Tuolumne, CA — The Summerville Bears had a rare opportunity to host a home playoff game in the first round of the Division V NorCal soccer tournament.
The fourth-seeded Bears defeated the fifth-seeded Gridley High School on Tuesday evening at Thorsted Field by a convincing final score of 5-0. The Bears are 19-3-1 on the season. The team took first place in the Mother Lode League with a 9-1 record and then won the CIF Sac Joaquin Division V tournament on February 15 with a 1-0 victory over Delhi.
Summerville now moves on to face the top-seeded Stevenson Pirates this Thursday afternoon at three o’clock in Pebble Beach.
The winner moves on to the regional championship game that will be this Saturday, March 2, at 5pm.
Written by BJ Hansen.
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