Crew goalkeeeper William Hesmer was voted Player of the Decade in a “Best of the Decade” contest run by the Wilson (N.C.) Times newspaper and Thomas Drug Store. You can read Paul Durham’s article in the Wilson Times for the amazing details of Hesmer’s multi-talented high school soccer/football/basketball/baseball career.

But there is NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING more amazing that this, which is something I never knew about William……

He was named to the All-State soccer team as both a junior and a senior. Makes sense for a future professional goalpkeeper, right? Right…..except for the fact that in his junior year, he was named All-State as a MIDFIELDER!

There’s hopefully more to come in the Crew-Revs Notebook, but for now, read Mr. Durham’s article for a recap of an incredible high school career, plus quotes from Hesmer himself. And a big thank you to Mr. Durham and the Wilson Times for graciously agreeing to move this article from the pay section of their site to a publicly available section so that Crew fans could enjoy it. If any of you happen to visit or pass through the Wilson area, please buy a newspaper from these nice people.

We’ve got a few quick-hitters to bring you today, the majority of which feature Crew players at U.S. Men’s National Team training camp in Carson, CA. Many of you may have already seen some of this great content, but we thought we’d recap it here on the Standard just in case you missed it.

Also after the jump, we’ve got a few pics of the some of the guys at the 1460 The Fan’s FanFest on Monday at the Hilton Polaris. Check it all out after the jump.

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Crew goalkeeper and MLS Panasonic Goalkeeper of the Year finalist William Hesmer will be chatting on ESPN.com tomorrow (Nov. 21) at 3 p.m. (ET) about Sunday’s MLS Cup Championship against New York. Hesmer experienced a breakout season in 2008, finishing the regular season tied for first place in MLS in shutouts, while adding another clean sheet in postseason play vs. Kansas City on Nov. 8. Hesmer also finished the regular season with the league lead in wins (17) and finished third in goals-against-average (1.14) and saves percentage (73.5).

You can check out William’s chat by clicking here tomorrow (Nov. 21) at 3 p.m. (ET).