GU8 Black Crusaders Cup Finalists

The Girls GU8 Black team, coached by Robert Paterson were finalists in the 2008 Crusaders Cup. They lost a hard fought finals game 3-1 against the Crusaders Red team.

Back row: Aunna Ortega, Roni Sedlmayer, Chloe Tyler, Sydney Nickell, Holly Olvera, Kali Trevithick Front row: Emily Killeen, Jaden Jackson, McKenna Payne, Katya Candray, Reilly Paterson

BU10 Nike Crusaders Cup Champions

BU10 Red won the Crusaders Nike Cup Championship. Games were played in San Diego and the boys battled for the championship.

Player Bottom: Anthony Ruiz.  Players Standing L to R: Garrett Silvers, Daniel Vega, Wyatt Olvera, Bryce Tenney, Tyler Cook, Eric Poland, Alex Fortin, and Kevin Carapia.  Coach: Ed Farnworth

BU13 Black Crusaders Cup Finalists

THEY ARE ON A ROLL! Congratulations to the BU-13 Black team for becoming finalists in the Crusader’s Cup held this past weekend, July 19 - 21.

With no losses on their score card in bracket play, and a resounding 3-2 win in the semi-final against the Chula Vista Rangers, the boys unfortunately fell short in the final game to the host team. With this being their third championship appearance in very recent tournament play, this young team is showing massive potential! Excellent job boys!

Top (left to right) - Patrick Furlong, Michael Killeen, Trenton Reyes, Morgan McCandless, Cameron McDiarmid, Austin Gallino, Brian Hizon. Bottom (left to right) - Brandon Blum, Chris Le, Kyle Torremocha, Chance McClelland, Gabriel Villasenor. Not Pictured - Andrew Soltysiak, Alexzander LeSueur, Coach David Halliday and Coach Jose Garcia

GU13 Mustang Stampede bound!

Chuck Elsea and his GU13 team has been accepted into the prestigious Mustang Stampede Tournament Premier Group! The talented group of girls will be playing August 7-10th in Danville, CA. GO HAWKS!!

BU11 Black Crusaders Cup Champions

The BU11 Black were Champions of the U11 silver bracket in the Crusaders Cup. The boys won 5 consecutive games to take the title. They finished 5-1 against Arsenal FC White, 8-1 against Matrix, and 2-1 against CSC in bracket play. They played Arsenal FC-S in semi finals and ended with a 1-0 win. They clinched the title on Monday with a 4-0 victory over Scripps United.

Pictured: front row: Tyler Palmer, Ethan McQuaid, Joe DiCarlo, Alberto Romero, Chase Whitney.  Middle row: David Barragan, Skyler Geddie, Nico Britsch, Anthony Yacoub, CJ Palmer.  Back row: Jonathan Mutia, Ryan Johnson, Julian Flores, Adam Utter, Tanner Kulijan, Hunter King

GU17 Red Takes 2nd Place in the Crusaders Cup

The GU17 Red Hawks took 2nd place in the Crusaders Cup on July 21st. The Hawks’ first defeat of the tournament came in their 2-1 loss in the Finals, against the La Mesa Matrix team.

In their opening game on Saturday, the Hawks finished in a 2-2 tie against the Folsom Blast. Ahkira Hunter and Ericka Morales each scored a goal. Ariana Strickland scored the only goal in the Hawks 2nd game, giving them a 1-0 victory over the La Mesa Matrix. The Hawks advanced through the Semi-Finals on goals from Alexa Pyles, Ariana Strickland, Allison Gamble and Erin Breerer on penalty kicks after regulation time had run out. Both goal keepers Alice Brown and Katy Boano did a great job of keeping the Matrix scoreless during regulation play and Katie did an amazing job of only allowing two goals during the PK round. The Hawks only goal in the Finals came on an incredible shot, from a fee kick by Erin Breerer. The girls did a great job in the tournament and we are looking forward to an exciting season.

BU10 Red Irvine Summer Classics Champions

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Ed Farnsworth's BU10 Red team for being the 2008 Irvine Summer Classic Champions! It was a hard fought final game right up to the final minutes to take the first place medals with the ending score of 4 - 3! Thank you to all our amazing players and parents for making this weekend one to remember!

To our teammates who were not able to be with us this weekend, we missed every one of you and cannot wait to have all of our team together this upcoming weekend! Go Hawks!

The players that were there on Saturday were: Eric Poland, Adrian Landeros, Andres Palmerin, Tony Ruiz, Kevin Carapia, Tyler Cook, Wyatt Olvera, Daniel Vega.  On Sunday we had the above players plus: Raymond Rook, Marcelo Deleon.

GU9 Black Win at Irvine Summer Classic

The GU9 Black Hawks had a tremendous weekend at the Irvine Summer Classic.

The girls were determined to bring home a win for their team after finding out that Kate (their goalie) had her appendix removed early Sunday morning.

The girls went undefeated into the finals. Winning the first two games 5-2 and their third game 7-1. The girls found themselves in a similar situation from a year ago playing CSC Crusaders in the finals. All the girls battled back and forth tying the game at 2-2. The Hawks pulled it through in the end with some amazing saves by Zoe during the Penalty Kick shootout. Great job girls! We look forward to seeing more of you.

Girls from top left then from bottom left: Zoe Rodriguez-Willie, Maizie Herhardt, Coachie Jenn Guinn, Jenny Barroso,
Breanna Muir, Mia Conde, Sophia Ghaderi, Peal Diaz, Karly Orozco, Kendall Meyer, not pictured Kate Brenner.

BU12 Black Arsenal Summer Classic Champions

Huge CONGRATULATIONS to the Hawks BU-12 Black team for procuring the title of tournament champions at the Arsenal 2008 Summer Classic. Led by Coaches David Halliday and Jose Garcia, the boys started the weekend with a definitive 5-0 win against PQ Premier, only to lose a heartbreakingly close game later in the day to Diamond Bar. However, returning with renewed vigor and their “never say die attitude” on Sunday morning, a 1-0 loss handed to Bayern Munich in the semis secured a spot for our boys in the finals. After a tense and exciting fifty minutes of play, the Hawks came out on top with a 1-0 victory against FC San Diego. Great job boys!

Back row: Cameron McDiarmid, Brandon Blum, Brian Hizon, Austin Gallino, Trenton Reyes, Alexzander LeSueur, Dominic Elizondo, and Patrick Furlong. Front row: Kyle Torremocha, Andrew Soltysiak, Christopher Le, Michael Killeen, Morgan McCandless, Chance McClelland and Adrian Lepe.  Not pictured: Coaches David Halliday and Jose Garcia.

GU10 Black Poway Shootout Champions

Oops, we did it again!  The Hawks GU-10 Black took home the Championship in their bracket at the Poway Shootout Soccer tournament held May 30-31, 2008. Despite being short players due weather complications requiring a change in play week, the girls came out in full force proving once again what hard work and teamwork can do. With Coach Jacques Ladouceur guiding the way the girls went on to lead an impressive undefeated victory having only 1 goal scored against them the entire tournament. In the finals game the girls met back up with Scripps United White whom they defeated in a previous game 5-0, but this time Scripps put the pressure on. But, in spite of Scripps best efforts the Hawks answered and walked away with a victory. Great job girls; keep up the good work!

Picture: Top L-R Taylor Ross, Caitlin Rogers, Julia Martinez, Maddie Fontneau; Middle L-R Tori “Tori Ann” Tucker, Victoria “Tori” Sedlmayer, Sofia Alcazar, Cameron Allen; Bottom L-R Miah Conde, Lydia Buggs, Hannah Kaufman and Coach Jacques Ladouceur.

GU12 Take Poway Country Shootout Championship

The GU11, soon to be GU12 Black Team, led by coach Amy Litteral, played an age division up and took the U12 Championship at the Poway Country Shootout over Memorial Day Weekend. The girls advanced from bracket play to face Tidal Wave in the semi-finals and won 3-1. They played hard and with a lot of determination to beat Carlsbad Lightning in the finals 2-0. This is the girls' first tournament of the season, and they fought hard and played tough. These girls are off to a strong start!

Back (l to r): Coach Amy Litteral, Ileana Burleson, Sarah Shetler, Sydney Magnin, Sara Hogman, Jordan Sanders, Samantha Holder, and Madori Spiker. Front (l to r): Susana DeFrank, Sarah Fenton, Sarah Foster, Maegan Gibson, Brittney Rogers, Alexis Rodriguez-Willie, and Brianna Venegas Not Pictured: Gabrielle Constante.

GU10 Black Beach Soccer Tournament Champs

The Hawks GU-10 Black took home the Championship at the Oceanside Southern California Beach Soccer tournament on May 3-4, 2008. The pressure was on as this was the first game and tournament for the girls, whose team now consists of a combination of players from last years GU9 Black & Red teams. But the girls proved they were a strong team unit under the instruction of Coach Jacques Ladouceur and went on to lead an impressive undefeated victory. Winning the finals game with a remarkable 4-0 defeat over the Mission Viejo Chaos. Coach Jacques and the girls are excited about this win and are looking with great expectation for the “ 08-09” season to start. Great job girls; let’s keep the victories rolling!

Picture: In back Coach Jacques Ladouceur; Top L-R Miah Conde, Caitlin Rogers, Julia Martinez, Cameron Allen, Emma Schumacker, Tori “Tori Ann” Tucker, Taylor Ross, Maddie Fontneau; Bottom L-R Hannah Kaufman, Sofia Alcazar, Lydia Buggs, Victoria “Tori” Sedlmayer.