2013 Top Story Girls Soccer Archive Stories

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

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

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

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

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.

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

FULLERTON - For much of the first half of Tuesday’s CIF-SS Division 2 semifinals, the Sunny Hills girls soccer team controlled the ball in its offensive zone. Westlake turned the tables for the final 10 minutes of the second half, making for a tense conclusion to an elimination match. A shot off the crossbar and a free kick by West

It’s down to the final four in each bracket, as Tuesday will see four county teams look to stamp their ticket to the CIF-SS championships this weekend.It was a marginally better quarterfinals round in terms of my predictions. I correctly picked five of the eight matches.Through the first three rounds of the playoffs

With one powerful swing of her right leg, Sarah Wehan helped put the Aliso Niguel girls soccer team on the doorstep of another appearance in the CIF-SS Division1 championship match. Wehan scored the winner in the second half as the Wolverines edged Villa Park, 1-0, in a quarterfinal Thursday at Aliso Niguel High. The Wolve

We move on to the round of eight in each bracket Thursday, as county teams will look to advance to next week’s semifinals round.Not surprisingly, I didn’t enjoy the same level of success with my picks in the second round. I was correct on only 12 out of 20 selections.Overall through the first two rounds, I hav

Locked in a scoreless battle with San Clemente in double overtime, Santa Margarita junior Taylor Klawunder saw an opportunity to make a match-changing play and squared herself up for a shot in the middle of the field.    When her shot ultimately bounced across the goal line, the county’s most historic run

As usual, the first round of the CIF-SS playoffs had its share of big wins and upsets.When the dust settled and the soccer balls stopped flying, I somehow managed to correctly predict 30 of the 39 first round matches involving county teams. The second round will feature some of the county’s top programs going head t

The CIF-SS girls soccer playoffs began this week and the county's top teams and players provided lots of highlights. Here is a look back at some of the big storylines from the first round and a look ahead to the second round. ROAD WARRIORS The first round of the Division 1 playoffs saw three county teams come throu

ANAHEIM-Esperanza coach John King stressed throughout the regular season that he wanted his team to be peaking heading into the CIF playoffs. The Aztecs are doing just that and began their postseason journey with an impressive victory. Lauren Guerra, Catherine Newberry, Jill Parker and Jenna Dolezal ea

The 2012-2013 CIF-SS playoffs get underway throughout greater Southern California on Thursday with first round matches. OCVarsity.com girls soccer writer Jason Eichelberger takes a look at all matches involving county teams and makes his official picks for who will advance to the second round. To view his picks, please click the

The Laguna Beach girls soccer team ushered in the start of the CIF-SS playoffs with its most dominant effort of the season. Sophomore Janie Crawford scored twice as the Breakers beat Cerritos, 5-0, in a Division 4 wild-card match Tuesday at Laguna Beach. "The girls are feeling that they are a good team and they deserve to

Three county teams – Capistrano Valley, Sunny Hills and Yorba Linda – were No. 1 seeds in their divisions when the CIF-SS girls soccer playoff brackets were released Monday. Capistrano Valley (16-1-3), which ended the season ranked No. 1 in Orange County, earned the top overall seed in Division 1. The Cougars are unbe

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:

IRVINE- Continuing a promising recent trend of strong team play, No. 7 Corona del Mar emphatically close the door on its’ third straight Pacific Coast League title.Shelby Brown, Jayden Smith, and Annie Alvarado each scored goals, as the Sea Kings blanked the University Trojans 3-0 in the Pacific Coast League finale Friday at Ir

YORBA LINDA-With her team trailing 1-0 in the closing moments of the second overtime period in Thursday's Empire League showdown against Pacifica, Yorba Linda senior Emily Shleppey knew her team needed a big play.     “I was telling myself that we had worked all season to get here and this could be our last push

MISSION VIEJO-The last time the Aliso Niguel girls soccer team was on the pitch at Mission Viejo, they were celebrating a CIF-SS Division 1 title.    There was no title celebration after Wednesday's match, but the Wolverines emerged victorious by the same title-match winning score and with renewed hopes that a qualit

LOS ALAMITOS- Battered, bloodied, and bruised, No. 5 Los Alamitos shook off injuries and a tough battle with Huntington Beach to control the fate of the Sunset League title heading into the regular season’s final day.      Alyssa Pepper and Raya Young each scored a goal, as the Griffins edged the Huntington

 ORANGE- The transformation of the Villa Park girls’ soccer team into one of the county’s elite squads now includes a Century League title on their resume.    Senior Cassidy Hodson scored the match-winning goal in the second half, as the Spartans clinched the league title with a 1-0 victory over the Ca

MISSION VIEJO- Top-ranked Capistrano Valley officially accomplished its biggest regular season goal Saturday and will now turn its attention toward preparing for a bigger prize in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. Sophomore Jennifer Munoz scored two goals in the second half, as the Cougars wrapped up the Sea View League title with a 3-1 vi

Thanks to the late-match efforts of sophomore Kira Weaver, the battle for the Empire League title is now a three-team race with one week remaining. Weaver scored the winning goal with less than four minutes remaining in regulation as the Mustangs rallied for a 2-1 victory over Cypress at Yorba Linda High on Friday. "It's a great