PRO SOCCER TEAM TO MAKE HISTORY WITH SAUGUS MATCH.Byline: Daily News The Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. will see its first professional soccer game Thursday when the Anaheim Splash The Anaheim Splash was a soccer team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). Founded in 1993 as Los Angeles United while playing at the Great Western Forum, the team had the weakest draw by far of the seven initial teams even though it was owned by indoor team comes to the Soccer Center. The Continental Indoor Soccer League The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997. History When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams (Dallas and San Diego) joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by team, whose home field is The Pond in Anaheim, will play at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, arena, 21615 Soledad Canyon Road. Admission is free. ``It's the first time a pro team has played in the Santa Clarita Valley,'' said soccer center owner Scott Schauer. ``They're doing an exhibition game so people can learn a little more about the sport.'' The Splash will play an all-star team of players college-age and older that is being assembled by The Master's College men's soccer coach Jim Ricker. The contest will be the Splash's first exhibition game of the season, which will start in June. ``It's just going to be an awesome game,'' Schauer said. |
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