Palm Harbor U10 girls win their Valentine (Coach Gerald Czaja) a 1st place trophy in the Plant City Tournament


After a win in their first game Saturday against Wesley Chapel (4:3), the Nighthawks finished their second game against an aggressive Plant City team with a tie (2:2). For the Sunday morning game, the players took the pitch under a brisk temperature in the 30’s. This was sure to be a good game as the girls played against their rival (soon to be merged teammate) Panella East Lake. Result was a win (6:4) advancing Palm Harbor to the finals.
For the afternoon finals Palm Harbor was again slated to play the Panella East Lake team. At half time Palm Harbor was down (0:2), but the girls came back during the second half to tie up the score (2:2). Both teams played very strong, however with just seconds left before the whistle blew, Alivia Gonzalaz kicked an amazing shot from outside the box for a game winning goal. The girls took first place with a 3:2 win.
Congratulations to Coach Gerald with his first tournament championship and to his players (Daniella Altamura, Taylor Baksay, Kaylyn Burroughs, Mackenzie Cumings, Avery Enlow, Jillian Fragale, Isabel Fraley, Oriana Garcia and Alivia Gonzalaz).