The Washington Spirit of the Women’s National Soccer League have signed a pair of players with local ties. Virginia native Chantel Jones, a goalkeeper who played for the Virginia Cavaliers, signed along with midfielder Ingrid Wells, who was known as “the Little General” when she played at Georgetown. Jones earned the NCAA career shutout record with 47 in her four-year career. She played on the U.S. U-16, U-17, U-20 and U-23 national teams. Wells, a native of New Jersey, was a stater on the U.S. U-20 WNT that won the 2008 World Cup championship. She is coming off playing a professional season in Sweden….The Virginia Beach Piranhas have announced that Matt Busch will take the head coaching duties for the club’s Premier Development League team in 2013. Busch serves as Director of Club Operation for the Virginia Rush Athletic Club, is a member of the VYSA ODP staff and is a member of the VYSA Coaching Education Staff….The landmark agreement that named the Richmond Kickers the official USL Pro affiliate of D.C. United kicked off when defender Henry Kalungi traveled to Orlando, Fla. to train with the Major League Soccer club. Kickers coach Leigh Cowlishaw joins the coaching staff to observe their preseason camp…..Virginia Tech men’s head coach Michael Brizendine has announced that juniors David Clemens (Ballston Lake, NY) and Kyle Rennfro (Forest, VA) have been named the Hokies’ team captains for the 2013 season…..Steve Brdarski, an assistant coach for Longwood’s women’s soccer for the past nine years, has been appointed women’s head soccer coach at St. Bonaventure….Midfielder Joseph Haboush, who played club soccer with the Richmond Strikers and college soccer at VCU, has agreed to terms with the USL Pro’s Richmond Kickers. At VCU, Haboush played in 56 career games from 2008-2012. Haboush was a first team All-Metro player at Benedictine High School and spent two seasons with the Richmond Strikers U-16 Elite and U-18 Academy teams.