Children wear No. 18 on the back of their soccer jerseys Monday during McG United Soccer Academy at the Lewiston-Auburn Youth Soccer Association fields in Auburn. Shirts in memory of the 18 victims of the Oct. 25 mass shootings in Lewiston were passed out on the first day of the five-day camp. Retired Lewiston High School soccer coach Mike McGraw started the camp 22 years ago in honor of University of Notre Dame soccer coach Mike Berticelli, who passed away at age 48. Berticelli ran a similar program for youth soccer players during his years coaching at Lewiston and Scarborough High Schools. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Soccer coach Mike McGraw talks with Gift Mukendi, 7, Monday during McG United Soccer Academy at the Lewiston-Auburn Youth Soccer Association fields in Auburn. Shirts in memory of the 18 victims of the Oct. 25 mass shootings in Lewiston were passed out on the first day of the five-day camp. McGraw, the retired Lewiston High School soccer coach, started the camp 22 years ago in honor of University of Notre Dame soccer coach Mike Berticelli, who passed away at the age of 48. Berticelli ran a similar program for youth soccer players during his years coaching at Lewiston and Scarborough High Schools. McGraw wears a Notre Dame cap in memory of Berticelli to camp each day. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
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