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Santa Barbara Soccer Club's Rachel Smith, who also plays at Dos Pueblos High School, has verbally committed to play soccer at USC starting in the Fall of 2013.“I am very excited to have verbally committed to become a USC Trojan women’s soccer player and play in the Pac 12 Conference in the Fall of 2013,” Smith of Santa Barbara SC GU17 White stated.Smith was asked about the recruiting process.“I attended the College Night events at San Marcos High School and I met with the … [Read more...]
Mari Solis of the Santa Barbara SC GU16 White team has been on an amazing adventure and returned a better, stronger more experienced player and person as a result.Mari was invited to join the Mexican National Team program on a try-out basis. She made the final 25 but unfortunately not the final squad. Leo Cuellar, Mexico head coach, has requested that Mari remain in the path for recruitment. He has asked that Mari return to Mexico in the summer to train with the National Team Squad.This … [Read more...]
Dos Pueblos junior Rachel Smith has been named to the Southern Section's Division 2 All-CIF First Team. CLICK HERE TO VIEW COMPLETE ALL-CIF GIRLS SOCCER SELECTIONS Smith carried the Chargers to a second-place finish in the Channel League, followed by a first-round CIF win in which Smith scored both of Dos Pueblos' goals in a 2-1 victory over Royal.Los Osos' senior forward Ifeoma Onumonu was the division's Most Valuable Player and her coach, Mychal Armstrong, was named Coach of the Year. … [Read more...]
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Offense: Grace: Brethren senior Jennifer Brown Defense: Villanova junior Sydney Anderson Goalkeeper: Grace Brethren senior Sara Brock FIRST TEAM Kelsey Drain 12, Carpinteria Shirley Benitez 12, Carpinteria Sally Lam 12, Carpinteria Gabby Arnone 12, Grace Brethren Emma Pirro 9, Grace Brethren Jasmine Media 12, Fillmore Veronica Laureno 11, Fillmore Natalie Durtche 12, Bishop Diego Maisey Werre 11, Santa Clara Angela Escobedo 10, Santa Clara Sam Sanzone 12, … [Read more...]
Long Beach Poly turned up the pressure in the second half of Wednesday's CIF Division 2 second round game at Dos Pueblos, with Celeste Dominquez giving Long Beach Poly what it needed in the 54th minute of a 1-0 victory for the Jackrabbits.Dominquez redirected a shot from teammate Sam Shier, one of a number of opportunities in the latter 40 minutes of the contest."I haven't scored in a long time and I knew I had to come up big," Dominquez said.Long Beach Poly moves into Friday's … [Read more...]
Laguna Blanca’s crazy girls soccer season came to a wild and crazy ending on Friday.The Owls scored four goals, but it wasn’t enough as Oxford Academy forward Brianna Washa tallied four of her own and led the Patriots to a 6-4 win in a see-saw CIF Division 6 first-round playoff match at Laguna Blanca.The loss ended a season that saw the Owls (9-6) lose their first five matches and then reel off nine straight wins en route to the Condor League title.Oxford Academy, meanwhile, lost … [Read more...]
The Carpinteria girls soccer team traveled to play Katella in the first round of the CIF Division 5 playoffs. The game was scoreless for the first 82 minutes, but the home team scored a goal in added time to win 1-0 and knock out the Warriors.Carpinteria finished with an 11-5-4 overall record and a 6-1-3 Frontier League record which landed the team in second place. The Warriors received an unlucky draw and were matched up with Katella, the Orange League champion.The Carpinteria defense … [Read more...]
Dos Pueblos' first-round CIF victory came with heavy hearts on Friday, as the Chargers defeated Royal 2-1 on the birthday of Lindsay Rose, who tragically passed away after a surfing accident in April of 2009. CLICK HERE FOR CIF DIVISION 2 BRACKETThe team gathered together for a brunch earlier in the day and then talked about Lindsay's legacy some more after the match."It's definitely emotional," said junior captain Rachel Smith, who scored both of DP's goals on Friday. "The seniors … [Read more...]
The San Marcos girls soccer team faced a tough matchup at Arcadia, and lost 2-1 in a tightly contested game."It was really the best soccer the girls have played all season," Royals head coach Macie Berlin said.San Marcos finished in third place in the Channel League with a 2-4-2 record. As the wild card in the CIF Division II playoffs, the Royals faced Acradia -- the winners of the Pacific League.The first half was a back-and-forth affair and ended in a 0-0 stalemate.In the … [Read more...]
The Bishop Diego girls soccer team played in difficult conditions due to rain in Sante Fe Springs and lost its wild-card match-up 1-0."The field was under water," Cardinals head coach Brent Gonsalves said. "It was just unplayable."Santa Fe Springs took the lead in the 35th minute when a ball took an odd skip on the soaked field and went through the Bishop Diego defense. One of the home team's players chased the ball down and picked out an open player in the box, who put the ball in the … [Read more...]
Six local girls soccer teams earned berths in the CIF playoffs, and two teams received first-round home matches on Friday.Dos Pueblos (14-3-6), the Channel League runner-up, will play host to Royal, the Marmonte League’s No. 3 team, in Division 2, while Condor League champion Laguna Blanca (9-5) welcomes Oxford Academy (Academy at-large) in a Division 6 opener. THE PAIRINGS In first-round road games on Friday, San Marcos (Channel No, 3) is at Pacific League champion Arcadia in Division … [Read more...]
