Champions named in U15-U18 Boys Washington Youth Soccer State Championships
TUKWILA, Wash. – Washington Youth Soccer state champions were determined this weekend in the Under-15 through Under-18 Boys age groups at Starfire Sports in Tukwila. Teams were competing for not only the state title, but advancement to the US Youth Soccer Region IV (Far West) Championships to be held in Albuquerque, N.M., June 16-22.
The Washington Youth Soccer State Championships is part of the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series. State Champions from the 14 western US Youth Soccer State Associations, as well as qualifiers from the US Youth Soccer Far West Regional League will compete for the regional title and the opportunity to advance to the US Youth Soccer National Championships July 21-27 in Germantown, Md.
2014 Washington Youth Soccer State Champions
Under-15 Boys: Crossfire Premier 98 James
Under-16 Boys: Crossfire Premier 97 Schmetzer
Under-17 Boys: Eastside FC 96 Red
Under-18 Boys: Washington Timbers 95 Red
Washington Youth Soccer State Champions have had recent success at the regional and national level. In 2010, Crossfire Premier 95 Black won the Under-14 Boys Region IV Championships, and advanced to the National title game where they fell 2-1 to the Illinois champion. Eastside FC 94 Red won the Under-16 Boys Regional title in 2011 and finished in a four-way tie to advance to the championship game at Nationals, but missed out on tiebreakers. Washington finally broke through to claim its first National Championship in almost 20 years when Eastside FC 98 Red won the Under-14 Girls after advancing from the regional competition. Washington teams have won five national titles, the first of which came in 1983.
2014 US Youth Soccer Region IV Championships | Albuquerque, NM
State Farm Soccer Complex
Round Robin: June 16-18
Quarters: June 20
Semis: June 21
Finals: June 22
2014 US Youth Soccer National Championships | Germantown, MD
Maryland SoccerPlex
Player Luncheon: July 21
Round Robin: July 22-25
Finals: July 26-27
Today’s championship results are below. For the full Washington Youth Soccer State Championship results, click here.
2014 Washington Youth Soccer State Championship Finals | Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014
Under-15 Boys | |||
Crossfire Premier 98 James | 2 | PacNW 98 Maroon | 0 |
Goal Scorers: | |||
CP – Brayden Ballman (22:00), Caleb McAuslan (25:00) | |||
Under-16 Boys | |||
Eastside FC 97 Red | 1 | Crossfire Premier 97 Schmetzer | 2 |
Goal Scorers: | |||
EFC – Arden Chew (34:00) | |||
CP – Ivan Castillo (51:00) (72:00) | |||
Under-17 Boys | |||
Eastside FC 96 Red | 3 (5-4 PK’s) | PacNW 96 Maroon | 2 |
Goal Scorers: | |||
EFC – Sean Bender (11:00), Isaac Reed | |||
PNW – Satwant Singh (37:00), Samuel Vargas Garcia (59:00) | |||
Under-18 Boys | |||
Washington Timbers 95 Red | 3 (5-4 PK’s) | FWFC 95 Blue | 2 |
Goal Scorers: | |||
WT – Charles Hauser II (2) | |||
FWFC – McKray Kohn, Brandon Madsen |