Amid sweltering heat and humidity that cloaked the University of Rhode Island Athletic Fields in Kingston, 16 age-group titles were decided at the US Youth Soccer Regional I Championship. The four-day tournament wrapped up with seven state associations finishing 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. Eastern Pennsylvania topped all state associations with four championships. The FC Delco Dynamo Under-18 boys, last year’s Under-17 national champion, won a third consecutive regional title with a 3-1 victory over the Suburban SC Cosmos Rangers (N.J.). The FC Delco Fear Under-17 girls will join their male counterparts in Florida after a see-saw, 3-2 win over the New Hyde Park (N.Y.) Lady Bengals. The Torresdale FC Under-16 boys also qualified for the National Championship by shutting out the Crusaders (Mass.) 3-0. The Langhorne Strikers walloped the Rochester (N.Y.) Jr. Rhinos 8-0 in the Under-13 girls final. Two Windsor World Class girls team led the Connecticut championship effort. The Windsor Under-19s earned back-to-back titles by defeating a Rochester, N.Y., team for the second consecutive year, this time the Rochester Jr. Rhinos 1-0. The Windsor Under-16s advanced to the National Championship with a 5-2 win over the Huntington (N.Y.) Boys Club Magic. The 1997 Under-16 girls national champion Northport/Cow Harbor (N.Y.) Piranha earned a shot at another national cup after edging Counties United (N.J.) 2-1 for their third regional title in four years. In the younger age divisions, three Bethesda (Md.) Soccer Club teams triumphed. Reaching a regional final for the fourth consecutive time, the Bethesda Fury Under-15 girls outshot the FC Greater Boston Bolts 4-2 for their second title in three years. The Bethesda Arsenal Under-14 boys defeated the Eastern FC Storm (Conn.) 1-0, while the Bethesda Dragons needed overtime to get past the Chantilly Hurricane (Va.) 3-2 for the Under-14 girls championship. The US Youth Soccer Region I Championship featured 248 state champions and selected runners-up from 15 state associations. The tournament is part of the most prestigious youth soccer event in the country, the SNICKERS? 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. Under-19 Boys Princeton Union (N.J.) 4 FC Greater Boston Eagles (Mass.) 1. Goals: Own goal (time n/a), Michael Nugent 13, 86, Estuardo Ramirez (time n/a); Anthony D’Angelo (36). Under-18 Boys FC Delco Dynamo (E. Pa.) 3 Suburban SC Cosmos Rangers (N.J.) 1. Goals: Jason White 26, Christopher Fehrle 75, Ryan Gibbs 83; Edward McHugh 49. Under-17 Boys Braddock Road Youth Club Warhawks (Va.) 3 North Stars (Pa.-W) 1. Goals: Abe Thompson 36, Zane Hill 67, Clarence Goodson 73; Own goal (time n/a). Under-16 Boys Torresdale FC (E. Pa.) 3 Crusaders (Mass.) 0. Goals: Brian Devlin 24, Dan Gargan 30, Vincent Mountney (time n/a). Under-15 Boys Massachusetts Bay Blazers 2 Syracuse Blitz Crunch (N.Y.-W) 1. Goals: Andrew Angus 49, Sean Paylor 76; Michael Ash 52. Under-14 Boys Bethesda Arsenal (Md.) 1 Eastern FC Storm (Conn.) 0. Goal: Abielo Ginzburg 45. Under-13 Boys Beach FC Impact (Va.) 2 Council Rock Dynamo (E. Pa.) 1. Goals: Chris Wayne 30, 88; Padraig Tangney 63. Under-12 Boys Middletown Sonics (N.J.) 2 Rochester Jr. Rhinos (N.Y.-W) 0. Goals: Jonathan Ramirez 17, Kevin O’Conner 47. Under-19 Girls Windsor World Class (Conn.) 1 Rochester Jr. Rhinos (N.Y.-W) 0. Goal: Angela Puliafico 3. Under-18 Girls Northport/Cow Harbor Piranha (E. N.Y.) 2 Counties United (N.J.) 1. Goals: Beth Totman 66, Heather Taylor 85; Samantha Swerdloff 89. Under-17 Girls FC Delco Fear (E. Pa.) 3 New Hyde Park Lady Bengals (E. N.Y.) 2. Goals: Lea Kiefer 45, Keri Boyce 48, Leigh Hamilton 78; Jennifer Donovan 26, Stephanie Smith 50. Under-16 Girls Windsor World Class (Conn.) 5 Huntington Boys Club Magic (E. N.Y.) 2. Goals: Tiffany Wiemer 32, Katie McGregor 45, 65, 70, Sarah Nichols 80; Brianne Pardini 20, Kerrie Kiley 72. Under-15 Girls Bethesda Fury (Md.#1) 4 FC Greater Boston Bolts (Mass.) 2. Goals: Kristen McHugh 1, 11, Emily Sykes 44, Melissa Moore 73; Brooke Bingham 58, Laina Ceddia 76. Under-14 Girls Bethesda Dragons (Md.) 3 Braddock Road Youth Club Electra (Va.) 2 (OT). Goals: Ali Andrezejewski 32, Jessica Seedyke 57, Shannon Poach 87; Caroline Evey 5, Nicole Saucier 7. Under-13 Girls Langhorne Strikers (E. Pa.#2) 8 Rochester Jr. Rhinos (N.Y.-W) 0. Goals: (Player n/a, jersey #5) 14, Amanda Allessio 15, Whitney Douthett 18, Amanda Care 29, Kylee Rossi 33, Allyson Dattola 41, Gemma Milles 55, Lindsay Porter 69. Under-12 Girls Chantilly Milan (Va.#1) 1 Lacey Magic (N.J.) 0. Goal: Amy Smerdzinski 65.