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DP student-athletes coach AYSO team into Sectionals

Thursday, December 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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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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Tidal Waves enjoy sweet taste of victory at Apricot Jam

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
The Santa Barbara Tidal Waves won the boys under-10 title at the Moorpark Apricot Jam.

The Tidal Waves, Santa Barbara AYSO boys under-10 team, won the championship of the Moorpark Apricot Jam with an undefeated record. The team posted shutouts over Pacific Palisades (1-0) and Balboa (5-0), beat Saugus 3-2 in the semifinals and defeated Castaic 4-1 in the title match.Jaime Gonzalez and Eric Swanson are the coaches. Members of the Tidal Waves are Avery Hughes, Asher Sedlin, Tanner Stevens, Joshua Swanson, Nathan Feldhaus, Isaia Morones, Henry Urschel, Vincent … [Read more...]

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Carpinteria’s Requejo in Croatia with U.S. under-15 squad

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 By 2 Comments

Carpinteria freshman sensation Johnny Requejo has been named to the U.S. Under-15 national team that will be conducting a 10-day training camp in Zagreb, Croatia this month, U.S. Soccer announced Tuesday.Requejo, who is a defender on the national team, is one of 20 players on the roster.The training camp also will include a pair of friendly matches against Croatia on May 10 and 12.Requejo was an all-CIF central midfielder for the Carpinteria High boys team that advanced to the CIF … [Read more...]

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Vom Steeg invited to U14 national team camp

Sunday, May 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Justin Vom Steeg was one of 38 players called in for the U.S. Soccer under-14 national team camp at The Home Depot Center on Sunday.Vom Steeg is one of four goalkeepers invited to the camp by coach Manny Schellscheidt.Vom Steeg, an eighth grader at La Colina Junior High and a player with the Santa Barbara Soccer Club, recently played for the U14s in a series of matches against club teams in Mexico.  … [Read more...]

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Wavestorm capture Carpinteria Beach Cup

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Wavestorm beat Valencia to win the Carpinteria Beach Cup.

The Santa Barbara Wavestorm, an under-12 boys AYSO All-Star team, blanked Valencia 3-0 to win the championship of the Carpinteria Beach Cup XVI soccer tournament.In pool play, the Wavestorm tied Thousand Oaks 2-2 and beat North Valley Woodland Hills and Balboa by 4-1 scores.The tournament title was the second of the spring for the Wavestorm.Team members are Nate Fay, Ryan Fay, Josh Feldhaus, Matthew Hempy, Trey Lavender, Ryan Lowe, Colter Nisbet, Bryce Quezada, Chris Roteman, Bryan … [Read more...]

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Two dramatic wins put Wavestorm in AYSO Sectional Finals

Monday, January 31, 2011 By 3 Comments
The Santa Barbara Wavestorm boys all-star team won the AYSO Area 10W championship.

Bakersfield is the goal for AYSO teams playing in Area postseason tournaments.The Santa Barbara Wavestorm, a 12-under boys all-star squad, reached that goal last weekend by winning the Area 10W championship in Camarillo.The Wavestorm rallied from a 2-0 halftime deficit against Ventura, scoring two second-half goals to tie the score and then prevailing in a penalty-kick shootout, 3-2. The dramatic victory advances them to the Sectional Championships in Bakersfield in March.The … [Read more...]

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Justin Vom Steeg is on U.S. U-14′s Mexican tour

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Justin Vom Steeg is in Guadalajara, Mexico as a member of the U.S. under-14 boys national soccer team.Vom Steeg, the starting goalkeeper for the Olympic Development Program Region IV U-14 team, is one of four goalkeepers on the 36-player squad that will play a series of friendly matches against local youth club teams, including Atlas and Chivas of Guadalajara.Justin plays for the Santa Barbara Soccer Club. He is the oldest son of UCSB men’s soccer coach Tim Vom Steeg.The U-14 … [Read more...]

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Requejo called into U.S. U-15 national team camp

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Johnny Requejo, a freshman at Carpinteria High, is one of 36 soccer players invited to a training camp for the U.S. under-15 national team in Bradenton, Fla.Requejo, who plays on the varsity at Carpinteria and is a member of the Santa Barbara Soccer Club, is among nine defenders in the camp, which is run by coach Jim Barlow. He is one of 24 players returning from the team’s first camp in October at the Home Depot Center in Carson.The players will train for eight days in Florida and … [Read more...]

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SB Soccer Club scores a big goal on Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 25, 2010 By 2 Comments
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After hearing that the Food Bank of Santa Barbara was short on turkeys for Thanksgiving, players from Santa Barbara Soccer Club decided to help.This past weekend, in an effort to ensure as many people as possible enjoy Thanksgiving, boys and girls from Santa Barbara SC decided that for every goal they managed to score they would donate a turkey to the Santa Barbara Food Bank.The result was a donation of $525 that will see 26 more tables graced with the Thanksgiving bird this … [Read more...]

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