Nevada Youth Soccer Association

GREENVILLE, S.C. (July 13, 2014) – After four days of play, champion teams were decided Sunday at the 2014 US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup finals in Greenville, S.C.

Region IV teams took home seven titles with winners from Cal South, Utah, Washington, Nevada and Alaska. Region II was represented by two champion teams from Illinois and Ohio South, and Region III had one champion team from South Texas.

The US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup is designed for teams seeking additional challenges to play for a national title against teams of similar abilities. The cup provides a progressive, competitive experience to teams that might not otherwise get the opportunity to participate in a series of unique experiences highlighting competition, camaraderie and community from the state to regional to national levels of US Youth Soccer.

Daily reports and complete results from the tournament are available onwww.USYouthSoccer.org/PresidentsCup.

Highlights from the Championship Matche:

Under-17 Boys: LV Neon 97 Boys (NV) 2-0 SASA Spirits U17 Blue (IL) 
Nevada team LV Neon won the U-17 Boys title, after defeating SASA Spirits Blue from Illinois 2-0. Genaro Corona opened the scoring in the 27th minute, and Bryan Panameno secured the match with a goal in the 83rd minute.  Nish Yadav from LV Neon was named Most Outstanding Keeper of the tournament.

Under-16 Girls: Classics Eagles Girls Black 97/98 (OH-S) 2-0 Lady Nomad (NV)
Classics Eagles Black from Ohio South didn’t lose a single match in the tournament, and their hard work paid off earning them the U-16 Girls crown. Classics Eagles defeated Lady Nomad from Nevada 2-0 with a first half goal by Nicole Wilcox, and a second half goal by Emily Kirchner.

NYSA is now accepting applications for the 2014 summit league. The league is open for boys and girls U9-U14. Cost for the league includes a $350 registration fee and game fees of $60 per game. Registration closes July 27.  Please click the link below to register your team for the league. https://www.gotsport.com/forms/app/?EventID=39997

Champions crowned at the 2014 US Youth Soccer Region IV Championship

Finals complete

Cal South claims 11 of 16 titles
Legends FC win three girls’ championships
FC Golden State, Santa Barbara SC win two boys’ championships
U-14 Girls Legends FC, U17 Girls Legends FC, U-13 Boys FC Golden State, U-14 Boys Pateadores and U-15 Boys Santa Barbara SC repeat

Video: Championship Highlights (available Monday)

US Youth Soccer National Championship Series:  Official Website
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Albuquerque, N.M. (June 22, 2014) – Winners were crowned  2014 US Youth Soccer Region IV Champions today and the Under-13 through Under-19 champions have earned a berth to the US Youth Soccer National Championships, presented by the National Guard, July 22-27 at Maryland Soccerplex in Germantown, Md.

California South was the big winner on the day, taking 11 of the 16 region titles. Legends FC took home three titles while both FC Golden State and Santa Barbara SC grabbed two more. Five 2013 Region IV Champions repeated with Santa Barbara SC (CA-S) winning their third straight region title.

As hosts, New Mexico played for two titles, but was unable to claim either crown as both Under 19 Boys and Girls NM Rush 95 (NM) teams fell in the finals.

Three teams not only defended their region title, but now have the opportunity to defend their national title as well. Under 14 Girls Legends FC 99 (CA-S) already secured its spot in the 2014 US Youth Soccer National Championships via the National League, but both Pateadores San Diego (CA-S) and Santa Barbara SC (CA-S) needed Region IV Championships to secure an opportunity to defend their respective national titles with Santa Barbara being a two-time defending national champion.

2014 US Youth Soccer Region IV Champions

Girls

U-12:  So Cal Blues Baker (CA-S)

U-13:  Surf Academy (CA-S)

U-14:  Legends FC 99 (CA-S)

U-15:  Pride Predators 99 (CO)

U-16:  Beach FC 97 Academy (CA-S)

U-17:  Legends FC 96 (CA-S)

U-18:  Players SC 96 Elite (NV)

U-19:  Legends FC (CA-S)                       

Boys

U-12: FC Golden State PDA 02 (CA-S)

U-13: FC Golden State PDA 01(CA-S)

U-14: Real Colorado National 99/00 (CO)

U-15: Pateadores San Diego (CA-S)

U-16: Santa Barbara SC (CA-S)

U-17: LVSA 97 Red (NV)

U-18: Santa Barbara FC White (CA-S)

U-19: Alum Rock PAC Tigres (CA-N)

Notes from today’s matches…

Under-12 Girls
After a scoreless regulation and overtime, penalty kicks were required to determine a winner between So Cal Blues Baker (CA-S) and Washington Premier FC 01 Black (WA). It took seven kickers on each side to finally determine a winner as So Cal keeper, Ryan Campbell came up huge with the final save to ultimately give So Cal the region title.
 

Under-13 Girls
Surf Academy (CA-S) defeated Heat FC 01 RM (NV) 2-1 to wrap up the Under 13 Girls group. Mia Fishel set the tone early for Surf when her first goal came in the fourth minute, and her second came just eight minutes after that. Fishel finished with four goals in the tournament, which was good enough to tie for first along with teammate Madison Mercado among others. Heat got back in the match in the 66^th minute thanks to a goal from Alysa Caso, but it wasn’t enough, as Surf was able to hold off the comeback attempt and secure a trip to the National Championships.

Under-14 Girls
2013 Region IV and National Champions Legends FC came from behind for the 2-1 victory against La Roca thanks to a pair of goals from Emily Knous. Olivia Wade struck first in the 35^th minute with her seventh goal of the tournament for La Roca. Knous equalized in the 58^th minute and gave Legends the lead for good in the 70^th minute. Both teams will head to nationals due to Legends finishing in second place in the US Youth Soccer National League Blue Division. La Roca heads to nationals as the Region IV Representative.

Under-15 Girls
Pride Predators 99 (CO) had already punched their ticked to the National Championships thanks to a first place finish in the National League Red Division. Pride Predators added a Region IV Championships to their list of accolades after defeating Legends FC Sanchez (CA-S) 2-0. Pride Predators broke the stalemate in the 14^th minute courtesy of Athena Kuehn, and doubled their lead in the 35^th minute on Hannah Burgo’s goal. Legends FC will still advance to the National Championships as a Region IV Representative.

Under-16 Girls
Beach FC 97 Academy (CA-S) finished off an impressive run scoring 27 goals and failing to concede any over seven games. All of this culminated with a 5-0 victory over PacNW 97 Maroon (WA) in the finals. Daria Patredes, Logan Karam, Rocio Rodriguez, Carley Brown and Savannah DeMelo all scored for Beach. DeMelo’s goal in the 66^th minute was her eighth of the tournament, giving her the most in the group.

Under-17 Girls
Defending Region IV, and 2012 National Champions Legends FC (CA-S) defeated Pride Predators 97 (CO) in the second match of the day between these two clubs, 2-0. Desarae Felix scored in the 55^th minute to put Legends up 1-0, and Dayna Garcia sealed the deal in the 85^th minute for the 2-0 victory. This marks the third straight trip to nationals for Legends, but the first time they were required to win the region title after failing to qualify via the national league.

Under-18 Girls

Players SC 96 Elite (NV) defeated Albion SC White (CA-S) 2-0 to become the second Nevada team to claim a Region IV Championship. Sydney Sladek was the hero for Players with two goals in the span of four minutes. Her second goal saw her dribble through the entire Albion defense before finally burying her shot into the back of the net to secure a win, and a berth into the national championship.

Under-19 Girls
Legends FC (CA-S) will return to the national championships for a third straight year after defeating NM Rush 95 (NM) 6-2 in the final. Danielle Lopez scored a brace in the first nine minutes while Mckennah Spagnola added a pair of her own in the 22^nd and 41^st minutes. Samantha Koemans and Kirsten Martin also scored for Legends while Sidney Otto was the only goal scorer for NM Rush. Legends went 4-0 in pool play, which included a 3-1 victory over NM Rush on Thursday, June 19. Victoria Barba and Otto ended up tied for the lead in goals scored for the age group with five.  Legends will be seeking their first national title after reaching the finals in 2012.

Under-12 Boys

FC Golden State PDA 02 (CA-S) won the first of two regional titles for the club against fellow California South team, Surf Boys Academy (CA-S) 2-0. Emiliano Gutierrez got FC Golden State off to a quick start in the eighth minute, and Kijana Banks squandered any Surf attempt to equalize in the 60^th minute to give the club its second straight Under 12 Boys Championship.
 

Under-13 Boys
FC Golden State PDA 01 (CA-S) defended their 2013 Region IV Championship against SJ Earthquakes 01 Pre-Academy (CA-N) 3-1. SJ Earthquakes began the scoring in the opening minute with Fabian Rodriguez finding the back of the net, but seven minutes later it was Erik Celestino equalizing. Alan Piceno gave FC Golden State the lead in the 27^th minute, and Matthew Hoppe added an insurance goal in the 65^th minute. FC Golden State will head to its first National Championship after winning the Under 12 Boys regional title last year.

Under-14 Boys
Real Colorado National 99/00 defeated Grande Sports Academy (AZ) 2-1 to be the second Colorado team to capture a Region IV Championship. Liam Johnson started things off for Real Colorado in the 12^th minute, and Ben Shepherd added another goal in the 32^nd minute. Garrett Murray cut Real Colorado’s lead in half, but Grande Sports Academy was unable to net the equalizer.

Under-15 Boys
Pateadores San Diego became the third straight team to defend their Region IV Championship in the Under 15 Boys group after Santa Barbara SC (CA-S) and Fullerton Rangers 96 White did the same in 2013 and 2012 respectively. Brian Melchor broke the scoreless stalemate in the 19^th minute, and Christopher DePetro scored his group-leading ninth goal of the tournament in the 80^th minute. Pateadores would like to follow in the footsteps of Santa Barbara and Fullerton at nationals too, as both teams would go on to win their second straight national championships in the Under 15 Boys group.

Under-16 Boys

Two-time defending national and regional champs, Santa Barbara SC (CA-S) defeated SC del Sol 98 Colavecchia (AZ) 2-1. Francisco Arroyo set the tone for Santa Barbara early in the fourth minute, only for John Rea of SC del Sol to equalize 10 minutes later. It was Sahid Conteh who scored the game winner in the 37^th minute that allowed Santa Barbara to capture its fourth Region IV Championship in five years. While one title defense has been completed, one still remains. Central Valley Mercury (CA-N), Arsenal FC (CA-S), Dallas Texans Red 88 (N-TX) and Real So Cal (So Cal United) are the only four teams to win three consecutive US Youth Soccer National Championships. Santa Barbara will look to join that prestigious company in Germantown, Md.

Under-17 Boys 
After losing in the finals in 2010, the last time the Region IV Championships were held in Albuquerque, N.M., LVSA 97 Red (NV) defeated Valparaiso United FC 97 (AZ) 5-1 to punch their ticked to the national championships. After going down 1-0, thanks to a goal from Valparaiso’s Josias Ortiz Cruz, LVSA scored five unanswered goals to claim the region title. Four of those goals came from Miles Mcrae in the 26^th, 68^th, 77^th and 90^th minutes with Jackson Dietrich adding another in the 47^th minute. Today’s performance gives Mcrae eight goals in the tournament, and the top four scorers in the Under 17 Boys group were from LVSA with Dietrich, Tristian Blackmon and Elijah Ruffer joining Mcrae.

Under-18 Boys
After going down 2-0 in the first seven minutes to Fram Premier (CA-S) thanks to goals from Tx Tario and Grant Sampson, Miguel Padron scored four straight goals for Santa Barbara FC White (CA-S) in the 30^th, 47, 48^th and 85^thminute to give Santa Barbara a 4-2 lead. Sampson scored his second in the 85^th minute as well, but Geoffrey Acheampong scored his sixth goal of the tournament in extra time to shut to door on a Fram comeback with a 5-3 victory and join U16B Santa Barbara SC at the national championship.

Under-19 Boys
NM Rush 95 (NM) had high hopes of becoming the only Albuquerque, N.M. team to win a Region IV Championship after leading 2-1 at halftime with goals coming from Jermey Klepac and Luke Lawrence, while Alum Rock PAC Tigres’ (CA-N) goal was scored by Cesar Garcia. However, Alum Rock (CA-N) reeled off four unanswered goals as both Andoni Trejo and Edwin Luna each scored a pair to ultimately win 5-2. Alum Rock will move on to play for the storied James P. McGuire Cup, the oldest trophy in youth sports, after a comeback victory.

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 96 teams.

Morgan Hill, CA - US Youth Soccer is proud to announce the 2014 US Youth Soccer Region IV Presidents Cup champions, crowned Sunday in Morgan Hill, CA.  Winning teams advance to the US Youth National Presidents Cup, July 10-13 in Greenville, SC.

The five-day tournament featured 130 teams from 14 state associations - Cal South, Cal North, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Hawaii, Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona and New Mexico.

Nevada brought home two championships for the first time in state history.  The U16 girls, the Sagebrush Lady Nomads and the U17 boys, Las Vegas 98 Academy.  Good luck at the national championships!

The Nevada Youth Soccer Association Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2014 that includes Victor Arbalaez and Rich Welsh.

Victor Arbalaez lived soccer.  Immigrating to the United States from Columbia in 1966, he brought with him his passion for the game he grew up playing in his home country and made a lasting impact upon soccer in Las Vegas.  His love for the game was without boundaries.  His love for the game was exceeded only by his love of family and love for all of the players he had contact with throughout his life.  

Arbalaez helped the University of San Fransisco win an NCAA title in 1975 and was a two-time All-American and captain for the Dons.  In 1977, he scored the lone goal for the Las Vegas Quicksilvers in a match against the New York Cosmos, upstaging world-famous star Pele.  Victor was the head coach of the Bishop Gorman High School boy's and girls's soccer teams for 22 years where he compiled a record of 371-31-8 and won 11 Nevada high school state championships.  He spent two decades as a youth soccer coach, Nevada Olympic Development Program coach and referee for US Youth Soccer of Nevada, now known as the Nevada Youth Soccer Association.

Rich Welsh grew up in Pasadena, CA and moved to Nevada in 1976.  He graduated from University of Nevada-Reno and moved to Truckee, CA.  He served as president of the local soccer club and from 2003-07 moved on to serve as a vice president and president of Great Basin Youth Soccer League.  Rich moved on to Reno Youth Sports where he served as treasurer and field liaison to the city of Reno.  He was instrumental in the construction of our newest soccer field complex in 2013, the Moana Springs Sports Complex.

Rich was a coach and a leader in soccer in northern Nevada.  He was more than a soccer coach and great dad.  He loved soccer and worked tirelessly to improve the game.  His innocative approach to soccer administration moved northern Nevada into a new era.  He intorduced computerized scheduling, brought in expertise in coaching, re-invented ODP and later took on the overwhelming tasks of managing, maintaining and building new fields.  Rich's impact on soccer goes beyond the teams he coached, or the players he mentored; it reaches the very core of the northern Nevada soccer program as it exists today.

The NYSA Board of Directors will be meeting on Friday, June 6, 2014 at the state soccer office (2605 S Decatur Blvd, ste. 114) at 6:00 PM.  The meeting is open to the public.

Please follow all the action online of the 2014 Nevada State Cup!  http://events.gotsport.com/events/Default.aspx?eventid=38570

Please click on the following link to register for the 2014 U19 Nevada State Cup tournament:  https://www.gotsport.com/forms/app/?EventID=38570

Registration closes on May 2, 2014.

Please click on the following link to see the final results of the league http://events.gotsport.com/events/Default.aspx?EventID=35351

The NYSA 2014 AGM will be held Saturday, June 7 at 4:00 PM at Cashman Fields.  All members are invited to attend.

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