Slammin’ Smurfs take season opener, 2-1

The Slammin’ Smurfs of AYSO Region 97-Boys Under 14 Division won

their first game of the season Saturday, a 2-1 win over a team from

Corona del Mar, as AYSO soccer season got underway.

Rex Nelson scored the first Smurf goal on a combined assist from

Branden Rowley and Phil Garrett, as Kyle Caldwell provided the second

goal. Smurf goalkeeper Tommy Olson made several key saves through the

first three quarters.

Christopher Gutierrez took over as goalkeeper for the final

quarter and knocked down a shot on goal.

Kyle Fults, Jordan Hovis, Andrew Kaban, Will Reichenstein,

Benjamin Swift, David Garrett and Edgar Torres played strong defense,

made some effective passes and took several shots on goal for the

Smurfs.

In other Boys Under 14 Region 97 action:

* The Who of Newport Beach 3, Costa Mesa Bruisers 3 -- The end of

the game also signaled the end of a Who breakaway as The Who and

Bruisers battled to a tie Saturday.

The Who received two goals from Travis Kuhns, and another goal

from Tobin Olson as Timothy Regan and Will Atwood assisted.

Who goalies Regan, Juan Trujillo and Christian Harrison provided

steady play in the net as midfielders Jon Gordon and Michael Perkins

each fired one shot on goal.

Sweeper Brandon Parole and defenders Nick Normandin, Jake

Silverman and Vinnie Finn each played well in the tie.

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In Region 57 Girls Under 12 action:

* Patriots 3, Silver Strikers 0 -- Kathryn Conner and A.J. Rome

scored two goals and one goal, respectively, to lead the Patriots to

victory.

The game was scoreless at halftime as both teams played solid

defense.

The Patriots received steady defense from Cali Conti, Tess Crane,

Jacquelyn Crossen, Casey Goldberg, Marissa Morrill, Arianna Condon,

Amanda Garrett and Alix Condon.

Patriots’ goalie McKenna Caskey made a big save on Kelsey Valley’s

shot on goal to seal the game for the Patriots.

* Blue Crush 4, California Crazy Cliffords 0 -- Two goals from

Megan Gaal and one goal apiece from Bryn Hastings and Kelsey Davis

led the Blue Crush to their first win Saturday.

Goalie Michelle Lancaster helped in the win.

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In Region 97 Boys Under 11 Plus play:

* Newport 1, North Irvine 1 -- Whitney Regan scored the tying goal

for Newport in the third quarter as the two teams fought to a draw.

Newport’s offensive captain Bobby Okvist led the charge as Albert

Ryan, Jesse Hickey, Spencer Rautus, Shawn Shahidi, Cade Feitler and

Jake Manning kept the ball on Irvine’s side of the field for most of

the game and made crisp passes.

Defensive captain Blake Davey led Newport’s defense that included

Mario Figueroa, Spencer Martinez, Malcolm Faigen and Brain Baca.

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In Region 57 Boys Under 10 Division:

* Dark Dragons 4, Red Devils 0 -- Cort Hastings and Dylan Pievac

each scored a pair of goals for Coach Scott Pievac’s Dark Dragons as

they recorded their first shutout of the season.

Strong defense was provided by Max Weinberg, Matthew Francini and

Caden Stark.

* Blue Blasters 6, Blue Bombers 0 -- The Blue Blasters came out on

top of their practice game with the Blue Bombers as Misha Pakvassa,

Caleb Candelaria and Craig McKennon scored goals for the Blasters.

The Blue Bombers were led on offense by Marco Urquizza, Brodi

Beal, Gus Moore and Nolan Mena, while receiving strong goalie play

from Marco Piazza.

Kyle Regan, Ethan Murray and Slayter Stanley provided strong

midfield support and the defense was led by Nicolas Jaber, Ryan

Davidson and David Vorona.

* Killer Bees 6, Surf Monkeys 3 -- Led by Chris Whitelegge’s two

goals and one goal apiece from Jordan Desquin, Timmy Root and Jack

Ahearn, Coach Joel Desquin and assistant coach Christian Aqueveque’s

Killer Bees knocked off Roger Bushong’s Surf Monkeys.

Griff Amies and Stefano Nark collected assists for the Killer

Bees, who received solid goaltending from Whitelegge and Root.

Wyeth Rietveld scored three goals for the Surf Monkeys.

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In Region 97 Girls Under 10 action:

* Erica Wolf scored a goal for the Blue Crush, coached by Kelly

Berube and assisted by Brett Clemeth, as they battled Chris Sarris’

team at Harper School Saturday.

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In Region 97 Boys Under 7 play:

* The Cheetahs began and ended the game in style against the

Hammerheads at Newport Heights as Conner Tamblyn started the game for

the Cheetahs with a goal and Emmanuel Jogwe finished the game with a

Cheetah goal.

Robert Lyons and Montgomery Faigen played solid on offense.

For the Hammerheads, Jake Baxter, Cade Scharnell and Nicholas

Shallahammer played strong defense.

* Also at Newport Heights, the Fireballs battled the Blue

Fireballs.

Marc Gehlke scored a goal in the first quarter, surrounded by

Brooks O’Hea and Nick Huntley.

Nick Roman, Mario Nark and Daniel O’Toole attacked all game while

Marcell DeBarros and Kody Wensley played great defense.

Fireball goalie Mitchell Mendoza thwarted many Blue Fireball shot

attempts, as both teams played exciting soccer.

* The Laser Dragons came out firing against the Tigers as the

goals and assists came from Cole Chapin, Ian MacInnis, Shaun

Vetrovec, J.J. Von Ahlefeld and Peter Kwock.

Fierce defense and goalkeeping was provided by Brandon Beck,

Garrett Byers, Joey Gregory, Jack Williamson and Rian Atheron.

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In Region 120 Girls Under 14 action:

* Shockers 3, Twisted Chaos 2

The Shockers scored early and were able to hold-off two late goals

by the Chaos to win their opening game of the season.

Chaos’ fullback Jaye Hellmich and rookie goaltender Cayley

Camarillo played strong defense against the Shockers attacking

offense, not allowing a second-half goal with help from Sara Barr and

Gina Gonzalez.

Tamisha Williams scored back-to-back goals on assists from

forwards Susana Carmona and Annel Alvarez to get the Chaos within one

goal late in the game, but the Shockers held off their surge.

*In Region 120 Girls Under 12 action:

* Girls In Black 4, Poison Ivy 1

Abby Scheafer scored two goals and Tatiana Bush and Stephanie Fox

each added a goal as the Girls In Black defeated Poison Ivy.

Midfielders Alex Payzant, Michelle Eastman, Rebecca Alward and

Mariah Bailey played well as Diana Gutierrez, Nicole Apted and Alexa

Aguilar provided the defense.

Forward Jeana Tanner scored Poison Ivy’s goal.

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In Region 120 Girls Under 8 play:

* The Purple Ponies and USA Girls played a competitive match,

with much offensive and defensive highlights.

Tayla Woodbury and Cassie Stevenson each scored a goal and were

assisted on offense and defense by Tanith Kime and Maddie Deutsch.

Christine Mason, Ashleigh Doezie, Danielle Moran and Jordan Page

stopped several shots while in goal.

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In Region 120 Boys Under 8 play:

* The Black Dragons, coached by Tim Deutsch, dueled against the

Fireballs Saturday.

Christian Darrow, Garrett Deutsch, Austin Uribe and Tyler Owens

all played aggressively when they were goaltenders.

Bill Crosson, Garrett Kahre, Connor Pearce, Dennis Piens and

Harrison Stern provided excellent defense and ball movement.

* With goals from forwards Christian Chapin and Jake Haar, the

Hurricanes battled the Fireballs at California School Saturday.

Several Hurricanes turned in successful performances.

Forward Clay Carr had the first breakaway shot on goal in the

opening minutes as goalkeeper Riley Brown stood his ground against

the Fireball attack.

Fullback Chris Woycheese consistently covered the backfield for

the Hurricanes, as midfielder Alexis Plata displayed aggressive play

with a well-timed defensive header. Midfielder Matthew LaValley

applied pressure to lead the Hurricanes to their final goal.

* The White Lightening came out firing in the first game of the

season, led by Robert Sullivan’s four goals and Chad Fackler’s two

goals.

Fackler and Colin Moran made accurate passes as Matt Thomas, Drew

Benham, Zac Riedle, George Becerra and Alan Giglio all played tough

defense for Coach Don Fackler’s team.

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In Region 120 Girls Under 6 play:

* The Glitter Girls and Dolphins dueled Saturday at Costa Mesa

High with Jillian Cathey, Lizbeth Chavez, Faith Nakamoto, Vanessa

Rosario, Jennifer Valdez and Daniella Amador all playing well for the

Glitter Girls.

The Dolphins played strong as well.

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In Region 120 Boys Under 6 action:

* Both the Hoppers and the Eagles tallied a handful of goals

against each other.

Colin Williams, Christopher DeFrenza, Cole Rowerdink, Cole Norris,

Cody Nelson, Karl Donovan and Sean Fisher all got their first touches

of the ball this season.

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In Region 57 Girls Division 4 12 and Under play:

* Venomous Vipers 6, Shooting Stars 1

Giving up an early 1-0 lead didn’t faze the Vipers as they

rebounded to score six unanswered goals to win their first game of

the new AYSO season Saturday at Buffalo Hills Park.

Marisa Cummings, Michelle Zucker, Jenna Engstrom and Rene Mycorn

scored the Vipers’ goals.

Mycorn, Zucker and Korinne Kornmann each played goalie to maintain

a second-half shutout as Emily Baker, Shay Bastien, MacKenzie

Constantinou, Andrea Dubis, Kelly Marshall and Sophie Molinari

anchored the defense.

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In Region 97 Boys Under 12 play:

* The Patriots battled to two 1-1 ties in their preseason games

Saturday.

Preston Wheeler scored the Patriots’ goal in their first game

against Tim Newman’s team and Spencer Baratto scored the lone goal

against the Hurricanes in the second game with help from Wil Curiel,

Tommy Freeman, Chris O’Campo and Jackson Carmack.

Randall Hause, Daron Arnold and Irving Torres contributed to the

exciting contest as Christopher Cowie, Joshua Bowman and Jay Wilson

played fierce on defense with goalkeepers Jay Wilson and Carmack

holding the opponents at-bay.

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In Region 97 Girls Under 10 play:

* Brats 5, Peppermint Twists 0

Courtney McIntosh scored the first two goals followed by single

goals from Madeleine Gallardo, Katie Escher and Claire Castillo to

beat the Peppermint Twists.

Sweeper Maria Swift played well as Sophia Leveque, Alexandra Kehoe

and Zoe Sanglerat contributed on defense.