Sweet summer start for soccer girls

KICKING THEIR WAY TO THE TOP—The Real So Cal Girls GU15 White Soccer team was crowned U.S. finals champion at the Manchester United Premier Cup at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore. Front row, from left: Natalie Rivas, Nicole Kawamoto, Arielle Ship, Joy Pearson, Madeleine Clarfield, Laura Rivera, Kristiana Konkol-Mroczkowski and Jo Jo Lagunas. Back row: Annie Dertouzos, Miranda de la Vega, Maddy Kaplan, Serena Smith-Banas, Angie Weiner, Lydia Bowman, Kaitlin Marshall, Gabby Suarez, Rachel Conners and coach Scott Murray.