 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Video: Semifinal Highlights (available Saturday night) Host association Hawaii Youth Soccer has landed four teams in finals matches tomorrow. Hawaii has won just two Region IV Championships in their history; Under-19 Boys Honolulu Bulls in 2004 and Under-12 Girls Blitz FC in 2011, with the Under-19 Boys team winning Hawaii’s only National Championship that year. Large crowds are expected at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex to cheer on the local teams, including both the Under-19 Boys and Girls games which will be played on the stadium field. Three defending Region IV Champions have the opportunity to win back-to-back titles tomorrow, and one team has the chance to advance to the National Championships and capture back-to-back National titles. Under-13 Boys: Pateadores LA (CA-S) *Defending National Champion A few highlights from today’s matches… Under-17 Girls Sparta United (UT) advanced to their first Region IV final thanks to a 2-0 defeat of hosts Honolulu SC Bulls (HI). After a scoreless first half, Madison Lyons struck the game winner three minutes after the break and then Tori Smith followed up with the insurance goal in the 69th to send Sparta into the championship match. Cascade FC Boca Juniors (OR) won their third straight game by a 1-0 score to advance to their first regional final, defeating the Cal-South state champs Corinthians SC 96 in the Under-16 Boys. Boca Juniors haven’t advanced to the knock out rounds since 2009 and 2010 when they were quarterfinalists and semifinalists respectively. Christian Bernal Renteria scored the lone goal of the game for Boca Juniors in the 28th minute as the defense held firm once again for a finals appearance. Under-18 Girls Arsenal (CO) twice came back from a goal down to defeat Players SC (NV) 4-2 and advance to the championship game after falling in the semis last year. Players took the early lead just two minutes in through Breanna McCallum before Haley Murphy leveled for Arsenal in the 26th. Players responded by taking the lead again 12 minutes later from Victoria DeWitt to head into the break up 2-1. It was all Arsenal in the second half though, as they equalized again in the 59th on a Koree Willer goal and then took their first lead in the 73rd from Paige Chase. With time winding down, Katy Couperus netted the insurance goal to finish things 4-2 for Arsenal. After opening the tournament with just two goals in a 2-0 win, Under-15 Boys FC Golden State Platinum (CA-S) have rolled off four straight games scoring three goals, with three of those coming with a defensive shutout like today’s 3-0 win over Crossfire Premier 97 of Washington. Manuel Chavez set the tone for Golden State with the first two goals in the 10th and 24th minutes and Joshua Arevalo added the third before halftime to set up a Cal-South championship rematch against the defending National Champion Santa Barbara SC. Under-13 Boys SC del Sol 2000 (AZ) moved into the championship match this year after failing to advance from their group in 2012. This year, Del Sol is proving their metal as they knocked off the defending champs Pateadores (CA-S) in group play, and today avenged their only group loss by taking down Rangers FC 2000 (UT), 1-0. Rangers had beaten Del Sol by the same score on Wednesday, but the Arizona side took care of business when it mattered to set up yet another rematch with Pateadores in the final. Carter Clemmensen was the hero with the game winning goal for Del Sol in just the 3rd minute and it held up for the victory. Eastside FC 98 Red (WA) was not only the first team to beat Pride Predators 99 (CO) this week, they were also the first team to score on the Far West Regional League champions as Eastside advances to the Under-14 Girls final. The first goal for Eastside came just three minutes into the game on a Makaylie Moore strike and they extended the lead before 10 minutes through Zoe Milburn. Pride got back in the game with Brianna Alger’s 21st minute goal, but that was all the scoring as Eastside advance to settle their group stage draw versus La Roca (UT). Under-15 Girls National League champion Carlsbad Elite 97/98 (CA-S) are on a roll at the Regional Championships, winning all five games without giving up a goal after defeating Albion USA (CA-S), 1-0. Already assured of a berth in the National Championships thanks to their first place finish in the National League this season, Carlsbad wants the Region IV title as well. Kelsey Aaknes scored the winner in the 20th minute and the defense kept their form to deliver the trip to the finals. The Finals schedule can be located here: http://tournaments.usyouthsoccer.org/events/2013-Region-IV-Championships The US Youth Soccer National Championships will consist of US Youth Soccer Regional Champions in the Under-13 through Under-19 Boys and Girls age groups as well as the US Youth Soccer National League qualifiers in the Under-15 through Under-18 Boys and Girls age groups to complete the field of 88 teams. Daily reports and complete results from the tournament are available on http://championships.usyouthsoccer.org/RegionIV/. Follow the moments from the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series on Twitter and share the moments with us on Facebook. Championship matchups…
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| Under-12 Girls | ||||||||
| SD Surf Girls 00-01 White | CA-S | SC | 2 | SC del Sol 01 Girls Orona | AZ | SC | 0 | |
| Colorado Rush | CO | SC | 2 | Surf Hawaii 01G | HI | SC | 1 | |
| Under-12 Boys | ||||||||
| FC Golden State Academy BU12 | CA-S | SC | 4 | CCV Stars 01 Boys Black | AZ | SC | 0 | |
| HSC Bulls 01B Ka'ula | HI | SC | 1 PK's | Real CO National 00/01 | CO | SC | 0 | |
| Under-13 Girls | ||||||||
| So Cal Blues GU13 Rennie/Bobak | CA-S | SC | 1 | Arsenal Colorado Gold 99/00 | CO | SC | 2 PK's | |
| Crossfire 99 Tolstolutsky A | WA | SC | 0 | Legends FC 99 | CA-S | FWRL | 1 | |
| Under-13 Boys | ||||||||
| Sereno West 2000 | AZ | SWC | 0 | Pateadores LA | CA-S | SC | 2 | |
| Sc del Sol Leebrook white | AZ | SC | 1 | 00 Rangers FC | UT | SC | 0 | |
| Under-14 Girls | ||||||||
| Westside Timbers - TS Copa | OR | SC | 0 | La Roca FD | UT | SC | 1 | |
| Eastside FC G98 Red | WA | SWC | 2 | Pride Predators '99 | CO | FWRL | 1 | |
| Under-14 Boys | ||||||||
| PATEADORES CM | CA-S | SC | 2 | Santa Clara Sporting 98 Green | CA-N | SC | 1 | |
| United FC Gold 98 | CA-S | FWRL | 4 | Real 98/99 Boys National | CO | SC | 0 | |
| Under-15 Girls | ||||||||
| Boise Nationals Italia | ID | SC | 1 | WST G97 Copa | OR | SC | 0 | |
| Carlsbad Elite 97/98 | CA-S | FWRL | 1 | Albion USA G97-98 | CA-S | SC | 0 | |
| Under-15 Boys | ||||||||
| Pateadores Academy | CA-S | FWRL | 1 | Santa Barbara SC White | CA-S | SC | 2 PK's | |
| Crossfire Premier 97-James | WA | SC | 0 | FC Golden State Platinum | CA-S | SWC | 3 | |
| Under-16 Girls | ||||||||
| Carlsbad Elite | CA-S | FWRL | 2 | Legends FC | CA-S | FWRL | 3 | |
| Bay Oaks Botafogo 96 | CA-N | SC | 1 | DMCV Sharks Elite | CA-S | SC | 2 | |
| Under-16 Boys | ||||||||
| Corinthians sc b96 | CA-S | SC | 0 | CFC Boca Juniors | OR | SC | 1 | |
| Carlsbad Elite B96 | CA-S | FWRL | 0 | FC Golden State White | CA-S | FWRL | 2 | |
| Under-17 Girls | ||||||||
| Beach FC Ingrassia | CA-S | SC | 0 | FRAM Premier | CA-S | FWRL | 1 | |
| HSC Bulls 96G Ka'ula | HI | SC | 0 | Sparta 96 Premier | UT | SC | 2 | |
| Under-17 Boys | ||||||||
| Las Vegas Premier 96 Black | NV | SC | 1 | Santa Clara Sporting 95 | CA-N | SC | 2 | |
| Fram B17 Premier | CA-S | FWRL | 2 | Crossfire Premier 95A - Collings | WA | SC | 4 | |
| Under-18 Girls | ||||||||
| Arsenal Colorado | CO | SC | 4 | Players SC | NV | SC | 2 | |
| Central Valley Chilipeppers | CA-N | SC | 0 | Leahi 95 Premier | HI | SC | 2 | |
| Under-18 Boys | ||||||||
| Albion USA | CA-S | SC | 1 | Inter FC 95 Premier | UT | SC | 0 | |
| Boise Nationals Premier | ID | SC | 1 | Santa Clara Sporting 94 | CA-N | SC | 0 | |
| Under-19 Girls Preliminary Play | ||||||||
| So Cal Blues - Dido | CA-S | SC | 1 | Rush 94G Nike | HI | SC | 0 | |
| Maui United Soccer Club 94G | HI | SWC | 0 | Express | HI | SWC | 3 |
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