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South Bronx United held third annual Literacy Day on Saturday, May 4th at Macombs Dam Field. Children and their parents will be able to picked up free books, and SBU high school students read Wild Soccer Bunch books in story time 4-10 year old participants. Thanks to Literacy, Inc., Sole Books/Wild Soccer Bunch, Inc., the New York Public Library Mott Haven Branch, Kiwi Magazine, and countless individuals for their support. Read more about the event.

The 2013 South Bronx United College Showcase Tournament was the best event to date, attracting 23 boys teams from the greater metropolitan area, including NYC, Westchester County, Long Island, New Jersey, and Connecticut to Randall's Island for two days of games in front of college coaches from a diverse group of schools from the region. To learn more about the event and the results read the full recap or read SBU Senior, Kafoumba Doumbia's article My Last College Showcase.

14 year old Bakary Bagayoko reflects on his first season with South Bronx United since moving from Mali and looks forward to new experiences this Spring. Read his article on sbUNITE!

I am an eighth grade honors student at Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School. I am 13 years old, and I am a member of South Bronx United’s U 14 Girls Travel Team. I like to achieve the impossible. This year, I was introduced to the process of applying for public high schools in New York City.... Read the full blog article on sbUNITE!

It has now been almost a month since I arrived at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), a college in the city of Troy in upstate New York and I feel very happy about my college decision.... Read the full blog article on sbUNITE!

18 year old Kafoumbia Doumbia tells of the SBU 93 Sonics' travels and adventures this season as participants in US Youth Soccer's Northeast Regional Premier League (NERP). Read more at sbUNITE!

Hundreds of books were donated to children and parents and high school students and coaches read Mia Hamm's "Winners Never Quit" to our young athletes during storytime as Literacy Day succeeded in promoted reading for children and families in the community. Read and see more on sbUNITE!

10th Grader Guibel Marino shares her experience from SBU's recent visits to St. John's Univeristy and Brooklyn College in the latest blog article on sbUNITE! Read the blog: Visiting Colleges with SBU

On January 18th, South Bronx United held its winter College Night for all high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Read more about the event.

SBU's Class of 2011 is about halfway through their freshman year of college. Alumni Sheick Wattara blogs about his first semester in "College So Far".