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- Joe Lyons, "Area players honored", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 18, 2006
- High School Senior All-Star Games: 2007 All-Star Games Feature Two Shutouts, Missouri Athletic Club
- https://stlsoccerhalloffame.com/the-keough-awards/