\u201cI\u2019m really happy that Monroe Soccer Club is like a family supporting all causes in the community,\u201d Sarr said. \u201cThe board was very supportive to organize this. We have members within the club and the Monroe community, who have children with Autism.\u201d<\/p>\n
The soccer matches were 15 minutes each with coed teams of four-to-five players for a four-on-four competition. Brackets included players under age 9 and 10, under 11 and 12, and under 13 and 14.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
MSC Coach Craig McCloud, the director of coaching, assisted Sarr with the event and players from Masuk High School\u2019s boys and girls varsity soccer teams also volunteered their time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe turnout is amazing,\u201d Sarr said. \u201cEverything was put together in the last three days. Close to 50 kids showed up and there was a good turnout of the high school players. The kids look up to them. All of them played at MSC as seven-to-nine year olds growing up and they\u2019re still coming back to help. They know they can always reach out to us and we can reach out to them.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Masuk soccer star, Ella McGee, in red, plays soccer with a group of girls.<\/p>\n
Ella McGee, a Masuk senior and the reigning SWC Player of the Year, kicked a ball around with a group of girls in one area of the field. She was volunteering with Masuk teammates Kara Leandres, a fellow senior, and Julia Hourigan, who is a sophomore.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s beautiful weather and the turnout is better than expected, especially on short notice, and being able to play with the kids is always fun,\u201d McGee said.<\/p>\n
McGee, who will play at Northeastern next year, and her teammates all grew up playing soccer with the MSC.<\/p>\n
\u201cI played here, probably from age eight to 11, and I\u2019ve had Coach Sarr and Coach Craig,\u201d McGee said. \u201cAs soon as Sana asked me, I was immediately willing to come out \u2026 anything for the MSC community.\u201d<\/p>\n
On another part of the field, Masuk boys soccer players \u2014 seniors, Joaquim Torre and Cash Dewey, and freshmen, Matt Rivera and Antek Turosienski \u2014 played with a group of boys.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is where I first played soccer when I was in second grade,\u201d said Torre. \u201cIt\u2019s really fun,\u201d he added of Saturday\u2019s event, \u201cand it\u2019s for a good cause. One of my cousins has Autism. I enjoy what MSC is doing, raising Autism awareness.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Torre already knew some of the children from coaching for the Monroe Soccer Club. \u201cIt\u2019s fun seeing them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Since playing for MSC, Torre has maintained a close relationship with his coaches. Coach Craig McCloud was Torre\u2019s mentor when he coached at the club for his Capstone Project.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a close knit community,\u201d Torre said. \u201cEven after MSC, Sana and Craig did a preseason camp for the high school soccer team. I saw Sana at a gas station recently and we talked about college.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though he has some desirable options, Torre has yet to decide on a college for next fall.\n <\/p>\n
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