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Waza FC - Hall of Fame for 2007-2008 Season
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2008
U13 Boys State Cup Finalist
The Waza FC Blue
(95 Boys Blue) became the first Waza FC team to make
it to the semi-finals and finals of the State Cup
Tournament.
Waza FC Blue qualified
for the quarterfinals by winning
pool #7 with a 2-0-1 record. Then they won
the quarterfinal game with an impressive 4-1 victory
over Vardar. They followed that up with a 3-1
win over Vardar West, who had beaten a strong Wolves
team the day before.
In the finals, Waza FC
Blue had difficulty mounting a sustained attack
against a strong Michigan Elite (Nova) defense.
But with about 5 minutes left in the game, the
pressure finally paid off with a the only goal Nova
gave up in the entire state cup tournament.
Waza continued the pressure and surely would have
scored the tying goal, but time ran out.
As a State Cup
finalist, Waza FC Blue now automatically qualifies
to play in the
Midwest Regional League next year as U14.
Congratulations
boys!
Pictured: (1st row, from
left): Matt W, Brent, Nick, Aaron, Ronnie, Colin and Tommy
(2nd row): Aleksandar, Alex, Connaugh, Matt M, Donald,
Rickie and Trevor
(back): Coach Dan Diac
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2008
Cherry Capital Cup (Traverse City) - U14 Girls Finalist
The 94 Girls Blue team
(and guests) came in second place in the Cherry
Capital Cup over Memorial Day weekend. They won all
four of their preliminary games, 1-0, 3-0, 5-0 and
2-1 but lost in the final game. It was tied 1-1 at
the end of regulation but the opposing team scored
another goal in overtime which we were unable to
match.
Pictured are: Front Row (sitting) from left: Emily,
Devin, Callie, Lauren, Sami, Rachel C. and Rebecka.
Back row (standing) from left: Richelle, Ashley,
Rachel D., Megan, Aashka, Erin, Nicole and Susan.
Coach Dan in the back.
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2008
Jaguar Invitational - U13 Boys Elite Division Champions
The U13 Boys Blue (95
Boys Blue) won the Jaguar Invitational's top U13
division by beating the Waza FC 95 Royal (Waza East)
1-0 in the championship game. They went 2-0-1
in the preliminary games scoring 15 goals for and 4
goals against.
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The U17 Boys were
accepted to play in the 2008 Dallas, which is a
major accomplishment. The Dallas Cup is an
eight-day event with opening ceremonies and
top-notch teams from all over the United States and
foreign countries.
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2008
Jefferson Cup - U13 Elite Division Champions
The U13 Boys Blue (95
Boys Blue) went to the Jefferson Cup, considered the
top tournament on the east coast, on March 14-16.
They went 4-1 to capture the championship.
Preliminary Games:
- Beat FC Fredericksburg (MD) 4-0
- Beat Lake Norman Soccer Club (LNSC) (NC) 3-1
- Lost to Beach FC (VA) 3-2
Semi-Finals (as the
wildcard team):
- Beat FSC (Farmington Soccer Club) (CT) 3-2
in overtime
Finals:
- Beat SAC (Soccer Academy of Columbia) (MD)
4-1
Ole... Ole Ole Ole
Front: Aaron
Middle from left: Matt M., Ronnie, Tommy, Aleksandar,
Alek, Donald, Brent
Back from left: Justin, Dominique, Trevor, Nick,
Matt W., Rickie, Colin, Connaugh, Coach Dan Diac
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Waza Track
Club (TC) - All Stars
On February 23, 2008, Waza TC participated in the
All-Stars Invitational Indoor Track Meet at Bowen
Field House at Eastern Michigan University. Waza
TC's 15 participants earned 25 medals in the meet.
Waza TC members
pictured are:
Front row (from
left) - Zach Westenberg, Gavin Wink, Gabby Wink,
Conner Huggins, Maddy "Westy" Westenberg, Jessica
"Smiley" Smith, Melanie McDowell;
Second row (from
left) Kevin Kroll (Coach), Megan Krings, Allie
McDowell, Kylie Steskal, Jessica "Waggs" Wagner,
Shane Carpenter, Ebone' Ashford-Huggins, Doug
McDowell (Coach).
Waza TC members not
pictured include: Lindsay Clark, Erin Moore,
Richelle Herndon, Liia Carpenter, Gabby Epelman,
Rachel Debolski, Aria Moore, Ashten McNear, Emily
Debolski, Dan Trosper (Coach).
Waza TC's next meet
will be the State of Michigan Indoor Championship at
Eastern Michigan on March 22, 2008.
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National
Indoor Championship (NIC) Finals - U12 Boys Semi-Finalists
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National
Indoor Championship (NIC) Finals - U8 Boys Finalists
The
U8 Boys team played in the NIC Finals at High
Velocity on March 1 - 2, 2008. They played
hard to get to the championship game.
CONGRATULATIONS TEAM!
Preliminary Games:
- Beat CC Pride 4-3
- Beat Rising Stars 6-2
- Beat FC Nova 4-2
Championship Game:
Lost CC Kicker 6-0
Back row left: Coach Zoran, Brady, Lazar, Callum,
Michael, Sarah, Coach Dennis
Front row: Jorgen, Zachary, Gavin, Tanner, Alex,
Tre, Megan
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Waza FC 99
Girls Win 2nd Session at Total Soccer Novi
The Waza FC 99 Girls
finally beat Brighton on their way to winning their 2nd
session league at Total Soccer Novi.
WAY TO GO GIRLS!!!!
Back row from left: Tara, Hannah M, Mai,
Lauren, Mollie, Hannah S
Front Row from left: Samantha, Mariah, Abbey, Karen, Adriana
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National
Indoor Championship (NIC) Finals - U12 Girls Division 1 Champions
The U12 Girls Combo team
won 4-3 in overtime against the Michigan Gators 96 (ranked
#2 in the state) at High Velocity on March 1 - 2, 2008.
This is the first Waza FC girls national championship.
WAY TO GO!
Preliminary games:
1. Tied "Ambassadors 12" (Ohio): 2-2
2. Beat "NEO Soccer" (Ohio): 7-5
3. Beat "Michigan Gators 97 Blue" (Michigan): 3-2
Back (from left): Victoria,
Gabby, Hanna, Katelyn, Hannah, Jill, Jamie, Liia, Jamie
Front: Andrea, Megan, Kelsey, Coach Mario, Rachel, Jessie, Annika
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National
Indoor Championship (NIC) Finals - U13 Division 1 Finalists
A U13 Boys combo team went
to Sterling, Virginia the weekend of February 16-17,
2008 to play in the NIC Finals for U13 Division 1.
Preliminary Games:
- Beat NOVA FC Royal Jr (Virginia) 5-3
- Beat Mojos (Virginia) 8-2
- Beat ASC Knights (Virginia) 5-4
Championship Game:
- Waza FC went down 5-1, but battled back to take
a 6-5 lead. With about 45 seconds in the game,
PSV Academy (Virginia) scored the tying goal and
eventually won in overtime to win 7-6.
Back
Row from left: Trevor, Matt M, Aleksandar, Donald, Alex,
Dominique, Rickie, Connaugh, Jonathon, Coach Mario
Front: Brent, Matt W, Tommy, Ronnie, Aaron,
George, Colin, Allen
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Michigan ODP Regional Camp Teams
Announced
Waza FC
is proud to announce the following players made the
Michigan ODP (Olympic Development Program) Regional Camp
Team for 2008. Please wish them a well deserved
"congratulations"!
Waza FC members of the
1995 "Older" Regional Camp Team:
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Donald Payne
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Brent Winkler
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Matt Wilson
Waza FC member of the
1994 "Older" Regional Camp Team:
Waza FC member of the
1991 Regional Camp Team:
Background:
This
year, ODP will take two teams from players born in 1995.
An "Older Team", players with birthdates between January
and June, and a "Younger Team", players with birthdates
between July and December.
During
the August ODP Tryout, out of 150+ players, 36 were
named to the 1995 Older ODP Winter Tryout. The ODP
Winter Tryout was held the weekends of January 12/13 and
26/27. It was a grueling 10.5 hours of tryouts.
At the end of the tryout, only 18 players were named to
represent Michigan at the
Region 2 ODP Camp, which will be held July 8-12,
2008 in Rockford, IL. At this camp there will be
another tryout where players from all
15 states in Region 2 will compete to be part of the
Region 2 ODP Team.
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Total
Soccer Winter Tournament Series U11 Champs
Waza FC
U11
Blue - Tournament Series Champions
3-0 in qualifying against Michigan Rush Nike, Novi Jags,
and Toledo Pacesetters.
2-0 win over Novi Jags in the final.
Back
Row: Coach Rodrigo.
Middle: Luis, Donovan, Nico, Jake R, Vince, Dylan,
Fernando, Andrew D.
Front: Andrew S., Noah, Michael, Josh, Jake, Kent.
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Total
Soccer Holiday Tournament Series Champs
Waza FC U10-U11 Boys Blue won the Holiday Tournament Series
U10-U11 age group at Total Soccer Wixom on Saturday,
December 29. They beat Novi Jags Combo, Hamburg and CW3
Combo en route to a 4-1 win in the finals against Hamburg.
Back Row
(from left) Nick, Matt, Andrew, Brett, Jake, Kent,
Coach Dominic
Front
Row: Max, Chase, Shion, Connor
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National
Indoor Championship - High Velocity Regional - U11 Champs
The Waza FC U11 Boys Combo
Team beat Troy Elite 5-3 in the finals of the High Velocity
Regional to be crowned Regional champs.
Back Row (from left): Ashley, Coach Rodrigo, Nico,
Kent, Irena, Connor, Coach Dominic
Middle Row: Donovan, Andrew S., Andrew D., Noah, Michael
Front Row: Danny, Luis, Jonathon
Not Pictured: Vince, Jake, Dylan
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Total
Soccer Tournament Series - U13 Boys Division 1 Champs
Waza FC 95 Boys Blue won the Total
Soccer Tournament Series U13 Boys Gold Tournament on December 12,
2007.
They beat Novi Jags Green 3-2, Ann
Arbor United 7-2 and Pacesetters Red 4-1 in the preliminary games.
They beat Michigan Wolves Black 1-0 in
the finals. The game ended in a 0-0 tie, but Waza FC won the a
penalty kick shootout 4-1.
Front Row (left to right):
Tommy, Nick, Brent, Aaron, Matt W., Colin, Aleksandar
Back Row: Donald, Rickie, Alex, Connaugh, Ronnie, Matt M.
Trevor, Coach Dan
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Indoor National Championship
- Total Soccer Regional on Dec. 1/2
U13 Boys Combo*: Won all three
qualifying games in U13 Division 1, with 24 goals for and 8 goals
against. Beat Michigan Wolves Black 4-3 in the championship
game. Built a 4-0 lead early in the game and hung on to win in
a very exciting game.
Front Row (left to right):
Trevor, Noah, Nick, Aaron, George, Colin, Brent
Back Row: Kristian, Tommy, Connaugh, Donald, Aleksandar, Ronnie,
Matt, Coach Mario
Missing from picture: Jack
Ole... Ole Ole Ole
U14 Boys Combo*: Won the
U14 Division 1 championship. Beat "Rising Stars", a combo team
of FC Nova, Vardar, Waza FC East and Future Stars players in the
finals.
Front Row: Scott
Middle Row (left to right): Jeff, Joey S., Connor, Matt, Cameron,
Joey F.
Back Row: Coach Gronthik, Ashwin, Nick, Alex, Jake, Adrial, Jacob
U10 Boys Combo*: Lost to Troy
Elite in the U10 Division 1 finals 6-4.
U12 Girls Combo*: Built a
3-1 lead over Michigan Gators (#2 ranked in the state), but lost in
the U12 Division 1 championship game 4-3 on a controversial penalty
kick with less than a minute to play.
Back: Mario, Andrea, Gabby,
Liia, Jamie, Hannah, Katelyn, Victoria, Jamie, Hanna
Front: Annika, Jessie, Kelsey, Megan, Rachel, Jill
*Combo: Waza FC combines players
from Waza FC East and Waza FC West for this tournament.
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Oakland
Yard Thanksgiving 3v3 Hootenanny - U13 Boys Champs
The "All Stars", made up of
5 players from the Waza FC 95 Boys Blue team and one player
from Novi Jags, won the U13 Boys Division at the Oakland
Yard Thanksgiving Hootenanny in Waterford.
The All Stars beat a strong Vardar
team in the finals on Penalty Kicks, with the score after regulation
8-8 and each team scoring once in the overtime period. Then in
the PK, the All Stars made 2 of 3, while Vardar only made 1 of 3.
This was a great win since Vardar beat
the All Stars 5-3 during the preliminary rounds. The All Stars
squeaked past a Wolves team on goal differential and Michigan
Strikers team on head-to-head tie-breaker to make it to the
championship game. All Star
roster:
- Tommy O
- Trevor N
- Matt W
- Rickie C
- Aleksandar I.
- Scotty
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Total
Soccer Tournament Series - U14 Boys Division 2 Champs
Waza FC U13 Boys Blue went
4-0 to win this event. The finals were against the U14
Boys Blue. The game ended in a 1-1 tie and the
championship had to be settled by penalty kicks. The
U13's won the PK shootout 4-2.
Pictured:
Top (left to right): Trevor, Rickie,
Tommy, Donald, Connaugh, Aaron, Kristian, Aleksandar, Alex, Coach
Dan Diac
Bottom: Matt M., Nick, Brent, Strahinja, Ronnie, Dominic, Colin,
Matt W
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MRL U14
Boys Black - moving up to Premier Division
Waza FC U14 Black (Midwest
Regional Team) cam in 2nd place in the Northeast Division
Blue and qualified to move up to the Premier Division in the
spring.
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WSSL U10
Boys Division 1 Champs
Waza FC U10 Boys won
Division 1 with a 9-1 record.
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WSSL U11
Boys Division 1 Tri-Champs
Waza FC U11 Boys shared 1st
place in Division 1 with a 6-2 record. (Waza had the best
goal differential, but WSSL does not use that to determine
an outright winner; all 3 teams will get trophies)
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River City Tournament -
Lowell (Grand Rapids), Michigan - U11 Girls
Finalist of the U11 (1st)
division. Won all three preliminary games out scoring
opponents 16-1. Lost
Championship game 1-0.
Back row:Mario
Middle left to
right: Jennifer, Ali, Abbie, Samantha, Aria, Irena, Ashley Kneeling
left to right: Meagan, Conner, Kimmy, Sima, Carly, Maddy
Not pictured, but
played: Makenna and Alyssa
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Metro
United Tournament - St. Louis, Missouri - U14 Boys Black
Semi-finalist of the U14
Premier (1st) division. Won all three preliminary
games. Built a 3-0 lead in the semi-final game only to
lose in a penalty kick shootout.
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Metro
United Tournament - St. Louis, Missouri - U13 Boys Royal
Finalist in the U13 Boys
Gold (2nd) division.
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Elks
Shootout - State Finals
Andrew Smutek won the 10-11 year
old age group (U11 Boys Blue - Rodrigo)
Thomas Ashmore won the 12-13 year
old age group (U14 Boys Blue - Dominic)
The Elks Shootout is a shooting
skills competition. The finals where held on October 6 in
Canton.
Congratulations!
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Mead Cup Tournament - U13
Boys Blue
The Mead Cup, in Dayton, Ohio, is
one of the top tournaments in Region 2. The U13 Boys
FiveStar Division had 4 nationally ranked teams, 8 regionally
ranked teams and 10 teams ranked in their respective states.
The U13 Boys Blue was seeded 2nd
in their bracket behind #15 nationally ranked Hoosier FC, from
Indianapolis, IN.
Waza FC won their first two
games, 3-0 and 5-0 before facing Hoosier in the deciding
preliminary game. Waza FC won a very physical game 2-1 to
advance to the semi-finals to face #13 nationally ranked
Michigan Elite.
Waza FC scored early in the
game, but gave up a goal right before the half and another
midway through the 2nd half to lose to the eventual tournament
champs, 2-1.
The U13 Boys Blue can hold
their heads high; this semi-final finish in a high ranked
tournament should bolster their rankings and set them off on a
good season in the Premier League.
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Elks
Soccer Shootout (Skills Contest)
Waza FC was well
represented at the 2007 Elks Soccer Shootout at the
Livonia Rec Center...
8-9 Year Old Girls:
- 1st Place:
Conner Huggins (Waza FC U10 Girls Blue – Mario)
- 2nd Place:
Gabrielle Wink (Waza FC U10 Girls Blue - Mario)
10-11 Year Old
Girls:
- 1st Place:
Samantha Manschesky (Waza FC U11 Girls Blue – Mario)
10-11 Year Old Boys:
- 1st Place:
Andrew Smutek (Waza FC U11 Boys Blue - Rodrigo)
- 2nd Place:
Antony Manschesky (Waza FC U12 Boys Blue – Zoran)
12-13 Year Old Boys:
- 1st Place:
Thomas Ashmore (Waza FC U14 Boys Blue - Dominic)
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Hamburg
Invitational Tournament - U14 Girls
The Waza FC U14 Girls Blue
team finished the Hamburg Invitational Tournament as the
champions with a perfect record of 4-0. They had 14
goals for and only 3 against.
Pictured: (Front, left to right)
Sami, Niki, Lauren V., Kalyn, Abby and Devin (Rear, left to
right) Coach John, Susan, Tiffany (guest player), Nicole,
Callie, Rachel, Rebecka, Richelle and Coach Lamar (Missing but
played) Alissa
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Hamburg
Invitational Tournament - U9 Girls
The Waza FC U9 Girls Blue
team finished the Hamburg Invitational Tournament as
finalists with an overall record of 3-1. They had 31
goals for and 9 goals against.
Pictured: (Front, left to right)
Mariah, Lauren, Tara, Mia (Back, left to right) Coach Rodrigo,
Mollie, Karen, Adriana and Hannah S. (Missing but played)
Madison
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Hamburg
Invitational Tournament - U10 Boys Blue
Waza FC U10 Boys Blue:
4-0-0
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Hamburg United 0 -
Waza Blue 5
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Waza Green 0 -
Waza Blue 13
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Waza East 4 - Waza
Blue 7
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Hamburg United 1 -
Waza Blue 7
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Hamburg
Invitational Tournament - U10 Girls
Waza FC U10 Girls Blue: 3-1 -
finalist in U10 Division
Bottom Row from left to right: Emerald E., Meagan K., Maddie W.,
Maddie S.
Top Row from left to right: Coach Mario, Conner H., Emily P., and
Meagan W.
Missing from photo: Emily D., and Kylie S.
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Hamburg
Invitational Tournament - U17 Girls
Waza FC U17 Girls: 2-1-1 -
finalist in U18 Division
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Beat Novi White
3-1
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Beat Hamburg 1-0
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Tied Downriver
Rush 1-1
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Lost to Waza FC
U19 Girls in finals 5-1
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2007-2008
Michigan ODP Players from Waza FC
  The
Michigan Olympic Development Program (ODP) concluded
tryouts on August 5th, 2007. The following Waza FC
players were selected for the winter ODP training team:
1991:
John Hatzis (U17 Boys)
Brett Lentz (U17 Boys)
Zane Qureshi (U17 Boys)
1994 "Older" (birth
month: January - June):
Alex Vrzovski (U14 Boys
Black - MRL)
Chris Wu (U14 Boys
Black - MRL)
1994 "Younger" (birth
month: July - December):
Clayton Cole (U13 Boys Royal)
Jonathan Hanna (U13 Boys Royal)
Rickie Carter (U13 Boys Blue)
1995 "Older" (birth month:
January - June):
Donald Payne (U13 Boys
Blue)
Matt Wilson (U13 Boys
Blue)
Brent Winkler (U13 Boys
Blue)
Colin Warner (U13 Boys
Blue)
Kristian Rego (U13 Boys
Blue)
Ronnie Basin (U13 Boys
Blue)
Zach Silkwood (U13 Boys
Kelly)
Danny Garr (U13 Boys Royal)
1995 "Younger" (birth month:
July - December):
Dominic Sabatini (U13 Boys
Green)
1996:
Anthony Hanna (U12 Boys Royal)
Vincent Bruno (U11 Boys Blue)
Well done!
Congratulations!
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Waza FC
U14 Boys Black Accepted into MRL
The U14 Boys Black Team has been
officially accepted into the Midwest Regional League (MRL)
for Fall 2007. Congratulations players and coaches!
This is Waza FC's 2nd team in
MRL; the U17 Boys Blue play in this league too.
Midwest Regional League
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2007 KickIt 3v3
Tournament - U13 Girls Finalist
Finalist:
Sami, Kalyn, Niki, Taylor
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