Amador girl’s tennis wins 3rd place at Freedom Tourney
The Amador JV girl’s tennis team took third place out of nine area teams at the Freedom Invitational Tournament, played Sept. 25 and 26 at Freedom High School in Oakley.
Amador swept all five courts in their first two matches, and narrowly lost only one court in the third to advance into the championship playoffs with a record of five out of six singles wins and nine out of nine doubles wins. In their next match, they played with determination against a tough Piedmont team, but were unable to get the win to advance into the finals.
The girls returned the next day to sweep both their two singles and three doubles matches.
PJFL Cowboys take over first place
The PJFL Cowboys and Jaguars took to the field Saturday with one thing in mind — taking over the coveted first place spot in the ultra-competitive junior varsity division. The first quarter was dominated by the defensive units of both teams, but early in the second quarter, the Cowboys struck first with a 25-yard touchdown run by running back Jake Jackson, giving them the early 6-0 lead. Led by the stellar tackling of linebackers Hunter Robinson, Kollin Mass and Jacob Ebel, the Cowboys defense took to the field after the score and shut the Jaguars offense down for the rest of the first half.
But the Jaguars would not back down and came out in the second half on fire, tying the game in the third quarter. With the momentum on their side, the Jaguars defense shut down the Cowboys on their ensuing offensive possession and again went on attack on offense. But Cowboys free safety made a game-saving tackle on a 25-year TD pass. The Cowboys defensive line anchored by Robert Boxberger, Nick Brum, Tyler Nunnery, Jacob Wilson and Frankie Esparza came to life and reclaimed possession of the ball. The Cowboys went to work with a hard-nosed rushing attack highlighted by a 47-yard scamper by fullback Sean Maloney and then on their ensuing offensive possession Jackson took it to the house for his second TD of the day with a big 50-yard TD run, putting the Cowboys ahead 13-6. With just a few minutes remaining, the Cowboys defense shut down the last-minute passing attack of the Jaguars with timely defensive plays by cornerbacks Travis Adkinson and Alex Skowron and the Cowboys solidified their spot at the top of the PJFL JV standings.
Seahawks excel at the San Jose Aquatics meet
The chill in the air didn’t put a damper on the Pleasanton Seahawks (PLS) at the San Jose Aquatics Junior+ Meet Oct. 3 and 4. New Pacific Recorded Times were achieved by Eva Chung, 200 breast. New Far Western cuts: Eva Chung, 100 fly; Katie Woods, 200 and 400 IM; and Nick Johnston, 200 back.
Frank Horpel accomplished a new Junior Olympic cut in the 50 free. New A times: Maya Gilchrist, 200 back; Lindsey DeWilde, 100 back; and Emily Saccullo, 500 free. New B times: Parker Brown, 200 free & 100 back. Best times: Moriah Simonds, 4/5 events; Maxime Rooney, 7/8 events; Nick Johnston 6/9 events; Lindsey DeWilde, 5/6 events; Emily Saccullo, 4/6 events; Frank Horpel, 6/7 events; Urian Lee, 2/4 events; and Jason Yu, 2/4 events.
BUSC U12 Rays top Rapids 2-1
Early last Saturday morning, the BUSC U12 Division 4 Rapids and the Rays, two undefeated teams, met for a test match. Both teams had previously won their games by large margins and were well matched. It wasn’t until one-third of the way through the first half before either team was able to put a score on the board. The Rays’ Joey Brasil passed the ball to Jordan Singh who fired the ball at Rapids Goalie Nate Gibson, who valiantly tried to stop the ball but the early morning dew made the ball wet and it slipped through his grip for a Rays lead, 1-0. The ball traveled the length of the field both ways for the remainder of the half both teams unable to score against the other until 30 seconds before the half when Rapids’ Jeffrey made a sweet pass to Damian Johnson who tucked it into the net on the right side to tie the game. After the half the battle continued with Shaun Kienhofer, Tyler Wineger and Timmy Wu leading the Rays defense. The Rapids also had strong defensive efforts. Both goalies Troy Bachand and Nate Gibson aquitted themselves well. Finally the Ray’s Jordan Singh kicked a corner to Kevin Yang who pounded the ball at the Rapid goal where, despite a Rapid defender trying to deflect the shot with a header, the ball found the upper right hand portion of the net. The Rays were fortunate to win the day 2-1.
BUSC U19 Advance come up short over the weekend
For the first of two games last weekend, the BUSC U19 Advanced team came up one goal short after one was taken away and Castro Valley United put one in at the 89th minute. U19 Advanced dominated the full game with a very solid second half. BUSC served up twice as many shots on goal but did not make the net. Michael Fontana, Luis Castillo, Titus Norton and Max Delaney made shots on. Spencer Miller held a strong mid and defense position sending on-the-mark passes to the forwards.
In Sunday’s game, U19 Advanced held off the Rockridge Sting for the first half. U19 Advanced’s keeper, Adam Johnstone, was busy saving at least a dozen goals but the team did not succeed in the end. Commendable play by Sam Onojafe, Jack Rogers, Kevin Briggs.
BUSC U12 Premier dominate Mission Valley/Fremont 6-0 The BUSC U12 Premier scored a victory over Mission Valley/Fremont Saturday morning.
In the opening minutes of the game, Jeffrey Klei scored from distance with a powerful shot. Nathan Esparza then scored off of a Jackson Still cross. Tylor Silva scored Ballistic’s next goal with a nice follow-up, kicking in a rebound off of the keeper’s hands. Mitchell Wilson had a beautiful header clearance in the box to preserve the shut out. Amid chaos in the area, Carson Paynter controlled the ball placing it in the corner of the net, making it 4-0 at the half.
Cameron Ritchie began the second half much like the first, with a goal in the opening minute. Bryce Veit capped the Ballistic scoring with a penalty kick winner, to end the game at 6-0.
The U11 Rage Premier team won their second state cup match 3-1 against the San Ramon Blue Crush. The Rage scored two goals in the first half, a beauty by Jo Salinas and another by Sarah Broacha that came from an outstanding assist from Sam Frost. Ariana Nino and Haley Okumura played excellent defense, as did goalie Juliet Allen who had some very nice long kicks to help keep the Crush away from the Rage goal. The second half saw the Crush come back with a goal only to be answered back by the Rage’s Ariana Nino who scored a goal off another assist from Sam Frost. The Crush was then shut down by the defense of Tiara Lewis, Lorna Roberts and Amy Schoendienst.
It was a heartbreaker up in Walnut Creek as the U11 Premier team lost their first league game of the season to the Explosion 3-2. Although the first half was equally dominated by both sides the Explosion were able to capitalize on a Rage foul resulting in a PK and later scored on a nice breakaway. The Rage came exploding back in the second half keeping the ball consistently in forward play thanks to Amy Schoendienst, Sarah Broacha, Sam Frost and Lorna Roberts, through their efforts and two beautiful assists from Jo Salinas and Ryan Murphy. Shanece Hunsaker positioned at the net was able to pop the ball in for two goals. Ariana Nino was spectacular on defense throughout the game and with help from Tiara Lewis, Haley Okumura and keeper Juliet Allen who had a few very close diving saves the Explosion were kept from scoring until the last few minutes. Forward Ryan Murphy had a great shot on goal which unfortunately instead of tying the game bounced off the post sending the Rage home with their first loss.
Rage U16AC take reins against WC with 5-1 win
It was another great weekend for the Pleasanton Rage U16AC as they dominated the game for a decisive 5-1 win over Walnut Creek impact Saturday. Rage got on the board when Olivia Zhu passed the ball back to Abby Moore who blasted it and deflected off a WC defender into the goal. Megan Ash scored the next when she cleaned up a Rage corner kick. Marisa Victor was there to finish when the keeper dropped the ball for goal #3. Ashley Jenezon and Charlie Garcia scored the final 2 goals when they blasted the ball over the keepers head from the 20 yard line. Forwards Alexa Espinosa, Cassie Scroggins had a great game while midfielders Haley Paxton, Erin Schoendiesnt, Jillian Beck, did a fantastic job distributing the ball. Lindsay Rigel, Molly Rowse, Stephanie Little and keeper Shannon Easley played tough in defense allowing only one goal.
BUSC U13 D3 increase winning streak
The BUSC U13 Div III Select team increased its winning streak to three matches by defeating Dublin Stealth 3-1 and Newark Arsenal 7-2 over the weekend. The BUSC boys out shot their opponents 46-24 and scored a total of 10 goals to their opponents’ three. Over seven league matches, BUSC is averaging 3.4 goals per match while only allowing 1.9 by opponents. They lead the AC league in scoring with a total of 24 goals and have moved into third place. The boys scored first in the Dublin match at the 24th minute of the first half and quickly followed up with a second goal at the 31st minute. Dublin snuck in a last minute score with seconds remaining at the end of the first half with a chip shot over the BUSC goalies’ head. The Select team scored again in the 29th minute of the second half to finish the match with a 3-1 victory. Goals were scored by Chris Goldhawk (2) and Mason Picone (1). Assists were provided by Brian Kinnee and Pierre Marie. Goldhawk’s second goal was unassisted. Mathew Teng led the offensive attack with six shots on goal with Dylan Tuell playing aggressively in the middle of the pitch until he was sidelined with a knee injury for the remainder of the weekend. The defense rose to the occasion by turning away the Dublin attack with a total of 31 clears by Chris Klahr, Sammy Hanson, Tomas Rozsa, Lucas Warzyniak and Mathew Teng. The transition zone was controlled by Reed Marques and Joshua Cole. Andrew Griehshammer limited Dublin to one goal in his keeper position while turning away six shots on goal.
The Newark game began with Arsenal scoring in the first minute of play. But, the Select team didn’t allow that to take them out of their game plan and responded with 6 unanswered goals over the next 41 minutes of the match. The boys were relentless in their offensive attack with six different players finding the back of the Arsenal net. Goals were scored by Andrew Griehshammer, Mathew Teng (a header), Roberto Beard, Pierre Marie, Brian Kinnee and Mason Picone (2, with the second goal a header). Assists were registered by Lucas Warzyniak (2), Brian Kinnee (2), Mathew Teng, Andrew Griehshammer and Mason Picone. Sammy Hanson anchored the defense as Keeper and registered 11 saves.
BUSC U16 Select struggle, but pull out 2-0 win
The BUSC U16 Select have been on a good run lately, but realize that every game cannot be an artistic success. This one was no Picasso, but the Select did what they had to pull out a 2-0 win over Fremont Saturday. With a short bench due to various reasons, the Select had an improvised lineup with several changes of position. This showed in the early stages and the passing and ball handling that is their trademark was missing. As the combinations kept coming, finally the Select had a flurry where they were raining shots but without success, going wide, high, off crossbars, and being saved.
In the second half, another switch of formation necessitated by having no subs found the Select to start to find openings in the Fremont defense. Finally, in the 66th minute, the Select grabbed the lead. Jared Shofi turned the corner on the right and sent a low, hard pass into the box. Nick Bayley scored for the second game in a row, redirecting the ball beautifully into the back of the net. Fremont pushed hard for the equalizer, but Ballistic began to regroup behind the ball and look for opportunities. Randy Copeman, who had another stellar game at central back, took a run through the middle of the field and created a dangerous opportunity for the Select, but they were turned away. Abe Barreras stepped into the right back slot and held his mark, the Fremont target player, scoreless. And finally, the persistence paid off. The Select knocked the ball around until they caught Fremont with numbers up. Brandon Cohen sent Bayley on net. As he fired near post, the Fremont GK made a nice save but gave up a rebound. Joe Lee was in the right place and blasted it into the back of the net in the 79th minute. GK Lukas Moses, who had to make a couple of tight saves in the second half, directed the last bit of the clean sheet for the 2-0 final. The Select are now 13-3-2, 6-0-0 in league.
Rage U15AC narrowly defeats Hayward International
Cooler heads prevailed as the Rage U15 AC team overtook the Hayward International Sunday 2-1. Haley Jackson scored the first goal off a PK to the lower right corner. In the second half, Haley followed up with a second goal. The Rage defense consisting of Nicole Bardakos, Meredith Jaeger, Christina Choing and Sammy Williams held off the Hayward offense for most of the game. Defending the goal were keepers Madi Beatty and Kasey Jensen, both playing exceptional halves.
Rage U16D3 leave Strikers awestruck
The Rage U16D3 Orange left the Fremont Stikers awestruck with a constant barrage of offensive thrusts that resulted in a 3-0 victory Sunday. Danielle Homan setup the first and last goals with excellent corner kicks that resulted in a nifty header from Katey Cloonan and a strong, left-footed boot from Delaney Holmes. Sandwiched between those two scores were an impressive run by Holmes after a throw-in that ended with a strike from the right side that found the back of the net. Megan Smart’s strong play anchored a defense that did not allow a goal for the fourth time this season.
Rage U14 Orange fail to capitalize
Rage U14 Orange started the weekend against Mustang Tigers. Rage forward Courtney Seams scored on the initial kick-off with assists from Olivia Deutschman, Kayla Bautista, and Lindsay Curlett. The Tigers’ first goal occurred when a corner kick slipped past the RAGE goal post defense. The Tigers’ second goal occurred on a Rage defense deflection and rolled into the goal. Rage had two good opportunities to score when midfielders Claire Williams and Kayla Bautista both dropped high arcing passes three feet out from the center of the Tigers’ goal, but Rage forwards could not capitalize. Fullbacks Olivia Deutschman and Katie Oross made two goal-saving stops. Rage finished the weekend against the Mustang Stampede. The Stampede scored the only two goals of the game. Fullbacks Laura Morgan and Katie Oross prevented multiple fast Stampede breakaways. Goalie Nikki Costello made two good stops.
Rage Grey U12 go 1-1 over weekend
After allowing Dublin Celtic United to score two goals first, U12 Rage Grey dominated the rest of the game last Saturday with goalie Sabrina D’Ambrosio making great saves. Jenna Crawford led the scoring by drilling the ball into the net from the midfield twice. Avery Jones also sailed one into the net. Darcy Kron and Bailey Sanchez moved the ball skillfully in the midfield. Liliana Tierney and Miranda Spring were solid in defense.
The Livermore Force beat Rage 2-0 Sunday, despite outstanding goal keeping by Dalia Shafi and tough defensive efforts by Justine Kamen and Megan Shackley. Taylor Clopton, Taylor Campbell, and Kailyn Coleman were aggressively moving the ball up the field, but the Force’s goalkeeper was flawless.
Rage Grey U9 shut out Sabercats 1-0
Rage Grey U9 faced the Mustang Sabercats in regular season play on Saturday in Danville, topping them 1-0. Although controlling the ball in the first half, RAGE Grey was unable to find the net. Mustang Sabercats started the second half with a fierce attack, but they, too, were unable to score. With five minutes left, RAGE Grey’s Sarah Mirr intercepted a Sabercat throw in, and turned it into a footrace that ended with a goal scoring kick.
Pleasanton Rage Division 4 for Saturday October 10, 2009.
AGE GROUP: U14
It was a fast start to the Rage Division 4 U14 game when Alexa Hansen tried to score from right side of net. Zoe Zimpher, playing midfield, battled for possession and brought it back to our offense, not once but twice. Shayna Doyle on defense helped stop the ball in its tracks and sent it flying back to offense. Juliet Logan sliced it past front of goalie to her offensive teammates but a battle for possession bunched up and prevented scoring. Opposition scores when there is a push call and they get a free kick. Maddie Jackson as goalie saves us. Juliet runs the ball up sidelines but Vortex’s momentum comes to a halt when offensive player gets injured. Second half depends on Shayna Doyle defensive moves that blocks Zoomboomafoo enabling Cassidy Holmes to send the ball flying over the goalie’s head from about mid field and almost scores. Our goalie MJ see’s a lot of action this half. Alexa Hansen and MoMo Iversen keep pressure on as offense but can’t find a break being overpowered. Finally, a call in our favor for a free kick by Karah Paul that opposition goalie stops it cold.
SCORES: Vortex 0, Zoomboomafoo 2;
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS: Alexa Hansen, Juliet Logan, Cassidy Holmes, Vortex;
TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYERS: Maddie Jackson, Shayna Doyle, Zoe Zimpher, Vortex;
AGE GROUP: U12
The tough offense of the Xtreme team was met with an equally tough defense of the Strikers. Siena Moca as goalie for the Strikers made several saves. Jyothirmayl Edara made a fantastic shot on goal that went in, scoring the only goal for the game. Taylor Cruz and Kayla Manzo also played a terrific game for the Xtreme. Avery Madavi played tough defense for the Strikers, and Grace Martin also played well for the Strikers.
SCORES: Strikers 0, Xtreme 1; Barracudas 8, Big Dawgs 1;
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS: Jyothirmayi Edara, Taylor Cruz, Kayla Manzo, Xtreme; Taylor McCutchines, Caroline Grelach, Sam Villeges, Barracudas;
TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYERS: Siena Moca, Avery Mahdavi, Grace Martin, Strikers; Katie Zieker, Jessica Rieble, Kristina Brekenridge, Barracudas;
AGE GROUP: U10
The girls played a great game today. The Jewels brought on a good defensive game during the first half while the Jokers had a great offensive game using the corners kicks to their advantage. Olivia McGee took a shot to the goal with one of the corner kicks scoring for the Jokers. Helen Kang took the ball down the middle during the 2nd half and scored the second goal of the game. In the second half Olivia had another fantastic corner kick to the center of the goal while Nina Paranjpe took control of the ball and Helen Kang shot it in for their 3rd goal. Caolinn, Stacy, and Jordan had a great game for the Jewels. Halle, Maddie and Claire played a huge defensive game for the Jokers in the 2nd half.
SCORES: Jokers 3, Jewels 0;
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS: Olivia McGee, Helen Kang, Nina Paranjpe, Jokers;
TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYERS: Halle Uhl, Claire Larsen, Maddie Nelson, Jokers;
AGE GROUP: U9
In a closely contested match the Polar Bears battled the Princess Warriors exhibiting their increasingly developed skills in the first fall like match of the season.
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS: Vinix A., Bliss B., Maddie R., Polar Bears;
TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYERS: Morgan G., Woody W., Adalyn R., Polar Bears;
AGE GROUP: U8
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS: Grace Nimmo, Kieran Wallace, Michaela Riter, Monkey’s; Caroline Gjerde, Olivia Murphy, Kendall Harris, Minnie Mouse; Peyton Raun, Noe Jue, Savana Sadler, Martians;
TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYERS: Kieran Wallace, Grace Ose, Grace Nimmo, Monkey’s, Caroline Gjerde, Hannah Hart, Kelly Meyrath, Minnie Mouse; Audrey Alavi, Zoe Morgenroth, Bethany Chase, Martians;
AGE GROUP: U6
Daffodils and Doves were evenly matched in the first fall like day of the season. Players demonstrated their increasing awareness of the game by paying their positions and moving the ball up field and to their teammates.
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS: Issabella G., Julia S., Paige M., Daffodils; Olivia Martin, Kaitlyn Lemus, Olivia Soble, Diamonds;
TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYERS: Arriana H., Claire K., Maggie N., Daffodils; Sydney Lu,Amita Grewal, Sammie Manos, Diamonds;
Ballistic United Soccer Club
Division 4-Recreational
October 10 and 11, 2009
Age Group: U5
Home Team Name: Bats, Visitor Team Name: Barons
Top Offensive Players: Matthew Andre and Jackson Flora, Top Defensive Players: Tyler Cheng and Kevin Ellis,
Highlights: The Bats swooped down on Alisal against the Barons. Highlights include a powerful score by Jackson Flora and four goals by Matthew Andre, who could not be stopped as he flew down the field. On defense, Tyler Cheng made some amazing saves near the goal and Kevin Ellis helped repel the Barons as they stormed down towards the Bats goal.
Age Group: U6
Home Team Name: Coyotes, Visitor Team Name: Copperheads
Top Offensive Players: Anthony Mitine #7, Colby Wallace #6, Tyler Caldeira #5, Jaden Lewis #2, Ryan Armstrong #4. Top Defensive Players: Kyle Franck #9, Justin Wallace #3, Dylan Gray #8
Highlights: The Coyotes are getting much better with each of their games played! All of the boys did terrific passes to one another, defending their goal from the charging Copperheads!
Home Team Name: Colts, Visitor Team Name: Crusaders
Top Offensive Players: Jack Dubos, Jai Shah, Caleb Hilton – Colts
Top Defensive Players: Avie, Will, Bryce – Crusaders
Highlights: Boys played a very even game. Caleb, Jack and Brock for the Colts all had goals for the team. Avie, Will and Bryce all played some tough soccer for the Crusaders while scoring some goals too. Jai Shah had some great dribbling and shots on goal for the Colts.
Home Team Name: Comets, Visitor Team Name: Centurions
Highlights: The Comets had a strong game with an aggressive offensive attack that was lead with goals by Charlie Buckley, JT Brugaletta, Kale Pressler and James Weaver. A stifling defense led by Logan Roloff, Ben MacKirdy, Max Young and Kian Amini-Nejad kept most of the play at the Centurions’ end of the field.
Home Team Name: Crocodiles, Visitor Team Name: Cyclones
Top Offensive Players: Michael Buhalis, Top Defensive Players: Elliott Jay
Highlights: Once again the Crocodiles played amazing soccer as a team. Michael played aggressively and made an incredible assist for goal by Euan. Elliott had important blocks in the game making it difficult for the Cyclones to score. What a great team of players and friends.
Home Team Name: Cobras, Visitor Team Name: Cosmos
Top Offensive Players: Brandt Starron, Jack Basseer, Zach Young, Noah Lombardi. Top Defensive Players: Joshua Woo, Entire Cosmos TEAM
Highlights: The Cosmos and the Cobras met for a thrilling game on a sunny Saturday afternoon. The boys from both squads exhibited great enthusiasm and sportsmanship. Brandt Starron and Jack Basseer each had multiple goals on the day for the cosmos. Other goals were netted by Noah Lobardi and Zach Young. The Cosmos put forward a strong defensive team effort thwarting several Cobra offensive threats. Joshua Woo stood out on the defensive side and always seemed to be in the thick of pack when the ball was on the Cosmos side of the field.
Age Group: U7
Home Team Name: Fireballs, Visitor Team Name: Forty-Niners
Top Offensive Players: Arun Ahuja, Kevin Hong, Top Defensive Players: Gabe Payne, Daniel Wu
Highlights: The Fireballs played a hard fought game against the Forty-Niners. Despite being down by a goal early in the game, the Fireballs battled back to tie the Forty-Niners. The Fireballs showed off their improving skills. Daniel Wu played a key role as goalie in stopping the Forty-Niners’ attack in the second half, allowing the Fireballs to concentrate on scoring. Gabe Payne stayed alert on defense and was instrumental in breaking up many scoring drives by the Forty-Niners. On offense, Arun Ahuja demonstrated skill in moving the ball past the Forty-Niner defenders. and led the scoring charge with the first goal. Kevin Hong showed great determination in moving the ball down the field time and again and was rewarded by the scoring the game tying goal.
Home Team Name: The 49ers, Visitor Team Name: The Fireballs
Top Offensive Players: Jake Moss, Conner Andrews, Jake Amiri
Top Defensive Players: Ryan Flanagin, Jake Lambro
Highlights: The 49ers had a very even match against the Fireballs on Saturday. Top offensive players were Jake Moss with many break aways, goal by Jake Amiri, Conner Andrews, David Thoe and Liam Maciel. Serving in Goal with many great saves were Jake Amiri, Ryan Flanagin and Jake Lambro. Drew Homes connected with the ball with many passes. Rookie Johnny Foster had one pass and is enjoying his first season playing soccer.
Home Team Name: Spartans, Visitor Team Name: Snakes
Top Offensive Players: Noah White, Bryce Lombardi, Max McGhee
Top Defensive Players: Andrew Ralston, Mathew Bachelor, Miles Magann
Highlights: The Spartans and the Snakes played a hard fought competitive game Saturday afternoon. Both teams battled for control of the ball all the way to the end of the game. Great offense and defense was displayed by both teams.
Home Team Name: Flames, Visitor Team Name: Falcons Highlights: The Flames led the Falcons with goals by Trevor Cheng, Chand Duggal, Carlos Caruso, Parker Hill and Luca Musco. Aidan Roloff had two assists and Joseph Weaver and some outstanding saves in the goal.
Home Team Name: Scorpions, Visitor Team Name: Stingrays
Top Offensive Players: Brett Miller, Derek Nassar, Luke Neely
Top Defensive Players: Kyle Newman, Brandon Overcash, Gavin Yin
Age Group: U8
Home Team Name: Cheetahs, Visitor Team Name: Chargers
Top Offensive Players: Gio Cerutti, Daniel DeJarnatt, Michael McMasters
Top Defensive Players: Yezzen Alrawi, Allan Ard, Adam Carper
Home Team Name: Magicians, Visitor Team Name: Mavericks
Top Offensive Players: Canyon Kosch, Scott Drummond
Top Defensive Players: Matthew Scarpelli, Vishal Palekar
Highlights: The Magicians hosted the Mavericks on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in Muirwood Park. The Magicians were the first to score, but the Mavericks were stout and responded with two goals of their own by Canyon Kosch and Scott Drummond. The Maverick defense was relentless in keeping the ball out of Maverick territory. Matthew Scarpelli and Vishal Palekar were particularly stingy while confronting the Magician attack. However, a quick strike by the Magicians and one unfortunate ricochet proved to be the deciding factor in the game. Both teams exhibited tremendous sportsmanship in a close contest.
Age Group: U9
Home Team Name: Tyrants, Visitor Team Name: Tornadoes
Top Offensive Players: Eustyn Trinh, Top Defensive Players: Vishal Cherukuri
Highlights: The Tornadoes played the opening goal in the first 12 minutes putting the Tyrant’s defence under pressure. The Tyrants equalized before half time with a goal scored by centre mid field Maxwell Stubbs with goal assist from Euann Owens. The Tyrants defense played strong with saves by goal keeper Vishal Cherukuri and Mihir Weling and Shawn Keswani as left and right back pushing the ball forward to the Tyrants left middle, Rohit Jaganathan, and right middle Maximilian Maratsos with Joao Pais as the Tyrants striker.
The Tyrants entered the second half with goals by Brandon Doyle, Maxwell Stubbs and Euann Owens supported by solid offensive play by Eustyn Trinh. Defence was maintained by Mihir Weling and Shawn Keswani with Maximilian Maratsos taking goal position with 2 strong saves. Jonathan Ouyang played a solid mid field. The game maintained a fast pace with multiple goal attempts hitting the cross bar for both teams and a nail biting finish!
Age Group: U12
Home Team Name: Rapids, Score: 1
Visitor Team Name: Rays, Score: 2
Top Offensive Players: Brandon Larson, Top Defensive Players: Amit Nagdev
Highlights: Streaks were destined to end when the Rapid and Rays collided in a clash of unbeaten, unscored-upon teams – a 2-1 Rays tug of war ultimately decided by stingy defense, gallons of sweat and a dash of luck. The Rays broke a 20-minute deadlock when a shot skipped across the damp grass, then squirted through the Rapids goalie’s smothering dive – to trickle across the goal line in agonizingly slow motion. The Rapids knotted the game just seconds before the end of the half when Jeffrey Deguchi willed his way between defenders on the right flank, then chipped a short centering pass to Damian Johnson for a tap back into right corner. The game-deciding goal came just moments into the second half, when the Rapids goalie and a defender converged on a ball lofted across the goal, but the defender’s attempt to head the ball to safety deflected just past the goalie’s reach and into the goal. The rest of the game was punctuated by a Rays shot off the post, a Rapids penalty kick that caromed off the crossbar, Brandon Larson’s two 50-yard dashes to chase down and kill Rays breakaways, Amit Nagdev’s willingness to fling himself into traffic to make steals, Zak Sonnenschein and Michael Schwanhausser anchoring a relentless defense that allowed only nine shots, goalie Nate Gipson’s alert, diving plays from one end of the goal box to the other, and the non-stop offensive hustle by forwards Deguchi, Johnson and Tyler Kline.
Home Team Name: Rampage, Score: 6
Visitor Team Name: Renegades, Score: 1
Top Offensive Players: Viral Shukla, Alex Sung, Top Defensive Players: Will Gushurst, Devin Ketell
Highlights: Great job by goalee Will Gushurst. Goal for Renegades scored by Alex Sung.
Home Team Name: Ravens, Score: 3
Visitor Team Name: Raiders, Score: 1
Top Offensive Players: Dev Naik, Fred Liu, Noah Thomas
Top Defensive Players: Jordan Reni, Chris Bayley, Danny Hanna
Highlights: In the first half down by 2 points, Graham Catudal negotiated a long and difficult angle shot from the right side but unfortunately hit the left goal post and bounced away. In the second half, Dev Naik made an unassisted goal from outside the penalty area.
