BRYC ’98 Elite Wins Virginia State Cup

The team now advances to the U.S. Youth Soccer Association Region I Championships this summer.

The Braddock Road Youth Club (BRYC) '98 Elite, a U13 girls travel soccer team, beat Loudoun ’98 to capture the 2012 Virginia Youth Soccer Association State Cup this weekend.  The thrilling 1-0 victory – secured by Lily Weber’s goal in the remaining minutes of double-overtime – qualifies the team to represent Virginia at the U.S. Youth Soccer Association Region I Championships in Lancaster, Pa., this summer.  The BRYC '98 Elite team is represented by girls who live (or will be going to school) in Vienna, Reston, Oakton, Springfield, Clifton, Annandale, Herndon, Chantilly, Centreville and Fairfax. BRYC ’98 Elite is currently ranked No. 1 in Virginia and No. 5 in Region I by gotsoccer.com. Eric Kulczycky contributed reporting for this story.

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What's in a Name?

A lot of laughs for very juvenile parents, it turns out ...

Vienna Youth Soccer is the most unexpectedly hilarious thing I've experienced in this area since I dined at a quirky little well-reviewed restaurant on Route 123 and was told by the server, "We have four specials tonight ... I'll tell you about two of them." My daughter has now been part of a VYS team for four seasons and for each of the seasons that she’s played, her team has worn a different color T-shirt. As a group, the girls come up with a name based on this color — so in the past, they’ve been the Red Dragons, the Blue Dolphins and the Yellow Bees. I know … "Awwww," right?   And this season, they’re purple. After considering and rejecting several names such as Purple Seahorses, Purple People Eaters, Purple Piranhas and Purple …

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Kathleen Canedo

8:18 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Love those names, Emily -- seriously, these kids are way more clever than my teams ever were.   more ›