Lightning opens with victory

The Lightning, a girls’ under-17 Silver team, opened it season

last Saturday with a 3-1 victory over San Gabriel Valley in a Coast

Soccer League match played at Pasadena.

Janet Peterson’s first half goal gave the Lightning a 1-1 tie at

the intermission, and second half goals by Lauren Stimmler and

another by Peterson gave the squad the win.

Keeper Gena Johnson and sweeper Danae Lucas anchored the defense

for the Lightning who also received key contributions from Megan

Bell, Tara Fox, Nikki Freiborg, Jill Hribar, Caitlin McGinnis, Hilary

Pohlman, Lindsey Rodgers, Beth Santiago, Samantha Serrano, Courtney

Taniguchi and Krista Thompson.

The Lightning then dropped a 4-l match to Simi Valley but bounced

back to upend Santa Clarita, 3-1.

The Lightning, who tuned up for the regular season by placing

second in the Nike Arsenal Tournament over Labor Day weekend, returns

12 players from the 2001 team.

In other AYSO action:

Region 117 Girls

Bombers 6, Sweet Strikers 1

Emily Walling netted three goals -- including one on the second

play of Saturday’s contest -- to help lead the Bombers past the Sweet

Strikers in under-10 Division play at Gisler School.

Erin Sparno and Nicole Allen each added scores before the

intermission, and Kim Choto completed the Bombers’ scoring with a

goal in the final quarter.

Caroline Hiatt scored for the Sweet Strikers.

Boys

Ice Breakers 6, Blasters 2

The Blasters scored within the first few minutes of this under-10

Division contest at Perry School, but the Ice Breakers fought back to

win their second game of the young season.

Trevor Verone paced the Ice Breakers’ attack with two goal and an

assist.

Matthew Bordas and Matthew Steinhaus each scored once and had an

assist and Mitchell Phillipy and Michael Rowe each scored once.

Nick Frens and Tommy Vollum assisted on offense, Kane Ordonez and

Cole Souza anchored the defense and Garrett Hickman and Gavin Perdomo

shared goaltending duties with Phillipy and Verone.

Region 55

Girls

Breakaways 4,

Green Geckos 0

Single goals went to Sloan Turner, Nicole Camarrillo, Kyleigh

Kesler and Sara Weismann as the Breakaways improved to 2-0 with their

second shutout victory at Sun View Elementary School.

Christina Thien worked goaltending duties for two quarters and

Weismann and Natalie Ortiz defended the net for one quarter each.

Breakaways 3,

Blue Crush 0

Forward Sloan Turner pushed across two goals and Nicole Camarrillo

scored the other to lead the Breakaways in a season-opening win.