Championship teams now head to 2009 Presidents Cup National Championships in Raleigh, NC in July

Tri-Cities, WA - Teams from Cal South captured eight of the ten championships this weekend at the inaugural US Youth Soccer Region IV Presidents Cup, which concluded this weekend in the Tri-Cities area (Kennewick, Pasco and Richland) of the state of Washington. Fourteen Cal South teams -- ten State Cup champions and four wild card teams -- traveled to Washington last week to take part in the regional tournament, for which Cal South provided subsidies of $5000 per team to help with travel expenses. The championship teams will now head to Raleigh, North Carolina in July for the 2009 US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup National Championships.

Proving just how dominant Cal South was at the event, twelve of the fourteen Cal South teams reached the finals matches in their respective age groups, with the BU13, GU13 and GU15 finals featuring face-offs between opposing Cal South clubs. The GU17 bracket, which featured the other two Cal South teams, was the only one not decided with a championship final. The bracket was won by CFC United, who won all four of their matches en route to their title.

For a complete listing of schedules and scores for this event, please go to RegionIV.com.

2009 REGION IV PRESIDENTS CUP CHAMPIONS
GIRLS		BOYS
CS - Los Angeles FC	U13	CS WC - Santa Clarita United Di Cassal
WA - Washington Premier FC	U14	CS - Los Alamitos Titans
CS - So Cal Rush Nike	U15	CS - Santa Barbara SC
WA - Snohomish United Black	U16	CS - Bakersfield Brigade
CS WC - California FC United	U17	CS - ConquistAmerica