The Juneau Soccer Club Titans blanked Anchorage powerhouse Goldstrikers '89 1-0 to claim the championship in the U16 girls division of the 2004 Ina Kristiansen Memorial Cup soccer tournament held Friday through Sunday in Anchorage.

A dozen or so teen-agers and pre-teens silently surround the fit, silver-haired coach who stands, speaking, in the middle of Auke Bay Elementary's gymnasium. A neon green ball falls from one boy's arms, and without thinking, he bounces it a couple of times.

It was the first time the Juneau Soccer Club sent so many teams (seven), it was the first time the tournament was this big (80 teams), and it was the first time a team from Juneau won a state championship.

...always beat us. Why don't they prove it? William Harney is the former Schoenbar Middle School girls coach, president of the Ketchikan Youth Soccer League and the Southeast district commissioner for the Alaska Youth Soccer Association.

...play for the Juneau Soccer Club Xtratuffs. They were selected to join the Alaska 1990 girls ODP team by the Alaska Youth Soccer Association. The team - the first Alaska girls squad to compete at the tournament - will play Nevada on Friday, and...

...didn't lose a match, the U16B Thunder came home empty-handed after being ousted after pool play in the Alaska Youth Soccer Association State Cup, held last week. The Juneau Youth Soccer Club team finished 2-0-1 in three games, including...

There were lots of firsts at the Alaska Youth Soccer Association Snicker's State Cup held Aug. 5-8 in Fairbanks. It was the first time the Juneau Soccer Club sent so many teams (seven...

A dozen or so teen-agers and pre-teens silently surround the fit, silver-haired coach who stands, speaking, in the middle of Auke Bay Elementary's gymnasium. A neon green ball falls from one boy's arms, and without thinking, he bounces it a couple of times. Realizing what he's done, he drops down and performs a pair of push-ups.