The Premier Athletic Club girls U-9 team, Pac Gold, were honored by their peers in the division with the Washington Area Girls Soccer Sportsmanship Award. The award was in recognition of the exceptional sportsmanship demonstrated by the players, coaches, and parents throughout the fall 2012 season. Pictured above, from left to right, are (back row) Coach Suli Williams, Megan Mann, Rianna Arsenault, Haleigh Cook, Kate Marsh, Rachel Margarella, Megan Tremblay, (front row) Jane Fiegel, Anna Galdabini, Emily Bowen, Mallory Bonano, Addy Close, and Morgan Flippin. (Photo: Courtesy Claudia Fiegel)

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