This past weekend, the Galaxy En Fuego kept up the solid play and walked away with the 1st place trophy at the Santa Barbara SC Summer Cup.  The team met up with AC Milan Red (2-1 win) and Coastal Valley Blaze G97 (4-0 win) on Saturday and then played Impact Explosion (2-0 win) before playing Santa Anita SC Strikers in the championship game.  In the final, the En Fuego played a tough team shorthanded and still came away with the trophy in a close 1-0 game.

Keep your eye on the En Fuego this year as they are playing great soccer!

The team is coached by Christian Chambers and they will be playing in the BU16 Gold bracket this fall in the Coast Soccer League.

Nine different players scored during the two-day event including co-captains Centkowski and Quaid Walker, Luis Alcaraz,  Guillermo Che, Peter Delgado, Max Frenner, Ricardo Ocampo, Charlie Porter and Hulbert.  The defense, which only allowed one goal, was led by Spencer Hartig, Nick Herrera, Jordan Lewis, Kevin Strangeway, Joseph Doyle and goalies Aziz Yehia and Matt Davidov.

Comprised of many seasoned Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica players, the boys enter Coast Soccer League play at the Gold level in September.

If you are interested, please contact Cheryl Clark at cherkelclark@aol.com to arrange for a tryout.

The team has been slotted to play this fall in the boys under 16 Gold bracket in the Coast Soccer League. The Wed evening workout session will be conducted by Coach Christian Chambers and is open to all eligible players who are interested in playing at a high level of competition. To be eligible for this team, players must have birthdays of August 1, 1994 or later.

For more information, please feel free to email team manager Dan Coleman at djs1544@yahoo.com.

The weekend of May 8-9 found the Galaxy En Fuego playing great soccer at the Chivas Simi Valley Tournament. The En Fuego team went undefeated only allowing one goal over the weekend’s 4 games.  Playing against very good “Silver-level” competition, the En Fuego went on a streak winning games by scores of 2-0, 3-1, 1-0  against teams the En Fuego may have tied in the past but had never beaten. In the tournament championship game, the En Fuego won 1-0!

The Galaxy En Fuego completed their fall 2009 Bronze West bracket in Coast Soccer League with a 10-3-1 record and should be heading to a GU13 Silver bracket for the fall 2010 season.  The En Fuego’s current play is showing the results of all the hard work they have shown in preparing for their upcoming Silver action.  The En Fuego has recently entered several competitions to push the team. The En Fuego turned a corner recently in the Santa Clarita tournament when they were matched up against the Celtics Harps, the team that had recently eliminated the En Fuego in this year’s California State Cup by the score of 5-0. In the Santa Clarita tourney, it was an entirely different story with the En Fuego giving the Celtics Harps all it could handle in a very exciting game.  At the end of  regulation play, the game was tied at 1-1. The Harps needed penalty kicks to win the game.  Although the En Fuego team lost the game, they knew they were winners too and they should take away the confidence that they are on the right track in their preparation for next year’s Silver competition. Keep your eye on the En Fuego!

The team expects to be playing in a Silver Elite bracket in Coast Soccer League this coming fall based on their successful 2nd place finish this past season in GU14 Silver North. Committed, strong and skilled players are sought for field positions and also for the position of goalkeeper. To be eligible to play for this team, players must have birthdays August 1, 1995 or later. Prospective players are asked to dress in soccer gear for tryouts, including shin guards.

For more information, please contact Coach Christian Chambers at c_chambo17@hotmail.com or team manager Bobby Pina at bobby.pina@sbcglobal.net.