Juanita Bumblebees from Kirkland advance to state semi-finals

Published 4:03 pm Wednesday, December 16, 2015

The Juanita Bumblebees, a U-13 girls soccer team in the Lake Washington Youth Soccer Association, won the district two soccer championship with a 1-0 victory against the Northshore Turf Tigers on Nov. 22 at Eastlake High School. They have since advanced to the state Recreational Cup semi-finals.

The Bees completed their regular season an undefeated 10-0 in the top division, scoring 29 goals and surrendering only eight. Their district championship run gave them four more wins as a stellar defensive effort provided four straight shutouts; their 2-0 win in the state quarterfinals has put them in the top four of over 100 teams across the state in their age group.

The team is made up of girls from local middle schools, coached by Chris Burke and John Nikolai.