Laguna nabs fourth-place tourney finish

The Laguna Beach under-14 Spring Select soccer team earned a

fourth-place finish last weekend at the AYSO RexTravaganza tournament

held in Temecula.

Laguna advanced to the final four of the eight-team tournament on

the strength of its goal average.

Laguna opened the tournament with a resounding, 4-0, victory over

Rancho Santa Margarita.

In its next match, Laguna fought a team from Mission Viejo to a

scoreless tie, then dropped a tough, 1-0, decision to another Mission

Viejo squad.

In the final four round, Laguna was edged by Laguna Niguel, 2-1.

“I thought the girls did a terrific job,” Laguna Coach Gareth

Butler said. “We annihilated that first team and each game after that

was a close, hard-fought match.

“It was an exciting tournament and it’s great to see the

improvement in the girls’ skills throughout the season. They’ve done

unbelievably well since this team formed a few months ago.”

Next up for Laguna under-14 Spring Select team is the Mission

Viejo Classic June 12-13.

The under-14 Spring Select team is composed of Maya Butler,

Madeline Arterburn, Mandy Michaeli, Aedan Arko, Holden Penney, Emily

Cronin, Alexa Kaplan, Ali Terwilliger, Allegra Mount, Azure Cooper,

Rosalie Cebreros and Casey Stearns.