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Single goals by Taren Seimonsma, Teyana Moyer, Karli Kuhns and

Nikki Liddicote and two goals from Karen Foster keyed two

Goldfishies’ wins, 1-0 and 5-0, in girls under-14 AYSO Region 97

soccer action.

Melissa Mead and Brisa Garnier held opponents scoreless in goal

for the first round.

In Girls under-12 action:

* Red Crush 2, Bruisers 0

The Red Crush’s Kayla Henrie scored two goals in the second half

to lead the Crush to a shutout win.

Rebecca Slater, Charlotte Farrell, Valentina Buonanoce and Kaitlin

Kehoe made steady passes and strong defense was played by Delanie

Linden, Jordan Granath and Kelly Clark.

Sweeper Hailey Willard kept the ball in the midfield area, keyed

by Karla Navarrete and Zoie Verrall.

Goalkeepers Devyn Hartnett and Claire Layton played strong,

keeping the Bruisers from scoring.

* Blue Crush 3, Bluepants 1

Brianna Schwartz scored all three Blue Crush goals in the win.

Tori Browne assisted on Schwartz’s first goal. Spencer South and

Brittany Harris played forward and were assisted by halfbacks Kaely

Turney, Kristin Burger and Kayla Greely.

The defensive team of Hannah Weiner, Caitlin Tona, Bridget

Terrebonne and Jade Bird kept the Bluepants from scoring.

Goalkeeper Laura Catron saved more than 10 shots and won the

game’s Most Valuable Player honors.

In Girls under-10 action:

* Blue Blasters 4, Killer Bees 1

The Blasters won their final game of the season against the Killer

Bees in the Blasters’ third game of the weekend.

Blaster goals came from Cindy Mejia, Natalie Swift and Holly Kelly

and Stephanie Verheyen moved the ball effectively up the midfield.

Amanda Peterson stopped many Bee attacks and goalkeeper Reann

Nathan made seven stops. Jamie Fredriksen was pulled due to an injury

and the defense of Kate Batstone and Veronica Seidner responded well

under pressure.

* Blue Blasters 5, Green Hornets 1

Swift scored two goals to lead the Blasters to victory in their

second weekend game.

Goals to come from Mejia off an assist from Verheyen, and Kelly.

Peterson along with Seidner again led the defense and Batstone and

Fredriksen combined in goal.

* The Bratz opened the playoffs with two victories Saturday, a

1-0 decision against the Blue Blasters and a 3-0 win over the Green

Hornets.

Maria Swift scored the lone goal for the Bratz against the

Blasters on an unassisted corner kick.

The Bratz were led on defense by Claire Castillo, Sophia LeVeque,

Madelaine Gallardo, Alexandra Kehoe, Kelly Kindgren, Zoe Sanglerat

and Katie Escher.

In the 3-0 game, Courtney McIntosh scored two first-half goals and

Swift added her second goal of the tournament.

Milena Buonanoce had one assist and Brenna Landstrom and LeVeque

played solid defense.

The only game came on a Bratz corner kick as the Blasters received

strong play from Batstone, Nathan and Swift in a game featuring the

top two seeds in the bracket.

* Breakers 1, Galaxy Girls 0

In their second game Sunday, the Breakers clinched a wild-card

berth with their second shutout of the day.

Madison Walsh blasted a left-foot shot into the goal after

receiving a pass from Taylor Dittoe.

Tough defense was played by Gretchen Tingler, Kellie Conant, Mindy

Wheeler, Alise Larson, Ellen Landis and Annie Pyle.

* Breakers 2, Tsunami 0

The Breakers’ first shutout Sunday came against Tsunami, on single

goals from Tatum Norton and Walsh.

Goalkeeper Christina Young moved the ball downfield and strong

defense was provided by fullbacks Norton, Amber Eary and Robin Young.

* Blue Angels 3, Breakers 2

In a game that saw three lead changes and two ties, the Blue

Angels prevailed in the end.

The Breakers had leads of 1-0 and 2-1 on goals from Norton, but

the Angels responded with goals from Beth Barnard, Madison Wooters

and Josie Jogwe.

Barnard tied the game, 1-1, and Wooters later equalized the game

at 2 with a goal in the last quarter before Jogwe scored to put the

Angels up for good with three minutes remaining.

Norton started her weekend assault for the Breakers with two goals

for the Breakers but it wasn’t enough to get past the Blue Angels

Saturday in the first round of playoffs.

Norton also led two attacks late in the game that were stopped by

Angels’ defender Kathryn Zimmerman.

* Blue Angels 5, Tsunamis 0

The Blue Angles started the playoffs with a shutout.

Barnard, Blakeley Ficenec, Jogwe, Wooters and Biz Buckingham

scored goals for the Angels. Buckingham’s goal was the first in her

soccer career.

The Blue Angels scored the lone second-half goal.

* Teal Tigers 3, Super Stars 0

The Teal Tigers scored their second shutout of the weekend to beat

the Super Stars Sunday.

Mary Yeager scored two goals on assists from Kristie Drake and

Brittany Stair and the Tigers first goal came from Kylee Pichirowski

in the first quarter.

Tiger goalkeeper Tabitha Goff played strong in net with help from

the defense of Sadye Busby, Abby Michaelson and Delaney Bell.

Steady passing was provided by Addison Richley, Makena Owen,

Yeager and Stair.

* Teal Tigers 1, Killer Bees 0 The Tigers edged the Bees in the Tigers’ game Saturday.

Stair’s goal with an assist by Richley proved the difference.

Goff and the defense of Busby, Michaelson and Bell kept the Bees

from scoring.

Yeager, Drake, Owen and Pichirowski led the offensive charge.

In Girls under-8 play:

* Taylor Powers scored a goal for the Zooming Zebras and

Catherine Connelly and Sally Fuller combined for three shots on goal

with assists from Cinnamon Sary and Delaney McCardle.

Nicole Fitzsimmons and Catherine Boettner keyed the defense and

Sara Hamilton had some powerful kicks. Kiani Crevello ran fast down

the field and Hanna Mumm displayed solid ball handling and Sarah Daly

lost a shoe in the mud.

* Bluewater Dolphins vs. Panthers

Page Keys and Konner Speth made solid passes for the Dolphins

while Kristine Sauders scored.

Defensively, Ingrid Peralta and Samantha Small held off the

Panthers.

In Girls under-7 play:

* Firecrackers vs. Green Cheetahs

The Cheetahs scored the first two goals from Olivia Muscatello and

McKenna Johnson and were aided by the defense of Alice Miller,

Gabriella Parisi, Megan Daly and Emily Neal.

The Firecrackers came back to tie the game on goals from Katie

Donald and Analysa Vivanco.

Teamwork and defense came from Cortlynn Clement, Emily Conant,

Alana Courier, Rosalie Deliz, Diana Fujii, Savannah Gardner, Hailey

Oberst and Andie Strode.

* The Pink Flamingos vs. The Blue Crush

Samantha Singer put the Flamingos on the board first with an

assist from Birdie Crane, Carly Liddicote and Samantha Ihle.

Kitt Durgan played solid in goal and defenders Ashley Ima and

Madison Jackson held off Blue Crush attacks.

* Silver Mustangs vs. Shooting Stars

The Silver Mustangs came out firing, with two players getting two

goals.

Kate McFetters and Makena Look each scored two goals in the third

and fourth quarters. Danni Blackman recovered the ball after a

struggle to assist on Look’s first goal.

McFetters also assisted on Sara Button’s goal in the second

quarter, the first goal of the game.

In Girls under-6 play:

* Carlee Kapana was the lone goal scorer for the Silver Dolphins

with a double assist from Alyssa Quintero and Rowan Frederiksen.

Strong offense was also provided by Amanda Sheppard and Kelly

McFetters.

Abbey Pickett, Gabbey Mangano, MacKenzie Gaddis, Rachel Whitelegge

and Kate Pipkin saved several shots on goal.

* The Green Girlillas continued their stellar play with Jaynie

Hexberg showing a solid effort on both offense and defense.

She keyed several goals and Lila McElroy, Ashley Ammerman, Haley

Heesch and Emily High displayed skills and speed in keeping the

opposition off balance.

Heesch used her speed, Ammerman attacked, McElroy kept position

and High used a strong right leg to keep the ball out of the

Girlillas’ end for most of the game.

Peyton Espley-Jones and Libby Knight tallied goals for the

Girlillas. Espley-Jones notched her 10th of the season and Knight

added her 19th.

Anna Hancock returned from an injury and contributed one goal off

a rebound off the post late in the third quarter.

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