Vestavia Hills Soccer Club sends eight teams to regionals

Eight of the 12 representatives from Vestavia Hills Soccer Club recently competed at Southern Regionals in Little Rock, Arkansas.  

VHSC calls their boys’ teams the Steamers, and the state champions are the Steamers 01 Black (U14), Steamers 99 Black (U16), Steamers 98 Black (U17) and Steamers 97 Black (U18). Club Director of Soccer Luke Whittle coaches the 01s, and Boys Director of Coaching Pete Lianos coaches the 99s and 98s. The club’s Executive Director Rocky Harmon coaches the 97s.

The girls’ teams are called the Attack, and they too have four representatives: Attack 02 Black (U13), Attack 01 Black (U14), Attack 00 Black (U15) and Attack 99 Black (U16). Whittle coaches the 99s, while AJ Adcock, girls director of coaching, coaches 13, 14 and 15.

The club had a solid showing, winning its share of games and tying a few others. Both the U13 and U14 girls beat the state champions of Mississippi and Arkansas respectively. The U16 boys team, the Steamers 99 Black, beat the state champions of Texas to advance to the quarterfinal showing, where they lost to South Carolina champions CESA 3-2.

-Submitted by Rocky Harmon