Flash Gordon strikes!

A hat trick by Jonathan Gordon, a single goal from Tobin Olson and

stellar goaltending from Juan Trujillo netted The Who a 4-2 win over

Costa Mesa in Region 97 boys under-14 action.

Timothy Regan, Christian Harrison and Michael Perkins played

strong defense as did sweeper Brandon Parole. Midfield play was

provided by Vinnie Finn and Nick Normandin as Travis Kuhns provided

additional offensive support.

In boys under-12 play:

* Hurricanes 1, Panthers 1

Defense shined as both the Hurricanes and Panthers played to a

tie.

The Panthers scored first, but the Hurricanes answered right back

with a goal by Robby Hampton off a pass from Easton Giedt.

Steady defense was given by Jordan McLaren and Morgan Lintz, who

both prevented the Panthers from scoring when Panthers’ players were

in front of the net.

Defensive support was provided by Max Collins, Mick Sheehan and

Derek Boler.

In girls under-12 action:

* Red Crush 3, Galaxy Girls 2

Valentina Buonanoce scored two goals and Kayla Henric scored one

goal to lead the Red Crush to the victory.

Rebecca Slater assisted on one of Buonanoce’s scores.

In boys under-10 play:

* Surf Monkeys 6, Jaguars 4

With five first-half goals off the foot of Wyeth Rietveld and a

second-half goal from Trevor Magana, the Surf Monkeys tamed the

Jaguars Saturday.

Fellow attackers Sean Regan and midfielders Patrick Briand, Scott

Mack and Casey Bushing contributed to the Monkeys’ offense.

Rietveld’s four goals were almost matched by Jaguar Matt Mello’s

four goals, as Monkey goalkeeper Garrett Kerr held the Jaguars to

three first-half goals as Kerr was helped defensively by Magana,

Michael Shaw, Dylan Goodman and Willie Pyle.

Bushing and Briand also had time in goal for the Monkeys, shutting

down the Jaguars the rest of the game behind the defensive efforts of

Tyler Smith and midfielder Patrick Conway.

In girls under-10 action:

* Bratz 5, Blue Blasters 3

Two goals each from Courtney McIntosh and Claire Castillo along

with a single goal from Milena Buonanoce (her first of the season)

helped lead the Bratz to a win.

The Bratz scored two second-half goals to break open a close game

as Bratz’ goalkeepers Sophia Leveque and Brenna Landstrom played

solid in goal.

Kelly Kindgren, Alexandra Kehoe, Katie Escher, Zoe Sanglerat and

Madelaine Gallardo also played well.

* Blue Angels 5, Green Hornets 0

The Blue Angels improved to 5-0 on the season with their shutout

victory over the Green Angels.

Two second-half goals from Josie Jogwe gave the Blue Angels

breathing room.

Beth Barnard started the scoring for the Blue Angels with her

fourth goal in three games and moments later Kathryn Zimmerman zipped

a pass in front of the Hornets’ goal to Blakeley Ficenec, who

one-touched it for the second goal.

Zimmerman then scored on an assist from Ficenec before Jogwe

scored both her goals.

* Blue Crush 4, Parrot Heads 1

The Blue Crush, coached by Kelly Berube and Brett Clement, took

care of the Parrot Heads at Harper School.

Erica Wolf, Madison Grant, Allie Pantoskey and Sara Vetrovec all

scored goals for the Blue Crush as Kylie Johnson assisted on

Vetrovec’s goal.

* Teal Tigers 2, Tinee Wahinees 2

The Teal Tigers came back to score two goals to tie the Tinee

Wahinees Saturday.

Both Tiger goals came off the foot of Mary Yeager as Kristi Drake

and Delaney Bell made the assists.

Tabitha Goff made tough saves in net in the first half while

Addison Richley and Kylee Pochirowski split second-half duties in

goal for the Tigers.

Brittney Stair and Yeager defended well as the offense of Abby

Michaelson, Makena Owen and Sadye Busby kept constant pressure on the

Wahinees.

In boys under-10 play:

* Killer Bees 2, Volcanoes 1

In a tightly-fought matchup, the Killer Bees came out winners as

Timmy Root scored both Killer Bee goals, assisted on one goal by

Stefan Nark.

Logan Newett scored the Volcanoes’ goal. Bee goalkeepers included

Vincent Aqueveque, Max Catlin, Jordan Desguin and Timmy Root.

* Fighting Ninjas 4, Soccer Freaks 3

Two first-half goals by Matthew Buchanan and goals from Stevie

Michaelson and Jake Turner propelled the Fighting Ninjas to a win.

Defender Dustin Ayers broke up a number of scoring attacks by the

Soccer Freaks as Cody Caldwell demonstrated effective ball control

and solid defense. Grant Frazier and Taylor Wildman each made several

saves in goal.

* Blue Knights 2, Blue Bombers 0

The Blue Knights scored two quick goals and held off the Blue

Bombers with scoring chances provided by Nolan Mena, David Vorona,

Marco Urquiza, Ethan Murray, Brodi Beal and Nicolas Jaber.

Midfield play was provided by Gus Moore, Slayter Stanley and Marco

Piazza with the defense being led by Kyle Regan, Ryan Davidson and

Jack Murrell.

In boys under-8 play:

* The Newport Beach Hornets and the Speedy Hurricanes dueled and

the Hornets came out strong.

Griffin Leggett and Max Johnson scored goals for the Hornets on

assists from Connor Leggett in the first quarter, Luke Rockwell and

Joshua Bullock in the second, Joshua Eakin in the third and William

Fuchs in the fourth.

Steady defense was provided by Dalton Jensen, Adam Josephson and

Joshua Gutierrez in goal.

In girls under-8 play:

* Sara Hamilton and Delaney McCardle of the Zooming Zebras scored

against the Cubs with strong assists from Cinnamon Sary and Nicole

Fitzsimmons.

The Zebra defense soared with Hana Mumm, Sally Fuller, Kiani

Crivello and Cathryn Boettner.

* The Blue Water Dolphins dueled the Panthers Saturday with the

Dolphin defense led by Carly Christian and Ingrid Peralta.

Defender Jamary Leyva and goalkeeper Nicolette Powell excelled as

the Panther’s attack was led by Natalie Balgie, Lauren Halle and

Katie Gaitan.

In boys under-7 action:

* The Cheetahs and Fireballs dueled in a competitive matchup that

featured Robert Lyons scoring the lone Cheetah goal and the

Fireballs’ Nick Roman netting two goals.

Both teams displayed strong midfield and defense with the

Cheetahs’ Cade Scharnell and Jake Baxter both making stops and then

booting forward passes as Cheetah goalkeeper Nicholas Shallahammerm

snagged a strong shot from the Fireballs.

For the Fireballs, Mario Nack, Mitchell Mendoza, Cameron Hall and

Kody Wensley played steady at midfield as Brandt Bucher, Marcell

DeBarros, Nick Huntley and Brooks O’Hea were fierce attackers. Marc

Gehlke and Daniel O’Toole made big saves on defense.

Conner Tamblyn and Emmanuel Jogwe of the Cheetahs made excellent

moves offensively.

Montgomery Faigan and Mert Kocyigit also played strong defense.

* The Laser Dragons and Tiger Sharks dueled in a spirited game as

forwards Brandon Beck, Joey Gregory, Shaun Vetrovec and Jack

Williamson showed strength on the attack.

Garrett Byers, Ian MacInnis and J.J. Von Ahlefeld turned in solid

defensive and midfield play. Goalkeepers Rian Atherton, Cole Chapin

and Peter Kwock made several saves.

In girls under-7 action:

* The Orange Tigers and Shooting Stars battled Saturday with

Mollie Friend, Katelyn Mead, Nicky Walsh and Reo Nathan leading the

offensive charge that was complemented with a solid defensive effort

from Hailey Smith, Riley Flanagan and Claire Farmer.

* Twins Tory Thomson and Trischa Thomson both scored several

times and Carolyn Bockrath got her first goal of the season for the

Blue Crush as Dana Jessen showed solid footwork.

In boys under-6 play:

* Both the Raptors and the Firestorm fired shots on goal at

Newport Harbor High Saturday, with Christian Urquiza and Nicholas

Perales scoring goals for the Raptors.

Peter Bush, Logan Crider, Matthew Clarkson, Cory Kennedy, Conner

Newcombe and Daniel Ross assisted on the Raptor goals.

Tyler Fowler led the Firestorm in scoring and also assisted Brett

Beaudette in several goals.

Reed Pfeiffer moved the ball across the entire field and nearly

scored an unassisted goal.

* The Green Hornets received one goal apiece from Wyatt DeVine

and Ben Bockrath.

Strong defense was provided by Blake Jessen’s drop kick out of the

goal. Duke Walker, Brian Shaw, Sean Wilson and Matt Wiesner all

showed great teamwork.