The Highlands Soccer Club competitive under-10 boys team placed first in the Freedom First Invitational Soccer Tournament in Roanoke Virginia, May 27-28, 2006.  They also went undefeated in the Tri-Cities Soccer League which includes competitive teams from Abingdon, Bristol, Johnson City, Kingsport and Greenville.   This is the first time that a team from the Highlands Soccer Club has won a tournament championship and won the Tri-Cities League.  

 Coach Fernando Zabaleta plays soccer for Virginia Intermont and is the head coach for the team.  Chad Craft serves as the parent coach and Jon Johnston (not pictured) is the assistant parent coach.  Starting with the back left the players are Matthew Largen, Eric Johnston, Kenny Hagen, Trevor Owens; front row staring at the left:  Logan Henderson, Tim Talbert, Kelby Zeiger, Coy Craft and Derek Cassell.  This team is made up of boys from Abingdon, Lebanon, Glade Spring, and Saltville.  Hagen and Zeiger are from Blackburg and guest played with the team during the Freedom First tournament.