The U14 Ludlow Blast won the Mass Tournament of Champions in Lancaster, Mass. on June 29^th. This tournament brings together over 200 teams from throughout the state, each of which has earned the honor of representing their league in this prestigious tournament. Mass. Youth Soccer currently has 10 different leagues across the state participating in this event.

The Ludlow Blast qualified for this tournament by winning the U14 girls Division 1 age group this spring in the Pioneer Valley League. Their record this spring was 13 -1 – 0.

The three day tournament was held on the new Citizen Bank Fields from June 27^th thru June 29th. The Blast won their first match against Sandwich, Mass. on Friday 3 - 1. They played two more matches on Saturday defeating Walpole, Mass. 3 -2 and Dalton, Mass. 1 – 0. These three victories advanced the Blast to the semi finals against a very strong Shrewsbury team. Sunday morning the Blast defeated Shrewsbury in their semi-final match 2 – 0 which setup the final match against the defending champions Dartmouth. Ludlow scored 3 minutes into the final match and scored one more in the second half to win the championship 2 - 0.