The Santa Barbara Soccer Club’s Under-16 team won its third straight U.S. Youth Soccer Far West Regional championship.
The Santa Barbara Soccer Club’s boys Under-16 team successfully three-peated as champions of the United States Youth Soccer Far West Regional on Sunday, beating Arizona’s SC del Sol, 2-1, in the final in Albuquerque, N.M.
Santa Barbara advances to the USYS National Championships in Germantown, Md., where it will be seeking a third straight national title.
In the regional final, Santa Barbara got first-half goals from Francisco Arroyo and Sahid Conteh and the defense shut out SC del Sol in the second half.
Arroyo gave Santa Barbara an early lead with a goal in the fourth minute. But SC Del Sol equalized in the 14th minute. Conteh scored the eventual game winner in the 37th minute.
