Local AYSO stars dominate Western States Championships
Representing AYSO Region 18 (Manhattan/Hermosa), the Guardians of the Galaxy won the Girls U12 Western States Championship in Bullhead City, Ariz. Team members include (top row, left to right) Coach Alex Wergeles, Meghan Lang, Payton Murray, Camille Boll, Ella Dvorchak, Ava O’Hara, Katie Cooperman, Coach Josh Cooperman, (bottom row) Juliette DeBaets, Julia Wergeles, Olivia Lorenzen, Lisa Boos, Karly Swerdlow and Olivia lang. Photo courtesy of Josh Cooperman Boys and girls from AYSO Region 18 (Manhattan/Hermosa) had clean sweeps in their respective tournaments leading the way for Area 1D, which captured six division titles at the Western States Championships held Mar. 19-20 in Bullhead City, Ariz.. Competition included 1200 players and 88 teams from California, Arizona, Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada vying for title in 24 different divisions. Area 1D, which is comprised of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, El Segundo, Hawthorne and Westchester sent eight teams and all reached championship games. Region 21 (Hawthorne) and Region 34 (South Redondo Beach) each took home one title. “This is by far one of the best performances that Area 1D has had in the Western…
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