Alaska: Cook Inlet SC Elite Captures 17U Girls Premier National Title

Cook Inlet SC Elite 09G of Alaska won the Premier Group 17U girls championship at the 2026 US Youth Soccer National Championships in Murfreesboro and Smyrna, Tennessee. The far-north team’s run through the national tournament marked a standout achievement for Alaskan youth soccer.

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The squad’s success highlighted determination and skill from one of the nation’s most remote soccer communities.