Sparta Soccer Player Wins Tennessee State Championship

White County soccer fans will have someone to cheer for on the national stage this summer.

Ana Dronebarger, who will enter eighth grade at White County Middle School this fall, recently helped her travel team, All-In FC TN Eclipse, capture the Tennessee Presidents' Cup State Championship in Murfreesboro.

The tournament, hosted by the Tennessee State Soccer Association at Richard Siegel Soccer Complex, brings together some of the top travel soccer teams from across the state. By winning the championship, All-In FC TN Eclipse earned the opportunity to advance to the Presidents' Cup National Finals in the Washington, D.C., area later this summer.

Dronebarger and her teammates put together an impressive season leading up to the title run. The Eclipse, which is made up of players from White, Cumberland, Putnam and Warren counties and is coached by Robyn Maxwell, finished undefeated in league play before making their championship push through the state tournament.

For Dronebarger, the state championship is another accomplishment in a young soccer career that continues to grow. While competing for White County Middle School during the school year, she has also spent time developing her game against high-level competition on the travel circuit.

Now, she'll have the opportunity to test her skills against some of the top youth soccer talent in the country as All-In FC TN Eclipse prepares for national competition.

The championship run adds another accomplishment to Dronebarger's young soccer career and gives White County a representative on one of Tennessee's top youth soccer teams.