Youth Girls - ECNL

Morgan Reuther brace leads McLean to ECNL U-17 Challenge B championship

Morgan Reuther scored twice to lead McLean Youth Soccer to a 3-1 win Saturday over Minnesota Thunder Academy, winning the 2012 Under-17 Elite Clubs National League Challenge B championship.

ECNL U-16 Challenge B Final: Real So Cal comes away with championship

Toughened up by the perennially strong southern California soccer scene, Real So Cal pushed through the Under-16 ECNL Challenge B playoffs and came away champions, defeating Heat FC (Nev.) 2-0 Saturday at Waukegan SportsPark.

ECNL U-18: Michigan Hawks get hat trick from Mallory Weber in championship win over Slammers

Playing with a shorthanded roster didn’t deter the Under-18 Michigan Hawks all season, so when standout Ally Krause was suspended for the ECNL Flight A national final, it hardly fazed them.The Hawks got a standout performance from Mallory Weber, who scored a hat trick in a 4-0 win over Slammers FC to give these Hawks their first-ever championship in Waukegan, Ill. on Saturday.

Photo Gallery: Day 7 of the ECNL National Championships (Part I)

ECNL U-17 Championship: CASL Chelsea Ladies win second consecutive national title

Two of the most heralded players on the field played major roles for their respective teams, but it was Joanna Boyles’ CASL Chelsea Ladies, rather than Summer Green’s Michigan Hawks, who prevailed with a championship in Saturday’s Under-17 ECNL national final at Waukegan SportsPark.

Gutsy comeback powers Slammers FC to ECNL U-16 national championship

Slammers, Mich. Hawks survive dramatic semis to battle for ECNL U-18 national championship

As is so often the case in high-stakes knockout matches at this stage of tournaments, the pressure was enormous and goals were scarce in the ECNL Under-18 Flight A national semifinals on Friday morning. What added a more unusual wrinkle to the proceedings was the sequence of daunting thunderheads that zoomed over the Waukegan SportsPark for several hours at midday.

ECNL U-17: CASL Chelsea one step away from second consecutive championship