Baltimore Bays, McLean MPS to compete in championship finals

Championship pairings determined at 2010 US Youth Soccer National Championships

Saturday, July 24, 2010
5:30 p.m., Field 2, U-14 Girls Sting 96 (TX-N) v Foothill MVLA Lightning (CA-N)
5:45 p.m., Field 5, U-15 Girls Sting 95 (TX-N) v Scorpions Elite (MA)
6 p.m., Field 4, U-14 Boys Eclipse Select (IL) v Crossfire Premier 95 (WA)
6:15 p.m., Field 6, U-15 Boys Baltimore Bays Chelsea (MD) v Albion White (CA-S)
8 p.m., Field 1, U-19 Boys FC Delco Hammerheads (PA-E) v Crew Juniors (OH-S)

Sunday, July 25, 2010
7:30 a.m., Field 1, U-18 Girls Laguna Hills Eclipse (CA-S) v Eclipse Select 91/92 (IL)
7:45 a.m., Field 2, U-18 Boys EastSide United Liverpool(OR) v Shattuck-St. Mary\'s (MN)
8 a.m., Field 3, U-17 Boys Alpharetta Ambush 93 (GA) v St. Louis Scott Gallagher (MO)
8:15 a.m., Field 4, U-19 Girls Eclipse Select (IL) v Lonestars 91 Red (TX-S)
8:30 a.m., Field 5, U-17 Girls So Cal Blues (CA-S) v Syosset Sting 92 (NY-E)
10:15 a.m., Field 1, U-16 Girls Solar 94 Red (TX-N) v McLean MPS Strikers (VA)
10:30 a.m., Field 2, U-16 Boys RSL Florida 93 (FL) v Slammers FC (CA-S)

LIVE Saturday, July 24, pregame at 8:30 p.m. ET and kickoff at 9 p.m. ET on Fox Soccer Channel: Under-19 Boys championship final, FC Delco Hammerheads (E-PA) v. Crew Juniors (OH-S)

Under-18 Girls Eclipse Select (IL) looks for back-to-back national titles

Overland Park, Kan. (July 23, 2010) - Large crowds, dreams and expectations filled the air as the US Youth Soccer National Championships round robin play completed today to determine the championship finals schedule.

National champions will be crowned over the weekend in the Under-14 through Under-19 Boys and Girls age groups beginning on Saturday evening with the Under-14 and Under-15 Boys and Girls and Under-19 Boys. The remaining age groups will play Sunday morning at the Overland Park Soccer Complex, in Overland Park, Kan.

The Under-19 Boys James P. McGuire Cup Championship will be broadcast live in HD on Saturday, July 24, featuring the FC Delco Hammerheads (E-PA) and Crew Juniors (OH-S). Pregame coverage starts at 8:30 p.m. ET, leading into kickoff at 9 p.m. The Under-19 Boys final will be the first youth soccer championship broadcast in high definition, with Brad Porter and Sasha Victorine calling all the action. The broadcast falls on the 75th anniversary of the McGuire Cup, the oldest and most storied cup in youth sport.

""You can\'t have a better stage. It\'s the 75th anniversary of the McGuire Cup, you\'ve got a great venue, you\'ve got a primetime game on Fox Soccer Channel, you\'re going to play in the evening when the weather is cooler. So all the elements are there for a cracking game and I think you\'re going to have two teams battling it out in an entertaining game,"" said Brian Bliss, Columbus Crew youth technical director.

On Saturday, August 7 at 11 a.m. ET, the US Youth Soccer National Championships Highlight Show, presented by adidas, will air on Fox Soccer Channel, US Youth Soccer\'s official television partner. The show will highlight the national championships providing feature stories, interviews, game highlights and more.

A few highlight\'s from today\'s matches…

Under-15 Girls
The Under-15 Girls age group was one of two in which championship pairings were predetermined going into the final day of group play. In a preview of the Under-15 Girls championship, Sting 95 (N-TX) and Scorpions Elite (MA) played in today\'s final group play match. The teams used the contest to get a better read on their opponent and ready themselves for the biggest match of the season set to play tomorrow at 5:45 p.m. Both sides played conservative in the scoreless tie.

Four teams were winless on the week and two of those clashed today as the Dallas Texans 95 Red (N-TX) and Real Colorado National (0-1-1) both looked to walk away from the last game of the year with a win. The victory went to the Texans thanks to Jasmine Hart\'s goal in the 45th minute, her third on the week.

JB Marine Wipke (MO) and Beadling 94/95 (PA-W) played through a scoreless first half, then in the 45th minute Beadling\'s Frances Crouse scored for the 1-0 Pennsylvania advantage. As time expired, Beadling preserved the one goal advantage for the win.

Today marked the final day of group play and teams realized their destiny for this weekend\'s championship finals in Overland Park, Kansas. For those not advancing; a great season and accomplishment. For those moving on, dreams are to be realized this weekend.

Under-16 Girls
Solar 94 Red (N-TX) faced regional foe NASA 12 Elite from Georgia in today\'s Under-16 Girls contest. Hailee Hunn gave Solar the early 1-0 advantage in the 9th and teammate Taylor Smith added another a minute later. Up 2-0, it was Smith again, this time in the 38th to give Solar the 3-0 win to advance to the championship final.

Today McLean MPS Strikers (VA) looked to get past Minnesota Thunder Academy and into the Under-16 Girls championship final with a positive result. An empty scoreboard would stand through the first half until Sharon Wojcik\'s goal in the 48th minute gave McLean the 1-0 lead that led the Virginia side into the finals against Solar.

NSA Premier Fury Under-16 Girls of Illinois kicked off their third game with a goal in the first minute by Christina Ordonez. Zoe Swift contributed one of her own in the 14th to put NSA up by two. Bringing Colorado Rush Nike within one before the half, Lindsey Horan scored in the 31st. Wrapping up the game and putting NSA third in the standings, Corinne Harris gave NSA the 3-1 win.

Under-16 Boys
The RSL Florida 93 (FL) and Slammers FC (CA-S) game will be replayed in Sunday\'s final. Today, in the 10th minute, US Youth Soccer ODP Region III player, Lakota Thomas, scored the lone goal for RSL. The goal gave Thomas his third on the week to lead the age group and the 1-0 win advanced RSL Florida to the final.

Waza FC 94 Black (MI) faced Grand Rapids Crew Juniors (MI) today in a battle of Michigan\'s finest. Down one early, Grand Rapids Diego Bobadilla tied the match in the 59th. Waza\'s Gino Pasquali put his team up again in the 65th minute but the 2-1 Waza win over Grand Rapids wasn\'t enough to continue their play at nationals with Slammers holding the head-to-head tiebreaker.

Ohio South\'s Blast FC finished with a 3-0 win over PSC Coppa 93 (PA-E). At the end of the first half, the Blast went up by two with goals by Jeremy Fernandes and David Witkoff in the 31st and 40th minutes respectively. The game completed with a third Blast goal by Trevin Pitroff in the 75th.

Under-17 Girls
The 2008 national championship finalist and 2010 National League champion, So Cal Blues Dodge, will make a return trip to the championship finals after an undefeated run through group play. The third victory came today against D\'Feeters 93 (N-TX), 2-1. Lauren Bohaboy and Haley Rosen scored the two So Cal goals in the 32nd and 61st minutes and Jacquelin Strug tallied one for the D\'Feeters goal in the 71st.

Two wins in two days put Syosset Sting 92 Elite (E-NY) into the Under-17 Girls championship match and today the New York girls faced a familiar opponent from the US Youth Soccer National League. Syosset defeated Slammers (CA-S) in league play 1-0 and today, it was the Slammers with the early advantage on goals from Courtney Proctor in the 4th and Morgan Valenzuela just before the half for the 2-0 lead. Syosset\'s Gabrielle Charno would cut the lead in the 65th for Syosset but the door was closed shut by the California side, 2-1. Syosset will look to avenge a 2-1 loss to So Cal Blue in National League play in Sunday\'s championship final.

Real So Cal White Under-17 Girls took the 12th minute 1-0 lead over Michigan Hawks 93 with an Alyson Birgel goal. The Hawks\' Genevieve Shaba countered to tie the game at 1-1 in the 41st minute. So Cal began to breakdown the Hawks backline in the second half and Kathryn Speidl\'s 71st minute goal broke the tie and teammates Bridget Berman and Mary Mazurek added additional insurance for the 4-1 So Cal win.

Under-17 Boys
Alpharetta Ambush 93 Red (GA) made it to Kansas only to face their hometown rival GSA 93 Phoenix Red (GA) to today\'s group play. Alpharetta had their sites on securing their slot in Sunday\'s final. Looking to upset the Ambush, GSA\'s Adnan Junuzovic scored within seconds of the opening whistle. It took Ambush\'s Karl Chester nearly 20 minutes to answer for the 1-1 tie. The game would end in the same fashion sending Alpharetta to Sunday\'s final with St. Louis Scott Gallagher (MO).

Today\'s St. Louis Scott Gallagher (MO) win moved the squad into second place in the standings and into the Sunday final. After a scoreless first half, Shane Mihaljevic broke through and nabbed a goal in the 69th minute for St. Louis. In the final minutes, Dylan Hundelt secured St. Louis\', 2-0, win over Penn Fusion (PA-E) with a goal to set a date in the finals with Alpharetta.

West Coast FC 92 (CA-S) won their final match of the 2010 campaign against 2009 national finalist Hicksville Strikers (NY-E). Alfredo Ramierez and Juan Guitierrez scored back-to-back goals in the 21st and 22nd minutes for the 2-0 lead in the first half. It was Guitierrez again in the 54th for the 3-0 West Coast win.

Under-18 Girls
Laguna Hills Eclipse White (CA-S) and Eclipse Select 91/92 (IL) Under-18 Girls played a game of get to know you today. Both teams advanced to the finals after yesterday\'s play. Laguna Hills\' Hayley Haagsma scored her first goal of the tournament in the 25th minute for the 1-0 Laguna win. Sunday\'s championship final will have more on the line as the Laguna Hills girls stand in the way of the Illinois girls shot at back-to-back national titles.

Tied in the standings, McLean MPS Dragons (VA) and AFC Lightning 92 White (GA) were looking to finish the 2010 season with a positive result. McLean held the first half lead 1-0 with Allison Yeager\'s 9th minute goal. Holly Tomlinson hit the AFC equalizer with a 47th minute goal and Carli Shultis gave AFC the lead 2-1 lead in the 59th. It was Tomlinson again late in the second to claim the 3-1 AFC win over McLean.

Under-18 Boys
Winners of the Under-18 Boys group, EastSide FC 91 Liverpool Red (OR) beat YMS Xplosion (PA-E), 3-0, today. Tyler Pummel chipped one past the keeper in the 15th minute, giving EastSide the early lead. Oregon\'s Steven Evans and Steven Hughes then scored in the 61st and 64th, sending EastSide to Sunday\'s final.

Shattuck St. Mary\'s (MN) had a finalist in the 2008 Under-18 Boys championship and is sending a second team to the Under-18 finals this Sunday after a 4-0 shutout win over TUSA Gold (NC). A 6th minute goal by Edison Crespo Perez and one in the 16th by Michael Gandier gave Shattuck the early 2-0 lead. Perez knocked in another goal in the 65th and teammate Adam Glanzer added one of his own in the final minutes for the 4-0 win.

2010 US Youth Soccer National Championships
Day 3 Results – Preliminary Matches

Under-14 Girls
Foothill MVLA Lightning CA-N 4 SA of Columbia United Premier MD 0
MVLA - Caitlyn Wong (28:00) | MVLA - Celeste Kaashoek (50:00) (65:00) | MVLA - Hannah Reed (60:00)

Michigan Hawks Black MI 1 Sting 96 TX-N 0
MIHB - Kendall Juhnke (70:00)

Under-15 Girls
Beadling 94/95 PA-W 1 JB Marine Wipke MO 0
BEAD - Frances Crouse (45:00)

Dallas Texans 95 Red TX-N 1 Real Colorado National CO 0
DTR - Jasmine Hart (45:00)

Sting 95 TX-N 0 Scorpions Elite MA 0

Under-16 Girls
Solar 94 Red TX-N 3 NASA 12 Elite II GA 0
SR94 - Hailee Hunn (9:00) | SR94 - Taylor Smith (10:00) (38:00)

McLean MPS Strikers VA 1 MN Thunder Academy 94 Blue MN 0
MCLN - Sharon Wojcik (48:00)

NSA Premier Fury IL 3 CO Rush Nike CO 1
NSA - Christina Ordonez (0:00) | NSA - Zoe Swift (14:00) | NIKE - Lindsey Horan (31:00) | NSA - Corinne Harris (77:00)

Under-17 Girls
Real So Cal White CA-S 4 Michigan Hawks 93 MI 1
RSCW - Alyson Birgel (12:00) | RSCW - Kathryn Speidel (71:00) | RSCW - Bridget Berman (74:00) | HAWK - Genevieve Shaba (41:00) | RSCW - Mary Mazurek (88:00)

So Cal Blues Dodge CA-S 2 D\'Feeters 93 TX-N 1
SCBD - Lauren Bohaboy (32:00) | SCBD - Haley Rosen (61:00) | FEET - Jacquelin Strug (71:00)

Slammers FC CA-S 2 Syosset Sting 92 Elite NY-E 1
SFC - Courtney Proctor (4:00) | SFC - Morgan Valenzuela (42:00) | SYOS - Gabrielle Charno (65:00)

Under-18 Girls
Laguna Hills Eclipse White CA-S 1 Eclipse Select 91/92 IL 0
LHSC - Hayley Haagsma (25:00)

AFC Lightning 92 White GA 3 McLean MPS Dragons VA 1
MCLN - Allison Yeager (9:00) | AFC - Holly Tomlinson (47:00) | AFC - Carli Shultis (59:00) | AFC - Holly Tomlinson (85:00)

Under-19 Girls
Eclipse Select IL 2 S Alameda Northstars CA-N 2
ECL - Mary Kubiuk (33:00) | CANS - Micaela Castain (47:00) | CANS - Micaela Castain (79:00) | ECL - Nicole Lipp (65:00)

Lonestars 91 Red TX-S 1 FC Bucks Vipers PA-E 0
LS91 - Vanessa Ibuwieke (42:00)

Under-14 Boys
Lonestar 96 Red TX-S 2 Lehigh Valley United 95 PA-E 0
LSC - Harrison Heath (42:00) | LSC - Andrew Lopez (43:00)

Eclipse Select IL 3 Crossfire Premier 95 - McCormick WA 1
ECLP - Carlos Schultz (6:00) | XF95 - Matthew Poplawski (35:00) | ECLP - LLoyd Chatfield (37:00) | ECLP - Luca Giovine (53:00)

Under-15 Boys
Albion White CA-S 2 Baltimore Bays Chelsea MD 0
ASC - Ariel Lassiter (5:00) | ASC - Oscar Ortega (64:00)

Vardar MI 3 Concorde Fire Elite GA 1
VARD - Will Clark (28:00) | VARD - Tyler Jugon (65:00) | CFE - Francisco Miranda (79:00) | VARD - Luke Ridenour (80:00)

Mt Hamilton PAC Tigres CA-N 2 Lemont Raiders IL 0
TIG - Cesar Garcia (28:00) | TIG - Sergio Rico (80:00)

Under-16 Boys
RSL Florida 93 FL 1 Slammers FC CA-S 0
RSLF - Lakota Thomas (10:00)

Waza FC 94 Black MI 2 Grand Rapids Crew Juniors MI 1
WAZA - Cameron Roberts (9:00) | GRCJ - Diego Bobadilla (59:00) | WAZA - Gino Pasquali (65:00)

Blast FC OH-S 3 PSC Coppa 93 PA-E 0
BFC - Jeremy Fernandes (31:00) | BFC - David Witkoff (40:00) | BFC - Trevin PItroff (75:00)

Under-17 Boys
St Louis Scott Gallagher Premier MO 2 Penn Fusion Soccer Academy PA-E 0
SLSG - Shane Mihaljevic (69:00) | SLSG - Dylan Hundelt (86:00)

West Coast FC 92 CA-S 3 Hicksville Strikers NY-E 0
WCFC - Alfredo Ramirez (21:00) | WCFC - Juan Guitierrez (22:00) (54:00)

GSA 93 Phoenix Red GA 1 Alpharetta Ambush 93 Red GA 1
AMB - Adnan Junuzovic (0:00) | GSA - Karl Chester (19:00)

Under-18 Boys
EastSide United FC 91 Liverpool Red OR 3 YMS Xplosion PA-E 0
ESUF - Tyler Pummel (15:00) | ESUF - Steven Evans (61:00) | ESUF - Steven Hughes (64:00)

Shattuck-St. Mary\'s MN 4 91 TUSA Gold NC 0
SSM - Edison Crespo Perez (6:00) (65:00) | SSM - Michael Gandier (16:00) | SSM - Adam Glanzer (85:00)

Under-19 Boys
FC Delco Hammerheads PA-E 1 Crew Juniors OH-S 1
FCD - Daniel DiLullo (12:00) | CJ - Tyler Pollock (29:00)

WSM Internationals OR 4 Andromeda 91 Navy TX-N 1
WSMI - Timothy Kagey (36:00) | A91N - Jake Lanier (37:00) | WSMI - Erik Hurtado (58:00) | WSMI - Quinton Beasley (86:00) | WSMI - Erik Hurtado (90:00)