Diego Pichardo playing club soccer with one of the leagues in Moses Lake during the offseason. Pichardo has made it to the semifinals of the competition for Youth Athlete of the Year where he currently sits in third.
August 31, 2025
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Tigers’ Pichardo in the running for Youth Athlete of the Year
EPHRATA – Ephrata Tigers junior soccer player Diego Pichardo was nominated for the 2025 Youth Athlete of the Year award. The winner of the award will be featured in a 3BRAND advertisement in Sports Illustrated and receive a $25,000 prize. “I’ve just been loving (soccer) so much,” said Pichardo. “The sport has been everything to me basically.” Pichardo played as a winger for the Tigers in the past and is now looking to become a midfielder. He has enjoyed playing soccer his whole life and said he got into the sport through his father’s love of the game.