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Hundreds Attend AYSO Friendship Tournament

Kids from San Clemente to Lake Forest play for fun in annual event.

Hundreds of parents and kids turned out Saturday for AYSO's annual Friendship Soccer Tournament at Forster Ranch Park in San Clemente.

Boys and girls ages 6 to 7, representing teams from San Clemente to Lake Forest, played Saturday.

"The event is designed to give younger player an opportunity to participate," said Jim Rosenberg, tournament director. "Everyone is out here to have fun. Everyone is a winner."

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Jordan Rajotte, 8, of the Lake Forest Purple Dynamite, scored a goal and was thrilled.

"At first I thought I wasn't going to make it," she said. "I really wanted to score the goal and kicked the ball around the goalie and shot it in."

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For more information on how to register for AYSO's upcoming events, visit ayso11l.org.

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