Six Bellevue High School student-athletes helped their Eastside FC soccer team to a Regional championship and spot in the national tournament in Kansas next month with a Regional title in Hawaii.
The team began the tournament with a 3-0 win over the state champions from Alaska before recording a pair of draws to finish pool play 1-0-2, which was good enough to move on to the quarterfinal round.
It was a team from Colorado waiting in the quarters, but Eastside FC scored the only goal of the game to advance with a 1-0 win. The team came back from that win with a 2-1 decision in the semi-finals before a 3-0 win over a Utah squad in the championship match.
“The girls got stronger as the week went on and with each game their confidence grew,” coach Tom Bialek said in a statement.
Bellevue players on the team are: Joanna Harber, Katie Foster, Sophie Butterfield, Catie Buck, Maud Van der Kooi, Ellie Bryant.