Soccer is a year round sport for most players on the Washington Timbers FC ’02 team, which includes players born in the year 2002.
The local club team just won the Oregon State Youth Soccer Championship. Now, the players are headed to Hawaii, where they will compete against other state soccer champions from the western United States.
Although technically considered an Oregon team, the ’02 team actually trains in east Vancouver at the Harmony Sports Complex. Players on the team are from Oregon and Washington and include four players from Camas and Washougal. The local team has won the Oregon Youth Soccer Championship three years in a row.
Team chemistry is key
Liz Parker and Alexis Sadler, who goes by the nickname “Lulu,” have played together on the team since they were both 9 years old. Today, most players are juniors in high school.
“I love the chemistry we all have, because so many of us have been together for so long,” Sadler said.