[NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS] The Baltimore Bays Chelsea won the under-15 boys title for the third year in a row, EastSide United FC captured Oregon’s first national title and girls powers Eclipse Select and Slammers FC earned boys titles, highlighting the boys finals at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Overland Park, Kan.

EastSide’s squad included midfielders Steven Evans and Ricardo Carrillo, who contributed in the Portland Timbers U-23s’ perfect 16-0-0 regular-season in PDL play.

Golden Ball: Steven Evans,EastSide United FC Liverpool (OR)
Golden Glove: Ryan Harding, EastSide United FC Liverpool (OR)

Scott Stiffler brought St. Louis within one, but Cory Plasker and Joshua Boone secured Ambush’s championship title with late goals.

Golden Ball: Karl Chester,Alpharetta Ambush Red (GA)
Golden Glove: Kevin Quintana, Alpharetta Ambush Red (GA)

Golden Ball: Mason Case, Slammers FC (CA-S)
Golden Glove: Daniel Boyer, Slammers FC (CA-S)

Under-15 Boys
Baltimore Bays Chelsea (MD) 2,Albion White (CA-S) 1 OT
The Bays beat Albion for the first time in three meetings. Albion won, 1-0, in National League play and again, 2-0, in group play match Friday.

Butthe Bays, who have claimed at least one national title since 2005, won the under-15 boys title for the third year in a row.

The took only four minutes for the Bays to take the lead onRomilio Hernandez‘s goal.  Albion leveled the match in the 13th off a Shane Mahvi strike. Christian Porras hit what would be the game winner in overtime.

Golden Ball: Oscar Ortega, Albion White (CA-S)
Golden Glove: MattSanchez, Baltimore Bays Chelsea (MD)

Under-14 Boys
Eclipse Select (IL) 2, Crossfire Premier (WA) 1
Eclipse Select of Illinois went into the weekend with five national championships, all on the girls side. It won its first boys title Saturday in stoppage time when Michael Catalano hit the game winner.

Five minutes in, Brian Werchek gave Eclipse the 1-0 advantage. Werchek’s goal looked like it would hold until Henry Wingo addedhis third goal on the week in the 60th minute.

Golden Ball: Lloyd Chatfield, Eclipse (IL)
Golden Glove: James Barkei, Eclipse (IL)

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  1. RE: U15 Boys, your 1st sentence does not make sense at all. You say “The Bays beat Albion for the third time in three meetings,” then you describe how Albion beat Baltimore two times before losing to them in the championship game. That’s not quite “three wins in three meetings.” More like 1 win in 3 meetings.

  2. RE: U15 Boys, your 1st sentence does not make sense at all. You say “The Bays beat Albion for the third time in three meetings,” then you describe how Albion beat Baltimore two times before losing to them in the championship game. That’s not quite “three wins in three meetings.” More like 1 win in 3 meetings.

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