2013 Girls Soccer Archive Stories

IRVINE – University tennis star Gage Brymer and Santa Margarita pole vaulter Kaitlyn Merritt were announced as Orange County's 2012-13 athletes of the year Wednesday at the Orange County Register/OCVarsity Athlete and Coach of the Year awards. Former Mater Dei High and USC star Matt Leinart presented the awards following a speech i

Click through the slideshow to see the 2012-13 overall athletes of the year, plus the athletes and coaches of the year for every sport.

The Orange County Athletic Directors Association named Colby Lindholm of JSerra and Max Redfield of Mission Viejo its female and male athletes of the year for the 2012-13 school year. Lindholm was a standout in cross country and track and field. She was All-County in cross country. She received a scholarship to Cal Poly San

Despite being a part of Tesoro soccer since the school's infancy, girls soccer coach Nick Schofield decided he will not continue coaching the Titans next season. "I just felt at this time I needed more time for myself and my family," Schofield said by phone Tuesday. Schofield spent three seasons as an assistant with the Tesoro bo

Tesoro girls soccer head coach Nick Schofield has confirmed that he is resigning from the position after seven seasons.    Schofield, who was an assistant coach for Titans boys program for three years before becoming the girls head coach during the 2006-2007 season, posted an 81-52-30 overall record. “It

Canyon athletic director Patrick Bendzick has confirmed that former El Modena and Marina girls soccer coach Tino Ray Younger will become the director of soccer for Canyon’s boys and girls soccer programs.    Younger will replace former director of soccer Walter Camargo, who resigned earlier this month to pursue h

This list contains the names of athletes who signed their letters of intent Wednesday. (Athletes who will be attending Ivy League schools or the service academies sign letters of commitment, and they are included on this list.) (

The CIF-Southern Section released its list of the 100 greatest athletes over the weekend to go along with its 100-year anniversary. The list included 20 athletes who participated in a CIF-SS sport for an Orange County high school. The list also represents the the inaugural class for the CIF-SS Hall of Fame. Criteria for selection

IRVINE - There were passionate pleas, debate over the need for change and the emergence of an upstart proposal. Orange County's final releaguing meeting for the 2014-2018 cycle produced plenty of intrigue Thursday but not much change. County principals approved a counter-proposal by Brea Olinda that recommends that Yorba Linda mo

ALL-CIF GIRLS SOCCER TEAMS FOR 2012-13 DIVISION 1 MVP: Abbi Williams, Sr., Chaminade Coach of the year: Mike Evans, Chaminade First team: Dom Bond-Flasza, Jr., Aliso Niguel; Sara Roberts, So., Aliso Niguel; Nicole Smolinski, Sr., Aliso Niguel; Meredith Hummel, So., Canyon (Anahe

ACADEMY LEAGUE MVP: McKenna Marmelstein, St. Margaret’s, Sr. Coach of the year: Megan Tharp, Brethren Christian First team: McKenna Marmelstein, St. Margaret’s, Sr.; Allie Frost, St. Margaret’s, Sr.; Alexa Barbaresi, St. Margaret’s, Jr.; Lizzie Barbaresi, St. Margaret&rs

The combination of maturing talent and leadership proved to be the perfect storm for Capistrano Valley senior midfielder Alex Hussar during the 2012-13 season. Her blend of adept playmaking and steady guidance was also the catalyst for a Cougars team that enjoyed its most successful season in nearly a decade. For her perfo

A program based on the philosophy that tradition never graduates added to that legacy this season, as the Sunny Hills girls soccer team once again proved to be among the county's elite. At the forefront of cultivating that tradition is Lancers coach Jeff Gordon. In his 23rd season at the helm of the program his father started in 1981, Go

The Register has made is selections for the 2013 All-County girls soccer team, player of the year and coach of the year. GIRLS SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR Alex Hussar, Midfielder, Sr. Capistrano Valley High School

Welcome to Hot Shots Overtime - a daily slideshow of photos from games played all over the county. This slideshow features photos from boys and girls swimming, boys tennis, boys soccer and boys lacrosse played Wednesday (March 6, 2013).

SAN DIEGO - The Aliso Niguel girls soccer team was unable to recover from a sluggish first-half effort, bringing their hopes of a second consecutive CIF Regional title to a quick end. Seniors Kylie Vasil and Danielle Gonzales each tallied a goal as Westview of San Diego defeated Aliso Niguel, 2-0, in the first round of the CIF Southern C

Lindsay Doyle Aliso Niguel High School The Wolverines senior recorded the match-winning goal in the second half to propel the Wolverines past top-seeded Capistrano Valley 3-2 in the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals. The victory snapped the Cougars’ 21-match unbeaten streak and put Aliso Niguel in the championship

The Aliso Niguel girls soccer team was the lone county team selected Sunday to participate in the CIF Southern California Regional Championships. Aliso Niguel, which lost to Chaminade, 3-1, in the CIF-SS Division 1 championship match on Friday, earned the No. 2 seed in Division 1 and will play seventh-seeded Westview High of San Diego in

CORONA – Aliso Niguel's attempt to win a second consecutive CIF-SS girls soccer title came to a disappointing end Friday night. Maddie Romeo, Abbi Williams and Brittney McKinney each tallied goals to lead Chaminade of West Hills to a 3-1 victory over the Wolverines in the Division 1 title match at Corona High. Chamin

DOWNEY – Because of the competitiveness with which the first half was played, it was evident that one goal might do the trick in the CIF-SS Division 2 girls soccer title match. That turned out to be the case, as Wilson of Long Beach used an early second-half goal to beat top-seeded Sunny Hills, 1-0, Friday night at Warren High.

We've reached the final and most prestigious round of the 2013 CIF-SS playoffs with two county teams competing Friday for the chance to bring home a CIF-SS championship. The semifinal round was a rough one for yours truly, as I correctly picked only one of three matches. Through the first four rounds of the playoffs, I have corre

Welcome to Hot Shots Overtime - a daily slideshow of photos from games played all over the county. This slideshow features photos from CIF-SS playoff games in boys and girls basketball, and boys and girls soccer on Tuesday (Feb. 26, 2013).

OCVarsity has the brackets for every division of the CIF-Southern Section girls soccer playoffs. The brackets include dates, times and sites for all of the divisions and will be updated all the way to the championship games. Click on the links below to find the playoff brackets for each CIF-SS girls soccer division:

MISSION VIEJO – Another improbable finish helped the Aliso Niguel girls soccer team successfully navigate its way back to the CIF-SS Division1 championship match. Senior Lindsay Doyle recorded the winning goal with less than three minutes remaining in regulation as the Wolverines rallied to defeat the Capistrano Valley Couga

YORBA LINDA -- Entering Tuesday’s CIF-SS Division 3 semifinal against Bishop Amat of La Puente, the top-seeded Yorba Linda girls soccer team was looking to do something it had never done before in the history of the program. That is, move on to play for a southern section title. Unfortunately, the goal was not accomplished