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Portland's 13 year old Babe Ruth All Star Team beat Windham 9-1 on Saturday for the District 4 championship.

The game actually started on Friday night before being postponed in the bottom of the 1st inning due to Thunderstorms that swepts through the Greater Portland area.

When the game resumed at 1PM on Saturday, Windham's Ryan Whiting was at the plate with a full count and no outs.

Portland put on a hitting display while Windham was only able to manufacture one run.

Portland will now play for the State Championship.

Go to www.mainesportspages.com for more coverage of the district 4 tournament.

The U16 Boys Coastal Thunder made a valiant effort in the US Youth Region 1 Championships. They played Lower Marion Velez to a 0-0 tie at the end of regulation. The score at the end of overtime had not changed so the U16 Boys championship and a ticket to the US Youth Soccer National Championship all hinged on the result of penalty kicks.

Lower Marion Velez connected on more PK's and advanced to the National Championships with a 4-2 victory.

Even though The Coastal Thunder did not become the first team to represent Maine at the US Youth Soccer National Championships, they represented Maine well as the U16 Boys State Championships. Congratulations on a great season!

We would love for all of the clubs whoe participated in the US Youth Soccer Region 1 Championships to send us pictures and stories from their experiences in the tournament. Send them to webmaster@mainesportspages.com

COMING UP THURSDAY:

The Summer Youth Track Program began their summer meets last week. The next meet is Thursday July 3 at Thornton Academy in Saco. We will have full coverage at www.mainesportspages.com

Amory Houghton slotted one past the TSF keeper and into the back of the net. to give the Coastal Thunder a 1-0 lead 21 minutes into the game. Less than 10 minutes after TSF scored, Rosner put a PK past the keeper for a 2:1 lead and an 80th minute free kick by Hoffman-Johnson put Thunder up 3:1 and into their seat for the finals where they will play Lower Merion Velez (PA-E) at 10:00 a.m.

There was a large group of supporters for the only Maine teamto make it to the semifinals and the same is expected today as the Coastal Thunder play for the US Youth Soccer Region Championship and a right to go on and play for the National Championship.

The US Youth Soccer Region 1 Championships pool play is entering its final day. The Maine State Championship teams are giving their all against State Champions from 12 other states for a chance to advance to the National Championships in July.

The U12 Black Bear United FC 8v8 Girls Maine State Champions has dropped both games they have played. The first loss, 7-0 to Nordic SC from Vermont and then a closer 3-0 deafeat to Seacoast United out of New Hampshire.

The U12 Black Bear United FC 8v8 Boys Maine State Champions has also dropped its first two games; a 9-1 defeat to the United White from Connecticut and then a 4-0 loss to Seacoast united out of New Hampshire.

Maine has two entries in the U12 11v11 boys division; The Maine State Champion Maine Metro FC and the runner up Coastal United SC who were entered as the wild card team after losing the State Championship to Maine Metro FC

The Coastal United U12 boys dropped their first game 4-2 to Montclair Gauchos from New Jersey. The boys dropped another tough game  3-0 on Saturday  to New Hampshire's Seacoast United.

Maine Metro FC played their first match to a 1-1 tie vs.Lehigh Valley United from Eastern Pennsylvania. They lost their second game 6-1 to the Lightning SC from New Hampshire.

Read all of the highlights on maine's State Champions' quests for a National title on the Maine Round Up page at www.mainesportspages.com

Afternoon showers did not effect the opening ceremony for the 2008 US Youth Soccer Region 1 Championships at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland.

More than 248 boys and girls US Youth Soccer teams from 15 states will compete for regional titles beginning Friday June 27, 2008. The games will be spread out at Bowdoin College, Wainwright Soccer Complex and Falmouth High School.

Two teams, McLEan MPS Freedom (VA) U17 girls and Baltimore Casa Mia 93 (MD) U15 boys are back to defend their US Youth Soccer National Championship titles.

I am building pages for each of the Maine teams and encourage everyone to send me pictures, scores, recaps and more at cspaulding@mainesportspages.com

The team pages will be archived permanently at http://www.mainesportspages.com/2008YouthSoccerRegion1
/2008Region1.htm

Check out the full schedule of games and head out to one of the fields to watch these Youth Soccer Players compete for a chance to play for a national title.

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This weekend approximately 5,500 soccer players from 272 teams will converge on Southern Maine for the Region 1 Soccer Championships.

The festivities officially begin on Thursday June 26, 2008. The teams will report to Fitzpatrick Stadium for the Parade of States which begins at 6:45PM.

Games begin on Friday June 27 and will go through Tuesday July 1st. The regional champions in the U14 and above age brackets will go on to play in the National Championships on July 21 - 27 in North Little Rock Arkansas.

Anyone who wants to send me pictures, socres and/or highlights of the games please email me at webmaster@mainesportspages.com.

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Anyone jonesing for High School Basketball wil get an opportunity to watch their favorite team on June 20th and 21st.

The Deering High School Boys Basketball Program will be hosting the 5th Annual Summer Basketball Tip Off Tournament Sponsored by Saco Bay PT and Fairpoint Communications.

The Round Robin Tournament will include 20 of the best High School Basketball teams from around Maine:  DEERING, SOUTH PORTLAND, PORTLAND, CHEVERUS, LAKE REGION, FALMOUTH, YARMOUTH, BRUNSWICK, MT. ARARAT, MORSE, EDWARD LITTLE, NYA, GREELY, BONNY EAGLE, GORHAM, CAPE ELIZABETH, WINDHAM, WAYNFLEET, YORK, AND MARANACOOK.

The games will be played at Deering High School, Cheverus High School and Lincoln Middle School.  Games will begin Friday at 2:00pm and continue on Saturday with games starting at 9:00am.  Admission is $3.00 for Adults and $2.00 for Students.

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