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Region IV (West) teams punch tickets to 2014 US Youth Soccer National Championsh​ips

Eastern New York State Open Cup U-17 to U-19 championship recaps

The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association has crowned its champions for the 2014 State Open Cup. The winners will go on to play in Regional competition. Below are the recaps from the championships in the U-17 to U-19 age groups on both the girls and boys sides.

Manhattan Paris Saint-Germain’s 5-1 win gives them Boys Under-17 State Open Cup Title

A famous line from Casablanca, “We’ll always have Paris,” is appropriate for the State Open Cup finals as Manhattan Paris Saint-Germain of the Westchester Youth Soccer League (WYSL) has played in the last five championship games.

Downtown United White 95 bring Boys Under-18 State Open Cup championship back to Manhattan

When Massapequa Arsenal of the Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL) scored an early goal in the Boys-Under-18 State Open Cup final on June 1 at Stringham Park in LaGrange, it looked to be a similar story as last year when they shut out Downtown United of the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League (CJSL), 1-0, in the final.

Kosmos Greek-American 1994 take Boys Under-19 State Open Cup final

Perhaps Kosmos Greek-American 1994 of the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League (CJSL) had some help from above in winning Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association’s (ENYYSA) Boys-Under-19 State Open Cup championship.

Despite Maryland State Cup final defeat, Baltimore Celtic hopeful of future success

The Maryland Under-18 State Cup final on May 31 brought together two of the state’s powerhouse youth teams as Olney Rangers faced Baltimore Celtic at the Maryland Soccerplex in Boyds, Maryland. Baltimore Celtic overcame Bayshore Soccer Club, Bethesda Revolution and SAC Pre-Academy in the previous rounds of the State Cup without conceding a goal, a run that took them to the final game and a shot at the 2014 US Youth Soccer Region I Championships. Rangers would come out on top by a final score of 2-1, and Celtic head coach Brandon Quaranta was quick to praise Olney and their coach Matthew Pilkington after their fifth straight State Cup victory.

Gedion Zelalem’s former U.S. club team Olney Rangers wins another Maryland State Cup

Olney Rangers have once again translated their dominance of the Maryland youth soccer scene as they defeated Baltimore Celtic 2-1 in the final of the Under-18 Maryland State Cup on Saturday, May 31 at the Maryland Soccerplex in Boyds, Maryland.

Standing Tall: D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year Nick Jackson’s remarkable career re-visited

The end of Sidwell Friends School's fall soccer season back in November came down to two separate penalty kicks to help the school to a conference and state title. Nick Jackson, who was a regular holding midfielder found himself between the goalposts during the shootouts. However, it wasn't an unfamiliar territory for the D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year, but one he didn't venture into for years.