The Seacoast United Maine U17 Boys are headed to Kirkwood DE May 9-10, 2009 to play in the Region I Premier League Playoffs.  The Thunder finished 2nd in the league's North Division and will play Lower Marion Velez PA who finished 1st in the Southern Division.  The other semi-final is Commack NY (1st place, North Division) vs. YMS Explosion PA (2nd place, Southern Division).  Winners and losers play Sunday in a final and consolation game.

Seacoast Maine reached the playoffs by winning their final four games to move one point ahead of Beachside in the standings.  They started with a tie vs. NE Eagles 1-1, followed by a 1-0 loss to Commack NY and a 1-1 tie with Massapequa on their NY trip early April.  The next weekend the Thunder beat Beachside 2-1.  The last weekend of league play they had to win both games to move past Beachside and did so by beating Lynnbrook NY 2-1 with a goal in extra time.  Seacoast Maine then went on to defeat the Manhattan Phoenix 2-0 with two second half goals.