CAL SOUTH DONATES $157,500 TO ITS REGIONALS-BOUND TEAMS

35 FAR WEST REGIONAL TEAMS RECEIVE $2500 EACH TO HELP BRING CHAMPIONSHIP DREAMS TO LIFE
14 PRESIDENTS TOURNAMENT REGION IV TEAMS RECEIVE $5000 EACH
LIVE SCORING UPDATES ON REGIONIV.COM

June 3, 2009 (Fullerton, CA) - In order to provide what is considered the ultimate in "member benefits" to its leagues and clubs, Cal South has maintained a tradition of donating funds to its teams going to the US Youth Soccer Far West Regional Championships. This year being no different, Cal South has provided $87,500 to its 35 teams - $2500 per team - taking part in the 2009 Far West Regionals, being hosted this year in Lancaster, CA from June 15-21, 2009. Another $70,000 - $5,000 per team - has been donated by Cal South to their ten U13-U17 State Cup champions and four wild card teams taking part in the inaugural Region IV US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup, which takes place in Tri-Cities, WA from June 11-14, 2009.

These donations are made annually in order to ease the burden of traveling expenses for these teams as they battle for a spot in their respective championships. The U14-U19 Far West Regional winners will head to the 2009 US Youth Soccer National Championships in Lancaster, MA in July, and the Region IV Presidents Cup winners on their way to the 2009 US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup National Championships in Raleigh, NC, also in July. In addition to the individual subsidies to these teams, Cal South also paid close to another $25,000 in team entry fees for their participation in both of these tournaments.

"I am doubly excited that Cal South can help out our players in reaching both of these Regional tournaments," said Cal South President Gregory Falk. "These donations are made possible, in part, via our incredible State Cup and National Cup competitions. Cal South has always strived to be the best youth sports organization in the world. On behalf of the entire Cal South board of directors, I wish for all our players to do well and enjoy their experiences at both tournaments."

Sixteen of Cal South's Far West Regional participants are the winning teams in each age and gender division at the 2009 Cal South National Cup, the traditional means of reaching the Far West Regionals. Nineteen other wild card teams have been selected this year, some as winners in the 2009 spring season of the Far West Regional League, some earned theirs spots as champions in the Far West Regional fall 2008 season, while the remainder were chosen through the Region IV draw process.

Live scoring updates will appear on the Region IV website for both of these events. For a full list of schedules and scores for every team at the Regionals, please click here to go directly to the Region IV website.

CAL SOUTH STATE CUP CROWNS U14-U17 CHAMPIONS

All 8 Champs Move On to Presidents Tournament Regionals in Washington in June

(San Bernardino, CA) – The 31st edition of the Cal South State Cup competition closed with a flourish this weekend as eight teams in the U14 through U17 age brackets took home championship trophies. Semi-final and final matches for the last of the 2009 Cal South State Cup Olders brackets were held on Saturday, April 25 at San Bernardino’s Blast Soccer Complex. All eight championship teams will now travel to the state of Washington in June to take part in the US Youth Soccer Region IV Presidents Tournament.

The Santa Barbara Soccer Club made the biggest single club impact through the weekend, as two of their boys’ teams captured State Cup titles. Santa Barbara SC’s BU14 White team found themselves knotted at 2-2 with the Los Alamitos Titans after both overtimes, and then locked up the title on penalty kicks, outshooting the Titans, 5-4. The boys of the Santa Barbara SC BU15 White also moved into overtime against the UIFC South Gate team, but then two extra Santa Barbara goals in the late frames left them on top, 3-1. The Bakersfield Brigade B92s slipped past the Legends FC Black team 2-1 for the Boys Under-16 title, while the BU17 crown was awarded to ConquistAmerica, who outlasted the Crusaders Soccer Club SD White squad by the same 2-1 score.

On the girls’ side, another of the day’s overtime finals matches was held between the U14 contenders, which ended with America United Blue on top of Real So Cal Black, 2-1. The GU15 So Cal Rush G93 Nike team had a smoother time on their way to a State Cup crown, more than doubling the goals of the PVSC Exiles Black team, 5-2. The Valley United girls in the U16 bracket topped Matrix Soccer Club Black by the score of 2-1, which also proved to be the scoring outcome of the Girls Under-17 final match as well, with Real Madrid Futbol Club edging out California Futbol Club to solidify their trip to the Presidents Tournament.

Around 1400 teams take part annually in the Cal South State Cup for the honor of being crowned as State Cup champion. State Cup champions in the U13-U17 brackets will move forward to represent Cal South at the inaugural US Youth Soccer Region IV Presidents Tournament in Tri-Cities, Washington from June 11-14, 2009, where they will face teams gathered from the 13 other western states that make up US Youth Soccer’s Region IV. Champions at the regional level would then move on to the US Youth Soccer Presidents Tournament National Championships, scheduled to be held in Raleigh, North Carolina from July 16-19, 2009.

Team photos of all Cal South State Cup champions and finalists can be accessed here.
For more information on the Cal South State Cup competition, please click here.

2009 Cal South State Cup Olders Champions U14-U17

BU14 Santa Barbara SC White
GU14 America United - Blue
BU15 Santa Barbara SC White
GU15 So Cal Rush G93 Nike
BU16 Bakersfield Brigade B92
GU16 Valley United
BU17 ConquistAmerica B91
GU17 Real Madrid FC G91

US Youth Soccer Presidents Tournament Regional Championships
Tri-Cities, Washington, June 11-14, 2009

US Youth Soccer Presidents Tournament National Championships
Raleigh, North Carolina, July 16-19, 2009

CAL SOUTH STATE CUP CROWNS U18, U19 CHAMPIONS

Competition Continues in U13-U17 Brackets This Weekend

April 21, 2009 (San Bernardino, CA) – Four talented teams in the Under-18 and Under-19 age brackets left the fields of San Bernardino this weekend with some very impressive hardware in their hands: a 2009 Cal South State Cup championship trophy. Semi-final and final matches for the two oldest of the seven State Cup Olders brackets were held on Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19 at San Bernardino's Blast Soccer Complex.

Monarcas USA, a team registered through Coast Soccer League, won the Boys U18 crown by shutting out Fram CQ 2-0, after decisively winning all four of their games leading to the final. So it went, too, for Corona United as they sought to capture the Boys U19 title, taking a string of solid victories to the final, which proved a bit closer as they walked away with a narrow 1-o shutout over UIFC Tapatio, also of Coast.

On the girls’ side of the blazing State Cup competition, the U18 Poway Vaqueros coached by Brendan Kelly took the Carlsbad Lightning Red team into overtime, where the Vaqueros prevailed, 2-1. When the Westside Breakers White shut out the Del Mar/Carmel Valley Sharks White 1-0 to nab the GU19 State Cup title, it was their third consecutive match with that same score, as well as their fifth shutout in six games during the tournament.

Now deep into its 31st year, around 1400 teams annually take part in the Cal South State Cup for the honor of being crowned as State Cup champion. State Cup champions in the U13-U17 brackets will move forward to represent Cal South at the inaugural US Youth Soccer Region IV Presidents Tournament in Tri-Cities, Washington from June 11-14, 2009, where they will face teams from the 13 other western states that make up US Youth Soccer’s Region IV. Champions at the regional level would then move on to the US Youth Soccer Presidents Tournament National Championships, scheduled to be held in Raleigh, North Carolina from July 16-19, 2009.

Team photos of the Cal South State Cup champions and finalists can be accessed here.

For more information on the Cal South State Cup competition, please click here.

2009 Cal South State Cup Olders Champions

BU18 Monarcas USA
GU18 Vaqueros - Kelly
BU19 Corona United
GU19 Westside Breakers White

US Youth Soccer Presidents Tournament Regional Championships
Tri-Cities, Washington, June 11-14, 2009

US Youth Soccer Presidents Tournament National Championships
Raleigh, North Carolina, July 16-19, 2009

YOUNGERS ROUND OF 2009 CAL SOUTH STATE CUP CROWNS 10 CHAMPIONS

WINNERS MOVE ON TO PRESIDENTS TOURNAMENT REGIONALS IN JUNE

(Lancaster, CA) – The Youngers brackets of the 2009 Cal South State Cup finished up the last two weekends of February with the crowning of 10 champions in the U9 through U13 age brackets. Play had been delayed off and on through February due to inclement weather, but totally concluded by March 1. In a showing of just how diverse the strength of play has grown throughout Southern California, teams from ten different clubs took home State Cup trophies in the Youngers round.

Now deep into its 31st year, around 1400 teams annually take part in the Cal South State Cup for the honor of being crowned as State Cup Champion. For the first time this year, Cal South State Cup champions will get the chance to directly move on to another level, as US Youth Soccer will be holding the inaugural Presidents Tournament Regional and National Championships later this year.

State Cup champions in the U13-U17 brackets will now move forward to represent Cal South at the US Youth Soccer Region IV Presidents Tournament in Tri-Cities, Washington from June 11-14, 2009, where they will face teams from the 13 other western states that make up US Youth Soccer’s Region IV. Champions at the regional level would then move on to the US Youth Soccer Presidents Tournament National Championships, scheduled to be held in Raleigh, North Carolina from July 16-19, 2009.

Team photos of the Cal South State Cup Youngers champions and finalists can be accessed here.

For more information on the Cal South State Cup competition, please click here.

2009 Cal South State Cup Youngers Champions

BU09 FC Barcelona
GU09 Carlsbad Lightning
BU10 Pateadores White
GU10 San Diego Surf White
BU11 South Bay Force Black
GU11 Arsenal FC
BU12 Santa Monica United
GU12 Temecula Valley SA Hawks Black
BU13 Laguna Niguel SC Blue
GU13 Los Angeles FC

US Youth Soccer Presidents Tournament Regional Championships
Tri-Cities, Washington, June 11-14, 2009

US Youth Soccer Presidents Tournament National Championships
Raleigh, North Carolina, July 16-19, 2009