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Weston Warriors Win at Nationals
By Stacey Bomser
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ongratulations to the Weston Warriors 11& under football team. These gridiron says the game was a match-up of the best of Broward versus the best of Dade. Once greats completed another perfect season. For the second year, the Warriors again, the Warriors proved their talent, winning 6-0. went undefeated to clench the title in the American Youth Football League. Coach Demeter says the team will enjoy the off-season, but they’ll be back next fall According to Head Coach Dave Demeter, the team is on a 28 game winning streak. when they hope to make a three-peat performance and win the 12 & under division. For the second year, the Warriors won all eleven regular season games, plus the three playoff games including the Superbowl. The 11 & under team was the only Weston Warriors team to go to the Superbowl. A special congratulation goes to Superbowl MVP James Houston. The running back and linebacker was named MVP last year as well. “The team won back-to-back championships and James won back-to-back MVP’s,” boasts Coach Demeter. The Warriors’ post-season play was equally impressive. Over Thanksgiving weekend, the team won the National Youth Football Championship for their age group. They won both games by a landslide. In the first round, the Warriors played the Chicago Blitz. The final score was 33-0. In the Championship game they played the Tucker Lions, from outside Atlanta. The final score was 25-0. In addition to winning the national title, the team took home the national championship trophy and all the players earned medals. Their gridiron dominance continued the following weekend when the Warriors took on Row 1 (left to right): Rylan Curtis, Justin Shannon, Tyler Jones, Dylan Venezia, Daniel Andrade, Jake Ward. Row 2: Cesar Hernandez, Jeffrey Schaefer, the South Florida Hurricanes. This match-up, Dennis Anglin, David Demeter, Miles Oldacre, Justin Hurwit, Ben Sachs. Row 3: Juliano Chacon, Juan Felipe Quijano, Joseph Weisberg, Maris Martino, Erik held at Cypress Bay High School, pitted the Stroze, Cade Peterson. Row 4: Christian Avila, Andres Torres, Juan Rodriguez, Leonardo Torres, Alexis Castillo, Evan Fiala, Brendan Boyer. Row 5: Connor AYFL Superbowl Champs against the Miami Wain, Andrew Johari Minott, Thomas Baumgarten, John DelRio, Jacob Krivitzkin, James Houston, Matthew Otalora. Back row: Coach John DelRio, Coach Brian Curtis, Coach Dave Demeter, Coach Gary Wain, Coach James Houston, Coach RJ Martino, Coach Aaron Weisberg. Extreme football league’s top team. Demeter
Weston Hawks Ranked Top Travel Team
By Stacey Bomser
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eston’s young athletes continue to impress. The Weston Hawks 14 & Under baseball team has been ranked the top travel team in the country by USSSA, the premier youth (8 to 18 years old) travel baseball organization in the United States. This is an exceptional feat. The road to the top included five tournaments since the end of August – the Hawks won all of them. Tournament play included the Pembroke Lakes Bulldog Brawl, Coral Springs Labor Day Bash, Columbus Day Shootout, the USSSA Fall National Championship, and the FPS League Championship, earning a record of 23-0. The team traveled to Orlando to compete in the USSSA Thanksgiving Super NIT and went 4-1 beating top nationally ranked teams such as Falcon Baseball and Florida Flash while losing a close championship game, 3-2, to Meteors Baseball, which was ranked #4 in the country. Congratulations go out to all the Weston Hawks 14U players and coaches, managed by Cliff Dickinson, for this amazing accomplishment of being the top travel team in the country. Way to go!
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