It has been a successful college beginning for a couple of Orange County soccer alumni.
It has been a successful college beginning for a couple of Orange County soccer alumni.

Messinger
Aliso Niguel senior goalie Kathleen Messinger has committed to play soccer at Cal.
Messinger was first-team All-County, second-team All-CIF and the South Coast League goalie of the year last season. She anchored a defense that posted 20 shutouts and helped lead the Wolverines to the CIF-SS Division I semifinals.
When the Mexican National under-20 women’s team stops in Southern California this weekend for a couple of exhibition friendlies, prep soccer fans might recognize a couple faces lining up on the Mexican sideline.
El Toro goalie Katherine Snyder, a key member of the Chargers' 2008-09 co-Sea View League championship team, has made her college choice.
Snyder, who is about to enter her senior year, has commited to Brigham Young University.
Both teams representing the Southern California Blues soccer club saw their hopes for a title end Friday on the third day of the 2009 US Youth Soccer National Championships in Lancaster, Massachusetts.
After the second day of competition in the 2009 US Youth Soccer National Championships in Lancaster, Massachusetts, both teams representing the Southern California Blues soccer club are still looking for their first victory.
It was a mixed day of results for the Southern California Blues Soccer clubs on the first day of the 2009 US Youth Soccer National Championships Wednesday morning in Lancaster, Massachusetts.
The Southern California Blues Soccer Club will be well-represented at the 2009 US Youth Soccer National Championships, which commence Wednesday morning from Citizens Bank Fields at Progin Park in Lancaster, Massachusetts.
Some of Orange County’s top girls’ soccer players will be looking to bring home a youth soccer national championship next month.
The Southern California Blues Girls Under-15 and Under -16 team both qualified for next month’s US Youth Soccer National Championships.
The Southern California Blues' 15 and 16-and-under girls soccer teams and West Coast Futbol Club's 14-and-under boys were among the squads that claimed titles at the U.S. Western Regional Youth Soccer Championships on Sunday in Lancaster.
West Coast also claimed titles in boys and girls 13-and-under divisions.
The teams now head to the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships, July 21-26, in Lancaster, Mass.
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