On the same day that the U.S. women’s soccer team was winning the World Cup, the South Los Angeles Legends were also making history. The group of 11- and 12-year-old African America girls won the AYSO 12U national games championship in Hawaii on Sunday.
The South Los Angeles Legends, an all African American girls' youth soccer team, won the 12U AYSO national games championship on Sunday in Hawaii.
A spokeswoman for AYSO said the organization could not confirm with 100% certainty that the South Los Angeles Legends are the first solely African American team to win a national games championship because “we do not have any records of those specific things.” But Yvonne Lara said in an email, “I know they are one of the first.”
What’s clear is the Legends won eight games in Hawaii and more than 45 games in a row during the season. Among the standout players was team MVP Skyla Wilkins.
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