Wednesday, July 22, 2009

CAL SOUTH TEAMS GO THREE FOR THREE AT US YOUTH SOCCER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Lancaster, MA (July 24, 2009) -

West Coast FC BU14, San Diego Surf 93-94 White GU15 and CZ Elite BU17 bring home titles.

Under-14 Boys
After finishing in a 0-0 tie in qualifying rounds, the West Coast FC (CA-S) and St. Louis Scott Gallagher (MO) faced off for the William J. "Billy" Goaziou Cup. After a scoreless first half, Cristian Canales put one a way in the 43rd minute for West Coast FC. Then, West Coast's Justin Dhillon beat the attacking St. Louis keeper to the left and completed the breakaway for a 2-0 lead in 63rd minute. Despite St. Louis taking 11 shots on goal and five corner kicks, they were unable to finish and the game ended 2-0, West Coast. This is West Coast club's first US Youth Soccer National Championship.

adidas Golden Glove and Golden Boot
Under-14 Boys

Golden Glove: Ricky Brown - West Coast FC (CA-S)
Golden Boot: Donovan Frazier - Dix Hills Thunder (E-NY)

Under-15 Girls
Both the San Diego Surf (CA-S) and the Dallas Texans Red (N-TX) participated in the US Youth Soccer National League where the Surf finished as champions and the Texans in third. The two familiar Under-15 Girls teams played through regulation to a scoreless tie despite 19 shots on goal. Two overtime periods produced the same 0-0 result. The contest went to penalty kicks to determine the champion. It took 11 kicks from the mark to determine who would hoist the Kristine Lilly Cup. Both teams made their first kicks, followed by saves from each keeper in the second round. Surf keeper Ariana Zargarian, would prove to be the difference maker blocking her second Texan attempt. San Diego Surf earned the National Championship title, 6-5 in penalty kicks, and like the Under-15 Baltimore Bays, claimed the "US Youth Soccer Double".

Under-15 Girls
Golden Glove: Ariana Zargarian - San Diego Surf 93-94 White (CA-S)
Golden Boot: Sarah Adams - San Diego Surf 93-94 White (CA-S)

Under-17 Boys
CZ Elite (CA-S) 3, Triangle United (NC) 2
CZ Elite (CA-S) entered the Under-17 Boys National Championship against Triangle United (NC) with a single focus, keep the offense running. CZ Elite led the age group coming into the match with eight goals. Daniel Amaya started the CZ Elite attack on the right foot with a goal in the 4th minute and Leonardo Guerra doubled the advantage in the 21st minute (2-0). Eder Arreola would total his fifth goal of the tournament, to lead all goal scorers, in the 26th minute for CZ Elite to go up 3-0. Triangle fought back and within a two minute stretch, cut the lead to one with goals from Chad Drimer in the 88th minute and Sebastian Garner's PK in the 90th minute. Chad Drimer's game-tying header in stoppage time was deflected by CZ's keeper and ricocheted off the crossbar. Time expired and CZ Elite claimed the National Championship with the 3-2 win.

Under-17 Boys
Golden Glove: Alex Bolowich - 91 Triangle United Gold (NC)
Golden Boot: Jesus Gonzales - CZ Elite (CA-S)


For more results and stories from the National Championships, please click here

CAL SOUTH AT THE 2009 ODP REGION IV CAMPS: ’96 Girls Go 18 for 18

Moscow, ID (July 22, 2009) - Even with all of the major successes of the Cal South Olympic Development Program (ODP) over the years, it seems there are still some firsts at hand. For the 1996 Girls' team that attended the 2009 US Youth Soccer ODP Region IV camps in Moscow, Idaho in July, this meant becoming the first Cal South ODP girls' team to have all 18 of its attending players selected for the Region IV ODP pool. While a handful of boys' teams have seen this happen (included the 1994 Boys just last summer), this is the first time it has happened for a girls' squad.

Richard Boon, head coach for the '96 Girls, was ecstatic: "I've been coaching for ODP for a while now, and without taking anything away from the kids who came before, this is one of the most talented age groups I have ever seen. Because of the reputation of our program, it was interesting to see how the girls reacted to the fact that every team they face wants to act like a 'giant-killer.' It gave my girls something to prove to the other teams, and they succeeded wildly." After three solid victories over Cal North, Washington and Colorado (5-1, 5-1, 4-1), Cal South's Pilar Torres emerged as the top goal-scorer of the week.

144 Cal South ODP players spread across eight Cal South ODP teams attended the camps which began late in June and carried through most of July. 103 of those 144 players were selected to continue on with the Region IV pool teams, with 50 of the 72 girls carried over (69%) and 53 of the 72 boys (73%). Five other Cal South girls that did not attend camp due to injury or had already gained selection to the National squads were also named to the Regional rosters, giving Cal South a total of 55 girls (23% of the total players on the Regional rosters). With fewer pool spots available on the boys' side, the 53 Cal South players named there make up an impressive 29% of the Region IV pool total.

Cal South wishes to congratulate all of its ODP players and Regional and National selectees on their hard-earned success.


CAL SOUTH PLAYERS NAMED TO US YOUTH SOCCER REGION IV POOLS:

1993 BOYS
Nicholas Garcia
Juan Gutierrez
Ricardo Guttierrez
Alfredo Hinjose-Garcia
Neil Ignacio
Eric Macke
Juan Mendoza
Steve Palacios
Eduardo Quezada
Alfredo Rodriguez
Dyllan Stevens
Andrew Trejo
1993 GIRLS
Tessa Andujar
Alexandra Bailey
Danielle Brito
Miranda Cornejo
Kaitlyn Dickmann
Jamia Fields
Jennifer Gonzales
Madison Krauser
Loeau Labonta
Marie Mackenzie
Kylie McCarthy
Monique Pendleberry
Kate Perry
Haley Rosen
Shanelle Simien
Kathlyn Speidel


1994 BOYS
Wade Hamilton
Jared Hegartdt
Sagar Jambusaria
Diego Lopez
Richard Martinez
Jack McBean
Andrew Murphy
Alejandro Perez
Matthew Tilley
Angel Velasquez
Brandon Vincent
Colin Webb
1994 GIRLS
Sarah Cox
Megan Crossen
Makenzy Doniak
Jamie Fink
Jessica Hale
Katlyn Johnson
Kodi Lavrusky
Laura Liedle
Tanya Samarzich
Casandra Sternbach
Kelsey Texeira
Maya Theuer


1995 BOYS
Nathan Castillo
Kevin Cervantes
Justin Dhillon
Edwin Diaz
Jose Garcia
Bryan Guzman
Austin Marques
Steven Ortiz
Misael Osorio
Brian Paredes
Luis Ramirez
William Raygoza
Gabriel Salas
Brian Torres
Ivan Vazques
1995 GIRLS
Madeline Bauer
Ana Cruz
Andrea Leano
Victoria Manfredonia
Nicolette Martino
Kelly McCann
Amber Munerlyn
Virgina Reeves
Sarah Teegarden


1996 BOYS
Adonis Amaya
Corey Baird
Justin Fiddes
Erik Holt
Miguel Lorenzo
Geoge Martinez
Oscar Martinez
Axel Mendez
Manuel Padilla
John Requejo
Esteban Reyes
Ricardo Ruiz
Joab Santoyo
Brayan Velez
1996 GIRLS
Victoria Bolden
Abigail Callahan
Carissa Christensen
McKynzie Dickman
Denise Garcia
Indigo Gibson
Hailey Harbison
Randee Hollman-Kelly
Kaitlin Klawunder
Taylor Klawunder
Stephanie Malherbe
Valerie Martinez
Annia Mejia
Stacie Moran
Alison Neveu
McKenna Roth
Shannon Simon
Pilar Torres

Sunday, July 19, 2009

CAL SOUTH'S BU14 LOS ALAMITOS TITANS CAPTURE TITLE AT PRESIDENTS CUP


GU15 So Cal Rush, BU15 Santa Barbara SC & GU17 CFC United Each Take 2nd Place

Girls Champions Boys Champions
Under-14: Little Illini (IL)
Under-15: Kosmos Fire (E-NY)
Under-16: MSC Lady Strikers (TN)
Under-17: Sachem FC (MA)
Under-14: Los Alamitos Titans (CA-S)
Under-15: Thunder United (S-TX)
Under-16: Crusaders United (MA)
Under-17: Spartans FC (MD)

RALEIGH, N.C. (July 19, 2009) -
Eight champions in the Under-14 through Under-17 Boys and Girls age groups have been named at the 2009 US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup Finals. Cheers were heard throughout the WRAL Soccer Complex in Raleigh, N.C., as teams competed in the final matches of the tournament looking for positive results.

Here's a recap of the championship matches…

Under-14 Boys
In the first day of round robin games, Cal South's Los Alamitos Titans and Hurst United FC (N-TX) ended with a 4-3 score in favor of Hurst, a team that went undefeated through round robin. The two teams met again in the championships match, but the results greatly differed. The Titans had control of the game with goals in the 26th and 44th minutes by Mario Cruz and Javier Hernandez. Hurst knocked one past the keeper in the 51st minute and Alejandro Martinez secured Titans' 3-1 victory in stoppage time.

Under-15 Boys
Thunder United (S-TX) Under-15 Boys traveled to the Presidents Cup Finals looking to give their all on the field and travel home with title of champion. They made it to the championship match where they faced Cal South's Santa Barbara, a team that was undefeated through the preliminaries. Thunder's Javier Lopez had a 10th minute shot for a 1-0 score early on. Neither team was able to finish and Thunder held onto the 1-0 lead for the victory.

Under-16 Boys
Crusaders United (MA) and Mako United (FL) tied in round robin play 2-2 and today's championship match was no different, only today they were able to battle it out to determine a winner. Tyler Savonen (51:00) and Andrew Sheridan (78:00) scored for Crusaders and Jonathan Quintero (26:00) and Jermaine Hibbert (70:00) scored for Mako. At the end of overtime the score was still deadlocked sending it to PKs where Crusaders ended victoriously 5-4.

Under-17 Boys
Spartans FC (MD) took a 4-1 victory in the Under-17 Boys match-up with Indian Magic (IN). Bryant Venture (20:00), Royer Rosales (38:00) (80:00) and Michael Benavides (85:00) all scored for Spartans.

Under-14 Girls

Little Illini (IL) and Premier FC (WA) Under-14 Girls faced each other in the last game of round robin play yesterday with Premier walking away with a 2-1 win. As the teams met for the championship match, Illini was ready for their competition. Dagny Olson had back to back goals in the 29th and 31st minutes with Jenna Ayers completing Illini's third goal in the 43rd minute. Premier was unable to finish for Illini to take the 3-0 win.

Under-15 Girls
Cal South's So Cal Rush Under-15 Girls were seated in first place during round robin play, with Kosmos Fire (E-NY) in second. The two teams met in the championship match where the Kosmos had two early goals from Shannon Murphy (4:00) and Stephanie Morini (12:00). Rush's Aliyah Brown brought the score to 2-1 with a 35th minute goal and teammate Megan Morgenstern tied it up in the 52nd minute. In overtime, both teams finished, Kosmos' Brittany Muller in the 92nd minute and Morgenstern in the 110th minute for Rush for a 3-3 tie. PKs determined the match with Kosmos coming out on top, 5-4 for the championship title.

Under-16 Girls
West Michigan Fire Jrs (MI) Under-16 Girls were undefeated through preliminary games as they entered the championship match against MSC Lady Strikers (TN). Knowing the challenge they were facing, the Strikers' Lauren Bennett netted one in the 8th minute for the early 1-0 lead. The Fire's Lindsey Beiri evened the score in the 53rd minute, but Brooke Zeis gave the Strikers the upper-hand in the 59th minute. Morgan Thomason finalized the Strikers 3-1 victory and right to be called Presidents Cup Finals Champions in the 66th minute.

Under-17 Girls
Cal South's CFC United was looking to continue their record of being undefeated through the Presidents Cup Finals, but Sachem FC (MA) had other plans. Neither team was able to put one away until the 55th minute when Sachem's Kristina Braga netted one, and five minutes later, Courtney Garrity hit the CFC equalizer in the 60th minute. It was an own goal in the 100th minute that gave Sachem the 2-1 victory.
Results from Presidents Cup Finals | Championship and Consolation matches
Under-14 Girls
Little Illini (IL) 3, Premier FC (WA) 0
Goal Scorers: Illini: Dagny Olson (29:00) (31:00), Jenna Ayers (43:00)

FC Stars of Mass (MA) 0, Greenville Stars (NC) 0

Under-15 Girls
Kosmos Fire (E-NY) 3,
Rush (CA-S) 3 - PKs 5-4
Goal Scorers: Kosmos: Shannon Murphy (4:00), Stephanie Morini (12:00), Brittany Muller (92:00)
Rush: Aliyah Brown (35:00), Megan Morgenstern (52:00) (110:00)

Invaders (IN) 1, Albion Hurricane (S-TX) 1
Goal Scorers: Invaders: Katherine Magliolo (39:00)
Albion: Tori Karr (19:00)

Under-16 Girls
MSC Lady Strikers (TN) 3,
West Michigan Fire Jrs. (MI) 1
Goal Scorers: Strikers: Lauren Bennett (8:00), Brooke Zeis (59:00), Morgan Thomason (66:00)
Fire: Lindsey Beiri (53:00)

Wall Inferno (NJ) 1, Snohomish United (WA) 0
Goals Scorers: Inferno: Claire Donohue (77:00)

Under-17 Girls:
Sachem FC (MA) 2,
CFC United (CA-S) 1
Goals Scorers: Sachem: Kristina Braga (55:00), Own Goal (100:00)
CFC: Courtney Garrity (60:00)

New Bern SC (NC) 0, FC Dallas 92 (N-TX) 0

Under-14 Boys:
Los Alamitos Titans (CA-S) 3,
Hurst United FC (N-TX) 1
Goals Scorers: Titans: Mario Cruz (26:00), Javier Hernandez (44:00), Alejandro Martinez (70:00+)
Hurst: Unknown (51:00)

Rolla Knights (MO) 0, Wilson Jr. Soccer Club (N-TX) 0

Under-15 Boys
Thunder United (S-TX) 1,
Santa Barbara SC (CA-S) 0
Goals Scorers: Thunder: Javier Lopez (10:00)

Scott Gallagher (MO) 1, Lake Grove Vipers (E-NY) 1
Goals Scorers: Gallagher: Anthony Pritchett (5:00)
Vipers: Unknown (63:00)

Under-16 Boys
Crusaders United (MA) 2,
Mako United (FL) 2 - PKs 5-4
Goals Scorers: Crusaders: Tyler Savonen (51:00), Andrew Sheridan (78:00)
Mako: Jonathan Quintero (26:00), Jermaine Hibbert (70:00)

Bakersfield Brigade (CA-S) 3, NWI United (IN) 0
Goals Scorers: Bakersfield: Freddy Reyes (3:00), Joshua Ramirez (37:00), Juan Olivares Jr. (54:00)

Under-17 Boys
Spartans FC (MD) 4,
Indiana Magic (IN) 1
Goals Scorers: Spartans: Bryant Ventura (20:00), Royer Rosales (38:00) (80:00), Michael Benavides (58:00)
Magic: Unknown

Conquist America (CA-S) 8, CASL Premier (NC) 0
Goals Scorers: Conquist: Efren Cordova (1:00) (12:00) (40:00), Adrian Esparza (27:00) (57:00), Onesimo Ruiz Jr. (52:00), Luis Astorga (85:00), Marco Perez (86:00)


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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

6 CAL SOUTH TEAMS ATTEND 2009 PRESIDENTS CUP NATIONAL ROUND

July 16-19, 2009 // Raleigh, N.C.
For Scoring Updates & Schedule, click here.

July 15, 2009 (Raleigh, NC) - Six teams from Cal South will begin play in Raleigh, North Carolina on Friday, July 17 at the 2009 US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup National Championships. The full event takes place from July 16-19 and will feature Presidents Cup Regional Championship boys and girls teams in the Under-14 through Under-17 age groups from all four US Youth Soccer regions.

The six Cal South teams won their berths at the Presidents Cup Nationals at the US Youth Soccer Region IV Presidents Cup held in Tri-Cities, Washington last month. Cal South teams won eight out of ten possible regional championships at that event, including both U13 trophies (U13 teams do not move on to the National round). All eight winning teams from Cal South attended the regional event via their excellent play at the 2009 Cal South State Cup, with five of the teams entering as 2009 Cal South State Cup champions and the other three attending as runners-up in their State Cup bracket (two via wild card placement). Four of the six Cal South teams attending the Presidents Cup national round are 2009 State Cup champions.

Cal South announced last week they were donating stipends in the sum of $10,000 to each of the six teams attending the Presidents Cup National Championships to help with traveling expenses. Combined with similar amounts given to the six Cal South teams attending the US Youth Soccer National Championships next week in Lancaster, Massachusetts (July 21-26, 2009), and the amounts given to teams taking part in the regionals leading into each of these national events, this makes over $300,000 donated by Cal South to its teams this year. Much of the money for these stipends derives from entry fees paid to participate in the Cal South National and State Cup competitions.

The US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup provides a progressive, competitive experience to US Youth Soccer teams from the state to regional to national level. The Presidents Cup gives players an additional opportunity to compete against teams from across the country at a high level for the joy and the challenge of the game. It provides the chance to experience a unique US Youth Soccer event with camaraderie, community and competition through sport.

To go to US Youth Soccer's homepage for the 2009 Presidents Cup, please click here.

For a complete listing of teams and results from the 2009 Region IV Presidents Cup competition preceding this event, please go to RegionIV.com.

2009 REGION IV CHAMPIONS ATTENDING THEPRESIDENTS CUP NATIONALS, JULY 16-19




GIRLS


BOYS

WA - Washington Premier FC U14 CS - Los Alamitos Titans
CS - So Cal Rush Nike U15 CS - Santa Barbara SC
WA - Snohomish United Black U16 CS - Bakersfield Brigade
CS WC - California FC United U17 CS - ConquistAmerica

Friday, July 10, 2009

CAL SOUTH DONATES $120,000 MORE TO ITS CHAMPIONSHIP-BOUND TEAMS

$10,000 EACH TO 6 PRESIDENTS CUP & 6 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ATTENDEES
US YOUTH SOCCER PRESIDENTS CUP / JULY 16-19 / RALEIGH, NC
US YOUTH SOCCER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS / JULY 21-26 / LANCASTER, MA

July 10, 2009 (Fullerton, CA) - Providing the ultimate in "member benefits" to its leagues and clubs, Cal South recently announced the donation of $120,000 - $10,000 each - to its twelve teams set to attend the pair of upcoming national US Youth Soccer events being contested within the next three weeks.

Six Cal South teams attending the US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup from July 16-19 in Raleigh, North Carolina and six teams attending the US Youth Soccer National Championships from July 21-26 in Lancaster, Massachusetts each received a subsidy of $10,000 from Cal South. Previously, the 35 Cal South teams that attended the Far West Regionals received $2500 each, while the 10 Cal South teams attending the Presidents Cup Region IV tournament received $5000 each. Factoring in the tournament fees that Cal South also picked up for its teams in all of these events, this adds up to over $300,000 Cal South has provided this year to its participating teams.

The six Cal South teams attending the Presidents Cup - the BU14 Los Alamitos Titans, the GU15 So Cal Rush Nike, the BU15 Santa Barbara SC, the BU16 Bakersfield Brigade, the GU17 California FC United and the BU17 ConquistAmerica - earned their spots by winning at the 2009 US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup Region IV Championships in Tri-Cities, Washington in June.

Five of the six teams attending the National Championships - the BU14 West Coast FC, the GU15 and GU16 So Cal Blues, the BU16 Arsenal FC and the BU17 CZ Elite - won their berths via capturing a title at the 2009 US Youth Soccer Far West Regionals in Lancaster, CA in June. Cal South won 9 regional championships in all, but four of them were in the U12 and U13 categories, and only U14-U19 champions move on to the National round. The sixth attending Cal South team will be the GU15 San Diego Surf, who qualified for the Nationals through the US Youth Soccer National League gaming circuit. The Regional-winning GU16 So Cal Blues are performing a dual role at the Nationals, as they are also attending as a National League representative.

Live scoring updates and stories will be available courtesy of US Youth Soccer for both events. For updates on the Presidents Cup, click here. For updates on the National Championships, click here.