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PRESS RELEASE – The Luis P. Untalan Middle School Wildcats dashed all hopes of a championship repeat by the Agueda I. Johnston Middle School Pirates with a 3-0 victory in the 7th Annual “Sugar and Spice” Middle School Girls Soccer Festival presented by The Score at the Guam Football Association National Training Center.
Skyylerblu Johnson, awarded the festival’s MVP trophy at the conclusion of the event, scored a hat trick for the Wildcats in the final.
“Since we made it this far (to the final) this year, we really didn’t want to have to go home with a second place trophy,” said Johnson, an eighth-grader at Untalan, after the match. “We were cautious in the beginning knowing that they (the Pirates) would try to start strong to defend their title from last year, but we still wanted to give Agueda a good fight. After gaining momentum early with good ball possession, we were able to relax and just play our game.
“Overall, I think this festival went very well. I liked how it was an islandwide tournament, giving us an opportunity to play against schools from the other middle school league,” added Johnson, who also has represented Guam in international competition at both the U14 and U16 levels.
The defending champions faced a tough Vicente S.A. Benavente Middle School Roadrunners team – the top-ranked team from the Interscholastic Middle School Girls Soccer League – in the semifinal and narrowly won with a single goal from Jalana Garcia to make a finals appearance the second year in a row.
The Wildcats also edged its semifinal opponent, the Jose L. G. Rios Middle School Voyagers, with Bila Aguon scoring the lone goal in the 1-0 contest. The Wildcats won a total of four straight matches to win the championship title.
The Voyagers won an emotional match against IIAAG Middle School Girls Soccer League No. 1 ranked team, the Bishop Baumgartner Memorial School Obispos, by first forcing a 1-1 draw in regular time with a goal just 15 seconds before the final whistle. In the ensuing penalty kick shootout, the Voyagers won 2-0. Voyagers’ goalkeeper, Alanna Fegurgur, managed to stop three penalty kicks from the Obispos and helped her team move on to the semifinals.

The Luis P. Untalan Middle School Wildcats’ Skyylerblu Johnson looks to pass the ball to a teammate under pressure from two Agueda I. Johnston Middle School Pirates defenders during the championship match of the 7th Annual “Sugar and Spice” Middle School Girls Soccer Festival presented by The Score at the GFA National Training Facility. The Luis P. Untalan Middle School Wildcats defeated the Pirates 3-0 in the championship game of the festival. (courtesy photo)
“I was talking to some other parents and we all agree that this is a great event for the girls,” said Christine Quinata, who attended the festival to cheer on her daughter, Madison Knaeble, and the St. Anthony Catholic School Raiders. “Not only does it give the school teams from the two different leagues a chance to play against each other, it also gives the players the opportunity to meet new friends.”
The event, greatly assisted with support from the Japan Football Association, featured six schools from each of the two leagues. In addition to the Wildcats, Pirates, Roadrunners and Voyagers, the Astumbo Middle School Dragons, and the F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle School Hawks from the Interscholastic Middle School Girls Soccer League also participated in the festival.
The schools from the IIAAG league were the Andersen Middle School Dragons, Harvest Christian Academy Eagles, St. John’s School Knights, and the St. Paul Christian School Warriors, in addition to Bishop and St. Anthony.
PHOTO GALLERY:

The Jose L.G. Rios Middle School Voyagers run to tackle down goalkeeper Alanna Fegurgur in celebration after the team’s 2-0 win in a penalty kick shootout against the Bishop Baumgartner Memorial School Obispos during the 7th Annual “Sugar and Spice” Middle School Girls Soccer Festival presented by The Score at the GFA National Training Facility. With the win over the Obispos, the Voyagers moved on to the semifinal round to face the eventual champions, the Luis P. Untalan Middle School Wildcats.

Agueda I. Johnston Middle School Pirates’ Jalana Garcia speeds through the midfield past her Luis P. Untalan Middle School Wildcats opponent during the championship match of the 7th Annual “Sugar and Spice” Middle School Girls Soccer Festival presented by The Score at the GFA National Training Facility. The Luis P. Untalan Middle School Wildcats defeated the Pirates 3-0 in the championship game of the festival.

The Agueda I. Johnston Middle School Pirates’ Jalana Garcia accepts the runner-up trophy from Guam Football Association Executive Committee member Gian Tenorio in front of her teammates and coaches during the awards ceremony of the 7th Annual “Sugar and Spice” Middle School Girls Soccer Festival presented by The Score at the GFA National Training Facility. The Luis P. Untalan Middle School Wildcats defeated the Pirates 3-0 in the championship game of the festival.


GPS Sports Calendar
February 2023
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
Events for January
1st
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
2nd
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
3rd
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
4th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Events for February
6th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
7th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
8th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
9th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
10th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL FINALS
Events for February
12th
MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 2
Events for February
13th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
14th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
15th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
16th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
17th
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
18th
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2K/5K
World Athletics Cross Country Championships
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
Events for February
20th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
21st
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
22nd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
23rd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
24th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS
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24th
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25th
Events for February
27th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER SEMIFINALS
Events for February
28th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL FINALS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE SEMIFINALS
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS

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