Merino Competes at Nationals

MOSCOW, Idaho – Incoming freshman Myah Merino spent her summer hard at work, competing with her local club team Carlsbad Elite at the United States Youth Soccer National Championships in Frisco, Texas.

"We went to the National Championships this year in Texas," said Merino. "We had previously gone to the one last year in Oklahoma. We didn't make it out of the semis last year but we thought we had a better chance this year.

"We competed all summer and we were ready to be competitive. We made it to the final but we didn't finish it off. But it was a good run."

Carlsbad won its group in the preliminary stages with seven points. Carlsbad opened play by dominating Syracuse, 6-0, before defeating…