Wisconsin Soccer Central

After three days of group play at the U.S. Youth Soccer Region II Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, one Wisconsin team was left standing.

Ben Ducett (Mukwonago) scored in the opening five minutes and Dominic Spano (Kettle Moraine) posted a clean sheet as the SC Waukesha Blue Under-17 boys team posted a 1-0 victory over Nebraska's Omaha FC Elite 1 on Monday to win its pool and earn a spot in Tuesday's semifinals.

SC Waukesha (3-0-0) will face Michigan's Alliance Black (2-0-1) at noon Tuesday, with the winner moving on to Wednesday's regional final. Region II champions advance to the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships, which are July 23 to 28 in Overland Park, Kan.

The 16 Wisconsin sides finished a combined 16-26-6 in group play. Here are some of Monday's highlights from matches involving Wisconsin teams:

• Brian Gonzalez scored four goals, the final three in a 21-minute span in the second half, as Ace Milwaukee trounced Sporting Blue Valley SKC Academy (Kan.) 6-0 in the Under-13 boys division. Ace finished 2-1-0 and tied with the Ohio Premier Eagles and Fort Wayne Fever (Ind.) atop its group, but missed out on the semifinal berth based on goal differential – the Eagles' plus-6 total was one better than that of the Milwaukee side.
• In the only regional match pitting Wisconsin teams against each other, the Madison 56ers tipped SC Waukesha 3-2 in Under-18 boys play. The 56ers' roster includes nine Under-17 players and three Under-16 players.
• Kaitlyn Zanon scored a 35th-minute equalizer for SC Waukesha Blue in an Under-13 girls match, but Carmel United (Ind.) pulled out a 2-1 victory to claim the group title and a semifinal berth.
• A 1-0 loss to J.B. Marine-Schneider (Mo.) left SC Waukesha Blue-1 tied for the group title in Under-14 girls action, and the Wisconsin team missed out on a tiebreaker – they had a plus-1 goal differential and J.B. Marine-Schneider had a plus-2, while Libertyville FC 1974 (Ill.) took the semifinal berth at plus-5.
• Middleton's Rush Wisconsin Nike went into its pool finale needing to beat Kentucky Fire Juniors Premier Red (Kent.) to advance in Under-15 girls, but dropped a 2-0 decision.
• Katie Ciesiulka had two goals and fellow Marquette recruit Ashley Handwork added another as Team Chicago Academy Botafogo (Ill.) rolled past the Appleton Goal Getters 7-1 in Under-18 girls play.

BOYS

Under-13
Ace Milwaukee (2-1-0)
Saturday: Ace Milwaukee 4, Ohio Premier Eagles 2. Goals – Simar Perez 2, Diego Lopez, Manuel Barajas.
Sunday: Fort Wayne Fever (Ind.) 2, Ace Milwaukee 1. Goal – Diego Lopez.
Monday: Ace Milwaukee 6, Sporting Blue Valley SKC Academy 0. Goals – Brian Gonzalez 4, Manuel Barajas, Luis Romero.

Under-14
United FC Red (1-2-0)
Saturday: NWC Alliance Black (Ohio) 1, United FC Red 0
Sunday: United FC Red 3, West Des Moines United (Iowa) 1. Goals – Todor Atlija 2, Marco Fabiano.
Monday: Chicago Magic PSG Pre-Academy (Ill.) 4, United FC Red 0
Milwaukee Bavarians (0-1-2)
Saturday: Milwaukee Bavarians 1, Carmel United Elite (Ind.) 1. Goal – Samuel Gianakos.
Sunday: Internationals (Ohio) 1, Milwaukee Bavarians 0
Monday: Milwaukee Bavarians 0, Blast FC Red (Ohio) 0

Under-15
North Shore United (1-2-0)
Saturday: North Shore United 6, Minnesota Thunder Academy White (Minn.) 1. Goals – Luka Prpa 2, Jacob Demerath 2, Austin Barr 2.
Sunday: Chicago Magic Pre-Academy 1 (Ill.) 3, North Shore United 1. Goal – Nicholas Garbe.
Monday: Fort Wayne Fever West Heat Elite (Ind.) 2, North Shore United 1. Goal – Not available.

Under-16
United FC (0-2-1)
Saturday: Premier Football Club (Ohio) 6, United FC 0
Sunday: Dakota Alliance SC Black (S.D.) 3, United FC 1. Goal – Jake White.
Monday: United FC 2, Cedar River SA Premier (Iowa) 2. Goals – Jake White, Alexander Piehler.

Under-17
SC Waukesha Blue (3-0-0)
Saturday: SC Waukesha Blue 5, Futura FC Academy I (Mo.) 1. Goals – Mitchell Krismer 2, Colin Dibb 2, Kai Bottum.
Sunday: SC Waukesha Blue 3, Rovers Academy (Kent.) 2. Goals – John Schwalbach, Andy Chmielewski, Colin Dibb.
Monday: SC Waukesha Blue 1, Omaha FC Elite 1 (Neb.) 0. Goal – Ben Ducett.
Tuesday: Semifinals – Alliance Black (Mich.), noon

Under-18
Madison 56ers (2-1-0)
Saturday: Raiders FC Premier (Ill.) 4, Madison 56ers 0
Sunday: Madison 56ers 3, Sporting Blue Valley Sao Paulo (Kan.) 0. Goals – Derek Ott, Ghedi Omar, Roman Manning.
Monday: Madison 56ers 3, SC Waukesha Pumas 2. Goals – Not available.
SC Waukesha Pumas (1-2-0)
Saturday: SC Waukesha Pumas 3, Sporting Blue Valley Sao Paulo (Kan.) 0. Goals – Ryan Hammer, Samuel Fredman, Eric Frank.
Sunday: Raiders FC Premier (Ill.) 4, SC Waukesha Pumas 0
Monday: Madison 56ers 3, SC Waukesha Pumas 2. Goals – Not available.

Under-19
Milwaukee Bavarians (1-1-1)
Saturday: Milwaukee Bavarians 0, Nebraska FC Blue 0
Sunday: Chicago Fire Academy (Ill.) 4, Milwaukee Bavarians 0
Monday: Milwaukee Bavarians 2, Kansas City United Magia (Kan.) 0. Goals – Not available.

GIRLS

Under-13
SC Waukesha Blue (1-1-1)
Saturday: SC Waukesha Blue 2, Lincoln Spirit-Omaha Elite Maroon (Neb.) 2. Goals – Emily Blaney, Erin Benson.
Sunday: SC Waukesha Blue 1, Futura FC Pink Panthers (Mo.) 0. Goal – Emily Blaney.
Monday: Carmel United SC Elite (Ind.) 2, SC Waukesha Blue 1. Goal – Kaitlyn Zanon.

Under-14
SC Waukesha Blue-1 (2-1-0)
Saturday: SC Waukesha Blue-1 1, Libertyville FC 1974 (Ill.) 0. Goal – Kylie Sprecher.
Sunday: SC Waukesha Blue-1 1, Johnston Urbandale (Iowa) 0. Goal – Mackenzie Schill.
Monday: J.B. Marine SC (Mo.) 1, SC Waukesha Blue-1 0.

Under-15
Rush Wisconsin Nike (1-1-1)
Saturday: Rush Wisconsin Nike 2, Kings Hammer Academy Red (Ohio) 2. Goals – Sienna Cruz, Emma Rather.
Sunday: Rush Wisconsin Nike 1, Minneapolis United Black Premier (Minn.) 0. Goal – Kailey Grefsheim.
Monday: Kentucky Fire Juniors Premier Red (Kent.) 2, Rush Wisconsin Nike 0

Under-16
United FC Red (0-3-0)
Saturday: Javanon Black (Kent.) 6, United FC Red 0
Sunday: Iowa Rush Nike (Iowa) 4, United FC Red 0
Monday: Eclipse Elite (Ill.) 5, United FC Red 0

Under-17
Rush Wisconsin Nike (0-3-0)
Saturday: Michigan Gators FC Orange 6, Rush Wisconsin Nike 1. Goal – Ellen Jesse.
Sunday: Lexington FC Premier (Kent.) 5, Rush Wisconsin Nike 1. Goal – Caroline Keenan.
Monday: Academy United (Ill.) 4, Rush Wisconsin Nike 0

Under-18
Appleton Goal Getters (0-3-0)
Saturday: Fever Black (Ind.) 3, Appleton Goal Getters 2. Goals – Kathryn Ruark 2.
Sunday: Cincinnati United Premier Crew Juniors Gold (Ohio) 2, Appleton Goal Getters 0
Monday: Team Chicago Academy Botafogo (Ill.) 7, Appleton Goal Getters 1. Goal – MacKenzie Geisch.
North Shore United Blue (1-2-0)
Saturday: North Shore United Blue 7, Rushmore (S.D.) 0. Goals – Angela Mann 3, Madeline Tetzke 2, Anna Smalley, Audrey Dickmann.
Sunday: Javanon Black (Kent.) 3, North Shore United Blue 2. Goals – Rachel Clayton 2.
Monday: Michigan FC (Mich.) 3, North Shore United Blue 0