Pacific Grove United "The ORCAS" (PG United - PGU)

PGU joined Monterey Peninsula Soccer League (MPSL), California Soccer Association (CSA) in the Spring of 2005. To date, the team has won 6 championships (2 Summer Leagues).

The team consists of mostly players from Pacific Grove. The team was created by Ronny Haraldsvik (Manager, coach, captain) an alumni of University of San Francisco (www.usfca.edu).

PGU "Orcas" has a strong league record:
- Fall 2009: #1
- Spring 2009: #3
- Fall 2008: #1
- Spring 2008: #1
- Fall 2007: #1
- Summer 2007: #1 in the Summer league (@ CSUMB 8x8)
- Summer, Fall 2006 & Spring 2007: No games played by PGU
- Spring 2006: PGU placed 2nd going into the playoffs (new format)
- Fall of 2005: PGU #2 PGU
- Summer 2005: #1 (Playoff @ CSUMB 11vs11)
- Spring 2005: #2 PGU (in our first season)

PGU contact information
-Ronny Haraldsvik (coach/manager)
Tel: 831 224-5043
Email:haraldsvik@sbcglobal.net
-Brad Weber (coach/manager + Boys Varsity for PG High School)
Email:WeberGG@aol.com

About Pacific Grove:
Pacific Grove is located on the Central California coast, on the tip of the Monterey Peninsula, 125 miles south of San Francisco, and 334 miles north of Los Angeles, and 23 miles west of the county seat, Salinas. It is bounded on the north by Monterey Bay, on the east by Monterey, on the south by Pebble Beach, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Pacific Grove was founded in 1875 as a Methodist Church Summer Retreat. Pacific Grove remains famous a "Butterfly Town U.S.A." because of the annual migration of the Monarch butterfly. The beautiful orange and black winged Monarchs arrive in October and spend the winter in Pacific Grove. Approximate Population: 18,000 (www.pacificgrove.org).