Players on the MP Strikers 98G White team are proudly sporting a shiny first-place trophy and medals after participating in their first Norcal State Cup in Sacramento Nov. 17 and 18.
The Class 1-aspiring girls team for the Redwood Soccer League played in the Silver division in the tournament. They went undefeated in all five games with a 1-0 victory in their final match against Santa Clara Sporting.
Coaches Guillermo and Angela Talancon were unable to attend the tournament because of a conflicting national tournament in Florida. Rather than have the GU09 team bow out of the NorCal tournament, five parents stepped up to handle coaching duties from the sidelines. When their final match ended with a tournament win, the girls put in a collective call to their coaches. “All the hard practice paid off. You knew what to do!” Coach Talancon reportedly told his players.
The team trains in Menlo Park and draws most of its players from Menlo Park, Palo Alto and Redwood City. Organizers are looking to grow the team’s roster through the MP Strikers CYSA tryouts on Dec. 8 and 9 at Sequoia High School in Redwood City.
For more information on the tryouts, visit www.mpstrikersfc.com.
Report submitted by parent Sheri Baer
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