PHOTO GALLERY: USSSA Southeast Regional Championship

Midfielder Maria Miller, 14, battles for position during the Braden River Soccer Club’s game versus the Ocala Lightning Elite Jan. 15.

The Lakewood Ranch Chargers’ Emily Malcom, 13, and Charleston United’s Taylor Cristo, 13, fight for the ball.

Fifteen-year-old Carly Mitchell retrieves the ball.

Twelve-year-old Christian Giordano brings the ball up the field for West Florida Premier.

West Florida Premier’s Christian Giordano and Ben Soto of the Lakewood Ranch Chargers battle for the ball.

Braden River Soccer Club defender Kylie Ameres, 14, beats an Ocala Lightning Elite player to the ball.

McNeal Elementary fifth-grader Nicholas Anderson looks to pass the ball during the Lakewood Ranch Chargers’ game versus Florianopolis FC.

Nine-year-old Matheus Scozluz and his teammates traveled from Brazil to compete in the USSSA Southeast Regional Championship.

Center midfielder Aristotle Zarris, 12, plays for the Lakewood Ranch Chargers U12 team.

Braden River Soccer Club forward Jessica Schafer, right, is congratulated by her teammates following her goal.