashburn Xtreme 08 (14U), Delaware Ducks (15U), Team Philadelphia Black (16U) and Philadelphia Blazers (18U). 

For the A division, the top teams in each group are the NJ Bandits Grey (10U Gretzky Division), NJ SportsCare Kings Blue (10U Lemieux Division), Southern Maryland Sabres Gold (12U Gretzky), NJ Bandits Red (12U Lemieux), Philadelphia Blazers (14U Gretzky), Frederick Freeze LA (14U Lemieux), Lancaster Firebirds Black (16U Gretzky), Delaware Ducks (16U Lemieux) and Wissahickon Warriors Red (18U). 

For the B Division, the three teams with the most ratings are Jersey Shore Wildcats Black (10U), Ashburn Xtreme 2 (12U), and the MYHA 14U B Blue (14U). The Venom Hockey Club 1 are on top of the rankings for this week in the Mites category.

This month, KRACH ratings were broken up into multiple subdivisions. Teams will have the ability to move up and down subdivisions until January. The final subdivision will include the teams in competition for a playoff spot.

Watch the highlights from Week 7 Federation Focus

10U AA Joseph Nicoletti scores game-winner with style