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The Bowie Soccer United Strikers U-17 boys' soccer team finished its fall season with a 5-0-4 record in the National Capital Soccer League. More than half of the team is comprised of 16-year-old players, and the team played up one age group.

The Strikers were led by captains Carson Mba-Azaintu and Imari Anderson. The team also includes Melvin Benyella, Kwame Brown, Mohamed Kaba, Jordan Horelein, Dominique Brown, John-Paul Che, Alambi Clarke, Kwame Kellyman, Damien Malcolm, Kojo Karikari, Steven Quarles, Jeremiah Willis and Awa Dulleh. Kaba was the team's leading scorer with 13 goals in the nine-game NCSL season.

The end of the NCSL schedule caps a season that began in July when the Strikers won the Mid-Atlantic Cup in Manheim, Pa. The team will play in two postseason tournaments: the Baltimore College Showcase, Nov. 27-29, and the Old Dominion Cup, Dec. 5-7, in Virginia Beach and Norfolk.

Bowie team loses season finale

The A.C. Bowie U-8 soccer team lost the final game of its regular season, 2-1, to Crofton. Bryce McKenzie scored Bowie's goal on an assist from Matthew Surette. Luke Hanno, Nathan Davidson, Justin Zavala and Noel Brittain contributed on offense. Allison Farina, Gabe Magnardi and Jared Byrd led the defense in front of goalkeepers Michael Farina and Vincent Lewis. A.C. Bowie will play in the season-ending Mountain Tournament this weekend in Glen Burnie.

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Teams seeking players

The L.A. Hawks U-11/12 AAU boys' basketball team is seeking players. Open tryouts held each week at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays. Call coach Carlos at 202-286-8783 or send an e-mail to lahawks22@gmail.com.

The PG Blazing Bulls basketball organization will hold tryouts for its U-13 team from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays at Samuel Ogle Middle School in Bowie. Call coach Rogers at 240-988-8639 or visit www.pgblazingbulls.com.

The PTS Pistons U-12 select/travel boys' basketball team will hold tryouts from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Takoma Park Middle School and from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Albans High School in the District. Call coach Bobo at 510-459-4810 or visit www.ptspistons.com.

The Blaktop Ballaz AAU boys' U-17 basketball team is seeking experienced players. The team competes locally and travels to showcase tournaments. Players must be born after Sept. 1, 1992. Call Ray Mincey at 301-385-1881 or visit www.blaktopballaz.com.

The Maryland Mavericks will hold basketball tryouts for boys ages 12 and under from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and on Dec. 5 and 12 at the Georgetown Day Middle School gymnasium, 4530 McArthur Boulevard, in the District. Tryouts for boys ages 14 and under will be on Monday and Tuesday at the St. Albans School gymnasium, 3001 Wisconsin Avenue N.W., in the District. Call 202-498-5217.

The Maryland United Lady Ballers AAU basketball program is looking for girls ages 9-13. Tryouts will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Washington Bible College in Lanham.

The MSI Classic Division I U-14 Blue Star girls' soccer team will hold tryouts throughout the winter in preparation for the spring season. The team seeks experienced players committed to three-season training for soccer who were born between Aug. 1, 1995 and July 31, 1996. Tryouts are on Thursdays at Rockville Sportsplex. Call Rick Gelfond at 301-610-7312 or send an e-mail to fgelfond@deloitte.com.

Kinetic Volleyball Club will hold tryouts for players in the U-14 through U-18 age groups at 3 p.m. Sunday at Washington Bible College in Lanham. Visit www.kineticvbc.com or send an e-mail to timrei@comcast.net.