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Champions crowned at 2012 U.S. Youth Soccer national championships

Two teams each from Virginia and Florida won titles at the 2012 U.S. Youth Soccer national championships this weekend at Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C., where the country’s the top teams in the Under-16 through Under-18 boys and Under-16 through Under-19 girls age groups met to conclude the final stage of the 2012 U.S. Youth Soccer national championship series.

Olympic soccer roundup: Spain stunned by Japan in men’s opener; USA women rally for win over France

The first day of Olympic soccer for both the women and men are in the books, and after a rough start for the U.S. women, they rallied for a 4-2 win over France in their opening Group G match Wednesday.

U.S. U-20 men’s national team finishes fourth at 2012 Milk Cup

Teams punch tickets to finals at U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships

Final 12-player roster selected for U.S. Paralympic national team

Play begins at 2012 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships

U.S. Women rally from early deficit to defeat France in Olympic opener

So close: Rundown of area teams who placed at Region 1 tourney

Over the past three weeks we've profiled the local clubs that were able to prove their worth and take home a U.S. Youth Soccer Region I championship crown in Lancaster, Pa. But even if they didn't reach the highest spot in their division, several other local teams were able to put together very positive showings.