Utah soccer teams qualify for regionals

By winning the recent U.S. Youth Soccer Utah Championships, 10 Sandy area soccer teams and Salt Lake City's Inter FC 88 boys team have qualified for the West Regional Championships in Boise, Idaho, next week.

The advancing teams along with their age groups are:

U-12 Boys — Sparta 94

U-12 Girls — Avalanche 94 Premier

U-13 Boys — Sparta 93

U-13 Girls — Avalanche 93 Premier

U-14 Girls — Avalanche 92 Premier

U-15 Girls — Avalanche 91 Premier

U-16 Girls — Avalanche 90 Premier

U-17 Boys — Sparta 89

U-17 Girls — Sparta 89

U-18 Girls — Avalanche 88 Black

U-18 Boys - Inter FC 88

The teams will be among more than 240 top boys and girls teams from 14 state associations competing for the regional titles, Sunday through June 25, at the Simplot Sports Complex in Boise, Idaho.

The regional championships begin on Monday, with preliminary games through June 21. Quarterfinal matches will be played on June 22, followed by a rest day. Semifinals are scheduled for June 24, and the West Regional Champions will be crowned following final games on June 25.

In addition to the the Utah teams, other state association teams represent Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.

West regional winners earn a berth to the 2006 National Championships July 25-30, in Des Monies, Iowa. There they will compete against winners from the East, South and Midwest regions.