East Bay Prep Team Earning High Marks

By Felicia D. McDaniel Sports Editor

The JP Division 1 East Bay Wranglers of the East Bay Warriors football team recently received their honors of the 2006 Pop Warner / NFL Players Super Bowl Sportsmanship Award.

    The award is given to the team that best promotes and demonstrates respect towards others through sportsmanship, responsibility, good behavior and ethical behavior.
    This talented organization was one of four teams representing the Bay Area in the Pop Warner Bowl in December and the only football team in the entire U.S. to have two football teams in the National Championships. They were also one of a handful of teams to have both cheer and football teams at Nationals.
    In addition, they had four teams who brought home three trophies; they were also featured on ESPN’s Top Ten Plays.
   “This means a great deal and I want to take my hat off to you the coaches, kids and parents as you guys showed the country that Oakland has great people and yes we can act like we’ve been there before,” said president Fredrick D. Pugh.
    Here are the final standings for the East Bay Warriors:
East Bay Jr Pee Wee Football
- Wranglers
• Nationally ranked – Jr. Pee Wee Division 1 – second in the nation
East Bay Pee Wee Football - Wolfpack
• Nationally ranked - Pee Wee Division 1 - third in the Nation
East Bay Midget Cheer- Warriors
• Pop Warner Cheer National Championships - Fifth Place (Large Novice)
East Bay Jr Pee Wee Cheer - Wolverines
• Pop Warner Cheer National Championships – 11th Place (Large Novice)
    For more information regarding the EBW Football & Cheer Program you can visit their website at www.eastbaywarriors.org