AYSO Region 97 soccer: ??

Vanesa Gordon of the Ice Demons started the scoring in a 3-1 win

over the Snow Devils in AYSO region 97 girls under-14 play, on Saturday.

Emma Werlin and Ashley Rhinesmith also scored goals for the win. And the

defense,led by sweeper Rebecca Gordon and goalie Kally Lucas,held the

Snow Devils out of the goal in the second half.

Amy Thomas and Stephanie Vivanco assisted on the final goal that

Rhinesmith guided in.

Black Widows 5, 99% Angel 2 -- The Black Widows scored a 5-2 victory

over 99% Angel in under-12 girls action as Devin Grupe went for two

goals. Jen Peart, Amanda Laz and Alyssa Paine had one goal each. And

goalkeeper Grace Shorey with defensive support from Kristen Kahn, Marlena

Hamilton and Angela Mello held 99% Angel to just two goals. Sara Bailey,

Katie Nestel, Andrea Sosa and Amanda Laz also contributed with their

hustle.

Breakers 5, Laguna Niguel 0 -- The Newport Beach Breakers, an AYSO

Plus girls under-10 team, shut out Laguna Niguel 5-0. Shannon Rohan and

Lauren DeVoy set up goals for Kelly Heenan, Kori Erhorn and Megan

McMahon. Sara Gomez and Erin Miller each chipped in a goal to secure the

victory. Alice Cope, Stephanie Nealy, Maggie Bernay and Katy Storch added

defensive stops and made the plays for the shutout. Goalkeeper Amy Snyder

was also instrumental in the shutout.

The under-8 Wild Things’ Gigi Joseph kicked in a goal and Hannah

MacLeod controlled the Shooting Stars’ offense. Wild Things goalie

Allyson Parker stopped several shots and her teammates Lauren Wertheimer,

Hailey Schwartz and Amanda Peterson were also strong on defense. Mary

Yeager helped with an offensive charge and Mia Van Bergh supported with

all-around play.

Hot temperatures didn’t stop the White Tigers, a under-7 girls team

from playing a great game. Morgan Williams scored a goal against the Blue

Dolphins while teammate Lauren Conway led the defense as the heat was in

the mid-80s. Sadye Busby paced the White Tigers as she kept the ball

moving.

Kirsten Rohan scored six goals for the Shooting Stars as they faced

the Teenie Wahine in girls under-6 action. Hanna Van Voorhis and Maddie

Collins turned in defensive performance that led the Shooting Stars’

offensive attack and produced two goals from Jamie Darling and a goal

apiece from Alexandria Chandler and Rachel Vensand. Teammate Caitlin Cohn

had two assists.

Boys under-14: Amoeba 5, Red 0 -- The Amoeba 2000 scored in every

quarter and shut out team Red, 5-0 in the under-14 division. The Amoeba

got its third win of the season as Brian Sowers scored twice in the final

quarter.

Also, Brian Frey scored his fifth goal of the season. He now leads his

team in goals.

Josh Acosta and Niko Hendricks scored one goal each as well. Sowers

assisted Acosta on his goal. Hendricks got his goal from passing by Sean

Rowe and Sowers.

Argonauts 2, Lightning 1 -- In the Region 97 under-12 division, the Argonauts edged the Lightning, 2-1, as John Manchester scored two goals.

The defensive match featured Argonauts goalkeeper Christopher Redmond

with five saves. Jake Silverman swung momentum with a solo steal of a

Lightning offensive attack in the latter minutes of the second half.

The Argonauts also got solid defense from Jeremy Lewis an Brandon

Crowley. Andrew Kaban assisted on one of Manchester’s goals.

Blue Devils 3, Surf Dudes 1 -- The Blue Devils came from behind to win

3-1 over the Surf Dudes in the Division 4 boys, 10-11 year-olds. The Surf

Dudes scored first, but then in the second quarter, Edgar Torres got the

Blue Devils on the scoreboard. Flavio Cuevas, with an assist from

Johnathan Sutterfield, scored a goal for the lead in the third quarter.

Then Grant Jackson led a pass to Taylor Stevenson who kicked in the

insurance goal. Drew Harris, Jordan Hovis and Brandon Woods contributed

on defense for the Blue Devils. And Jamie Galey, Drew Harris and Michael

Garcia were defensive standouts for the Surf Dudes.