The National Soccer Coaches Association of American recognized brothers Kyle and Kevin Heise with a Certificate of Appreciation at the annual High School and Youth Breakfast during the NSCAA convention in Indianapolis last month. Kevin is the boys varsity soccer coach at Brookland-Cayce HS and Kyle is an assistant for the Bearcats….The Central S.C. Cobras of the USL W-League have announced a partnership with Carolina Elite Soccer Academy. The newly named Carolina Elite Cobras will once again compete in the Southeast Division in 2013, a division that in 2012 included the Charlotte Lady Eagles, Atlanta Silverbacks, VSI Tampa Flames and FC Jax Destroyers…..Mariana Garcia scored the Bulldogs’ lone goal when The Citadel dropped its spring season opener to South Carolina. Garcia, who became The Citadel’s all-time goals leader last season, notched the game’s first goal just fifteen minutes into the contest when she collected a pass from Kimberly Maldonado and drove a rocket past the Gamecocks goalkeeper. USC scored three unanswered goals for the 3-1 win…….Coastal Carolina forward Ashton Bennett, the Chanticleers’ first-ever two-time first team All-American, was the 20th overall pick of the 2013 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft. Bennett, a native of Clarendon, Jamaica, was selected by Toronto FC with the first pick of the second round. Bennett will join fellow supplemental picks Jose Gomez (Creighton), Nick Robson (New Mexico) and Taylor Morgan (Georgetown) for the start of preseason training at the end of the month. Toronto finished the 2012 season with a 5-21-8 overall record, earning 23 points in the MLS standings…..Hilton Head Island HS Seahawks Kelsey Fitzhugh, Jordan Haughton-James and Nikki Schoning will continue their playing careers together at Charleston Southern after signing with the Lady Bucs. The trio won their second consecutive South Carolina 3A State Championship in 2012.