Despite electrical storms that plagued the final day of the US Youth Soccer Southern Regional Championship, 12 age-group titles were decided at the Edmond Soccer Complex in Edmond, Okla. The five-day tournament wrapped up with some matches delayed two and a half hours by lightning and rain. When the storms finally passed, five state associations finished with at least one age-group title. Champions in the Under-16 through Under-19 divisions advance to the 1999 US Youth Soccer National Championship from July 20-25 at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex in Florida. Tulsa Thunder ’81 and Pride (Tulsa) became the first Oklahoma boys teams to advance to nationals in 10 years. The regional titles went to the Tulsa Thunder ’81 with a 3-0 triumph over the Arkansas Comets ’81 and to Pride with a 4-2 victory over the Memphis (Tenn.) Futbol Club. Three Challenge (Spring, Texas) girls teams led the South Texas championship effort. Challenge ’81/’82 claimed the Under-17 title 2-1 over Tophatters Gold ’00 (Atlanta), while the ’82/’83 team walloped Dallas Texans ’83 6-0 in the Under-16 final. The ’79/’80 team earned its fourth regional title by knocking off another Tophatters team, 98 Gold, 1-0 for the Under-19 crown. The Tophatters ’99 Gold U-18 team won its second consecutive title with a 5-1 win over Sting ’81 (N. Texas). The Texas Longhorns (Richardson) U-16 boys claimed their second regional in three years with a 2-0 win over Charlotte (N.C.) SC Blue. Two other North Texas teams, Dallas Inter ’85 Blue U-14 boys and Dallas Texans ’85 U-14 girls, overpowered Georgia’s Stone Mountain Storm and Gwinnett Soccer, respectively, in the finals. The CASL Spartan Vipers (Raleigh) U-15 girls return to North Carolina with a regional title after finishing as the U-14 runner-up last year. The Vipers edged Tulsa Soccer Club ’84, 2-1. The Southern Regional Championship featured 134 state champions and selected runners-up from 12 state associations. The tournament is part of the most prestigious youth soccer event in the country, the US Youth Soccer National Championship. US Youth Soccer’s annual competition began this season with more than 7,200 teams with 124,000 players in all 50 states. Here’s a look at the Southern Regional Final matches: Under-19 Boys Pride (Tulsa, Okla.) 4 Memphis Futbol Club (Tenn.) 2. Goals: Clinton Hill 36, 71, 90, Patrick Tanner 74; unknown (Jersey #22) 29, Justin Stralka 11. Under-18 Boys Tulsa Thunder (Okla.) 3 Arkansas Comets ’81 (Fayetteville) 0. Goals: Rito Palacios 52, Michael Tillman 73, Michael Jones 78. Under-17 Boys PSA Red Stars (High Point, N.C.) 2 Texas Lightning (Arlington, N Texas) 0. Goals: Brian Koontz 10, Steffan Schollaert 11. Under-16 Boys Texas Longhorns (Richardson, N. Texas) 2 Charlotte SC Blue (N.C.) 0. Goals: Imran Khan 49, 65. Under-15 Boys Texans ’83/’84 (Houston, S. Texas) 3 Solar (Plano, N Texas) 1 (OT). Goals: Mark Futrell 88, Mpoki Tenende 101, 102; Garrett Owens 86. Under-14 Boys Dallas Inter ’85 Blue (N Texas) 2 Stone Mountain Storm (Ga.) 0. Goals: Steven Trumbo 4, John Wall 68; David Scavone 38. Under-19 Girls Challenge ’79/’80 (Spring, S. Texas) 1 Tophatters ’98 Gold (Atlanta, Ga.) 0. Goal: Bonnie Young 17. Under-18 Girls Tophatters ’99 Gold (Atlanta, Ga.) 5 Sting ’81 (Plano, N. Texas) 1. Goals: Jessica Winston 5, 56, Kara Kenney 28, 30, Nicole Greathead 65; Emily Hulburt 43. Under-17 Girls Challenge ’81/’82 (Spring, S. Texas) 2 Tophatters ’00 Gold (Atlanta, Ga.) 1. Goals: Jessica Hamilton 15, Jessica Stamp 43; Emily Wilpers 53. Under-16 Girls Challenge ’82/’83 (Spring, S. Texas) 6 Dallas Texans ’83 (N. Texas) 0. Goals: Kristen Teeter 15, Maureen Jenkins 37, Adrienne Dillard 46, Cristina Echavarry 49, 53, 77. Under-15 Girls CASL Spartan Vipers (Raleigh, N.C.) 2 Tulsa SC ’84 (Okla.) 1. Goals: Deven Beachum 21, Natalie Turgeon 40; Jacqueline Schwarz 42. Under-14 Girls Dallas Texans ’85 (N. Texas) 2 Gwinnett Soccer (Lilburn, Ga.) 0. Goals: Stephanie Wolla 7, Mary Rea 66. Note: Following are the playing times for each age group: Under-14 — 35-minute halves. Under-15, Under-16 — 40-minute halves. Under-17 and up — 45-minute halves.