August 1, 2006 - Each year, state championships are held for all travel team age groups Under 9 through Under 19. At Under 12 and above, the teams winning state championships advanced to the Region One championships. This is an annual competition involving the state champions from Maine through West Viriginia. This year's Region One championships were held in Virginia Beach. Regional champions ages Under 14 through Under 19 advanced to the national championships which were held this year in Des Moines, Iowa. There are four regions in the USA, meaning only four teams in each age group compete in the National Championships.

Many former LMSC players, now playing for the nationally recognized FC Delco club played in the National Championships in late July.

The Under 15 state champion FC Delco Hammerheads won the Region One Championship and came in second in the nation, losing in the national championship game to So Cal United from California. The Hammerheads played in Lower Merion Soccer Club from Under 8 through Under 12. They moved to the FC Delco Club in order to get better national exposure and be better seen by college coaches throughout the country. The Hammerheads won the Region One title in 2003 and 2004. They won it again in July, 2006 to qualify for Nationals in Des Moines.

The Hammerheads weree coached by LMSC coaches Adrian Cox (Under 10 LMSC Lightning) and Biff Sturla (Under 12 LMSC Cannibals) and features many local area players, including players from Lower Merion High School (Jordan Obrant, Gregg Robbins and Danny DiLullo), Harriton High School (Alec Weiss) and Haverford School (David Dubow and Jordan LeBlanc).

The Under 18 state champion FC Delco Crunch also won the Region One championship and took third place in the National Championships. Among the former LMSC players on that team were Lee Rubenstein (Haverford School and University of Pennsylvania), Zach Weimer (Friends Central and Swarthmore College) and Martin Dell'Arciprete (Delaware Christian Academy and Temple University) and Matt Hittson (Radnor High School and Bucknell University).

The Under 19 state champion FC Delco Black IV were the third local area team to advance to the national championships. They also finished third in the nation. Their roster includes Alex Fairman (Haverford School and Georgetown University).

One other former LMSC team reached the Region One championship game, that being the Under 13 FC Delco Roadkill. The Roadkill played at LMSC from Under 9 through Under 12. Included on their roster are former local area LMSC players from Haverford School (Alex Beatty, Alec Sowers and Max Kurtzman), Penn Chater (Michael Goldman), Welsh Valley Middle School (Daniel Kursman, Michael Lemonick, Robbie Rubenstein and David Rosenfeld) and Chestnut Hill Academy (Sam Lane).

LMSC would like to wish those former LMSC players going to Nationals the best of luck in their pursuit of a national championship. LMSC also wishes them the best of luck in all of their club and school soccer pursuits.