Boys U10 Sparta 98 coached by Justus Koelliker traveled to the San Diego Surf Cup XXVII in July. This tournament is one of the highest ranking tournaments in the United States. Sparta's 1st group match was against Arsenal FC--California South State Cup finalist in 2007. The outcome of the match was a 4-1 win for Sparta. The 2nd match of the tournament Sparta played against Pateadores Blue, another very talented California South team. Pateadores came out on the winning end of this match. The Sparta boys went into their 3rd match knowing they needed maximum points to advance. Sparta rose to the challenge and beat Ballistic United from California North in a shut-out win with 5 goals scored.

Sparta advanced to the semi-final round matched up against West Coach FC--California South's 2007 State Cup Champions. Coach Koelliker said "this was one of the most competitive U10 matches I have ever seen!" The match was tied at 2-2 with three minutes to go when Sparta found the back of the net and won 3 goals to 2 goals. The championship match was a rematch against Arsenal FC. The match was very competitive with both teams creating chances to score, but arsenal came out on top this time around. The final score was 2-0. Congratulations Sparta 98 Boys on a Great Tournament!