Reno club soccer team wins NorCal cup, earns bid to national tournament

The Sierra Surf 07 boys soccer team won the NorCal State Cup in June, earning the team a spot in a national tournament starting Thursday in Denver.

The Sierra Surf will play in the National Cup XXII Finals Thursday-Monday.

The NorCal State Cup competition started last fall. Sierra Surf will play in the NPL (National Premier League) this fall.

Sierra Surf is ranked No. 1 in Nevada and No. 54 in the nation for their age group, according to GotSoccer.

Coach Brock Richter has been with the club for more than a decade. Sierra Surf's players are from several area schools and almost all will be seniors this fall.

Sierra Surf 07 boys soccer team players

• Adriano Do Prado, McQueen
• Ajay Roskoski, Bishop Manogue
• Alden Campbell Murphy, Reno
• Alex Nunez, Sparks
• Antonio Ahonima, Wooster
• Ben Miller, Galena
• Brandon Carreto, Wooster
• Caelan Kellett, Galena
• Campbell Wolfgram, Spanish Springs
• Dwayne Rodrigues, Hug
• Guillermo Hernandez, North Valleys
• Harpet Thweatt, Galena
• Johnathan Martinez, Hug
• Josh Lopez, Carson
• Macallister Cowan, Reno
• Nolan Muff, Galena
• Raul Medina, Sparks
• Roberto Arellano, North Valleys
• Sergio Garcia-Montiel, North Valleys
• Zach Richter, Galena

All are seniors except Zach Richter and Alex Nunez. Alden Campbell Murphy graduated this spring.

This article originally appeared on Reno Gazette Journal: Reno club soccer team wins NorCal cup, earns bid to national tournament