Soccer player Bryan Amaris of West Haven will continue his career at UMass-Lowell next season.

Amaris, 18, played for Notre Dame-West Haven for his first three seasons. But when the U.S. Soccer Development Academy made the landmark decision nationwide to have players in the Academy commit 10 months a year to them, players had to make a decision and Amaris chose to play just for his U17/18 Academy team in South Central Premier, an organization he has played with since he was 12.

Amaris is a 5-foot-10 honors student at Notre Dame. Check out his full profile on the U.S. Soccer Development Academy website.

By Mike Madera

Elm City Sports Writer

WEST HAVEN — When the Notre Dame and West Haven boys’ soccer teams square off, the contest is usually a defensive battle. So it came as a bit of a surprise when three goals were scored in a span of 6 minutes of the opening half.

When all was said and done, Notre Dame had a little too much offense for the Westies and posted a 4-1 victory at Veterans Stadium in West Haven Wednesday afternoon.

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By Mike Madera
Elm City Sports Writer

WEST HAVEN — Despite completely different records, both the West Haven and Notre Dame boys’ soccer teams expected an intense battle Tuesday afternoon at Veterans Field and both teams delivered.

Ejike Okoro’s goal with 25 minutes, 34 seconds remaining in the second half turned out to be the lone goal of the contest as Notre Dame defeated the Westies 1-0.

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