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After extremely strong fall and spring seasons, Heritage boys and girls teams deliver title-filled summer
Heritage Soccer Club, based in Pleasant Hill-Martinez, continues to make strides amongst its competition locally and nationally. Coming off of extremely successful spring play, HSC teams continue its success through the summer tournament season with notable victories on both the boys and girls sides. Two girls teams played in the San Ramon AZURI Summer Classic Tournament, both claiming victories in the championship games. Bolt, the HSC U12 team dominated play within their division, scoring 20 goals in their four games while only allowing four in their own net. Although down at half 1-0 in the final game against Sonoma Heat, the girls came back to score four goals in the second half, walking away with the championship, 4-1. At the same time HSC’s U14 Nighthawks, a Silver Level team, put labels aside and fought their way to the championship game and with confidence, grabbing the Gold Division title. Heritage boys’ teams continue to show strength in and out of California, with multiple teams earning rankings in the top ten. HSC’s U13 Hotspurs, ranked ninth in Northern California by Gotsoccer.com moves into August with a San Francisco Tournament Champtionship crown and a finalist position in the Copa do Campeonato Tournament. The U14 Cosmos has been extremely busy, garnering a sixth-place ranking in North-
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ern California. The Cosmo’s claimed titles at the Ajax United and Copa do Campeonato Tournaments, and made it to the final game in the West Regionals. Rounding out California tournament play, HSC’s U14 Celtics claimed the championship game in their division at the AZURI Summer Classic and the Milan U18 boys matched that in a Copa do Campeonato final. A highlight to the Heritage summer season was representation by the boys U16 United team at the National Cup Finals held at the Aurora Sports Complex in Aurora, Colorado July 18-21. With stiff competition at the national level, United scored six goals in three games, but fell one goal short of advancing to the final. The aforementioned success of Heritage during the Fall and Spring seasons included league titles and a variety of victories at the State Cup Tournament. It is due to the dedication of the outstanding HSC coaching staff and hard work of all players that this club is moving upwards at a fast pace. At the core of HSC’s success is its direct focus on team and sportsmanship. While HSC provides a highly competitive level of play, the club also offers an Academy where younger players (ages 4-9) focus on basic soccer skills and fundamentals under the supervision of adept instructors. ✪
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