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KICKING FOR A CURE
MHS girls soccer game to help Lima family cover costs of battling cancer
Kicking for a Cure
Manteca High's girls soccer team is hosting its annual Kicking for a Cure game Wednesday at Guss Schmiedt Field. Proceeds of this year's match against Weston Ranch will benefit Miles Lima and his family. The Woodward Elementary fifth grader has been stricken by an advanced cancer in both eyes. Photo by Leonard Photography
Miles Lima is a fifth-grade student at Woodward Elementary School. When he was just two-months old, Lima was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma, which is an advanced cancer in both eyes. He underwent a series of chemotherapy and radiation treatments, resulting in his cancer going into remission.