SFPAL Launches Newsletter
Check out our first electronic newsletter. Look for it quarterly. This edition features profiles of our late founder Commander Gus Bruneman and judo coach Bill Wong, as well as news about soccer and cheer/dance programs.
Entries by Sabine Medrano
PAL Gals Models Our New Look
Lorraine, Joanna, Jennifer, and Anne sport our new coach sweatshirts. The orange hats are out. Coaches throughout the city will be wearing their sporty new PAL logo sweatshirts. Coaches will be notified when t-shirts and sweatshirts are ready for pick-up.
SFPAL “Savior” Gus Bruneman Dies
In its early days, when SFPAL was in danger of going under, Bruneman came to the rescue, using a personal loan to keep it afloat and steer it toward success.
Judo Master Bill Wong: Hooked on Judo
Two months after his first judo lesson, Judo Master Bill Wong was thrown by a 12-year-old boy. That’s the moment he got hooked on judo.
Bittersweet interview at Pop Warner National Cheer & Dance Championships
A touching interview with the San Francisco PAL Seahawks Midgets dance team at the Pop Warner championships in December 2009. Many of these kids grew up in our program and are graduating this year. Congratulations and best of luck! San Francisco PAL Seahawks Midgets on YouTube Thanks to African American Art & Culture Complex, Creative […]
Make a donation before December 31st and help kids!
Give today to help us serve 5,000 youth annually, including our city’s most vulnerable, providing them with year-round sports and activities. This year volunteer officers from Ingleside station organized a 6th grade basketball team from the Sunnydale Housing Development. They didn’t win a single game, but the kids learned important skills like ball handling and teamwork. More importantly, […]
Calling all new middle school spring soccer teams!
San Francisco Police Activities League (SFPAL) would like to invite you to participate in the 2009-10 soccer season, in partnership with California Youth Soccer League (CYSA.) We are accepting new teams in the U11-U14 age group (kids born between 1995 and 1999.) Age division will be determined by the age of your oldest player. Kids […]
Get your kicks with spring soccer!
We are kicking off spring soccer registration. PAL teams and new teams need to file their intent to register form ASAP . Check our soccer page for all the forms you need to register your team, or call the office at 401-4666 for more information. If you are a Mission and Viking team, you need […]
Cheerleaders win at Pop Warner nationals!
Congratulations to SFPAL Seahawks dance teams on their Florida wins! Both the Midgets and the Pee Wees placed second in their competitions, and the Junior Pee Wees placed third. Congratulations all! Thanks to African American Art & Culture Complex, Creative Image Solutions, Lennar Urban and many individual donors for making this trip possible for our […]
Three Seahawks cheer/dance teams advance
Three Seahawks cheer/dance teams are advancing to the Pop Warner National championships in Orlando, Florida, where they will compete against Pop Warner teams from all over the country.
