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Updated at 12:21 p.m., Friday, June 22, 2007

3 Hawaii youth soccer teams advance to semifinals

Advertiser Staff

Three teams from Hawai'i advanced today to the semifinal round of the U.S. Youth Soccer Far West Regionals in Las Vegas.

The HSC Bulls 88 under-19 boys were the only boys team to advance to the semifinals, beating Sereno White of Arizona, 5-2. The Bulls play SD Surf White in the semifinals.

Ka'oi Rampage made it to the under-12 girls semifinals with a 3-0 win over CISC Velocity of Alaska. It plays Neusport FC '95 Green of Nevada.

Leahi 91 Premier defeated Neusport Tabagators of Nevada, 1-0, in the under-16 division quarterfinals. It plays FC Portland Sapphire of Oregon in the semifinals.

Semifinals are tomorrow and finals on Sunday. The six other Hawai'i teams who advanced to the quarterfinals were eliminated.

More than 10,000 teams nationwide competed in U.S. Youth Soccer State Championships with about 900 advancing to regional play in Las Vegas (Region IV, West), Des Moines, Iowa (Region II, Midwest), Portland, Maine (Region I, East) and Oklahoma City, Okla. (Region III, South).

Each division's regional winners will advance to the national final four in Frisco, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, July 24-29.

KEY: WC—wild card; FWRL—Far West Regional League; CN—California North; CS—California South

BOYS

Under 12: Abunai 95

June 18—WSM Jaguars (Oregon), W, 4-0

June 19—Mill Valley Fusion (CN), W 2-1

June 20—Crossfire Premier 94 Jenkins (Washington WC), T, 2-2

June 22—Quarterfinals: SC del Sol Xtreme White (Arizona), L, 4-3

Under 14: Hawai'i Rush 93 Nike

June 18—Magic City (Montana), W, 1-0

June 19—Boise Nationals (Idaho), tie, 3-3

June 20—CS, West Coast FC (FWRL), L, 1-0

June 22—Admiral Elite Gladiators (New Mexico), L, 4-0

Under 18: Real 89

June 18—Rio Vista Del Sur (New Mexico), W, 3-1

June 19—SCC Breakers Blue (CN), W, 3-2

June 20—WSM Storm (Oregon), W, 7-1

June 22—Quarterfinals: Sereno White (Arizona), L, 1-0

Under 19: HSC Bulls 88

June 18—Real CO National (Colorado), tie, 2-2

June 19—So. San Jose San Juan Ruckus (CN), L, 3-1

June 20—Neusport FC '88 (Nevada), W, 3-2

June 22—Quarterfinals: Sereno White (Arizona), W, 5-2

June 23—Semifinals vs. SD Surf White (CS)

June 24—Finals.

GIRLS

Under 12: Ka'oi Rampage

June 18—Slammers FC (CS), W, 3-0

June 19—Southside Ireland (Oregon), W, 4-1

June 20—Central Valley Chilipepprs (CN), L, 2-0

June 22—Quarterfinals: CISC Velocity (Alaska), W, 3-0

June 23—Semifinals vs. Neusport FC '95 Green (Nevada)

June 24—Finals.

Under 13: Ka'oi Express

June 18—LBU Vittrup (Idaho WC), W, 3-1

June 19—Co Rush Nike (Colorado), L, 6-0

June 20—Eclipse 94 (Alaska), W, 6-0

June 22—Quarterfinals: SD Surf White (CS), L, 3-0

Under 15: HSC Bulls 92

June 18—Sparta Premier (Utah), W, 3-1

June 19—Jackson Hole Premier (Wyoming), W, 3-0

June 20—Slammers FC (CS), T, 1-1

June 22—Quarterfinals: Crossfire Premier 91 Hattrup (Washington), L, 3-2

Under 16: Leahi 91 Premier

June 18—Pleasanton Rage 650 (CN WC), L, 3-0

June 19—Les Bois United (Idaho), W, 4-1

June 20—Jackson Hole Premier (Wyoming), W, 4-0

June 22—Quarterfinals: Neusport Tabagators (Nevada), W, 1-0

June 23—Semifinals vs. FC Portland Sapphire (Oregon)

June 24—Finals.

Under 19: HSC Bulls 88

June 18—NM Rush Hurricanes (New Mexico), W, 6-1

June 19—Avalanche Premier (Utah), L, 3-1

June 20—Neusport FC '88 (Nevada), W, 4-0

June 22—Quarterfinals: Real CO National (Colorado), L, 3-0