Ok, I'm a soccer-nut at heart. One of the girls soccer clubs I covered in my community sports days - the Southern California Blues - advanced four teams to finals at the U.S. Youth Soccer Far West Regional Championships in Lancaster on Saturday.
On Sunday, the Blues' 14-,15-, 16- and 18-and-under teams will be playing Sunday for berths in the nationals championships, July 21, in Lancaster, Mass.
CIF TEAM CHAMPIONS: GIRLS SOCCER
Div. I - San Clemente
Div. II - Saugus
Div. III - Troy
Div. IV - Sultana
Mission Viejo's Lauren Matheson
Widely recognized as one of the best players in the county, Mission Viejo senior Lauren Matheson took home one the state's most prestigious awards Tuesday.
Matheson was named as the 2008-2009 Gatorade California Girls Soccer Player of the Year.
She is the first winner of the award to be chosen from the school.
Matheson enjoyed a fine season, leading the Diablos with nine goals and 15 assists, as Mission Viejo claimed a share of the South Coast League title and was the No. 1 overall seed in the CIF-SS Division I playoffs.
San Clemente's Tiffany Corder. / Paul Bersebach, The Register
As a standout goalie for the CIF-SS Division I and Southern California Regional champion Tritons, and as one of the county's better softball players, San Clemente senior Tiffany Corder is used to being in the county spotlight.
This week, however, Corder's outstanding achievements will be under the national spotlight.
She is scheduled to be a featured athlete in this week's "Faces in the Crowd" segment in Sports Illustrated.
The magazine is expected to hit the stands across the country on Wednesday.
The awards and recognition keep coming for the San Clemente girls’ soccer team.
Here are the final NSCAA/adidas rankings of the season.
The Southern Section Council on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a proposal that seeks to clean up boys and girls soccer.
Under the rule passed, if a team receives four “hard” red cards during the season, it will be put on probation for one year and will lose four matches the following season.
If the team receives three red cards while on probation, it will be removed from the playoffs for one year.
The San Clemente girls soccer team not only proved to be the county's standard of excellence this past season, but they were among the best in the nation.
ESPN RISE FAB 50 GIRLS SOCCER
Final national rankings for 2008-09
1. Melbourne (Fla.) 23-0-1
2. San Clemente 29-4-1
3. Ursuline Academy (Dallas) 21-3-2
4. Coppell (Texas) 25-4-4
5. San Ramon Valley (Danville) 18-5-3
2008-2009 Sunset League Girls Soccer Team
Most Valuable Player - Mariah Nogueira (Marina, Sr.)
Best Offensive Player - Kylie Bono (Esperanza, Sr.)
Best Defensive Player - Katie Peterson (Los Alamitos, Sr.)
2008-09 ORANGE LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER TEAM
Coach of the Year – Jennifer York (Santa Ana Valley)
Offensive MVP – Mar Rodriguez (Santa Ana Valley)
Defensive MVP – Larrisa Pedre (Magnolia)
Which teams should be among the best in the county next season?
Here is an early look at the potential county top ten entering next season.
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