Jeff Petty started Hurricanes North as an outgrowth of the Hurricanes program that has rivaled the Dirtbags in NC for some time. His team has been around for maybe 3-4 years now.
At this point, there are not that many options for high level travel play. You either link up with the Braves, the Hurricanes, or perhaps one of the few scout teams. Others crop up from time to time, but so far these are the ones that are showing staying power from year to year.
The Hurricanes did combine squads to head to Jupiter last fall, getting in for the first time. That makes them, like the Braves and the scout teams, one of the top squads a player should look into before choosing one. Jupiter is far and away the most important travel tournament for a HS player, but you have to be on a team that gets in -- the field is limited.
There's more talent around here than there are vehicles to get them all out there. Most of the squads just mentioned are pretty well stocked as a result.
We have all sorts of travel teams at the youth level -- probably too many in some ways -- but we could probably use a few more high level travel teams for high school players.