It was four years ago when Stocktonian Lee Neves was told he needed a new liver. Neves, a University of Pacific adjunct political science professor, at the time of the news was chief of staff for a state legislator in Sacramento.
After eight months on the transplant list, Saint Patrick's Day came in 2022, when, thankfully, he was able to get a liver transplant at the University of Florida Medical Center. It was during this time of waiting, lying in bed all day, that it put things in perspective for him. Neves wanted to do something more than politics, something involving soccer.
And that's when the dream of starting the Stockton Cargo was born. In October 2021, he saw the USL announced they were going to be starting the W-League and wanted to bring a team to his hometown, giving Stockton women an opportunity on the pitch – and it started with this pitch.
Four years, a USLW championship, and six players who've gone pro later, his dream became a reality.
It was all put in perspective for him last year during the Western Conference Final.
The club is home-grown, and Neves said they stretch every dollar, practicing and playing their home matches at Saint Mary's High School.
In the women's sports landscape, the NCAA has seen record growth, a more-than 10% increase in women's sports participation across all three divisions over this past decade.
With each shot at the net, Neves and his team are hoping to give their team a shot at their dreams.
Hernandez was born and raised in Stockton, is an immigration office assistant by day, and plays on the club by night. She's been with the team since its onset and is now an assistant manager. She's passionate about working in immigration law and playing on this team, where it's stress relief for her to be with her teammates on the pitch.
Hernandez said this team means the world to her and a lot of younger girls out here, including her new teammate, 17-year-old Alexanda Rios, who has dreams of playing pro and, after being recruited by coach Marek Albert and talking it over with her parents, moved from Long Beach to Stockton in April, taking online high school classes.
Making the best in their environments, the Stockton Cargo are carrying Stockton on their backs and squashing their city's stereotypes.
Hernandez and Rios grew up loving the sport with their families and also love how it brings people together.
The Cargo have drawn in both their opening matches. The team's next match is against San Juan SC on May 27 in Folsom. Their next home match is on May 30 at Saint Mary's High School at 7 p.m. against the Pleasanton RAGE, hoping to bring their community together.
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