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MPMSL Champions!

Red Soccer captured the 2019 Manhattan Private Middle School League Title yesterday in a 1-0 win against Buckley, goal shown above.

Congratulations to Red and to Coaches Evangelista, Russo, and Byrnes for all of the great work they do with the boys. Not only are we proud of your title win; more importantly, your school is proud of the way this team has demonstrated sportsmanship and honored the game throughout the season. Well done!

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