Draw made for State Cup

This year’s Indiana State and Challenge Cup tournament finals will be held at FC Pride’s Lawrence Park in Indianapolis from June 11-13.

But first up are the preliminaries from May 14-16, and for the second year in succession Southern Indiana United will be represented by two teams in the prestigious State Cup -- the U16 Mavericks and U17 Rampage.

The bracket draw has been made for the 16 team tournament and the Mavericks – now coached by former Jeff girls’ coach Michael Dennis -- will face Carmel United Elite, MSA Armory and Zionsville Eagles in Group C.

Meanwhile, U17 Rampage - - former Challenge Cup winners coached by Bruce Rigsby -- are in Group A with Westside United, Evansville SC and Indianapolis Premier SC.

Games will be played at Fort Wayne, Westfield and Evansville, and the champions will advance to the US Youth Soccer Region II finals being held this year at Beaver Creek, Ohio, on June 25-30. Regional winners will advance to the national finals being held in Overland Park, Kansas, from July 20-25.

The Challenge Cup, open to travel and recreational plus squads from Indiana, will also feature several teams from SIU and girls’ club Net-Surfers. The preliminary rounds will be held in South Bend, Fort Wayne, Columbus and Evansville from May 21-23.