San Mateo Slammers Head to Western National Championships

Editor's Note: The following story was submitted to Foster City Patch by Marianne Tuakoi. To submit an article for publication, please e-mail laura.dudnick@patch.com.

The San Mateo Slammers 10U 'B' softball team will be going to the Western National Championships in Peoria, AZ to represent NorCal.

The girls are having an extremely successful season. They started off their season winning the Jan McPhearson Memorial Tournament over Memorial Day weekend going 6-0.

The following weekend they took Davis/Dixon by storm by winning another championship. The girls continued their winning streak, taking first in the George Feely Classic in San Mateo and then the Piece of The Rock tournament in Rocklin.

Going into NorCals in Sunnyvale this past weekend, they were undefeated. After beating the LGSGSA Magic twice before, they faced them again in the championship game and unfortunately fell short losing their first game of their season 3-0.

The girls have three more tournaments to play in before they head out to Arizona. They hope to improve on their 25-1-1 record.

The team, coached by Vince DeFriese and Steve Galliano, is comprised of the following girls: Karla Alvarez, Nadia Barcklay, Sahara Daily, Hannah and Sophie Eftekhari, Siulolovao Folau, Shannon Galliano, Audrey Gilbert, Kelly McGuigan, Nicole Siotos, Rachel Stennet, and Makaila Tuakoi.

The girls have not only been working hard on the field but also off the field to raise the funds needed to get their entire team to Nationals. The Slammers have a fundraising goal of $10,000 which will travel their tournament fees and travel expenses and are hoping local businesses and the community would be interested in supporting their efforts.

Donations accepted and fully tax-deductable. Please send donations to San Mateo Slammers 10U B - c/o Marianne Tuakoi P.O. Box 6255 San Mateo, CA 94403.