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---------------Sam Strong's goal in the 68th minute was the difference on Tuesday evening at Warkentin Stadium, where San Marcos' boys soccer team defeated Santa Barbara 1-0 for its first win over the Dons since February of 2005.In the process, the Royals extended their unbeaten streak to five games, including points in four straight Channel League games."We're grinders. You know, we're blue collar - a blue-collar team," said Royals head coach Matt Winecki.It was the first … [Read more...]
Freshman Emily Allen scored two second half goals on Thursday night against Santa Barbara to earn a 2-0 victory for the San Marcos girls soccer team.Just a few minutes into the game, an unfortunate collision left Danielle Smith, the Dons' sophomore center back, badly injured. Play was stopped for 30 minutes and Smith, who broke both her tibia and fibula, was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital.After a scoreless first half, Kaylin Koopmans crossed a ball into the box and Allen headed … [Read more...]
The Bishop Diego girls soccer put in an own goal during Thursday's game at Villanova, but rectified its mistake and came back to win 2-1.The blunder came in the 12th minute, but just seven minutes later Gabby Koepenick continued her stellar season and tied the game at 1-1.The Cardinals attacked furiously, but could not find the net for the rest of the half."We had it inside their 18 so much," head coach Brent Gonsalves said. "We had tons and tons of shots but couldn't put it in … [Read more...]
Rachel Smith scored the lone goal in Thursday's game at Ventura, and the Dos Pueblos High girls soccer team won 1-0.The goal came at the start of the second half when Weslea Gosnell-Greyson found Natalie Klapp. Klapp then hit Smith who put the ball in the back of the net to give the Chargers the lead.Gosnell-Greyson and fellow freshman Addy Willit were called up to varsity and made major contributions in the match.Dos Pueblos (5-1 Channel League) will play next at home on Tuesday … [Read more...]
The Dos Pueblos High boys soccer team hosted Ventura on Thursday and lost 1-0 after the Cougars poked a goal in with just three minutes remaining in the game.It was Senior Night for the Chargers, and all the graduating players were on the field for nearly the entire game.The Dos Pueblos veterans played the defending Channel League champions to an even match, with the score tied 0-0 for the first 77 minutes. The game looked bound for a draw, but Ventura got its foot on a ball that bounced … [Read more...]
The Carpinteria High girls soccer took control early in its match at Santa Clara on Thursday and won 3-0.The victory will set up a showdown with Grace Brethren that will likely decide the Frontier League champion.Kylie Aurgerot started the scoring by heading in a Catherine Torres cross in the 14th minute.The Warriors took a 1-0 lead into half, and Keslie Bryant scored in the 63rd minute to extend the league. Bryant started just her second game of the season, and has two goals in … [Read more...]
Freshman Jeffrey Acheampong took on the role of playmaker and handled it quite well in Cate’s 7-0 Condor League boys soccer win over Ojai Valley School.Acheampong had four assists and scored a goal as the Rams improved to 9-1-1.Ema Boateng, who signed a national letter of intent with UCSB, scored the first goal off a Acheampong pass in the third minute.Three minutes later sophomore Tyler Douglas fed Acheampong who put it away. In the 10th minute, junior Justin Kim found senior … [Read more...]
McKenzie Scarborough recorded a hat trick, and Laguna Blanca jumped all over Cate, 6-2, in a Condor League girls soccer match on Tuesday."I don't think anyone expected today's result except our girls," Laguna coach Kevin Shertzer said. "From the opening whistle to the last kick, I felt our team dominated the game. We had enough chances to double our tally, but are extremely happy with the outcome, especially after losing to Cate earlier in the season."Scarborough gave the Owls the … [Read more...]
Edwin Elizarraras put the Carpinteria boys soccer team on his shoulders, scoring three goals and assisting on another to lead the Warriors to a 5-1 rout over visiting Fillmore in a Tri-Valley League match on Thursday.Elizarraras scored just before halftime on a Luca Rigatoni assist to give Carpinteria a 2-1 lead. He then scored the first two goals of the second half, one on a penalty kick and the other directly off a corner kick.“He scored from every angle,” Carpinteria coach Daniel … [Read more...]
The future looks bright for the UCSB men's soccer team following head coach Tim Vom Steeg's announcement of the latest additions to the 2012 roster on Wednesday.Cate School star midfielder Ema Boateng and goalkeeper Nick Savino (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown HS) have both signed National Letters of Intent with the Gauchos. Meanwhile, Vom Steeg will also add transfers Dion Acoff from Creighton, Achille Campion from Belhaven University, Javier Castro from Mt. San Antonio College, and Brandon … [Read more...]
Laguna Blanca’s boys soccer team couldn’t match up with Thacher’s experience and skill and suffered an 8-0 loss in a Condor League match on Wednesday.“They’re a solid team all the way through,” Laguna coach Travis Manach said of the Toads, who are ranked second behind Cate in CIF Division 7. “They’re most seniors and juniors and we’re pretty young.”Laguna Blanca falls to 1-5 in league. … [Read more...]
A perfectly executed play on a free kick enabled San Marcos to score a goal in the 77th minute, and the Royals escaped Ventura with a 1-1 draw in a Channel League boys soccer match on Tuesday.The result puts the Royals (7-5-6, 3-1-2, 11 points) two points behind first-place Santa Barbara (4-0-1, 13 points) going into Thursday’s crosstown match at Warkentin Stadium.“This makes the game on Thursday much more exciting,” said San Marcos assistant Jesus Landeros.Down 1-0, the … [Read more...]
