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Pacifica Stingrays, the Pacifica United Soccer Clubís Under 14 team won the Mission Bell Classic tournament. Members of the championship team are (l-r) Coach Antonio Corgas, Megan Sicord, Shelby Willis, Lorena Marquez, Nathalie Grogan, Kyra Noble, Deirdre Heavey, Briana Sabins and Asst. Coach Lucy Corgas; front row, Alicia Soto, Megan Norr, Catherine Kerrigan, Angelica Soto, Gabi Guterres and McKenzie Hernandez

Pacifica United Soccer Club's Under14 team, Stingrays, took first place at the Mission Bell Classic.

The Stingrays started off the tournament very focused when they met up against the Central Marin Pride. Early in the first half Megan Sicord kicked a powerful corner kick and Lorena Marquez shot it in to put Pacifica on the board. In the second half of the game the Stingrays really came on strong when Deirdre Heavey dribbled past the Pride defense for the second Pacifica goal followed shortly with a goal from Megan Norr to further increase the Stingrays lead.

Kyra Noble finished off the scoring for the Stingrays with two consecutive goals from twenty yards out to give Pacifica a 5-0 win.

Game two was against a tough Scotts Valley Valkyrie. It was a very defensively driven game but Shelby Willis, Bella Calero, Sicord and Marquez battled with Goalie Nathalie Grogan to keep Scotts Valley scoreless. The Stingrays newest players, Catherine Kerrigan and Gabi Guterres, showed great spirit with determined effort to push the ball up the field. The game was very evenly matched and though the Stingrays dominated the second half, the ending score was a 0-0 tie.

Pacifica defeated aggressive West Coast Wiplash 3-1. Early in the game McKenzie Hernandez made a smart back pass to Briana Sabins who shot a rocket to the back of the Wiplash net. Hernandez stepped up again with a solid goal of her own after a strategic pass from Alicia Soto. West Coast answered back with a goal off of a corner kick but Marquez made the final goal of the day from a free kick after Heavey was dropped by a foul from behind giving the Stingrays the win.

After three battles the Stingrays earned their spot into the championship match but not without a couple hardships against them. They started off the game against Ross Valley Illusion with only one sub and two injured starters on the field, but the Stingrays showed a lot of heart and battled through the pain and fatigue. Heavey sparked Pacifica's fire with a swift dribble and a shot over the Illusion goalie's head.

Angelica Soto fanned the flame with a strategic goal to the lower corner of the net. Pacifica was ablaze when Heavey made her second goal of the game and the Stingrays ferocity was full steam. Pacifica defenders Noble, Sicord, Norr, Sabins and Marquez were determined and worked as a unit to shut out The Ross Valley offense ensuring the 3-0 win and first place in the tournament.