The West Pines United under-12 and under-11 girls performed their own special version of “Girls Gone Wild” when they danced and rocked their way to both the Division 1 and Division 2 titles of the recently concluded FYSA Region A Championships. Shutting out their respective opponents in the Finals with identical 2-0 victories the girls scored an incredible 64 goals with only 8 scored against them in 20 games played. 

 

 

UNDER 12 - The Wayne Smith coached juggernaut put away Delray and the Miramar Strikers with 3-1 and 4-0 wins before being held to a 1-1 tie by Pinecrest whom they had to overcome in a penalty shoot-out immediately preceeding the semi-finals a week later in order to decide the group winner. Still feeling the effects of the shootout, the girls battled to a tough 3-2 semi-final victory over the Mako Sharks, finally taking the title with a 2-0 blanking of their first round opponents, Miramar. The team travels to Merritt Island on Saturday, March 28 to vie for the prestigious Presidents Cup and State Championship honors.

 

UNDER 11 - Fresh from their Kelme Cup victory in February the Richie Chin led squad gave up only 2 goals on their way to the championship while scoring 18 against their opponents. Huge wins over Wellington (4-0) and West Kendall (6-1), was followed with a bruising 1-0 scoreline against the Mako Sharks. With Mako in the semis as the wild-card, West Pines made no mistake in the rematch, literally going “wild" in a resounding 5-1 blow-out of their rivals. An exciting 2-0 victory over Pinecrest in the Finals booked their ticket to Merritt Island with their older club sisters.

 

UNDER 12 - The hard work put in by coach Mario Garcia and his team finally paid dividends when their Region Cup run produced 15 goals while yielding just one. Victories over Plantation (4-1) and Miami Premier (4-0) were followed a week later with a 3-0 shut-out of Royal Palm Beach to clinch the top spot in the group. An emphatic 2-0 victory over Pinecrest in the semi-final game led to the finals, a feisty Miami Lakes team and the eventual title. The squad heads to Jupiter on Saturday, March 28 to compete in the FYSA Division 2 State Championships.

 

UNDER 11 - With 3 West Pines teams already crowned champions before his final, coach Patrick Chin came under pressue to close out the

club’s small-field domination of the girls division in Region Cup play. His team, however, rose to the occasion completing their fourth shut-out

of the tournament in a 2-0 championship victory over Kendall Coalition. First round play included wins of 6-0 over Miami Premier, 3-1 over

Cooper City and 4-0 over Team Boca. Miami Springs was next to fall in the semi-final game by a 3-0 margin as the team notched a total of 18

goals with one against. They will be joining the Under 12’s in Jupiter this weekend for a go at the FYSA Division 2 State Championship.