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SBSC U-14 White bring home National Cup title

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Soccer Club's Boys Under-14 White won the Cal South National Cup championship. The team won seven matches in the tournament.

The next generation of prep soccer stars is coming to a local pitch near you real soon.The Santa Barbara Soccer Club’s Boys Under-14 White team last weekend captured the championship of the Cal South National Cup in San Juan Capistrano, beating the top-ranked South Bay Gunners 1-0 in the final.The SBSC won seven straight matches against some of the top youth programs in the country to win a National Cup championship for the second time in three years. The same group of players won as … [Read more...]

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SBSC’s U14 Girls White finish runner-ups at State Cup

Friday, May 11, 2012 By 1 Comment
Santa Barbara Soccer Club's U14 Girls White team

The U14 Girls white team had an incredible State Cup run scoring 24 goals for and only giving up 4 over their 7 games streak leading to the finals.In the finals, the U14G team was in a defensive battle with NC-Boca. Neither team was giving up many chances and it was going to come down to the wire.With 12 minutes left in the game NC Boca broke through and took the lead. The SBSC girls took to the offensive, and with surge after surge they attacked the opponents goal with narrow miss after … [Read more...]

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Smith verbally commits to USC soccer

Friday, May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Rachel Smith signed to USC

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...]

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Solis recruited for Mexico national program

Friday, May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Mari Solis plays for Santa Barbara Soccer Club and Dos Pueblos High School

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...]

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SBSC’s elite U16 White earns trip to WCDA Finals

Monday, April 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Santa Barbara Soccer Club's U16 White team will be traveling to Washington state

SBSC’s Boys U16 White Team will be participating in the WCDA Finals to be held in Redmond, Washington June 1-3, 2012.The trip to the finals was the result of 8 consecutive wins versus teams from the Western states played from August 2011 through March 2012 leading to a 1st place finish in the Southwest Division.The boys beat some high quality opponents including Diablo FC 3 -0 who won the North Pacific Div. of WCDA & are the defending champions of the prestigious Surf Cup. The team … [Read more...]

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SBSC U12 White travels to tackle EPL

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
SBSC U12 White

A year and a half of preparation is nearly complete for Santa Barbara Soccer Club's Boys U12 White team, which leaves for England on Friday to train and compete with some of the world's largest professional soccer clubs.A highlight will come on March 28th when the U12 Whites play against Manchester United's development team at the club's world-famous training facility following a tour of the Old Trafford Stadium. The Santa Barbara team will also compete against youth teams from Tottenham … [Read more...]

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SB United advances to State with undefeated showing

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
AYSO U12s

SB UNITED ADVANCES AYSO Under-12 boys soccer team, SB United, went undefeated in the AYSO Sectional Playoffs in Bakersfield this past weekend to qualify for the 2012 AYSO State Championship in Palm Springs on March 17 and 18.In the final game, SB United had to overcome an early 0-2 deficit to force overtime, and eventually won on penalty kicks. … [Read more...]

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SB AYSO U-12 All-Stars advance to sectionals

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Santa Barbara U-12 All-Stars won the Area 10W title to qualify for the section tournament in Bakersfield.

An under-12 boys All-Star team from Santa Barbara’s AYSO has advanced to the section finals in Bakersfield.The team, coached by Ron Heller and Roy Kuklinsky, won the Area 10W tournament in Camarillo, beating Santa Paula 6-1 and another Santa Barbara team 1-0.The section tournament is March 3-4.Members of the team are Alex Furukawa, Stefan Kuklinsky, Trey Tank, Frankie Doyle, Alan Monge, Bernardo Arrequi, Frank Gamberdella, Oscar Duran, Michael Palmer, Aiden Douglas, Armondo Gama … [Read more...]

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DP student-athletes coach AYSO team into Sectionals

Thursday, December 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Apartans team photo

The Spartans, an under-12 boys AYSO soccer team, recently completed a stellar 2011 season.  After winning the U12B AYSO season-ending mini tournament in Santa Barbara, they went undefeated in Area 10W pool play in Camarillo en route to a second place finish in the Area 10W U12B playoffs.The Spartans now advance to Sectionals in Bakersfield on Feb. 25-26.The team members are Michael Brown-Fiedtkou, Kyle Cekada, Samuel Chase, John Herrera, Samuel McGolpin, Nicholas Meaney, Isaia Morones, … [Read more...]

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Two SBSC teams collect championship titles

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Showing remarkable club strength, both of Santa Barbara Soccer Club’s teams entered into the prestigious 33rd Annual North Huntington Beach Cup came home tournament champions.On the heels of taking the Santa Barbara Summer Cup title two weekends ago, the SBSC Girls Under 16 Team continued their winning ways, battling through four tough matches to earn the champions’ trophy. Filling in for Coach Dana Weymouth, SBSC Director of Coaching Lloyd Biggs guided the team and noted that the … [Read more...]

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Local Fusion U14 squad caps big year with PAL title

Monday, August 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara-based team in the Ventura County Fusion program finished 10-0 in the Police Athletic League's summer league.

A Santa Barbara-based under-14 boys soccer team playing for the Ventura County Fusion capped a steller first season by winning the championship of the Police Athletic League Summer League.Santa Barbara won the title game 3-0 to finish with a perfect 10-0 record.The team was formed last year by Hugo Ronces, Jaime Gonzales and Mike Sjollema. Their goal was to provide players with club-level competition at a reasonable price.Fusion team members are Andy Mandrell, Christian Gonzalez, Gio … [Read more...]

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Strikers take second at Splash Tournament

Friday, June 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Strikers won three tournaments during the AYSO postseason.

The Santa Barbara Strikers finished second in the annual Santa Barbara AYSO Splash Soccer Tournament.The under-12 boys all-star team fell to Arcadia 3-2 in the final after battling back to tie the score at 2-2.Another Santa Barbara team, Wavestorm, coached by Brad Hempy, came in third in the tournament.In postseason play, the Strikers competed in seven tournaments throughout southern and central California and captured three titles, with one runner-up finish and three third-place … [Read more...]

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