Boys’ U-16 team perfect

The Region 143 boys’ under-16 Plus soccer team notched its 20th

victory of the season last weekend and capped an unbeaten season by

defeating Tustin, 3-2, to win the AYSO Area 11 division playoff

tournament.

Region 143 netted all three of its goals in the opening half of

play.

Yuto Someya scored the first goal, and Nick Lopez scored on a hard

shot from the right side in the 16th minute for a 2-0 lead.

Andrew Long, off a well-placed corner kick by Franco Macchia,

scored the third goal.

Tustin battled back with two second-half goals, but key saves by

keeper Boden McCarthy and the defensive play of Kevin Smit, Charles

Wright-Belma and Michael Long protected Region 143’s lead.

During the 20-0 season, center striker Kevin Cizmar led Region 143

with 16 goals.

The team roster also consists of Michael Danna, Christopher

Dulgarian, Marco Escobar, Shea Klemm, Derek Lockwood, Alvaro Melchor,

Corey Mora-Petty, Bryan Sullivan and Kevin Van Straalen.

“I’ve coached a lot of teams, but this one definitely is the most

complete team I’ve ever coached,” assistant coach Ron Long said.

“They played as a team all year. They not only like each other, but

they also love to pass the ball. That makes them really hard to

beat.”

In other games:

Under-10 Division

Ice Breakers win tourney title

The Ice Breakers captured first place in pool play of the Turkey

Shootout Tournament held last weekend at Edison High.

The tournament team, comprised of players from the Ice Breakers

and Strikers squads, posted a 3-1 tournament record.

The Ice Breakers began the tournament with a 2-1 loss to Region 56, with Taylor Nelson scoring off a Christian Rodriguez assist.

They bounced back to edge Garden Grove, 4-3, with Rodriguez and

Matthew Steinhaus each scoring twice, and continued their winning

ways with a 6-0 shutout of La Mirada.

In that game, Nelson, Rodriguez and Steinhaus all scored, and

Tommy Vollum picked up an assist.

Their final game came against the same team, Region 56, that they

opened the tournament against, but this time, the Ice Breakers

prevailed by a 5-2 count.

The Ice Breakers edged Region 56 by one point for first place in

the tournament standings.

Matthew Bordas, Gavin Perdomo and Mitchell Phillipy contained the

mid-field for the Ice Breakers. Nick Frens, Marco Randazzo and Trevor

Verone paced the defense and Perdomo, Phillipy, Steinhaus and Verone

all rotated in goal.

GIRLS’

Under-17 Division

Lightning ends season with tie

The Lightning ended their successful Coast Soccer League Silver

Division season by extending their unbeaten string to nine games

after a scoreless tie with San Fernando Valley.

In their first year at the Silver Division level, the Lightning

surrendered the second fewest goals in league play and was the only

team to defeat the team that won the division title.

The Lightning, 5-1-5 overall, consisted of Bridget Beetler, Megan

Bell, Tara Fox, Aubrie Fuette, Nikki Freiborg, Jill Hribar, Danae

Lucas, Caitlin McGinnis, Gena Johnson, Janet Peterson, Hilary

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

Stimmler, Courtney Taniguchi and Krista Thompson.