The Southwick U13 boys’ soccer team are: (standing from left to right/back row) Coach Donnie McGrath, Isaiah McCaskill, Sam Willis, Tim McGrath, Connor Geddis, Nick Doyle, Mason Kowal, Coach Mike Grilli, and Coach Jim Doyle; (front row) Danny Gawron, Austin Davis, Kyle DeMaio, Makata Ezeugwu, Jake Grilli, Hunter Siebert, Evan Payne, and Jameson Secovich; and (inserted head shots) Shane Dowd, Kacper Kisala, and Sam Winiarski. (Submitted photo)
SOUTHWICK – The Southwick U13 boys’ team won the Pioneer Valley Youth Soccer League (PVJSL) Division 1 title for the second season in a row.
The team first won the league title in the fall of 2012, and completed the spring season with 12-1-2 record, scoring 68 goals while allowing just 16, which provided a 6-point lead over the second place team from Ludlow.
As league champions, Southwick won the right to represent the PVJSL in the state championships played June 28-30 in Lancaster where they competed in the U14 Division 2 section.
At states, their record was 2-1. They were awarded Best Sportsmanship Award for the section.
