Jason Maucher, Vinnie Zuniga, Matthew Feng, Fernando Urteaga, and Alex Yen Back row from left to right: Sean Grizzard, Frederick Harper, Aidan McKelvey, and Grant Pierce. -Courtesy Photo
By Dr. Mark I. Feng
The Arcadia Quakes proudly represented Region 2 at the 2012 AYSO National Games in Knoxville, Tennessee from July 1-8, 2012 with over 3000 athletes who had come to compete in soccer in various age groups.
The Arcadia Quakes were the only undefeated Boys U10 team in the entire tournament which was comprised of teams from all over the country, going 6-0, outscoring our opponents by a combined score of 18-1, and capturing first place out of 24 teams.
The boys persevered in 100 degree heat and high humidity, besting teams from Hawaii, Florida, Tennessee, Illinois, and Texas along the way.
The is made up of boys from AYSO region 2 which is the oldest, continuously run region in AYSO, and is comprised of players from Arcadia, Monrovia, Sierra Madre, East Pasadena, Duarte, and Bradbury.
The boys on the team are Matthew Feng, Sean Grizzard, Frederick Harper, Jason Maucher, Aidan McKelvey, Grant Pierce, Fernando Urteaga, Alex Yen, and Vinnie Zuniga.
The team is coached by Albert Yen and Mark Feng.
The players played flawless soccer throughout the week, demonstrating examplary team work and showed great sportsmanship, receiving comments from a center referee who referees who worked our game who stated that he wished his son played on our team becaused he loved the way the boys played together as a team. Another boy on an all star team from Chicago, Illinois congratulated the teams and said “You were the best team I’ve ever played against!”