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Story last updated at 3:39 PM on Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Homer youth soccer teams succeed in Anchorage tourney

Three teams represented the Soccer Association of Homer last week at the Far North youth soccer tournament in Anchorage.

Two Under-14 teams — a boys and a girls — and a boys' U16-19 team attended the tournament, held July 14-17 at Kincaid Park.

The U16-19 team won two games and tied one en route to the championship game, which they lost 3-2 on penalty kicks. Mario Glosser and Pedro Ochoa scored during regulation play and McKenzy Haber and Konstantin Reutov made penalty shots.

Ren Carroll netted a goal for the U14 boys, who won their first game 1-0 but lost the next two. The girls didn't win a game, but still benefited from the tournament experience.

"All teams had a good time. They learned and played better," said Homer's association administrator Tommie CarlinSchauer.

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