MIFC girls U14 Thunder win at Crossfire Select tournament

Girls U14 Thunder took home the silver division championship at the Crossfire Select tournament July 24-26 in Redmond.

By Reporter Staff • July 30, 2015 3:30 pm
The Mercer Island girls U14 Thunder won the silver division championship at the Crossfire Select tournament July 24-26 in Redmond.
The Mercer Island girls U14 Thunder won the silver division championship at the Crossfire Select tournament July 24-26 in Redmond.

The Mercer Island girls U14 Thunder took home the silver division championship at the Crossfire Select tournament, which took place July 24-26 in Redmond.

Playing five games in three days, the U14 Thunder beat teams from Seattle, Renton and Portland and registered two shutouts in tournament play. In the final, the Thunder bested Seattle Celtic G01 Green 4-1.

U14 Thunder team members include Maya Virdell, Isabella Mancuso, Haley Selman, Taylor Richards, Lilly Pruchno, Maya Groh, Bailey Fotheringill, Natalie Smith, Jalyn Sandwith, Mari Hanan, Emily Yang, Joy Francke, Flora Mehdi, Quinn Casey and Lucy Cleator. The team is coached by Mark Sandwith and Jeff Cleator, and is trained by Darren and Kayla Sawatzky.