Lonestar Girls Showcase: Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Soccer players in the state of Texas will take a break from high school action and will have a little taste of club play this weekend, when Round Rock-based club Lonestar SC hosts its Girls Showcase at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The event will reunite club teams from the U15 to the U19 age groups, with sides from the ECNL, the ECNL-Regional League and the Girls Academy League, among others, taking part in the showcase. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Although teams from neighboring states Oklahoma, Colorado and New Mexico will also make the trip to Round Rock to compete, the vast majority of teams getting on the field will be from Texas, so here are some players from the Lone Star State worth your attention.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["159176"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Marino will be with Challenge SC RL G09 in the U15 Premier division. 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