Watertown girls part of national championship soccer team

By Roger Whittle - July 17, 2026 in Featured, Sports Reading Time: 3 minutes

Watertown players on the Tempo Surge team are, from left, Alivia Ringgenberg, Isabelle Gerlach, Berkley Fligge, Sophia Gallardo Popham, Rhyleigh Bakken, Avah Meyer, Lauren Tesch and head coach Jorge Gallardo. Courtesy photo.

Seven Watertown soccer players are part of a national championship team. Tempo Surge, a 16-and-under girls team affiliated with the Tempo Soccer Club ...

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Roger Whittle

Roger Whittle has over 40 years of daily newspaper experience at a dozen papers across the country including the Omaha World Herald. He returned to his hometown of Watertown in 2012 as editor of the local paper. He has been recognized with dozens of journalism awards for writing, photography and page design.

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