Canyon Middle School Girls Soccer Team Wins SACMAL Championship

Pictured are (L-R): On shoulders: Mariana Qarshi, Annabel Cordero, Alexandra Camarena; On the pitch: Ivy Tomlinson, Sophia Naidu, Addison Tomita, Ariana Bass, Hannah Leong, Lucy Edwards (captain), Ava Brown (captain), Olivia David, Dania Castillo (captain), Sawyer Molgaard, Vai Villarroel, Teni Olujide (game-winning goal), Mai Anh Vinh, Malia Kucala (game-winning assist), Makena Spade (game-saving stop), Sophia Ochoa-Alvarez. Mark Yin and Nathan Deigert coached the Condors.

The Canyon Girls Soccer team won the Southern Alameda County Middle School Athletic League (SACMAL) Girls Soccer Championship on March 6. The Condors defeated Newark Junior High School 1-0 at Burrell Field in San Leandro. Canyon finished the regular season undefeated and the Number 1 seeded team with a record of 9-0-1. They continued their winning streak by beating Bohannon Middle School in their playoff match, then defeating the Cesar Chavez Hawks in their semifinal match. This is the second year in a row that Canyon has won the SACMAL trophy.