Gold Star girls play unbeaten tournament

The Gold Stars, a girls’ AYSO Under-14 All-Star soccer team out of

Region 117 (Fountain Valley/Huntington Beach), defeated Cerritos in

overtime to win the Hi-5 Tournament championship.

After the teams fought to a scoreless tie through regulation play, the

Gold Stars were able to claim the title on a free kick by Vikki Vandeman

in the overtime session. The free kick was awarded when Madison Empting

was hauled down during a breakaway scoring attempt.

Fullbacks Erin McCarthy and Sheri Rosen led the defensive effort with

Alex Bonsall posting the shutout.

The win capped an unbeaten tournament performance by the Gold Stars,

who went 4-0 overall. Julia Moreno and Megan McCoy led the team in a

tournament opening 3-1 win over Region 5, while the play of Stacy

Ketcham, Lauren Rosche and Stephanie Logsdon stood out in a 9-0 rout of

Quartz Hill in pool play.

Timarie Bryant, Allison Raasp and Nam-Ahn Doan also turned in strong

tournament performances.

The Gold Stars next will represent Region 117 in the upcoming Area K

All-Star Tournament scheduled to begin Jan. 19 at Vista View Middle

School in Fountain Valley.

In other girls’ soccer action:

HB Energy gains tournament title

HB Energy, a girls’ Under-12 Division team out of Region 55

(Huntington Beach) concluded its fall season by winning the Southern

California AYSO Plus Tournament.

Mariah Nogueira turned in a spectacular offensive performance in the

tournament finale against Mission Viejo, as her three goals accounted for

all the scoring as Energy scored a 3-0 triumph. Goalie Sarah Foster was

equally impressive in the victory as she recorded her fourth shutout

during the two day tournament held in Irvine.

The win also avenged a 3-0 loss during the regular season to the same

Mission Viejo team and was the lone loss on the Energy’s record.

Energy opened tournament play with wins over Aliso Viejo and Long

Beach, then followed with a 4-0 shutout of San Juan Capistrano in

semifinal play.

Coached by Mike Edwards, Maggie Holland and Rubens Nogueira, the HB

Energy roster also is comprised of Kellie Cuadras, Alex Edwards, Jennifer

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

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

Sortino and Katie Welch.