Photo Gallery: AYSO Region 88 boys’ U12 team receives Mayor’s Commendation from Glendale City Council

The AYSO Region 88 boys U12 soccer team, representing Glendale and La Crescenta, sit on the Glendale City Coucil dais with their coaches and the members of the City Council after receiving a Mayor's Comendation at the Glendale City Council meeting at Glendale City Hall on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. The team from Region 88 is the only team in the West to represent AYSO in the national tournament that will take place in July in Torrance.

The AYSO Region 88 boys U12 soccer team, representing Glendale and La Crescenta, sit on the Glendale City Coucil dais with their coaches and the members of the City Council after receiving a Mayor’s Comendation at the Glendale City Council meeting at Glendale City Hall on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. The team from Region 88 is the only team in the West to represent AYSO in the national tournament that will take place in July in Torrance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

With soccer occupying the sports landscape and continuing to gain popularity at all levels, the American Youth Soccer Organization Region 88 under-12 boys’ soccer team from Glendale and La Crescenta is putting the finishing touches on getting set to compete in a prolific tournament that’s been a part of the AYSO fabric since 1988 — the AYSO National Games.

Photo Gallery: AYSO Region 88 boys U12 team receive Mayor's Commendation from Glendale City Council

The AYSO Region 88 boys U12 soccer team, representing Glendale and La Crescenta, listen as Glendale Mayor Zareh Sinanyan reads the Mayor’s Commendation recognizing the team’s success the Glendale City Council meeting at Glendale City Hall on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. The team from Region 88 is the only team in the West to represent AYSO in the national tournament that will take place in July in Torrance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: AYSO Region 88 boys U12 team receive Mayor's Commendation from Glendale City Council

A view from Mayor Zareh Sinanyan’s seat on the City Council of the AYSO Region 88 boys U12 soccer team at the Glendale City Council meeting at Glendale City Hall on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. The team from Region 88 is the only team in the West to represent AYSO in the national tournament that will take place in July in Torrance. Mayor Sinanyan presented a Mayor’s Commendation for the teams success.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: AYSO Region 88 boys U12 team receive Mayor's Commendation from Glendale City Council

The AYSO team from Region 88, representing Glendale and La Crescenta, pose for their parents in the entryway of Glendale City Hall after receiving a Mayor’s Commendation at the Glendale City Council meeting at Glendale City Hall on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. The team from Region 88 is the only team in the West to represent AYSO in the national tournament that will take place in July in Torrance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: AYSO Region 88 boys U12 team receive Mayor's Commendation from Glendale City Council

Mayor Zareh Sinanyan sits with the AYSO Region 88 boys U12 team at the Glendale City Council meeting at Glendale City Hall on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. The team from Region 88 is the only team in the West to represent AYSO in the national tournament that will take place in July in Torrance.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: AYSO Region 88 boys U12 team receive Mayor's Commendation from Glendale City Council

Glendale City Council Member Ara Najarian introduces himself to Region 88 board commissioner Aldo Mascheroni at the Glendale City Council meeting at Glendale City Hall on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. The team from Region 88 is the only team in the West to represent AYSO in the national tournament that will take place in July in Torrance. They received a Mayor’s Commendation for their success.  (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)