HB Energy captures AYSO Plus Tourney

Mike Sciacca

HB Energy, a girls’ Under-12 Division team from North Huntington Beach

Region 55, ended its fall season Sunday by winning the Southern

California AYSO Plus Tournament.

The Energy defeated Mission Viejo in the final, 3-0, behind a

three-goal effort from Mariah Nogueira. Sarah Foster recorded her fourth

shutout during the weekend-long tournament in Irvine.

The victory avenged a 3-0 defeat to Mission Viejo during the regular

season, the only blemish on the Energy’s record.

They opened tournament play with wins over Aliso Viejo and Long Beach

in pool play Saturday, then followed those with a 4-0 blanking of San

Juan Capistrano in semifinal play.

Coached by Mike Edwards, Rueben Nogueira and Maggie Holland, HB Energy

is also comprised of Kelly Cuadras, Alex Edwards, Jennifer Globe,

Marilena Guadagnini, Clarissa Holz, Colleen Kustura, Nicole Luby, Shima

Nooryzadeh, Yesenia Ocampo, Natalie Peterson, Brianna Smith, Giana

Sortino and Katie Welch.

SH/ Hornets claim third place

The Hornets claimed third place in AYSO Region 55 girls’ Under-10

Division play by defeating the Huntington Beach Breakers in overtime,

2-1, in a regular season finale.

Nicole Smith scored off a Kimya Jafroudi assist to break a scoreless

tie in the third period. The Breakers earned a 1-1 tie in the fourth

quarter on a Katie Morrow goal, her first of the season, which came off a

Emily Peterson feed.

Tied through regulation, the two teams headed to a mandatory overtime

that featured two, five-minute periods. It was there thta Alyssa Duren

scored unassisted to lift the Hornets to victory.

The defensive battle featured strong play in goal by Chanelle Neal and

Christina Blank of the Hornets and Rachel Luby and Madison Mulcahy of the

Breakers.

“All of the girls contributed to this win and I’m proud of their

performance,” said Hornet coach Mike Anderson.

Other members of the Hornets include Lauren Anderson, Breanne Basom,

Halle Bissin, Lindsay Conlisk, Katelyn Gonzalez, Kaycee Rogers and

Kristina Snyder.