Three locals chosen to national team

Three players from Velocity, a roller hockey team featuring

12-year-olds from Costa Mesa and Newport Beach, have been selected to

the United States’ squad that will compete in the World Cup Inline

Hockey 12-and-under championships July 6-11 in London, Ontario,

Canada.

Officials from USA Rollersports, the national governing body,

selected Brett Olinger, Darren Nowick and Taylor Aronson from

Velocity to the 14-member team, chosen from a pool of 40 of the

nation’s best players.

Michigan had the most players chosen of any state represented with

four (Alex Aleardi, Charles Williams, Jarrett Pfeiffer and Ryan

Davis) while North Carolina has three representatives (Timothy Acker,

Douglas Thomas and Joseph Ozment). The team also includes Stephen

Castriota and Gregory Cartwright from New York and Jason Binkley from

Ohio.

Team USA will meet at the Skateplex Inline Hockey Rink in Detroit

for practices July 2-5 before leaving for Canada July 6.

Velocity won the North American Roller Hockey Championships

Winternationals in January.