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The undefeated Pee Wee Patriots deserve more
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I've read in local publications of the Vikings Football
Team but, unless I missed it, I haven't seen any article about
the Simi Valley Pee Wee Patriot football team.
Six-, 7-, and 8-year-old Simi Valley boys donned
Patriotemblemed helmets, pads and all the other accoutrements
needed to safely play football and engaged the Moorpark Pee
Wee football team to a test of skill on Saturday, Nov. 4 at
the Moorpark College football stadium.
This game was the last of the regular league games and
resulted in the Patriot Pee Wee's being undefeated 8-0; a feat
that has never been accomplished in the Pee Wee League before.
The image of these little guys playing on the big ball
field with such heart and concentration is directly attributed
to their coaches, Steve Aguilar, Gil Carrillo, Alan Shook, Rob
Destocki, and Steve Petralia, who have instilled teamwork,
dedication, sportsmanship, pride, and self-confidence, while
still having fun, to these 6- to 8-year-olds.
The team gets plenty of support from team mom Carol Aguilar
and all the parents, grandparents, and brothers and sisters
who get these moppets to the practices and games and cheer
(loudly) them on.
The team begins playoff games Saturday, Nov. 11, and hopes
to continue their winning streak so they can play in the
Superbowl on Dec 2.
Other organizations have been acknowledged in local
newspapers and acknowledgement of the coaches and this
pint-sized team for the amazing job that they have done should
be broadcast.
How special it would be for this team to be recognized in
print.
In years to come Simi Valley and the world will reap the
benefits of the skills instilled in these very young men
today. Carolyn Duncan Simi
Valley
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