The quarter-final matches of the Far West Regional Championships were played today in Lancaster, California. The weather was clear with a forecast for 100 degrees. Eight Utah teams brought their best game to the field. Some left with the disappointment of defeat, however, two Avalanche girls teams thrilled in their victory and will advance. Both semi-final matches will be at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Good luck to the Utah teams continuing in the competition. Following is a recap of the quarter-final matches:

U17 girls UT-Avalanche 92 Premier verses OR-Tualatin Hills. Closely fought match with Avalanche coming out on top 1-0. Avlanche will play in the semi finals on Saturday at 8:00 a.m. and be matched against WA Crossfire Premier.

U19 boys UT-Sparta 90 Premier verses OR-WSM Gunners. Sparta was down 0-2 at the half and fought back to tie the match 2-2 at the end of regulation play. They played two over times and lost the match 3-2. This team was under roster strength from the start but advanced to the quarter finals.

U17 boys Inter FC 92 verses CS-Slammers FC. Hard fought match with good opportunities for both sides throughout the match. Slammers scored in the second half and the match ended 1-0. There were a lot of teams and coaches that watch this team play over the last four days and the boys put on a good showing for Utah.

U17 boys UT-La Roca Premier DP verses CN-United FC. Closely fought match with La Roca down 1-2 at half coming back in second half to finally lose the match 3-4, good play on both sides and the boys tried hard to put on a good showing for Utah.

U19 girls UT-Avalanche 90 Premier verses AZ-SC Delsol 90. From the opening kickoff Avalanche dominated the match with a 6-1 victory. They will pass on to the semi finals tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. and play WA-Shadow.

U18 girls UT-Black Diamond SC verses CN Pleasanton Ridge. Black Diamond had their hands full from the start of the match with a very quick and strong California Nnorth team that dominated the match with a final score of 6-0.

U15 girls UT-La Roca Premier PT verses AZ-Sereno 94 White. A very hard fought match with many opportunities in the first half but the score was 0-0 at half. Second half same results until 4 minutes left in regulation play Sereno scored to finish the match 1-0. Girls played hard for 4 days with out the result they wanted but show they were a team that can play with the very best in the Region.

U15 Boys UT-La Roca Premier AO verses NV Players United 94. Good match start to finish with NV coming out on top 3-1. Boys worked hard for three days to end up in the quarter finals and pushed Nevada hard during the entire match.