Three local AYSO all-star teams won Area soccer championships last weekend, including the CaTigers in the U12 girls division. The squad went undefeated in six games and advanced to the Sectionals in March. The rain-delayed tournament saw the CaTigers, coached by Corinne Briers and David Schneiderman, beat Culver City, 3-1, in the championship game on Saturday. Superb goalkeeping by Maddie Oswald and Elizabeth Seeley allowed three goals all tournament long, aided by defenders Maya Landau, Lauren Ketterer, Sydney Golden, Emily Cooke, Emily Segal and Oswald. CaTigers forwards Sara Trenton, Evalina Van Norden, Emma Lesher-Liao and Seeley led an attack that resulted in 13 goals and decisive early wins over Santa Monica (2-0) and South Los Angeles (4-0) in January and a 2-0 semifinal win over Hollywood Wilshire Saturday morning. Throughout the tournament, the CaTigers’ midfield was anchored by Maya Schneiderman and Darby Caso with strong up and down play by outside halfbacks Kayla Javaheri and Sarah Mitchell. In the first round, the Palisades-based squad tied Beverly Hills 2-2 and Culver City 0-0. The CaTigers will continue their all-star season at the Riverside Locomotion tournament later this month with additional squad members Kathryn Johnson, Lizzie Thomas, Ashley Volpert and Lauren Guilfenbein, then head to the Southern California Section 1 championships. U10 Boys The Pali Riptide claimed the U10 championship Saturday after seven games in a three-week span. On the first weekend, the Riptide swept its games against all-star squads from Beverly Hills, LA Central, South L.A. and West L.A. In the quarterfinals, the Riptide bested Hollywood. Then, in the semifinals, they again defeated South L.A. The finals were against Culver City, with the boys from Palisades/Brentwood gaining a decisive 4-1 victory. In their seven straight wins, the Riptide outscored their opponents 38-9. Multiple goals and assists were collected by all players, with Jonah Jacobson, Matteo Weniz, Jordan Golden and Alex Ramsbottom each netting more than four. The stellar defense and goalkeeping was anchored by David Grinsfelder, Vince DeSantis, Brendan Sanderson, Jacob Pink and Will Rozelle. Riptide players resting during the tournament included James Kanoff, Blake Lewis, Nick Richmond, Daniel Furman and Jake Suddleson. In three tournaments this season, the Riptide has two first-place finishes and one third-place finish. U10 Girls Pali Storm, a local AYSO girls U10 all-star soccer team coached by Scot Vorse, won the Area-P championship last Saturday at El Rodeo School in Beverly Hills. Area P encompasses over 20 cities from Central and West Los Angeles. In Saturday morning’s semifinal, Pali Storm defeated Santa Monica 2-0 on goals by Jayne Baumgarten and Kaitlyn Parcell. Pali Storm then played Culver City in the championship game that afternoon. Pali led 1-0 at halftime on a goal by Parcell in the second quarter. Culver City scored two goals in the third quarter to take a 2-1 lead, but Parcell’s second goal tied the game in the fourth quarter. Then, in the waning minutes Storm’s Erin Ross scored for a 3-2 win. Pali Storm’s defense, consisting of Michaela Keefe, Charlie Robinson, Sydney Brecher, Lili Vorse, Jayne Baumgarten and Caity Buerge, allowed three goals in seven matches. The offense scored 13 goals, with Caitlin and Michaela Keefe, Erin Ross, Parcell and Baumgarten. Rounding out Storm’s roster are Katie Barnes, Katie Lord and Georgia Raber. Pali Storm moves on as the area’s representative in the AYSO Section 1 tournament March 8-9 in Riverside. Section 1 encompasses 11 areas across Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
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