Daily Pilot Soccer Cup: Work never ends for McIntosh
Steve Virgen
COSTA MESA - There is so much work to be done for Daily Pilot
Soccer Cup tournament director Kirk McIntosh, it’s a wonder he found a
time to coach his Kaiser (No. 3) fifth and sixth grade girls team.
Yet, perhaps, that was the most easiest “chore” of the day as his
girls cruised to a 5-0 victory over Newport Elementary at the Costa Mesa
Farm Field Thursday.
McIntosh said his team is made of the same girls who won the third-
and fourth-grade title last year. He said they claimed the championship
with ease as they were never challenged and, just as they did Thursday,
they played keep-away throughout most of the contest.
Kaiser used five different scorers to earn the victory.
Alesha Young began the scoring onslaught when she finished a pass from
Alex McIntosh. Then Emily Ohlhaver made good on Crystal Mena’s pass to
give Kaiser a 2-0 lead.
Mena then increased the lead with a goal of her own. And in the second
half, Megan Munce added to the advantage, taking an assist from Carly
Ruiz.
In the waning moments of the game, Ruiz closed out the scoring with an
assist from Munce.
Newport Elementary used the second half as more of a practice session.
Coach Mike McMains shuffled girls in and out and made sure everyone
received experience. His girls, like all other teams, have had only three
(or four) practices to prepare for the Daily Pilot Cup.
Madison McMains, Arielle Rockwell, Krysten White, Molly Felix, Devin
Fenley and Camille Collett worked as midfielders for Newport, while
Andrea Aqueveque, Shanell Paris, Chantele Dennison, Margaret Vento and
Alexandria Merozian tended to forward and fullback duty. Jessica Schart
and Grace Shorey shared goalkeeping duties.
After the game and after telling his girls of their next matchup, Kirk
McIntosh dressed himself in a different shirt because he was the referee
of the next game.
Yet, in all the chaos, he was still pleased mainly because of the
turnout which more than doubled from last year.
“My biggest fear was finding enough referees,” he said. “The most
pleasing thing of all was all the kids. There are over 1,000 kids that
participated.”
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