Eastside FC, Islanders, win Starfire tournament | Sports brief

The Eastside FC girls U13 White team, which includes players from Mercer Island, won the Starfire Labor Day Cup soccer tournament in early September. - Contributed photo
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The Eastside FC girls U13 White team, which includes players from Mercer Island, won the Starfire Labor Day Cup soccer tournament in early September.

By MEGAN MANAGAN
Mercer Island Reporter Reporter
September 25, 2012 · Updated 9:03 AM 

The Eastside FC girls U13 White team, which includes players from Mercer Island, won the Starfire Labor Day Cup soccer tournament in early September.

The team includes Mercer Island residents Jenny Bernardez, Amelia Childs, Claire Underwood and Kate Wheeler.

The Eastside FC team won their bracket, taking all three games with a total of 17 goals. In the title game, Crossfire Malialie played a tough game, holding the Eastside FC to a 1-1 tie, but Eastside prevailed in the penalty kicks to win the tournament. This is the third tournament win for the team since June.

The team includes: Chloe Young, Jamie Kim, Sean Eaton, Amelia Childs, Jenny Bernardez, Molly Heck, Claire Underwood, Caylee Gilberg, Grayson Vanderhoff, Andrea Jimenez-Gonzalez, Kate Wheeler, Mia Hyatt, Sydney Dinsmore-Swanson, Kalyn Gill, Madison Flores, Kendall Breeden and Sarah Lewis. The team is coached by Porter Lombard and Nathan Heck.

 

Contact Mercer Island Reporter Reporter Megan Managan at mmanagan@mi-reporter.com or (206) 232-1215 ext. 5054.

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