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The field for the 2013 Taco Bell Viking Cup has been set. 32 of South Carolina's top programs will be represented in our state's premier girls pre-season event, kicking off on February 28th and concluding on March 3rd.

We would like to welcome the following teams to Spring Valley for the 2013 Taco Bell Viking Cup - including 5 outstanding programs that are either new to the tournament or returning after extended absence:


AC Flora
Academic Magnet
Bishop England
Blythewood
Brookland-Cayce
Cardinal Newman
Chapin
Clover
Dutch Fork
Eastside
Fort Mill
Greenville
Hillcrest
Hilton Head
Irmo
JL Mann
Lexington
Mauldin
Northwestern
Ridge View
Riverside
Seneca
South Aiken
Spring Valley
St. Joseph's
TL Hanna
Waccamaw
Wando
West Ashley
West Florence
White Knoll
Woodruff

Thanks to all teams, and we look forward to hosting another fun and challenging event in 2013!

can't beat that lineup

No Dorman?

Nation Ford has been a top 8 AAA team the past two years. They can't get an invite?

No Wren either.

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No Dorman?

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Unless we were the head coach it's hard to know who gets an invite, asks to attend, begs to attend, or is simply lumped into the field based on proximity.

Wren has their own tourney. Do they want to attend the VC anymore? Who knows. Dorman was way down this year. Nation Ford should be in the VC.

On the other hand, Chapin lost to South Aiken 9-0. Are they a top team? It would be hard to convince anyone that they are, but the school is in close proximity to Cola. Ridge View and White Knoll fall into the same category with neither being top teams but both being located in Cola.

I doubt there is a formal process that Steve Lea goes through to set the field for the VC each year. It remains the top girls soccer tourney in the state and there will always be teams that are "snubbed", but it's hard to cry foul without knowing the real reason why some (possibly) qualified teams do not end up playing in the VC.

The field for the 2013 Taco Bell Viking Cup (Feb. 28 - March 3) is fully confirmed, and it will be very strong! Nearly all of the top teams in SC will again be represented. Thanks to everyone for continuing to make this the best and most challenging pre-season test for all of us! Also, we would like to welcome the several new teams, including a few making their first ever appearances in the tournament.

The following teams will participate in the 2013 Taco Bell Viking Cup:

AC Flora, Academic Magnet, Bishop England, Blythewood, Brookland-Cayce, Cardinal Newman, Chapin, Clover, Dutch Fork, Eastside, Fort Mill, Greenville, Hillcrest, Hilton Head, Irmo, JL Mann, Lexington, Mauldin, Nation Ford, Northwestern, Ridge View, Riverside, Seneca, South Aiken, Spring Valley, St. Joseph's Academy, TL Hanna, Wando, West Ashley, West Florence, White Knoll, Woodruff