State champs Miami Lakes United in regional tourney

Featured By Linda Trischitta, Editor Friday, June 16, 2023

The Miami Lakes United Soccer Club’s U14 boys team recently won the Florida President’s Cup state championship and will play in Greenville, SC June 13 - 18 at the President’s Cup southern regional tournament. 

      The team, coached by Richy Pelaez, went 7-0 in the state cup and outscored its opponents 25-1. The team won their last five matches in the state cup event by shutout.

      Shown in the front row, from left: Julio Alonso; Nicholas Perez; Jacob Chirinos; Riley Dudley; Alex Morejon; David Garcia; Samuel Sepulveda; Giovanni Blatch and Lucas Barrios. Top row, from left: Walter Chirinos; Richy Pelaez; Nickolas Molano; Gabriel Ortiz; Joseph Aplicano; Jonathan Vasquez; Alejandro Salgado; Jayden Campbell; Steve Alvarez and Justyn Garzon.