Tournaments

HBC Strikers defeat Manhattan Kickers Red 3-1 to win Eastern NY U-17 Girls State Open Cup

he Girls-Under-17 State Open Cup final of the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) was an interesting match-up between the HBC Strikers of the Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL) and the Manhattan Kickers Red of the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League (CJSL), two teams who had never won a State Open Cup championship before. HBC proved they are the best team in the state with a 3-1 win on a wet field on May 31 in LaGrange.

Manhattan Paris Saint-Germain downs Smithtown Arsenal to win Eastern NY State Open Cup U-18 Boys title

A State Open Cup final with the past two national champions is as rare an event as a solar eclipse. But on May 31 in LaGrange, the planets aligned and Manhattan Paris Saint-Germain, 2014 national champions, played Smithtown Arsenal, 2013 national champs, in the Boys-Under-18 State Open Cup final and won 4-0.

U.S. Soccer Development Academy holds 2015 playoff draw

TSW: The U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) held its 2015 playoff draw for the U-15/16 and U-17/18 age groups on Wednesday, June 10. Qualifying teams were divided into eight groups for the playoff tournament which will be held June 23-26 on the Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield, Indiana. PSW: The U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) held its 2015 playoff draw on Wednesday, June 10. Within their respective age groups, D.C. United U-17/18 was drawn into Group A and Bethesda-Olney U-15/16 was drawn into Group E for the playoff tournament which will be held June 23-26 on the Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield, Indiana.

US Youth Soccer Region IV Presidents Cup kicks off in Snohomish, Wash.

Two Potomac area sides earn spots in U.S. Soccer Development Academy postseason

Most Potomac area U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams completed their regular seasons over the weekend. With the U-15/16 and U-17/18 regular seasons in the books, two local sides - Bethesda-Olney U-15/16 and D.C. United U-17/18 - are postseason-bound, with Bethesda taking the No. 7 wild card spot and United earning the 8th overall playoff seed after placing second in the Atlantic Division.

Massapequa Mavericks take the Eastern New York U-16 Boys State Open Cup title

The Massapequa Mavericks defeated Smithtown Galaxy 4-0 to take the Eastern New York U-16 Boys State Open Cup title.

Ten Potomac area ECNL teams move on to Champions League playoffs

The ECNL regular season wrapped up over the weekend with several high stakes match-ups involving Potomac area clubs. A total of 10 teams representing local clubs FC Virginia, McLean Youth Soccer, Richmond United, Bethesda SC and Maryland United FC have qualified for the ECNL Champions League playoffs across the U-14 to U-18 age groups.

Smithtown Hotspur win the U-15 Girls Eastern New York State Open Cup in overtime

The Girls-Under-15 State Open Cup championship game on May 30 in LaGrange was a lengthy affair where one overtime goal made the difference. Smithtown Hotspur outlasted the South Merrick Lady Cyclones, 2-1, for supremacy in the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) and received the new Jack Bauman Cup, going to the top Girls-Under-15 team in the state.