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The previously undefeated Del Oro girls soccer team picked a bad time to play its worst match of the season - today's Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championship game at Cosumnes Oaks High School and against Sierra Foothill League rival Woodcreek, to boot.

Woodcreek came out fast, strong and focused in scoring three first-half goals en route to a stunning 4-0 win over a a rival that had allowed only three goals total entering the match.

Del Oro (9-1-7) nosed out second-place Woodcreek (13-2-7) for the league title in the highly competitive SFL. Del Oro went 4-0-6; Woodcreek 4-1-5.

The previously undefeated Del Oro girls soccer team picked a bad time to play its worst match of the season - today's Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championship game at Cosumnes Oaks High School and against Sierra Foothill League rival Woodcreek, to boot.

Woodcreek came out fast, strong and focused in scoring three first-half goals en route to a stunning 4-0 win over a a rival that had allowed only three goals total entering the match.

Del Oro (9-1-7) nosed out second-place Woodcreek (13-2-7) for the league title in the highly competitive SFL. Del Oro went 4-0-6; Woodcreek 4-1-5.

It's been a pretty eventful playoff for Rio Americano girls soccer coach Jennifer Smiley.

On Saturday, she coached the Raiders to a 3-0 Sac-Joaquin Section Division III win over Capital Athletic League rival Antelope. It was the Raiders' fourth section title in six years and second in a row. The Raiders reached the title match the two years they didn't win.

So Smiley was plenty happy for her girls after overcoming several early season injuries and a brief bump in league en route to their sixth consecutive league title. The Raiders tied Antelope 2-2 and lost 2-1 to El Camino, the Raiders' first loss in two seasons.

Five Sac-Joaquin Section girls soccer championship matches will be held Saturday at Cosumnes Oaks High School. Two others will be held at Lincoln of Stockton.

Here is the schedule as released by section media director Will DeBoard:

At Cosumnes Oaks HS, Elk Grove
Division VI: Forest Lake Christian vs. Bradshaw Christian, 10 a.m.
Division V: West Campus vs. Dixon, noon
Division III: Antelope vs. Rio Americano, 2 p.m.
Division IV: Cosumnes Oaks vs. Vista del Lago, 4 p.m.
Division II: Woodcreek vs. Del Oro, 6 p.m.

At Lincoln HS, Stockton
Division VII: Millennium vs. Trinity Prep, 10 a.m.
Division I: St. Mary's vs. Franklin-EG, noon

Del Oro's Jordan McDaniel scored three goals tonight to lead the Golden Eagles to a 4-0 win over Casa Roble in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls soccer semifinals in Loomis.

The win sets up an all-Sierra Foothill League championship final on Saturday at Cosumnes Oaks High School.

Woodcreek defeated Bella Vista 1-0 in the other semifinal. Lauren Hayano scored from an assist by Erien Matsueda while goalie Alyssa Rushing had four saves in posting the shutout.

In other semifinals today:

It's a busy day today for Franklin senior Crystal Vega.

There is the 6 p.m. graduation at Power Balance Pavilion, then the post-grad party tonight at an area bowling alley.

But there was another piece of business to take care earlier this afternoon - helping her Franklin girls soccer team achieve history.

The Wildcats defeated Turlock 1-0 in the Sac-Joaquin Section semifinals to advance to their first championship finale.

Franklin (18-4-2) will play the winner of tonight's Folsom-St. Mary's game Saturday at either Cosumnes Oaks or Lincoln of Stockton.

Vega is the captain and one of only two seniors on a team that has grown up fast.

Franklin beat and tied perennial power and defending D-I champion Davis to win the Delta Valley Conference. In the playoffs, Franlin beat another perennial power, St. Francis, 2-1, and edged Vintage of Napa 5-4 on penalty kicks in Tuesday's quarterfinals.

Today's match, which started at 1 p.m. to accommodate the graduations of Vega and Ashley Matarelli, wasn't nearly as close as the score indicated.

Although junior Tatyana Garrett scored the game's only goal midway through the first half, the Wildcats dominated play against Turlock (4-4-5) with at least a half-dozen near misses on goal.

"That was a little frustrating," said Vega, who missed several close shots, including a blast that bounced off the far post. "But we played well. This was fun to be able to make a little bit of history for girls soccer at our school."

Franklin coach Eliseo Lopez enjoys watching his team play.

"I didn't think they were going to be this good because we are so young," said Lopez, in his eighth season as coach. "But they have chemistry, and they are hungry."

They also have depth.

Lopez' JV team went undefeated even though he elevated freshmen sensations Lauren Williams and Kyra Taylor to the varsity seven matches into the season.

Both made all-Delta Valley Conference, and Williams leads the team in scoring with 23 goals, although the forward wasn't in the lineup Thursday.

She was participating in a 5 versus 5 international tournament in Munich, Germany. But she's expected to fly back to Sacramento early Saturday morning.

"I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we'll have her for the championship," Lopez said. "But either way I think the girls are ready to show their talent."

Another perennial power has been ousted from the girls soccer playoffs while another area team needed a late overtime goal to prevail on penalty kicks in today's Sac-Joaquin Section Division I quarterfinals.

Folsom knocked defending D-I section champion Davis from the postseason with a 2-0 win in Folsom. Alyssa Jara and McCall Madriago had goals for the Bulldogs.

With Franklin beating D-1 section runner-up St. Francis 2-1 last Thursday, it means a team other than Davis or St. Francis will win this year's D-I title for the first time since Beyer of Modesto in 2002.

El Camino has moved on to the second round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III girls soccer playoffs after winning a thriller, 3-1 on penalty kicks, Thursday night in Lincoln.

El Camino tied the match 1-1 late in the second half on a goal by Jaqui Ortega off a crossing pass from Carly Nelson. The match remained tied through two 10-minute overtimes before El Camino prevailed on PKs.

El Camino, the third-place finisher in the Capital Athletic League, will play Solano County Athletic Conference champion Benicia 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

In other Division III matches Thursday, Brianna Valencia's 70th minute goal proved the difference as Yuba City beat Vanden 3-2; Rodriguez defeated Natomas 4-1 and Antelope topped Bear River 5-0.

Antelope will play at Inderkum; Rodriguez at Colfax and Yuba City at Rio Americano in other Tuesday matchups.

Rio Americano is the defending section champion.

Anna Gregg, Nikki Clark, Aliska Berry and Kaity Barr scored goals today to lead St. Francis past Will C. Wood 4-1 in opening round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I girls soccer playoffs in Vacaville.

St. Francis, the No. 3 seed from the Delta River League and last year's D-I section runners-up, will play at Delta Valley Conference champion Franklin of Elk Grove 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Perennial powers Davis and St. Francis find themselves in unique spots entering this week's Sac-Joaquin Section girls soccer playoffs.

Davis (19-2-2), which beat St. Francis in last year's Division I final, finished second to Franklin (16-4-2) of Elk Grove in the Delta Valley Conference this season.

So the Blue Devils, winners of four section titles and playing for new coach Sara Yudin, are the DVC's No. 2 seed and will play host to Napa (10-7-2), the Monticello Empire League runners-up, 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Still, the Blue Devils are better positioned than St. Francis, winners of a section-best 12 titles.

The Troubadours (4-7-4) barely made the playoffs this season, edging out Ponderosa for third place in the Delta River League with a 2-1 win over the Bruins on Wednesday. Folsom (13-0-3) and Oak Ridge (6-9-5) finished first and second, respectively.

St. Francis plays Tuesday at Wood (10-5-5) in Vacaville.

The winner of that match plays Franklin in Elk Grove on Thursday.

Either St. Francis (seven times) or Davis (twice) has won the last nine D-I section finals.

Last year's six other divisional champions also return to the postseason.

The run-down:

• Defending D-II champion Granite Bay (8-4-3) is the No. 3 seed from the Sierra Foothill League and will play at Bella Vista (10-4-3), the Capital Valley Conference champion, on Tuesday, May 15.

• Defending D-III champion Rio Americano (11-1-4), looking to make its sixth consecutive appearance in that division's section final, is the top seed from the Capital Athletic League. The Raiders will play host May 15 to the winner of Thursday's Vanden at Yuba City Game.

• D-IV champion Sierra (15-5-3) is the No. 3 seed from the Valley Oak League. The Manteca squad will play at Sierra Valley Conference champion Vista del Lago (12-2-2) May 15.

• West Campus (17-6-1), which beat Calaveras 3-0 for last season's D-V title, returns to the postseason as the No. 2 seed from the Golden Empire League. The Warriors play host to Escalon (11-4-4) on May 15.

• D-VI defending champ Bradshaw Christian (12-8-2) enters the postseason as the top seed from the Sierra Delta League. The Pride plays host May 15 to the winner of Thursday's Gustine at Delta match.

• Millennium of Tracy is back to defend its D-VII title. It opens play May 15 against the winner of Thursday's Buckingham Charter vs. Big Valley Christian match.
Here's a look at the first-round matchups:

Sac-Joaquin Section girls soccer playoffs
First round
All matches 3:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted
TODAY
Division I - St. Francis at Wood; Beyer at Tokay, 6 p.m.; Stagg at Grace Davis, 5 p.m.; Merced at Lincoln-Stockton; Franklin-Stockton at Pitman, 4 p.m.
THURSDAY
Division I - Wood-St. Francis winner at Franklin-Elk Grove; Oak Ridge at Vintage, 5 p.m.; Tokay-Beyer winner at Turlock; Grace Davis-Stagg winner vs. Tracy; Lincoln-Stockton-Merced winner at St. Mary's; Pitman-Franklin-Stockton winner at Enochs; Laguna Creek at Folsom; Napa at Davis.
Division II - Rosemont at Oakmont.
Division III - Vanden at Yuba City; Natomas at Rodriguez; El Camino at Lincoln; Bear River at Antelope, 6 p.m.
Division V - Hughson at Summerville.
Division VI - Gustine at Delta.
Division VII - Sacramento Country Day at Elliot Christian.
FRIDAY
Division IV - Liberty Ranch at Central Catholic, 6:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 15
Division II - Oakmont-Rosemont winner at Del Oro; Casa Roble at McClatchy; Kennedy at Woodcreek; Granite Bay at Bella Vista.
Division III - Yuba City-Vanden winner at Rio Americano; Natomas-Rodriguez winner at Colfax; El Camino-Lincoln winner at Benicia; Antelope-Bear Rvier winner at Inderkum.
Division IV - Central Catholic-Liberty Ranch winner at East Union; Sierra at Vista del Lago; Livingston at Manteca, 6 p.m.
Division V - Summerville-Hughson winner at Dixon; Calavaras at Hilmar; Escalon at West Campus; Capital Christian at Amador.
Division VI - Delta-Gustine winner at Bradshaw Christian; Victory Christian at Mariposa; Vacaville Christian at Waterford; Golden Sierra at Forest Lake Christian.
Division VII - Elliot Christian-Sac Country Day winner at Trinity Prep; Big Valley Christian-Buckingham Charter winner at Millennium.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16
Division IV - Cosumnes Oaks at Patterson, 6 p.m.

San Juan Soccer Club coaching director Billy Wiskel is one happy guy.

His prestigious youth club has been accepted as a member of the United States Soccer Federation's Development Academy program, one of 77 such boys clubs across the nation and the only one in the Sacramento area.

"I think the biggest thing is that we are going to be fully funded," Wiskel said of a major sponsor already lined up that will soon be announced publicly. "But our biggest immediate plan is to identify the best players for our U-16 and U-18 teams."

Academy teams play and train year-round and face the top squads from across the United States as the USSF tries to identify the best players for its national and Olympic teams.

San Juan, established in 1978, is the only area club to have both the academy program for boys and the Elite Club National League program that helps identify top girls players..

For tryout information, go to the sanjuansoccer.org.

Some of the top youth soccer teams in Northern California will compete for state titles this weekend at Elk Grove's Bartholomew Sports Park, 10150 Franklin High Road.

The California Youth Soccer Association-North U-14-U-19 boys and girls teams will play Saturday and Sunday in President's Cup and State Cup matches.

The girls finals will be held Saturday; the boys finals on Sunday.

Christian Brothers senior forward and team captain Madeline Walsh, struggling with an ankle injury that will be surgically repaired after the season, found a way to help her Falcons' girls soccer team that is battling for a playoff berth in the Capital Valley Conference.

When an injury sidelined the CBS starting goalkeeper, Walsh volunteered to move into the nets. The Falcons promptly won three league matches and she had nine saves before CBS lost 5-0 to front-running Bella Vista on Tuesday.

Walsh is a four-year varsity player who made All-Sierra Valley Conference second team as a freshman and first team as a sophomore.

Two concussions and an ankle injury limited her to eight matches last season, but she still scored six goals and had an assist.

Walsh is a standout student, singer and musician who will attend Santa Clara in the fall.

Granite Bay senior Avery Hutchinson and former Granite Bay player Catie Miller, now at Sierra College, have signed letters of intent to play for the William Jessup women's soccer team in the fall.

Hutchinson was a member of the Grizzlies' Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championship team last season and had six goals and two assists. The three-year varsity player has the Grizzlies off to a 5-1-2 start this year.

"Avery is a versatile player that can play any position on the field," said William Jessup women's soccer coach Jamie Howard. "She is extremely athletic and will be an asset to our team. We have been recruiting Avery for the past several years and are very excited that she has signed with the Warriors."

Miller was the team MVP at Sierra College in helping the Wolverines to a 25-12-7 record the last two seasons.

"She is a great player with incredible field vision and work ethic," Howard said. "She has a commanding presence on the field and ability to dictate play. We are excited to have Catie on the team and look for her to have an immediate impact on the field."

William Jessup finished 2011 as co-Champions of the California Pacific Conference. It was the Warriors' third title in four years. The Warriors start practice on Aug. 6.

This comes courtesy of media spokesman Bruce Howard of the National Federation of State High School Associations:

In a continued emphasis on improving sportsmanship, the "soft red" has been eliminated in high school soccer.

Effective with the 2012-13 season, a second yellow card not only will disqualify a player, but the team will not be permitted to substitute for the disqualified player. Previously, a team was permitted to replace a player who had received a second yellow card.

Several members of FC Elk Grove, a competitive soccer program, will participate in a NCAA letter of intent signing ceremony 7 p.m. today at the Elk Grove Unified School District Trigg Center.

Among those scheduled to participate are University of Portland-bound and U.S. U-18 Women's National team camp invitee Devlyn Jeter of Rosemont and Cosumnes Oaks student Kira Wagoner, headed to Oregon.

FC Elk Grove director of coaching Cesar Plasencia will make a few opening remarks.

Placer United Soccer Club, which will have a record 29 high school seniors from their program move on to play at four-year colleges, will hold a signing ceremony and celebration 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Loomis.

Those moving on are:

Capital Christian coach Ab Alvarez reports that three players from the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V champion Cougars boys soccer team will sign letters of intent to play in college.

They are:

• Jonny Murray, goalkeeper, University of San Diego.
• Keenan Armbrust, forward/defender, Azusa Pacific University.
• Micah Alvarez, midfielder; Azusa Pacific.

Twelve Jesuit students will participate in an NCAA letter of intent signing ceremony 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Carmichael school's gym.

Those scheduled to participate are:

Gabe Araj, Pacific, baseball; Ben Corfee, UC Davis, golf; Jacob Crayne, Utah, diving; Zach Green, Oregon State, baseball; Steve Guzman, UC Davis, soccer; Logan James, Stanford, baseball; and Nick Kramer, Georgetown, swimming.

Others slated to participate are Chris Macasaet, Pacific, golf; Louis Mejia, Pacific, baseball; Gus Orlando, Seattle, tennis; Jeff Rose, Seattle, soccer; Pete Wajda, Chico State, soccer.

Santa Clara University defender Mykell Bates of Roseville hopes to follow several former Broncos with area ties into Major League Soccer.

Bates is one of 52 college seniors scheduled to participate in the MLS Player Combine Friday through Tuesday in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

The combine is a prelude to the MLS draft Jan. 12 and supplemental draft Jan. 17.

Former Broncos Peter Lowry (Bella Vista-Portland Timbers), Steve Cronin (Bella Vista-DC United) and Jalil Anibaba (Davis-Chicago Fire) played in the MLS last season.

Anibaba, the Fire's top draft pick last year who started 27 matches, played his first three seasons at Santa Clara before transferring to North Carolina for his senior year.

Bates, a defender and two-time team captain, scored four goals, including three game winners this past season for Santa Clara (11-5-4).

He made the All-West Coast Conference first team for the second consecutive season and also was named the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I National Soccer Coaches Association of America All Far-West Region Third Team, despite missing five matches because of injury.

As a prep, Bates was a three-time Parade All-American and captained the U.S. National U-17 team that played in the 2007 FIFA World Cup.

He was all-Sierra Foothill League his freshman season for Roseville High coach Pablo Gutierrez and helped the Tigers win the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championship that season.

He finished his prep career in Florida while playing in the U.S. Soccer's youth national residency program.

Here are the area boys soccer all-league teams as submitted to The Bee. (For corrections, please e-mail bpaterson@sacbee.com)

CAPITAL ATHLETIC LEAGUE
MVP: John Muresan, Antelope.
Offensive MVP: Jonathan Lathier, Rio Americano.
Co-Defensive MVPs: Greg Dupzyk, Rio Americano and Michael Kramer, Antelope.
Coach of the Year: Jason Burke, Antelope.
Team: Logan Cone, Jonathan Parkinson, Ian Kinn, Mark Ledbetter, Eric Hubbard and Eric Gylling, Rio Americano; Anthony Sanchez, Jamiu Foloronsho, Pablo Lon and Ronald Castillo, Cordova; Zack Monroe and Zachary Watkins, Whitney; Ronnie Arnott, Rogan O'Connor, Warren Dahlberg, Matthew Lamson and David Pineda, Antelope; Eric Bates, Marcus Gregory, Hayden Smith and Johnny Whitelaw, El Camino; C. Musson, Mira Loma.

CAPITAL VALLEY CONFERENCE
MVP: Tex Gossett, Bella Vista
Team: Mark Caliguire, Justin Childs, Preston Davis, Alex Waldron, Matt Waldron, Bella Vista; Spencer Backman, Daniel Manfred, Kyle Sakurada, Del Campo; Robert Belme, Graham Caplan, Brad Petkus, Eldrin Flores, Kian Zanganeh, Christian Brothers; Jonathan Govzalez, Travis McAuley, Steve Carlisle, Logan Coggeshall, Oakmont; Ricardo Meza, Ruben Rodriguez, Rio Linda; Steve Giranis, Stefon DeFerrari, Casa Roble.

CENTRAL VALLEY CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
CO-MVP: Robby Maxey, Victory Christian and Christian Ramirez, Cristo Rey.
Team: Taylor Jones and Matt Almas, Victory Christian; Michael Sparling, Hunter Seman and Colin Moore, Forest Lake Christian; Ernesto Lepe and Andy Aguilar, Cristo Rey; Brennan Peterson, Sacramento Waldorf; Irving Rodarte, Delta.

Davis senior midfielder Ryan Gross, who recently helped lead the Blue Devils to a 7-5 penalty kick win over Jesuit in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I boys championship game, has been selected to play in the High School All-American Soccer Game Saturday in Hoover, Ala.

The game, featuring 40 of the nation's top seniors from the fall playing states, is being held in conjunction with the men's NCAA Division I College Cup soccer championships.

Jesuit's Jeff Rose also was selected to the West team, but will not play because of injury.

Jesuit coach Paul Rose, Jeff's father, is co-coaching the West team.

Gross has verbally committed to UC Davis; Jeff Rose to Seattle.

Del Oro graduate Kolby Mitnick, a freshman at Dominican University of California in San Rafael, was named an honorable mention selection to the Pacific West Conference's all-league men's soccer team.

Mitnick, a Business Administration major from Newcastle, started all 18 games fo the Penguins and tied for the team lead in assists with three. He had a game-winning goal in overtime against Hawaii-Hilo.

Encina doesn't have much of a sports legacy.

Until three years ago, the Bulldogs had won only four Sac-Joaquin Section titles - swimming in 1963, girls volleyball in 1980, boys basketball in 1997 and track in 2001.

But after Encina's 1-0 win over Vacaville Christian earlier today in the Division VI boys soccer championship match at Cosumnes Oaks, the Bulldogs now have seven banners, including three in a row in soccer.

Encina is building a reputation for being a soccer school.

"Our students, staff and community have supported the program so well over the last few years," wrote John Buchmiller, who coaches the program with Glenda Claremon, in an e-mail. "For a school that struggles in so many ways, our program offers an opportunity for success."

Buchmiller says that more than 10 percent of the students are playing boys and girls soccer at the school.

"Soccer has become the thing to do at our school, and our home attendance has been spectacular," he wrote.

When Buchmiller and Claremon took over the program in 2005, the Bulldogs had been through a revolving door of coaches and players. There was no junior varsity team.

In their first season, the Bulldogs won two games and struggled at times to put 11 players on the field.

Sometimes fate runs smack into you.

That's how Bella Vista defender Tex Gossett felt tonight at the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II boys soccer championship game at Cosumnes Oaks High School.

The surprised-as-anyone senior headed in a goal with under a minute to play in regulation to tie nationally ranked Granite Bay 1-1, then made the Broncos' first kick in the Broncos' eventual 4-1 penalty kick upset of the Grizzlies for the title.

It was a shocking stunner coming one year after Granite Bay belted the Broncos 4-0 in the finals and in a game in which the Grizzlies (20-4-3) otherwise appeared in cruise control after Andrew Stabbert's goal in the 32nd minute from an assist by Tanner Thompson.

"I got lucky - I was in the right spot - thanks to a great throw-in by Tyler Miguel," Gossett said. "I didn't think I was going to get it because it either flicked off one of their defenders or one of our players. I really couldn't tell. I just hit it with my head. I didn't even see it because I got tackled."

Gossett, Justin Childs, Galen Herron and Devin Farnan made penalty kicks for Bella Vista (18-3-1) while Granite Bay hit the post on one and hit the cross bar on another after the two teams played two scoreless 10-minute overtimes.

Bella Vista coach Zach Contreras still thought his team had a chance even as the minutes ticked down in regulation.

"This team has been resilient all year long, so I had a gut feeling they were going to do something dramatic," Contreras said.

They lost three of their top players midway in the season when an elite club team forced them to choose between club and high school.

Although the Broncos had won the Capital Valley Conference title, they needed last-minute wins over Rio Linda and Oakmont to nose out Christian Brothers for first place.

"They stepped up," Contreras said. "It's been the personality of this team to bounce back and not to quit."

He credited Gossett, Preston Davis and Mark Caliguire for anchoring the Broncos' back line; the interplay between midfielders Matt Waldron and Justin Childs; and the tremendous throw-in prowess of Miguel.

"Tyler has been the man of the playoffs," Contreras said. "He had a goal in our other playoff games, and the big throw for our goal here."

Gossett, who ran cross country last season instead of playing soccer for Bella Vista, said it was a great way for the five seniors to end their careers.

"It's great for us to finish with a win in our last high school game," Gossett said.

For Contreras it was his second section title in four years. The Broncos won in D-III in 2008.

Geovanni Villalobos had trouble holding back the tears.

The rookie soccer coach's Natomas Nighthawks had come so far and learned so much this season in repeating as Sac-Joaquin Section D-III boys soccer champions today at Cosumnes Oaks High School.

"These boys, all the credit goes to them because there were a lot of doubters, and the odds were stacked against them," Villalobos said after Natomas (10-6-2) defeated Placer 1-0 on Adrian Revelez' first-half goal from an assist by Juan Mendoza. "We sneaked into the playoffs, but I knew we'd be dangerous."

Capital Christian boys soccer coach Ab Alvarez knew winning a Sac-Joaquin Section championship wasn't going to be easy, not after heartbreaking down-to-the-wire losses in the 2010 and 2009 title matches.

It didn't help that the unbeaten Cougars were playing Golden Empire League rival West Campus and that Warriors leaping and diving goalkeeper Roman Hernandez was playing like a brick wall in Saturday's Division V championship match at Cosumnes River College.

But Alvarez has one of the best goalkeepers in Northern California in senior Johnny Murray, a fiery, focused four-year leader of a resilient bunch who wouldn't be denied this season, even after the match remained scoreless through 80 minutes of regulation and two 10-minute overtimes.

Capital Christian (19-0-3) defeated West Campus (16-5-1) on penalty kicks, 6 to 5.

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Ramses Galvez' goal in the 27th minute led Encina past Sierra Delta League rival Vacaville Christian 1-0 in today's Sac-Joaquin Section Division VI boys soccer championship game at Cosumnes Oaks High School in Elk Grove.

It was Encina's third consecutive section boys soccer title.

The soccer team, once plagued with a revolving door of coaches before John Buchmiller and Glenda Claremon the program's reins in 2005, has now won three of the school's seven total section banners in all sports.

Encina (14-4-1) finished first in the Sierra Delta League and Vacaville Christian (14-4-2) placed second.

In reaching the final, Encina defeated Waterford 2-0 and Delhi 4-2 on penalty kicks.

With semifinals concluded today, there will be a lot of familiar faces in Saturday's Sac-Joaquin Section boys soccer championship matches at Cosumnes Oaks in Elk Grove and Lincoln of Stockton.

Six of the seven defending champions have made the finals again. Four runners-up last season also are back.

Here is a look at the matchups:

• Division I - Jesuit vs. Davis, 6 p.m. at Cosumnes Oaks
The long-time rivals, who played to a 1-1 tie during the regular season, meet again after wins today. Jesuit downed West of Tracy 5-0 behind Kaba Alkebulan's two goals. Davis defeated Golden Valley 4-2 in Merced. Jesuit (24-1-4), winners of a section best nine championships and ranked No. 1 nationally in two polls to start the season, beat the Blue Devils 3-0 last season.

There El Dorado High athletes will do a ceremonial college signing 4 p.m. today at the school.

They are:

Justin Dillon, baseball, Sacramento State
Jesslyn Jana, soccer, Arizona Christian
Shana Jastrab, softball, University of Kanas-Wesleyan

With Tanner Thompson scoring two goals, defending Sac-Joaquin Section Division II boys soccer champion Granite Bay has advanced to Thursday's semifinals after beating Oakmont 5-0 today.

The Grizzlies will play host to McClatchy, a 1-0 winner over Christian Brothers.
Woodcreek will play at Bella Vista in Thursday's other semifinal. Woodcreek beat Kennedy 3-1 and Bella Vista topped Nevada Union 3-0.

In Division III quarterfinal matches, Rio Americano downed Lincoln 1-0; Natomas beat Vallejo 3-1 on PKs after playing to a 2-2 tie through regulation and overtime; Antelope defeated Yuba City 1-0 and Placer topped Benicia 3-0.

Natomas, the defending section champions, will play at Rio Americano and Antelope will travel to Auburn to face Placer on Thursday.

In Division IV, defending section champ Vista del Lago moved to Thursday's semifinals after beating Livingston 8-0. Vista will play host to Sierra, a 2-1 winner over Ceres.

Perennial powers Jesuit and Davis have advanced to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I boys soccer semifinals after quarterfinal wins today.

Jesuit defeated Armijo 4-1 and Davis downed Pleasant Grove 1-0.

Davis will play Thursday at Golden Valley of Merced, a 3-0 winner over Chavez.

Jesuit, the defending section champions, will play host to West of Tracy on Thursday. West defeated Turlock 2-1 today.

In other highlights today as reported to the Sac-Joaquin Section:

The Arizona Christian University women's soccer program has signed three area players, defenders Breana Duhamel and Aubrey Wimmer from Ponderosa and center midfielder Jesslyn Jana of El Dorado.

The trio will enroll at the Phoenix college, an NAIA school, in the fall of 2012.

Five Granite Bay athletes are scheduled to sign NCAA letters of intent Wednesday morning at the school.

They are:

• Ty Thompson, soccer, Stanford
• Alex Gibbs, boys golf, Sacramento State
• Sophie Weber, swimming, LSU
• Katrina Reeves, lacrosse, San Diego State
• Chasteena Determan, softball, Simpson University, Redding

Davis High School boys soccer seemed to fly under the radar earlier this season.

Then within a three-day span, the defending Sac-Joaquin Section Division I runners-up tied then nationally ranked Granite Bay 0-0 (Sept. 21) and No. 1 Jesuit 1-1 (Sept. 23).

The Blue Devils' showing wasn't a complete surprise for veteran coach Ashley Yudin.

In a battle of nationally ranked teams, Jesuit fell 2-1 on penalty kicks to DeMatha of Hyattsville, Md., on Saturday night in the Showcase Division of the Gateway Soccer Classic in St. Louis, Mo.

The two parochial powers played to a 1-1 draw in regulation and overtime before going to penalty kicks, which DeMatha won 4-1.

Dylan Wong had Jesuit's goal in regulation.

DeMatha entered the match ranked No. 2 and Jesuit No. 3 in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America national fall boys rankings.

In its other match at the 59-team tournament, Jesuit tied Chaminade of St. Louis, Mo., 1-1 on Thursday.

Jesuit's Michael De Sousa scored in the 73rd minute to tie the match seven minutes after Chaminade had taken a 1-0 lead on a goal by Jordan Bay.

Behind sophomore sensation Tommy Thompson, No. 24 Granite Bay finished 2-1 in the Bracket A division of the Gateway Classic.

Thompson had a hat trick as Granite Bay defeated Thomas Aquinas of Overland Park, Kan., 3-1 in Thursday's opener, then scored once in the Grizzlies' 4-1 win over Christian Brothers of St. Louis in Saturday's finale.

The wins were sandwiched between a 2-1 loss to No. 12 Cherry Creek of Aurora, Colo., on Friday in which Thompson scored on a penalty kick late in the match.

Instead of No. 1 vs. No. 2 it will be No. 2 vs. No. 3 when DeMatha Catholic of Hyattsville, Md., plays Jesuit on Saturday in the Gateway City Classic in St. Louis.

After its 1-1 tie Friday with Davis, the Marauders (13-0-1) dropped from No. 1 to No. 3 in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America boys fall soccer rankings.

DeMatha (7-0-0) remained at No. 2 as previous No. 3 St. Benedict's Prep (10-0-0) of Newark, N.J., catapulted to No. 1.

It was Davis coach Ashley Yudin' 41st wedding anniversary today.

So before the Blue Devils' match against national No. 1 Jesuit in Carmichael, Yudin kidded his players, "You better not ruin my anniversary."

Instead the Blue Devils delivered a nice present to Yudin and wife Nancy - "thank God she's a soccer person," Ashley added.

Davis tied the Marauders 1-1 in the non-league contest, snapping Jesuit's national leading consecutive victory streak at 68 matches.

Jesuit's Dylan Wong scored midway through the first half, then six minutes later Collin Holtz scored off an assist from Tom Nolan for the Blue Devils' equalizer.

Davis' junior back-line of Connor Anderson, Lee LeVerrier, Jacob Rutheiser, Emmanuel Medina and goalie Derek Pleasants withstood a frantic Jesuit second-half barrage of shots and corner kicks.

In a rematch of last season's Sac-Joaquin Section Division I boys soccer championship match, Davis will play at Jesuit 3:30 p.m. Friday.

Last year, Jesuit defeated Davis 3-0 in the championship game to complete a 31-0-0 season.

This season Jesuit (11-0-0), which is playing Pleasant Grove this afternoon, is ranked No. 1 nationally by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and ESPN Rise. The Marauders have won 67 consecutive matches.

Davis (6-1-3) played to a 0-0 tie at nationally ranked Granite Bay (7-1-2) on Wednesday.

These are times of mixed emotions for Jesuit High boys soccer coach Paul Rose.

Rose was pleased that his Marauders defeated a challenging Granite Bay 3-2 in a battle of unbeatens at the Capital Classic Cup that more than lived up to its special billing while entertaining a crowd of nearly 4,000 Friday night at Capital Christian High School.

He also liked how the Marauders, ranked No. 1 nationally in the two major boys fall soccer polls, had no letdown this week.

After defeating Granite Bay 3-2 in Friday's Capital Challenge Cup at Capital Christian High School, Jesuit held its top spots in the ESPN Rise Fab 50 and National Soccer Coaches Association of America national fall boys soccer rankings.

The win was Jesuit's 63rd in a row, although costly.

Star midfielder Jeff Rose, son of coach Paul Rose, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and is lost for the season. The Seattle University verbal commit had eight goals and 19 assists before being injured.

It was standing room only at Capital Christian High School Friday night for the titanic showdown between national boys soccer powers Granite Bay and Jesuit.

The two teams didn't disappoint the nearly 4,000 fans that crammed into the stadium for the second game of the inaugural two-match Capital Challenge Cup.

Steven Wright's penalty kick after a Granite Bay handball in the 75th minute, gave the Marauders a 3-2 win.

It came only two minutes after Granite Bay's Ty Thompson had tied it 2-2 on a brilliant 20-yard, left-footed rocket from the right side of the goal.

Jesuit had led 2-0 after a pair of goals by Padraic McCullaugh, one a first-half penalty kick, the other two minutes into the second half from a corner kick.

Granite Bay closed to 2-1 on Will Harkin's header from a free kick in the 61st minute.
The game may have been costly for Jesuit, as Jeff Rose, the team's top playmaker and son of coach Paul Rose, was taken off the field late in the first half with an apparent knee injury.

In the first game, the Capital Christian Cougars defeated the Bella Vista Broncos 2-0.
Keenan Armburst's arching 25-yard, first-half goal into the right corner net and J.T. Clapp's 10-yard floater from an assist by freshman Paul Herscowitz late in the second half led the Cougars (6-0-1) to the win over the Broncos (5-1-1) in another battle of unbeatens and section runners-up in 2010.

Jesuit High School is starting the season ranked No. 1 nationally in both major high school fall boys soccer polls.

Jesuit, coming off a 31-0-0 season in 2010, opens as No. 1 in today's first National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll.

The Marauders also are No. 1 in the ESPN Rise Powerade Fab 50, which already is in its second week of rankings.

The Davis (25-1-1) girls soccer team earned a top 10 ranking in the final two major girls spring soccer polls.

The Sac-Joaquin Section Division I champions finished No. 5 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America national rankings and were No. 7 in the ESPN RISE Powerade Fab 50.

Davis at one point was the NSCAA national leader until losing 1-0 to Franklin in a Delta Valley Conference match May 3.

Here are some more noteworthy highlights from the 2010-2011 high school sport season to complement Joe Davidson's year-in-review story in today's sports section.

• Legally blind athlete Kym Crosby, a distinctive presence on area tracks because of her bright red hair and pale skin, finishes as River Valley's most accomplished track and field athlete. The Chico State scholarship signee sets school records in the 100, 200 and 400 meters and lands Tri-County Conference MVP honors after winning the triple jump and 400 and finishing second in the 200 at the league finals.

• Sheldon, behind Bee Player of the Year Darius Nelson, plays one of the most ambitious boys basketball schedules in area history, competing in major invitationals in Southern California, Kentucky and Louisiana. The Huskies repeat as D-I section champions, but lose by two points to De La Salle of Concord in a physical NorCal D-I semifinal.

• Davis' Wade Allen wins the Sac-Joaquin Section 50- and 100-yard freestyle swim championships to cap an incredible run of 13 individual section titles by the Allen family. Jake Allen, now swimming at Stanford, won six individual titles; Trevor, now playing water polo at UC Davis, won three and Wade, the youngest, finishes with four titles.

• Area baseball and softball players make the dramatic adjustment to two game-changing new rules. More baseball squads gravitate to small ball as hitters adapt to less explosive composite bats while softball gets an injection of offense with the pitcher's circle moved back three feet.

• Despite graduating all their starters and beginning anew under new coach Paul Hayes, there is no rebuilding for Woodcreek boys basketball. The Timberwolves make a return trip to the CIF Northern California Regional Division II championship game at Power Balance Arena, falling to parochial power Archbishop Mitty of San Jose.

• The Davis girls soccer team, ranked No. 1 nationally most of the season, beats St. Francis to end the Troubadours' three-year reign as D-I champions while another nationally ranked team, Rio Americano, finishes an unbeaten season by beating rival Benicia for the D-III championship.

• With high-profile national recruits Vei Moala and Puka Lopa of Grant leading the way, 28 area players sign NCAA football national letters of intent. Cal and coach Jeff Tedford enjoy the the biggest coup in landing both Moala and Lopa. But the Pac-10 plucks six others - Grant's Darryl Paulo, Burbank's T.J. Poloai and Sheldon's Mansel Simmons to Washington State; Grant's James Sample to Washington; and Folsom's Tyler Trosin to Oregon State.

• Bonded by teamwork and a best-friend unity, Del Oro girls basketball enjoys its greatest run in coach Mike Takayama's momentous 25-year career. Only nationally ranked St. Mary's of Stockton can stop the 27-5 Golden Eagles in the postseason.

• The Davis girls basketball team rebounds from the firing of popular coach Jeff Christian (and the reinstatement of twin stars Malika and Khaliya Wilkins who he had booted for "conduct detrimental to the team") to win the Delta Valley Conference under interim coach Dennis Foster, the first-year athletic director.

• UCLA scholarship signee and St. Francis four-year player Zoe Nightingale finishes as one of the area's all-time greats by earning All-American honors. Only one other St. Francis player has done that, Troubadour coach Alynn Wright's daughter, Taryn Wright.

• Multi-talented Davis senior Ian Rock readies for decathlete duties at Duke by beating a loaded field in the rain to win the boys pole vault with a personal best 16 feet, 2 inches at the CIF State Track and Field championships in Clovis.

- Bill Paterson

Here are the Sierra Foothill League spring all-league teams that were given to The Bee:

GIRLS SOCCER
Co-MVP's: Savannah Coiner, Rocklin; Paige Crouch, Roseville.
All-league: Melanie Bertrand, Rocklin; Megan Hanson, Rocklin; Jessica Santos, Rocklin; Michelle Tran, Rocklin; Shannon Garvella, Rocklin; Amanda Susbilla, Roseville; Adriane Bates, Roseville; Kelsey DeCarlo, Roseville; Kayla Granley, Roseville; Kayla Karlsson, Granite Bay; Christy Cooper, Granite Bay; Maria Dela Cruz, Granite Bay; Amy Schlehofer, Granite Bay; Anna Goddi, Granite Bay; Casey McCavitt, Del Oro; Miranda Bailey, Del Oro; Becky Duncan, Del Oro; Rachel Sloss, Del Oro; Emily Becker, Woodcreek; Kristin Womack, Woodcreek; Lauren Hayano, Woodcreek; Kendra Green, Nevada Union.

BOYS GOLF
All-league: Gearhart, Woodcreek; Smotherman, Del Oro; Ash, Del Oro; Mencaccy, Rocklin; Grizzell, Nevada Union; Pedone, Granite Bay; Gibbs, Granite Bay; Baumgarten, Granite Bay.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Co-MVP's: Grant Currey, Rocklin; Kyle Russell, Del Oro
All-league: Grant Wilson, Rocklin; Matt Laughrea, Rocklin; Brody Cord, Del Oro; Clay Cosbie, Del Oro; Roman Seghezzi, Nevada Union; Trevor Bryant, Nevada Union; Bobby Curtis, Nevada Union; Josh Frost, Roseville; Jake Haakenson, Woodcreek; Anthony Giannotti, Granite Bay; Kyle Howarth, Granite Bay; Jake Neptune, Granite Bay.

Here are the Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League spring all-league teams released to The Bee:

BASEBALL
MVP: Jake Sween, Auburn Christian
Coach of the year: Matt Sween, Auburn Christian
All-league: Jr. Casas, Valley Christian Academy; Robert Bristol, Auburn Christian; Jimmy Shaw, Valley Christian Academy; Caleb Van Patten, Auburn Christian; Anthony Kersting, Trinity Prep; Chris Harmon, Faith Christian; Luke Sween, Auburn Christian; Tony Sciacca, Trinity Prep; Andrew Conemac, Trinity Prep.

SOFTBALL
MVP: Libby Purtill, Buckingham Charter
Coach of the year: Jon Hill, Buckingham Charter
All-league: Midori Bounds, Valley Christian Academy; Carly Gish, Valley Christian Academy; Sam Shoemake, Valley Christian Academy; Presleigh Sinerius, Valley Christian Academy; Taylor Hill, Buckingham Charter; Sabrina Joseph, Buckingham Charter; Haley Moody, New Life Christian; Katie Johnson, Sacramento Adventist.

GIRLS SOCCER
MVP: Sarah Hall, Faith Christian
Coach of the year: Robert Ripley, Faith Christian
All-league: Alex Arnold, Faith Christian; Lacy Bicknell, Faith Christian; Corissa Olmstead, Faith Christian; Barbara Bakh, Trinity Prep; Frances Arend, Trinity Prep; Aanna Arend, Trinity Prep; Francesca Bell, Sacramento Country Day; Allison Walter, Sacramento Country Day; Marina Serrano, Sacramento Country Day; Elexa Walker, Buckingham Charter.

Here are the Sierra Delta League spring all-league teams that were released to The Bee:

BASEBALL
MVP: Brady Dragmire, Bradshaw Christian
Coach of the year: Drew Rickert, Bradshaw Christian
All-league: Keean Kondo, Vacaville Christian; Luke Miller, Vacaville Christian; Johnny Barum, Vacaville Christian; Lorenzo Runnels, Encina; Mark Seaberg, Golden Sierra; Jake Adkins, Bradshaw Christian; E.J. Ediburgh, Bradshaw Christian; Alex Popovich, Bradshaw Christian; Bryant Stone, Bradshaw Christian; Taylor Blackford, Bradshaw Christian; Dylan Reade, Highlands; Luke Carrasco, Highlands; Monty Mohammad, Highlands; Logan Day, San Juan; Kevin Daniel, San Juan; Austin Green.

SOFTBALL
MVP: Sarah Rasmussen, Golden Sierra
Co-Coaches of the year: Elaine Rasmussen, Golden Sierra; Alyson Stiles, Rio Vista
All-league: Erin Dallenbach, Vacaville Christian; Emily Matthews, Golden Sierra; Jordan Perry, Golden Sierra; Stephanie Douglas, Highlands; Shannon Manchester, Golden Sierra; Macy Chase, Bradshaw Christian; Ashley Nunez, Bradshaw Christian; Rukeisha Winn, Highlands; Taylor Kennedy, San Juan; Maci Ruiz, Golden Sierra; Cindy VanBogart, San Juan; Hollie Johnson, Golden Sierra; Summer VanBogart, San Juan; Marissa Mayhood, Rio Vista; Cierra Carnduff, Rio Vista; Jenesy Alvarez, Rio Vista; Sheila Rae Peters, Rio Vista.

GIRLS SOCCER
Defensive MVP: Chloe Hudson, Bradshaw Christian
Offensive MVP: Hannah Dumas, Bradshaw Christian
Coach of the year: David Gleason, Golden Sierra
All-league: Emily Petree, Bradshaw Christian; Lauren Beyer, Bradshaw Christian; Taylor Gleason, Golden Sierra; Michaela Thorn, Vacaville Christian; Jenna Pendzinski, Golden Sierra; Jessica Syracuse, Bradshaw Christian; Sam Waits, Encina; Brittney Simmers, Vacaville Christian; Chloe Lee-Watkins, Encina; Courtney Knitter, Vacaville Christian; Sarah Morgan, Bradshaw Christian; Sarah Trapp, Bradshaw Christian; Alexandra Dukes, Golden Sierra; Kayla Anderson, Golden Sierra; Cassie Ames, Rio Vista; Natalie Parks, Bradshaw Christian; Meghan Bio, Vacaville Christian; Karla Cruz Highlands; Miriam Barajas, Highlands; Karli Passmore, Bradshaw Christian; Annie Knitter, Vacaville Christian.

BOYS GOLF
MVP: Scott Ecklund, Bradshaw Christian
All-league: Scott Gardner, Vacaville Christian; Willie Roundtree, San Juan; Dylan Crownover, Bradshaw Christian; Matt Dyson, Vacaville Christian; Jacob Rudd, Highlands; Nick Maurer, Rio Vista.

COED TENNIS
Co-Coaches of the year: Steve Eakes, Highlands; Steve Robinson, Forest Lake Christian; Lori Patton, Encina
Boys
MVP: Damien Blake, Sacramento Country Day
All-league: Nathan Burnett, Forest Lake Christian; Dylan Repsher, Sacramento Country Day; Mohammad Aboukhadija, San Juan; John Egamino, Encina; Cameron Patton, Forest Lake Christian; Brandon Bryditzki, Forest Lake Christian; Oleg Valyavskiy, Encina.
Girls
MVP: Alina Shkrabak, Encina
All-league: Natalya Reznik, San Juan; Amanda Timmerman, Forest Lake Christian; Lyuda Khokhlan, Highlands; Alina Khil, San Juan; Kourtney Turner, Forest Lake Christian; Jennifer Rabowsky, Sacramento Country Day; Tanya Biskupets, Highlands.

BOYS SWIMMING
MVP: Sheldon Simas, Bradshaw Christian
All-league: Tim Balinset, Jacob Dye, Micah Byerly, Gavin Simas.
GIRLS SWIMMING
MVP: Leslie Tay, Bradshaw Christian
All-league: Raquel Pea, Sami Azevedo, Lynn Tay, Celeste Grey, Amanda Gruba.

TRACK AND FIELD
Boys Track MVP: Eddie Litvinov, Highlands
Boys Field MVP: Denesheo Moore, San Juan
Boys Coach of the year: Phil Leonhardt, Highlands
Girls Track MVP: Taylor Amato, Golden Sierra
Girls Field MVP: Olesya Khokhlan, Highlands
Girls Coach of the year: Mike Brown, Golden Sierra
All-league: Gwen Brown, Golden Sierra; Rebecca Brown, Golden Sierra; Emmalee D'Angelo, Golden Sierra; Megan Harston, Golden Sierra; Julia Patterson, Golden Sierra; Gianna Poseley, Golden Sierra; Emily Reddish, Golden Sierra; Brittney Weinmeister, Golden Sierra; Conner Barla, Golden Sierra; Drake Jaramille, Golden Sierra; Brittany Jones, Highlands; Olga Khokhlan, Highlands; Joshua Barlow, Highlands; Omar Gonzalez, Highlands; David Taylor, Highlands; Brandi Abercrombie, San Juan; Shyreese Davis, San Juan; Angel Guillory, San Juan; Andaes Williams, San Juan; Bryce Goffney, San Juan; John Poelzahko, San Juan; Matthew Richardson, San Juan; Paskell Tyiska, San Juan; Payton Osborne, Vacaville Christian.

Here are the Pioneer Valley League spring all-league teams that were released to The Bee:

BASEBALL
MVP: Michael Lucas, Bear River
Coach of the year: Mike McCabe, Colfax
All-league: Sean Fox, Lincoln; Coleman Huntley, Bear River; Ryan Glazner, Colfax; Jordan Albarron, Lincoln; Nate Lukes, Center; Eddie Vanderdoes, Placer; Paul Bandanza, Placer; Scott Wright, Colfax; Zach Welz, Bear River; Josh Toft, Bear River; Josh Aguirre, Foothill; Devon Loomis, Colfax; James Harris, Bear River; James Pallas, Lincoln; Nick Rebello, Center; Zach Woods, Foothill; Anthony Caldwell, Foothill; Ethan Liddle, Lincoln.

SOFTBALL
MVP: Stephanie Ceo, Bear River
Caoch of the year: Donna Tofft, Lincoln
All-league: Nikoli Sharp, Lincoln; Natalie Hampton, Center; Katie Emerson, Lincoln; Alyssa Reina, Bear River; Jessica Grisler, Foothill; Randi Anderson, Colfax; Ashley Scott, Colfax; Courtney Edwards, Bear River; Kacie Freymond, Lincoln; Haley Tupen, Placer; Ashley Sutter, Center; Maddie Phelps, Bear River; Kacy Romero, Placer; Ashleigh Stidman, Lincoln; Cassidy Martin, Center; Taylor Hill, Placer; Mikhaila Freas, Foothill; Taylor Gerlach, Colfax.

GIRLS SOCCER
Defensive MVP: Kate Bianchi, Colfax
Co-Offensive MVPs: Emma Obray, Placer; Janelle Jensen, Bear River
Coach of the year: Lefty Wilks,
All-league: Elisha Partin, Colfax; Savannah Newman, Colfax; Christina Keyes, Colfax; Ashley Gassaway, Colfax; Brittany Thomas, Colfax; Shea Glaspey, Bear River; Maddi Dunn, Bear River; Claire Newman, Bear River; Jacqui Betz, Bear River; Laura Nash, Placer; Celeste Havener, Placer; Caitlin Letcher, Placer; Savannah Porter, Center; Janida Penn, Center; Andrea Loza, Center; Mariel Iniquez, Lincoln; Diana Ruiz, Lincoln; Katherine Rodriguez.

BOYS GOLF
MVP: Rob Schauble, Placer
Coach of the year: Brett Lewis, Lincoln
All-league: Hayden Emerson, Lincoln; Kenny Bills, Lincoln; Aubrey Harwell, Bear River; Trever Wilson, Lincoln; Ryan Holden, Placer; Austin Childress, Placer; Cory Langseth, Bear River; Jake DePass, Bear River; Patrick Cabrera, Colfax.

COED TENNIS
Coach of the year: Tom Isaac, Placer
Boys
MVP: Dave Fux, Lincoln
All-league: Phillip Schoenhoff, Placer; Steven Fraguglia, Placer; Kyle Borges, Colfax; Connor Phillips, Bear River; Brad Ray, Placer; Jake Smith, Center; Blair Meyer, Placer.
Girls
MVP: Jessica Ho, Lincoln
All-league: Maria Pireda, Placer; Deja Kitchiner, Center; Lindsay Holden, Placer; Lindsey Harter, Bear River; Kirsten Malo, Bear River; Veronika Zherdeva, Center; Kurstin Schauble, Placer.

Here are the Golden Empire League spring all-league teams The Bee has received:

BASEBALL
MVP: Derrick Brown, Marysville
Coach of the year: Jay DeAlba, Marysville
All-league: Ben Ritchey, Capital Christian; Angel Lara, Dixon; Tim Zucco, Lindhurst; Davis Walker, Marysville; Blake Freechtle, Marysville; Ty Schimpf, Capital Christian; Tyler Long, Mesa Verde; Chad Perry, Marysville; Bubby Shanahan, Lindhurst; Moises Saldana, West Campus; Jacob Woehler, Capital Christian; Taylor Landis, Dixon; Brock Hanson, Capital Christian; Daniel Contreras, West Campus; Kory Hall, Dixon; Blaine Huber, Marysville.

SOFTBALL
MVP: Ashten Welch, Marysville
Co-Coaches of the year: Wes Besseghini, Dixon; Maurice Clavelle, Marysville
All-league: Noelani Kakalia, Mesa Verde; Giana Moore, Mesa Verde; Samantha Lucero, Mesa Verde; Meghan Smith, Mesa Verde; Marissa Clavelle, Marysville; Tressa Arostegui, Marysville; Morgan Welch, Marysville; McKenzie Kraus, Marysville; Audrey Musgrove, Dixon; Jaymi Boicelli, Dixon; Jenna Bassler, Dixon; Kristina Brown, Dixon; Morgan Thome, Lindhurst; Jamie Mahoney, Lindhurst; Shawna Hulsey, Lindhurst; Kara Wall, West Campus; Ashley Fryer, Capital Christian.

GIRLS SOCCER
Defensive MVP: Kelsey Dolk, West Campus
Offensive MVP: Jena Mamola, West Campus
Coach of the year: Rogelio Rubio, West Campus
All-league: Brianna Greenly, Capital Christian; Nathalee Allen, Capital Christian; Emily Long, Capital Christian; Chloe Cooknick, Capital Christian; Cannessa Lewis, Capital Christian; Aimee Echeverria, Dixon; Desiree Gutierrez, Dixon; Belen Pequeno, Dixon; Victoria Garcia, Dixon; Brittany Roupp, Dixon; Alexandra Cook, Lindhurst; Ellie Yang, Lindhurst; DeeDee Yang, Lindhurst; Makayla Synak, Marysville; Nallely Ferreira, Marysville; Alma Guerra, Marysville; Casidee Lynch, Mesa Verde; Jaycee Neuman, West Campus; Zoe Worobel, West Campus; Katie Martin, West Campus; Jordan Larson, West Campus.

BOYS GOLF
MVP: Garrett Rasmussen, Dixon
Coach of the year: P.J. Garza, Capital Christian
All-league: Logan Mitchell, Dixon; Seth Just, Capital Christian; Matt Donlan, Capital Christian; Michael Blakeman, Capital Christian; Casey Gee, Capital Christian; Drake Hankins, West Campus.

COED TENNIS
Coach of the year: Anne Bestgen, West Campus
Boys
MVP: Kris Chow, West Campus
All-league: Luka Alaupovic, Dixon; Peter Yang, Lindhurst; Derek Fong, West Campus; Armando Montejano, Marysville; Ricky Fong, West Campus; Byeong Cha, Capital Christian; Robert Williams, Dixon.
Girls
MVP: Krystle Ito, West Campus
All-league: Janelle Mariana, Dixon; Jamie Hurdt, Marysville; Tori Porras, West Campus; Annie Lin, Marysville; Han Tran, Mesa Verde; Zoe Kratzer, Dixon; Courtney Ngai, Marysville.

BOYS SWIMMING
MVP: Zach DeMotte, West Campus
Coach of the year: Danielle Young, West Campus
All-league: Alex Labass, Dixon; Zachary Schulman, Dixon; Will Pagozzo, Dixon; Matthew Sprengler, West Campus; Reginald Trimmingham, West Campus; Jordan Eldridge, West Campus; Bryan Poole, Dixon; Austin Anderson, Dixon.

GIRLS SWIMMING
MVP: Laura Garcia, Dixon
Coach of the year: Adrienne Anderson, Dixon
All-league: Alexis Tyhurst, Dixon; Rachel Stalie, Dixon; Jaida Aikens, Dixon; Gina Garcia, Dixon; Kacie Barrett, Dixon; Nicole Hagstrom, Dixon; Jordan Chance, Dixon.

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Track MVP: Devan Sawyerr, West Campus
Field MVP: David Oates, Capital Christian
Co-Coaches of the year: Ron Gerringer, Capital Christian; Eric Hoefler, Lindhurst
All-league: Josh Green, Mesa Verde; Jurell Davis, Lindhurst; Anthony McDermott, Dixon; Miguel French, Lindhurst; Jarrade Davis, Lindhurst; Brett Williamson, West Campus; Chris Birkman, West Campus; Kwann Williams, West Campus; Kendall Caporale, Lindhurst; Matthews Kearns, Lindhurst; Jesus Garcia, Lindhurst; Tyler Holmes, Capital Christian; Ryan McNamee, Dixon; Marcos Pangelinan, Dixon; Brandon Roznos, Capital Christian; Keenan Armbrust, Capital Christian.

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Track MVP: Nicole Albanese, Capital Christian
Field MVP: Raelle Roberson, Capital Christian
Coach of the year: Marcy Tarr, Marysville
All-league: Rachel Roberts, Capital Christian; Kayleigh Bates, Capital Christian; Jasmine Fletcher, Marysville; Bria Avery, Dixon; Laura Dang, West Campus; Stevie Jones, Capital Christian; Jasmine Cranshaw, Capital Christian; Hayleigh Filer, Capital Christian; Jordan Irvine, Dixon; Peri Daley, Marysville; Ivy Dunn, Dixon.

Here are the Delta Valley Conference spring all-league teams reported to The Bee:

Baseball
MVP: J.D. Davis, Elk Grove
Coach of the year: Scott Heinig, Davis
All-league: Josh Cosio, Davis; Ben Eckels, Davis; Galen Hashovksy, Davis; George Hatamiya, Davis; Alec Miramontes, Davis; Ryan King, Elk Grove; Dominic Nunez, Elk Grove; Ryan Tellez, Elk Grove; Jorge Vina, Elk Grove; Tyler Blake, Franklin; Jordan Johnson, Franklin; Josh Pigg, Franklin; Jon Zunich, Franklin; Robert Munoz, Grant; Jonathan Ruiz, Laguna Creek.

Softball
MVP: Shelby Wisdom, Elk Grove
All-league: Emily Glass, Davis; Melanie Habab, Davis; Becky Nakano, Davis; Megan Winton, Davis; Jordan Brenner, Elk Grove; Maryssa Harris, Elk Grove; Jessica Venturelli, Elk Grove; Amanda Absher, Franklin; Sade Estes, Franklin; Chantelle Oakley, Franklin; Makayla Fama, Laguna Creek; Jaime Goodrich, Laguna Creek; Leeza Woods, Laguna Creek; Brehanna Hamilton, Monterey Trail; Shawnyce Talbot, Grant.

Girls soccer
MVP: Anna Maria Gilbertson, Davis
Coach of the year: Allen Carlson, Davis
All-league:Dana Granger, Davis; Jennie Hawkins, Davis; Olivia Muller, Davis; Ali Yule, Davis; Anna Brown, Elk Grove; Lauren Chetner, Elk Grove; Rebecca Pasqual, Elk Grove; Julie Alltop, Franklin; Anastasha Barba, Franklin; Tatyana Garrett, Franklin; Crystal Vega, Franklin; Victoria Vue, Grant; Courtney Jacobs, Laguna Creek; Lydia Jimenez, Laguna Creek; Paris Mazzocchi, Monterey Trail.

Boys volleyball
MVP: Justin Doucetter, Franklin
Coach of the year: Julie Crawford, Davis
All-league: Derrick Coronado, Davis; Jonathan Wardrip, Davis; Brad Altman, Franklin; Kyle Cooper, Franklin; Kameron Tinsley, Franklin; Charles Faraimo, Grant; Greg Grady, Grant; Ilialo Timoti, Grant; Austin Bulda, Laguna Creek; Ashanti Jackson, Monterey Trail; Stedman Saunders, Monterey Trail.

Boys golf
MVP:Jordan Baroody, Davis
All-league: Cjase Dossa, Davis; Charlie Klein, Davis; Patrick Levin, Elk Grove; Brennin Hardy, Franklin; Cody Moore, Franklin; Byron Tam, Franklin; Eric Tam, Franklin.

Boys tennis
MVP: Glenn Hull, Davis
All-league: Andrew Dumit, Davis; Paul Klavins, Davis; Robert Lipman, Davis; Russell Richardson, Davis; Isaac Yee, Davis; Matt Yee, Davis; Chris Paclibar, Elk Grove; Lester Paclibar, Elk Grove; Andrew Amor, Franklin; Sahil Gupta, Franklin; Kevin Ha, Franklin.

Boys swimming
Coach of the year: Stuart Jackson, Franklin
200 medley relay: Harrison Dew-Hiersoux, Andrey Shalnev, Chad Smith, Jacobi Kelly, Laguna Creek. 200 free: Dylan Newsom, Davis. 200 IM: Kyle Nadler, Davis. 50 free: Wade Allen, Davis. 100 fly: Marc Blumberg, Davis. 100 free: Nick Tuttle, Franklin. 500 free: Dylan Newsom, Davis. 200 free relay: Cameron Franke, Kyle Nadler, John Varley, Wade Allen, Davis. 100 back: Connor Stapleton, Davis. 100 breast: Cameron Franke, Davis. 400 free relay: Marc Blumberg, Kyle Nadler, Dylan Newsom, Matt Whittle, Davis.

Girls swimming
200 medley relay: Tara Halsted, Hanna Levien, Beverly Nguyen, Marissa LaFreniere, Davis. 200 free: Rachel Johnson, Davis. 200 IM: Beverly Nguyen, Davis. 50 free: Marissa LaFreniere, Davis. 100 fly: Beverly Nguyen, Davis. 100 free: Rachel Johnson, Davis. 500 free: Tara Halsted, Davis. 200 free relay: Michelle Greenough, Rachel Johnson, Keelia Houston, Beverly Nguyen, Davis. 100 back: Tara Halsted, Davis. 100 breast: Michelle Greenough, Davis. 400 free relay: Marissa LaFreniere, Keelia Houston, Tara Halsted, Rachel Johnson, Davis. Diving: Quetzal Moreno, Franklin.

Boys track and field
100: Courtney Williams, Davis. 200: Shaquille Thompson, Grant. 400: Delvonte Jonson, Monterey Trail. 800: Paul Mohr, Davis. 1,600: Trevor Halsted, Davis. 3,200: Trevor Halsted, Davis. 100H: Nick Martinez, Elk Grove. 300H: Nick Martinez, Elk Grove. 4x100 relay: Shaquille Thompson, Isaiah Taylor, B.J. Edwards, James Sample, Grant. 4x400 relay: Henry Sanders, Lee Leverrier, Spencer Bowen, Alex Zavala, Davis. HJ: Ian Rock, Davis. LJ: Ian Rock, Davis. TJ: Matthew Austin, Davis. PV: Ian Rock, Davis. SP: Nick Denton, Davis. DT: Josh Letuligasenoa, Elk Grove.

Girls track and field
100: Esther Higgwe, Monterey Trail. 200: Esther Higgwe, Monterey Trail. 400: A'Jah Love, Monterey Trail. 800: Sophie Meads, Davis. 1,600: Sophie Meads, Davis. 3,200: Sophie Meads, Davis. 100H: Ciara Levy, Monterey Trail. 300H: Ciara Levy, Monterey Trail. 4x100 relay: Ciara Levy, Esther Higgwe, A'Jah Love, Phoenisha Schuhmeier, Monterey Trail. 4x400 relay: Ciara Levy, A'Jah Love, Esther Higgwe, Desiree Turner, Monterey Trail. HJ: Maddie Trost, Davis. LJ: Brionna Thompson, Franklin. TJ: Rachel Gardner, Monterey Trail. PV: Danielle Gantar, Davis. SP: Sarah Hussey, Elk Grove. DT: Lauren Sens, Elk Grove.

Here are the Delta River League spring all-league teams that were reported to The Bee:

Baseball
MVP: Tyler Evanoff, Ponderosa
Coach of the year: Joe Potulny, Jesuit
All-league: Zach Green, Jesuit; Logan James, Jesuit; Louis Mejia, Jesuit; Brian Celsi, Jesuit; Joe Williams, Jesuit; Chris Muse-Fisher, Oak Ridge; Austin Ales, Oak Ridge; Cole Hansen, Oak Ridge; Jake Wehr, Oak Ridge; Zach Mahon, Oak Ridge; Zach Stilwell, Pleasant Grove; Josh Adams, Pleasant Grove; Garrett Heisinger, Pleasant Grove; Hunter Gallant, Ponderosa; Jerod Bravo, Ponderosa.

Softball
MVP: Danielle Henderson, Sheldon
Coach of the year: Mary Jo Truesdale, Sheldon
All-league: Nicole Clark, Folsom; Jade Matsumoto, Oak Ridge; Kasey Stanchek, Oak Ridge; Janessa Jeppesen, Oak Ridge; Ally Carda, Pleasant Grove; Lindsey Willmon, Pleasant Grove; Amber Murray, Pleasant Grove; Olivia Licatuorto, Ponderosa; Natalie Kessing, Ponderosa; Mary Mumper, St. Francis; Stephanie Heyward, St. Francis; Bailey O'Mara, St. Francis; DeJanee Moore, Sheldon; Alexis Cooper, Sheldon; MeShalon Moore, Sheldon.

Boys golf
MVP: Joel Slack, Folsom
Coach of the year: Carl Massey, Oak Ridge
All-league: Taylor Knoll, Folsom; Chris Macasaet, Jesuit; Patrick Cairns, Jesuit; Ben Corfee, Jesuit; Michael Grenz, Pleasant Grove; Corey Pereira, Ponderosa; Derek Trofimczuk, Ponderosa.

Girls soccer
MVP: Kasey Curtis, St. Francis
Coach of the year: Richard Carrigan, St. Francis
All-league: Danielle Zezoff, Folsom; Marissa Ribeiro, Oak Ridge; Emily Duff, Pleasant Grove; Alyssa Andress, Pleasant Grove; Natalie Hanson, Ponderosa; Aubrey Wimmer, Ponderosa; Michelle Kimball, Ponderosa; Andrea Damian, St. Francis; Haley Hughes, St. Francis; Jennifer Lum, St. Francis; Kayla Nanoo, St. Francis; Megan Smith, Sheldon; Sidney Coleman, Sheldon; Ashari Hines, Sheldon; Christine Platt, Sheldon.

Boys swimming
200 medley relay: Trevor Dong, Dylan Kubick, Brandon Mille, Garrison Yeandle, Oak Ridge. 200 free: Sonny Fierro, Sheldon. 200 IM: Brandon Mills, Oak Ridge. 50 free: Garrison Yeandle, Oak Ridge. 100 fly: Nick Kramer, Jesuit. 100 free: Matt Hamilton, Jesuit. 500 free: Sonny Fierro, Sheldon. 200 free relay: Austin Beckwith, Matt Hamilton, Matt Flodin, Pat Macart, Jesuit. 100 back: Andy Cunningham, Ponderosa. 100 breast: Brandon Mills, Oak Ridge. 400 free relay: Austin Beckwith, Matt Hamilton, Nick Kramer, Pat Macart, Jesuit. Diving: Jacob Crayne.

Girls swimming
200 medley relay: Sydney Johansen, Carissa Metcalf, Cora Stebbins, Alex Rieger, St. Francis. 200 free: Taylor Lehr, Ponderosa. 200 IM: Sydney Johansen, St. Francis. 50 free: Alex Rieger, St. Francis. 100 fly: Kylie Ahnell, Folsom; Annclaire Macart, St. Francis. 500 free: Taylor Lehr, Ponderosa. 200 free relay: Cora Stebbins, Natalie Green, Jessica Poelman, Alex Rieger, St. Francis. 100 back: Sydney Johansen, St. Francis. 100 breast: Carissa Metcalf, St. Francis. 400 free relay: Sydney Johansen, Natalie Green, Carissa Metcalf, Annclaire Macart, St. Francis. Diving: Amy Crayne, St. Francis.

Boys tennis
MVP: Suresh Eswaran, Jesuit
Coach of the year: Pat Ryan, Oak Ridge
All-league: Tanner Scurfield, Folsom; Glen Zhou, Folsom; Gus Orlando, Jesuit; Josh Lin, Jesuit; Avery Moore, Jesuit; Miles Flam, Jesuit; Andrew Hall, Oak Ridge; Nick Atkinson, Oak Ridge; Jimmy Giovannini, Oak Ridge; Tanner Schmutte, Oak Ridge; Kevin Valentine, Ponderosa.

Boys volleyball
Co-MVP's: Branden Torado, Jesuit; Jon Tuttle, Oak Ridge
Coach of the year: Jason Johnson, Jesuit
All-league: Jackson Whitlow, Folsom; Alex Gaskin, Jesuit; Parker Bellinger, Jesuit; Mason Pigman, Jesuit; Jack Hoisington, Oak Ridge; Trent Stigerts, Oak Ridge; Tim Spykerman, Oak Ridge; Griff O'Camb, Ponderosa; Nick Jokerst, Ponderosa; Quyet Phan, Sheldon.

Boys track and field
100: Austin Mitsch, Jesuit. 200: Austin Mitsch, Jesuit. 400: Alex Robards, Ponderosa. 800: Colton Misono, Jesuit. 1,600: Benji Xie, Oak Ridge. 3,200: Benji Xie, Oak Ridge. High hurdles: Zach Youngberg, Oak Ridge. Low hurdles: Zach Youngberg, Oak Ridge. 4x100 relay: Austin Mitsch, Julian Wallace, Zane Westmoreland, Tommy Krotine, Jesuit. 4x400 relay: Jerry Turner II, Malcolm Willis, Devonni Terrell, Andre Woodson, Sheldon. HJ: Will Findlay, Oak Ridge. PV: Troy Osland, Jesuit. LJ: Thomas Sperbeck, Jesuit. TJ: Thomas Sperbeck, Jesuit. SP: Stephen Boals, Jesuit. DT: Stephen Boals, Jesuit.

Girls track and field
100: Cekarri Nixon, St. Francis. 200: Cekarri Nixon, St. Francis. 400: Cekarri Nixon, St. Francis. 800: Samantha Ralstin, Oak Ridge. 1,600: Samantha Ralstin, Oak Ridge. 3,200: Jacqueline Mansoor, Oak Ridge. High hurdles: Shannon Trumbull, Oak Ridge. Low hurdles: Shannon Trumbull, Oak Ridge. 4x100 relay: Tre'ana Johnson, Breanna Smalley, Kacy Corrigan, Mallanie Castillo, Sheldon. 4x400 relay: Brittany Adams, Alexis Davenport, Cami Crawford, Samantha Ralstin, Oak Ridge. HJ: Jessica Gannon, Folsom. PV: Haley Carbullido, St. Francis. LJ: Andrea Furtado, St. Francis. TJ: Danylle Kurywchal, Ponderosa. SP: Kayla O'Brine, St. Francis. DT: Brooke Sperbeck, St. Francis.

Here are the Capital Valley Conference spring all-league teams we have received:

Baseball
MVP: Dustin Vaught, Bella Vista
All-league: Miles Chambers, Rio Linda; Dustin Jenkins, Rio Linda; Brandon Hunley, Christian Brothers; Hunter Dobson, Christian Brothers; Kyle Jones, Oakmont; Jimmy Lunardelli, Oakmont; Jared Virtue, Oakmont; Mike Nantz, Del Campo; Derek Rodigo, Del Campo; Tyler Smith, Del Campo; Ben Brooks, Bella Vista; David Dellaserra, Bella Vista; Tommy Lininger, Bella Vista; Shane Rae, Casa Roble; Chris Stapleton, Casa Roble; Mitch Samson, Casa Roble; Matt Cox, Casa Roble

Softball
MVP: Krystal Aubert, Casa Roble
All-league: Kaitlyn Garcia, Casa Roble; Ali Aguilar, Casa Roble; Madison Zetz, Casa Roble; McKenzie Kenobbie, Casa Roble; Amber Swett, Rio Linda; Jenna Thorne, Rio Linda; Kristin Gross, Rio Linda; Amy Lara, Rio Linda; Hannah Howell, Del Campo; Makayla Props, Del Campo; Jackie Caramazza, Del Campo; Tia Turner, Oakmont; Marisa Andrade, Oakmont; Krista Bedford, Oakmont; Haley Snyder, Christian Brothers; Maddy Grover, Christian Brothers; Hannah Gunter, Bella Vista.

Boys golf
All-league: Andrej Bevins, Christian Brothers; Hunter Rappleye, Christian Brothers; Kit Carson, Christian Brothers; Dylan Fuller, Chrisitan Brothers; Dylan Neal, Casa Roble; Mason Welch, Del Campo; Cory Eddings, Oakmont; Zach Will, Oakmont; Mike Croisetiere, Oakmont; C.J. Wells, Bella Vista.

Girls swimming
200 medley relay: Jenny Miller, Elizabeth Rodgers, Camille Andre, Natalie Miner, Bella Vista. 200 free: Hailey Struckmeyer, Del Campo. 200 IM: Kathleen Schiavenza, Christian Brothers. 50 free: Tabitha Ellsworth, Del Campo. 100 fly: Brittany Rojo, Christian Brothers. 100 free: Brittany Rojo, Christian Brothers. 500 free: Hailey Struckmeyer, Del Campo. 200 free relay: Heather Gordon, Hailey Struckmeyer, Jenner Johnson, Tabitha Ellsworth, Del Campo. 100 back: Stephanie Bedford, Casa Roble. 100 breast: Paige Emery, Bella Vista. 400 free relay: Jenny Miller, Courtney Keene, Paige Emery, Camille Andre, Bella Vista. 1-meter diving: Shelbie Holden, Bella Vista.

Boys swimming
200 medley relay: Steve Barbich, Brett Emery, Naran Lodhia, Alex Peterson, Bella Vista. 200 free: Taylor Nordell, Oakmont. 200 IM: Brett Emery, Bella Vista. 50 free: Alex Peterson, Bella Vista. 100 fly: Steve Barbich, Bella Vista. 100 free: Alex Peterson, Bella Vista. 500 free: Jake Struckmeyer, Del Campo. 200 free relay: Naran Lodhia, Colton Barbich, Tyler Miguel, Alex Peterson, Bella Vista. 100 back: Jake Struckmeyer, Del Campo. 100 breast: Brett Emery, Bella Vista. 400 free relay: Tyler Miguel, Savo Gojkovich, Austin Stevenson, Brett Emery, Bella Vista. 1-meter diving: Naran Lodhia, Bella Vista

Boys track and field
MVP: Robby Templeton, Christian Brothers
Most Outstanding Track: Robert Pflasterer, Del Campo
Most Outstanding Field: Kevin Logue, Bella Vista
100: Robby Templeton, Christian Brothers. 200: Robby Templeton, Christian Brothers. 400: Anthony Hernandez, Casa Roble; Jared Powell, Bella Vista. 800: Edixon Puglisi, Oakmont; David Silvert, Bella Vista. 1,600: Robert Pflasterer, Del Campo; Jordan Rushing, Del Campo. 3,200: Robert Pflasterer, Del Campo. High hurdles: Anthony Castaneda, Christian Brothers. Low hurdles: Derrick Booth, Oakmont. 4x100 relay: Aaron Terrell-Byrd, Andrew Stoltenberg, David Hudnall, Robby Templeton, Christian Brothers. 4x400 relay: Daniel Cattolica, Adam Ciszewski, Jared Powell, David Silvert, Bella Vista. HJ: Kevin Logue, Bella Vista. PV: Lishen Lu, Oakmont. LJ: David Kulp, Del Campo. TJ: Anthony Castaneda, Christian Brothers. SP: Deandre Porter, Casa Roble. DT: Nelson Quinley, Oakmont.

Girls track and field
MVP: Jazmine Harper, Oakmont
Most Outstanding Track: Marisa Carino, Oakmont
Most Outstanding Field: Angie Charles, Bella Vista
100: McKenzie Sup, Bella Vista. 200: Jazmin Harper, Oakmont. 400: Jazmin Harper, Oakmont. 800: Marisa Carino, Oakmont. 1,600: Marisa Carino, Oakmont. 3,200: Sara Lack, Bella Vista. High hurdles: Sophia Vivaldi, Bella Vista. Low hurdles: Elise Stevens, Bella Vista. 4x100 relay: Lauren Bush, Li Lim, Audrey Lohmeyer, McKenzie Sup, Bella Vista. 4x400 relay: Kat Bailey, Madison Sabini, Amber Bunyard, Kellie Schmitt, Casa Roble. HJ: Sarah Reinhardt, Bella Vista. PV: Angie Charles, Bella Vista. LJ: Jazmin Harper, Oakmont. TJ: Michelle Hernandez, Bella Vista. SP: Leah Parrish, Bella Vista. DT: Keanna Velez, Bella Vista.

Boys tennis
MVP: Jonathan Limhengco, Christian Brothers
All-league: Matt Alves, Casa Roble; Kyle Coates, Oakmont; Chris Deeble, Bella Vista; Dennis Costache, Bella Vista; Christian Serafin, Bella Vista; Winston Limhengco, Christian Brothers; Ryan Peebody; Zach Paiva, Oakmont; Andrew Meyer, Casa Roble; Ryan Jelicich, Casa Roble; Kyle Bakkie, Del Campo; Vince Bartsch, Del Campo; Serge Tsogtbaatar, Rio Linda.

Boys volleyball
MVP: Ryan Siu, Oakmont
All-league: David Dalisey, Christian Brothers; Kent Makishima, Oakmont; Luke Turner, Oakmont; Ryan Peabody, Christian Brothers; Anthony Gibson, Pioneer; Sean Standley, Del Campo; Tim Cook, Oakmont; Travis Limeberger, Christian Brothers; Sean Steimel, Christian Brothers; Forrest Gay, Pioneer; Joseph Lee, Rio Linda.

Girls soccer
MVP: Maddie Easterbrook, Bella Vista
All-league: Maria Huato, Rio Linda; Adriana Zuniga, Rio Linda; Cecilia Tapia, Casa Roble; Demi Muses, Casa Roble; Miami Whitehouse, Del Campo; Brooke Bermudez, Del Campo; Madison Nagle, Del Campo; Kayla Powers, Oakmont; Jena Tague, Oakmont; Katie Carte, Oakmont; Kendall Boshart, Oakmont; Jessica Small, Christian Brothers; Ellisa Munoz, Christian Brothers; Marisa Cuevas, Christian Brothers; Haley Hatfield, Christian Brothers; Ashlee Difuntorum, Christian Brothers; Chelsea Lewandowski, Bella Vista; Sarah Avery, Bella Vista; Moressa Lindsey, Bella Vista; Julia Platter, Bella Vista; Jordyn Delaney Bella Vista.

By Joe Davidson
jdavidson@sacbee.com

Players, coaches, moments and milestones.

That's the menu Mike Finnerty and I will explore in big-picture form as we talk and debate about the academic year on Saturday's SureWest Sports Radio Show on ESPN1320 from 9-10 a.m.

It's our last program until late August as we take a summer break.

Items of interest include:

* Folsom's fabulous football ride, going 13-1 and winning the CIF Division II bowl game behind Bee Player of the Year Dano Graves, who set state quarterbacking records.
* Del Oro winning a football section title despite some fans in Loomis pleading for the removal of coach Casey Taylor after a 2-4 start. He rallied the team by removing some players, then taking it all in D-III and emerging as The Bee's Coach of the Year.
* Rocklin winning a section title in girls and boys volleyball.
* Jesuit bearing down on an astounding 100 section titles this season, with recent celebrations in soccer and National Coach of the Year Paul Rose.
* The Del Oro basketball team of class and style, headed by Belle Obert and Bee Player of the Year Madeline Campbell.
* Michele Massari willing her Sacramento Dragons to a section D-III title and earning Bee Coach of the Year honors - and SureWest Sports Coach of the Year accolades - despite graduating four starters from last season.
* The Sac High boys basketball team overcoming the sudden and controversial transfer of high profile recruit Josiah Turner at midseason and the role of meddling parents in prep sports in general.
* The rise of Antelope athletics.
* The amazing run of success for small-school Bradshaw Christian.
* The Elk Grove Unified School District power in softball.
*Realignment.
* Transfers
* Mixed messages with recruiting
* Bill Baxter winning his 600th career game as the El Camino girls coach.
* The impact of amazing leaders such as Kris Richardson, Mike Alberghini, Max Miller, Joe Potulny, Guy Anderson and Mary Jo Truesdale.
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Coaches and players hate to lose.

But for Davis High School coach Allen Carlson and his Blue Devils, their only loss in 26 matches this season may have been the spark that propelled them to today's Sac-Joaquin Section Division I girls soccer championship.

The Blue Devils beat rival St. Francis 1-0 in overtime at Cosumnes Oaks High School to win their first girls section soccer title since 2007 and fourth overall. It also avenged a penalty-kick loss to St. Francis in last season's D-I final.

Franklin beat Davis 1-0 in a Delta Valley Conference match on May 3, the last match of the regular season.

Courtney Jimenez' goal in the ninth minute of the first overtime led Davis (24-1-1) past St. Francis 1-0, ending the Troubadours' three-year reign as Sac-Joaquin Section D-I girls soccer champions, which included a penalty-kick win over the Blue Devils in last season's title game.

Jimenez scored in front of the goal after gathering in teammate Anna Gilbertson's 17-yard rocket that hit off the right post.

"I just happened to be in the right place at the right time," said Jimenez a junior. "All I could think about is how much these girls deserved the win, especially our seniors who have worked so hard and are such great players."

It was Davis' first section title since 2007 and fourth overall.

- Bill Paterson

Maria Dela Cruz wanted to send retiring Granite Bay girls soccer coach Chris Roberts out with a match to remember Saturday.

So the senior goalie made several marvelous saves, including a game-decider late, to help Granite Bay (15-4-2) preserve a 1-0 win over Sierra Foothill League rival Rocklin (17-4-2) in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championship game at Cosumnes Oaks High School.

"What more can I say about Maria Dela Cruz," said Roberts, who will become an assistant principal at a Grass Valley middle school next fall. "She had a great save in PKs on Thursday to beat Bella Vista. She was the one that pretty much sent us through to today, and she's the one that held on for us at the end.

"Man, I thought that ball was going in."

Roberts was talking about a second-half shot attempt by Rocklin's Shannon Garvella, a 30-yard kunckling floater that Dela Cruz knocked down only to see it curl toward the left corner of goal. She made a desperation dive and flicked the ball away with her left arm before it crossed over the goal line.

"The whole game, the whole season flashed before me," Dela Cruz said. "I could see my teammates' faces. 'I have to do this for them.'...It was a miracle."

Rocklin had beaten and tied Granite Bay in winning the SFL title.

But Morgan Geiger's goal off a free kick from Kayla Karlsson 19 minutes into the match, helped boost the Grizzlies' confidence.

"This is the first time that we scored first against Rocklin this season," Roberts said. "It was nice to have them have to chase us for once."

It was a chase that was futile for the Thunder, who lost for the fifth time in nine years in the D-II final.

Roberts said winning the section title, Granite Bay's second in girls soccer and first since 2002, was a testament to his players' fortitude. The Grizzlies needed a late-season push even to make the postseason.

"I can't imagine going out with a better group of girls," said Roberts, who has coached eight seasons. "We had a great meeting yesterday and shared some emotional stuff. And they really drove it home today. I could tell they wanted it."

- Bil Paterson

Junior forward Alexa Heinzer scored two overtime goals off assists from Lauren Kohatsu and Julia Butterfield to lead Rio Americano to a 2-0 overtime win against Benicia in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III girls soccer championship game today at Cosumnes Oaks High School.

The Raiders (19-0-0), ranked No. 8 nationally by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, dominated play in regulation but had no goals to show for it against the Panthers (15-4-2), their longtime rivals.

But one minute into the first of two 10-minute overtimes, Heinzer left-footed a shot into the net from 15 yards set up by Komatsu's pass from a cross by Kira Merrick.

Heinzer added an insurance goal, her 26th of the season, in the 99th minute from Butterfield's cross.

It was frustrating that we had to go to overtime," said Heinzer, who transferred to Rio Americano when Loretto closed. "But we're a really close team. We just kept encouraging each other. We had no doubts. We came in here to win, so this is great."

It was the fourth consecutive time the two schools met for the D-III title. Benicia won in 2008 and 2010; Rio Americano in 2009.

But third-year coach Jennifer Smiley, a former Rio Americano player, said this win was special.

"This has been a fantastic team," she said. "They play well together. They're talented, and they're mentally tough. We allowed only four goals all season. That's pretty amazing."

Heinzer (Offensive MVP), senior midfielder Caroline Stromick (MVP), freshman sweeper Emily Hansen (Defensive MVP); senior midfielders Kohatsu, Emma Severson and Vilma Gonzalez; and freshman midfielder Emily Hutchinson all made the All-Capital Athletic League team, according to Smiley.

- Bill Paterson

Jena Mamola scored two goals and Amanda Meroux added a third as West Campus (13-3-3) defeated Calaveras 3-0 in today's Sac-Joaquin Section Division V girls soccer championship game at Cosumnes Oaks High School.

It was West Campus' second consecutive girls section soccer title. The Golden Empire League champions won last year's D-IV championship, beating Whitney on penalty kicks.

- Bill Paterson

West Campus has advanced to the Sac-Joaquin Section girls soccer championships for the second consecutive season, albeit in a different division, after beating visiting Summerville 4-1 in this afternoon's D-V semifinal.

West Campus will play Calaveras in Saturday's 10 a.m. D-V title match at Cosumnes Oaks High School in Elk Grove. Calaveras defeated Hughson 3-1 today.

West Campus, the Golden Empire League champions, won last season's D-IV championship by beating Whitney 5-4 on penalty kicks.

- Bill Paterson

Rio Americano, ranked No. 8 nationally by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, will get a rematch with rival Benicia in Saturday's noon Sac-Joaquin Section Division III girls soccer championship match at Cosumnes Oaks High School in Elk Grove.

Both advanced by winning semifinal matches this afternoon.

Led by Alexa Heinzer's two goals, Rio Americano (18-0-0) downed visiting Rodriguez of Fairfield 5-0. Benicia (15-3-2) defeated Whitney 2-0.

Benicia defeated Rio Americano in the D-III title game in 2010 and 2008. The Raiders defeated Benicia in 2009's finale.

- Bill Paterson

Sierra Foothill League rivals Rocklin and Granite Bay will meet 2 p.m. Saturday in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls soccer championship game at Cosumnes Oaks High School in Elk Grove.

Both advanced by winning semifinals this afternoon.

Savannah Coiner and Rebekah Anderson each scored two goals as Rocklin (17-3-2) defeated Kennedy 5-0. Granite Bay (15-4-1) edged Bella Vista on penalty kicks.

Rocklin won this year's SFL title. Granite Bay finished second. Rocklin beat Granite Bay 2-1 and tied the Grizzlies 2-2.

Granite Bay last won the D-II championship in 2002. Rocklin last won in 2001, although the Thunder has finished as the runners-up four times since, including last year, 2-1, to league rival Roseville.

- Bill Paterson

Perennial powers Davis and St. Francis will meet for the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I girls soccer championship 4 p.m. Saturday at Cosumnes Oaks High School in Elk Grove.

Both dispatched southern section teams in today's semifinals.

Led by Sarah Sadler's three goals, Davis dispatched Pitman of Turlock 7-0. St. Francis defeated St. Mary's in Stockton 1-0 on Andrea Damian's goal.

Davis (24-1-1) and St. Francis (15-7-1) met in last year's section title game, with the Troubadours winning 4-3 on penalty kicks.

St. Francis has won seven of the last eight D-I titles. The lone exception was Davis in 2007.

- Bill Paterson

By Joe Davidson
jdavidson@sacbee.com

Belle Obert of Del Oro and Kyle Howarth of Granite Bay are the SureWest Sports Show Athletes of the Year, it was announced this week.

Show host Mike Finnerty said he based his selection criteria on impact on multiple sports, grade-point average, leadership and character. In these two, SureWest found gem winners in these seniors rooted in Placer County.

Obert was a Bee All-Metro selection in volleyball and basketball, a force at the net in the fall and a force on the boards and low block in basketball as she helped power both teams into the playoffs.

Obert has a 4.2 GPA and will attend Butler University this fall on a volleyball scholarship.
Howarth, also a 4.2 student, was a first-team All-Sierra Foothill League pick in three sports. He keyed Granite Bay's Sac-Joaquin Section Division II soccer title run. The Grizzlies finished No. 5 nationally. In basketball, his 8.4 points and 8.6 rebounds per game helped lead the Grizzlies into the D-I NorCal playoffs.

And in the spring, Howarth led the SLF co-champions. He is off to UC Davis to study medicine.

Both athletes will be interviewed - with highlights of their senior seasons - on the May 24 SureWest Sports Show.

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Davis and St. Francis have advanced to Sac-Joaquin Section Division I girls soccer semifinals after winning matches this afternoon.

Behind Anna Gilbertson's two goals, Davis defeated Sheldon 2-1 in overtime in Davis. St. Francis defeated visiting Napa 3-1.

The Blue Devils, ranked No. 3 nationally by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, will play host to the winner of tonight's Lodi-Pitman game 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.

St. Francis will travel to the winner of tonight's St. Mary's of Stockton-Enochs of Modesto match Thursday.

Other area teams to win today:

• Goals by Julia Platter, Moressa Lindsey and Rhiannon Lucatuorto led Bella Vista past defending champion Roseville 3-2 in a D-II quarterfinal. Granite Bay's Avery Hutchison had two goals and Kayla Karlsson and Anna Goddi one each as the Grizzlies defeated McClatchy 4-2 in another D-II quarterfinal. Hannah Keane had both McClatchy goals. Granite Bay will play at Bella Vista in Thursday's 3:30 p.m. semifinals.

• Rio Americano, ranked No. 8 nationally, defeated Inderkum 6-1 in the D-III quarterfinals. The Raiders will play host to tonight's Rodriguez/Colfax winner in Thursday's 3:30 p.m. semifinals.

• In D-VI quaterfinals, Bradshaw cruised past Woodland Christian 11-0 while Forest Lake Christian beat Ripon, 4-3 on penalty kicks. The two winners will meet in a Thursday semifinal.

For complete results go to the Sac-Joaquin Section aggregator http://sacjoaquinsection.blogspot.com/

- Bill Paterson

Davis' 1-0 Delta Valley Conference loss to Franklin of Elk Grove May 3 wasn't as painful as expected as far as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America rankings are concerned.

The Blue Devils (22-1-1), ranked No. 1 nationally, fell only to third in today's latest NCSAA spring rankings, the fourth of the season.

Rio Americano (16-0-0) climbs one spot to No. 8.

Neuqua Valley (21-0-0) of Naperville, Ill., moves into first and Wando (21-1-0) of Mount Pleasant, S.C. is now second.

Davis also remains No. 1 in the NSCAA's Region VI rankings. Rio Americano is second, one spot ahead of Arapahoe of Littleton, Colo. Enochs of Modesto is No. 6.

In the latest ESPN Rise Fab 50 spring rankings, Davis is No. 15 and St. Mary's of Stockton is No. 20. Rio Americano isn't ranked.

Neuqua Valley also is ESPN's top team.

Davis is scheduled to play host to Sheldon in today's Sac-Joaquin Section D-I quarterfinals.

Rio Americano plays host to Inderkum in the D-III quarterfinals.

Both matches are set for 4 p.m.

- Bill Paterson

Inclement weather has led to postponement and rescheduling of a number of Sac-Joaquin Section softball and baseball playoff games.

Here's a brief rundown from Will DeBoard, the section's director of communications.

• As of noon, six of today's 10 outbracket softball games have been postponed. D-II Kennedy at Del Campo and D-III Benicia at Bear River and Colfax at Vanden have been moved to Wednesday. The D-I Franklin-Elk Grove at St. Francis game will be Thursday.

• The Cordova-Rodriguez outbracket baseball game (the lone game rained out Monday) will be 4 p.m. on Thursday.

• Today's D-V baseball games scheduled for Zupo Field (Capital Christian vs. Ripon, 4 p.m. and Hilmar-Summerville, 7 p.m.) have been moved to Friday at Galt Community Park, same times.

• The four D-III (Whitney-Yuba City; Lincoln-Cordova/Rodriguez; Rio Americano/Colfax; Benicia-Bear River) first-round baseball games scheduled for McAuliffe Fields Wednesday have been moved to Friday at McAuliffe.

• As of noon, no changes to the 26 girls soccer games, the four boys volleyball semifinals or the DIV/V track and field trials at Modesto Junior College.
Barring lightning, DeBoard anticipates most, if not all, of those events will be be played.

For more information and continuing updates go to the Sac-Joaquin Section Aggregator at http://sacjoaquinsection.blogspot.com/

- Bill Paterson

Today and every Saturday morning on ESPN1320 with the SureWest Sports Radio Show, Mike Finnerty and I will break down the high school baseball and softball playoff brackets, interview coaches to learn who and what they are all about, offer up rankings, predictions and a general big-picture view on the regional prep world.

The show airs live from 9-10 a.m. each Saturday and will be linked to the station's website later in the day.

Defending champion St. Francis (13-7-1) and last year's runner-up, Davis (22-1-1), have advanced to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I girls soccer quarterfinals on Tuesday after winning first-round playoff matches today.

Jennie Hawkins, Sarah Sadler and Anna Gilbertson scored goals to lead Davis 3-0 past Will C. Wood of Vacaville. Bobby Reilly, Andrea Damian and Kasey Curtis scored goals to lead St. Francis 3-0 over Elk Grove.

St. Francis will play Monticello Empire League champion Napa and Davis will face Delta River League runner-up Sheldon on Tuesday.

Napa defeated Franklin of Elk Grove 4-1 today. Sheldon defeated Vintage of Napa 3-1 on penalty kicks on Wednesday.

St. Mary's of Stockton, another D-I title favorite, defeated Tracy 6-1 today.

- Bill Paterson

The latest SureWest Sports Show on surewestsports.com is now up, or click below.

This week's show includes baseball highlights from Granite Bay, Rocklin, Davis, Elk Grove, McClatchy and Sacramento; softball highlights from Oak Ridge, St. Francis, Casa Roble and Rosemont and soccer footage of Antelope and Whitney.

I join host Mike Finnerty in the weekly Sports Chat segment to talk about the profound impact of Cordova baseball coaching legend Guy Anderson and some area league races.

Finnerty also has spotlight interviews with Jesuit baseball coach Joe Potulny and Elk Grove baseball star J.D. Davis.

Click here for the show.

Rocklin High School's Seth Casiple today was named the 2010-11 Gatorade California Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

The award recognizes athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character.

The 5-foot-9, 155-pound senior midfielder recorded five goals and five assists in leading the Thunder to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II semifinals last fall. He finished his Rocklin career with 19 goals and 35 assists.

The two-time All-Sierra Foothill League selectee also is a member of the U.S. Soccer Federation Under-18 Men's National Team and will play on scholarship this fall at Cal.

Last fall, in addition to playing soccer for Rocklin, Casiple was a placekicker for the Thunder's football team.

Casiple, who maintains a 3.18 grade-point average, also completed a service mission trip to Mexico, where he helped build houses.

"Seth Casiple's strength is his vision in the middle of the field and his quality of pass," said Paul O'Brien, Casiple's club coach with the California Development Academy. "His all-around technical game is pretty big-time. For me, of all the players I've been around, I've yet to see a player who stands out as much as he does in the center of the field."

Casiple joins recent Gatorade California Boys Soccer Players of the Year Reed Williams of Corona del Mar (2009-10) and former Jesuit star Adam Jahn (2007-08 and 2008-09) among the state's list of former award winners.
- Bill Paterson

The SureWest Sports Show has a Bee big-picture flavor to help aid to the superb regional prep coverage online and on the radio.

Host Mike Finnerty has on this week's SureWest program on surewestsports.com game highlights of the following:

* Jesuit @ Pleasant Grove (baseball)
* Ponderosa @ Oak Ridge (baseball)
* Vista Del Lago @ Cosumnes Oaks (softball)
* Lincoln v. Clovis (softball)
* Bear River v. Merced (softball)
* Davis @ Elk Grove (girls soccer)
* Sports Chat with Joe Davidson (Sacramento Bee)
* Spotlight Interviews:* Joe Potulny - Jesuit baseball coach
* Lynda Bettencourt - Cosumnes Oaks softball coach

On the SureWest Sports Radio Show that airs each Saturday from 9-10 a.m. on ESPN1320, Finnerty and I will talk all things preps with live interviews with legendary Cordova baseball coach Guy Anderson, Pleasant Grove basbeall coach Rob Rinaldi and St. Francis softball coach Al LoGiudice.

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The Placer United Prestige '94 gold girls soccer team has qualified for the United States Soccer Far West Regional championships June 20-26 in Boise, Idaho.

The team qualified as one of two at-large teams in the Under 17 girls division after losing 3-1 to the Mustang Rampage of Danville in Sunday's California Youth Soccer Association State Cup-North championship match in Elk Grove. It is considered the Northern California championship for club soccer.

The Prestige went 4-1 during the tournament and outscored opponents 24-4.

The Far West Regional field will include 14 western state champions plus two wild card teams.

This season, the Prestige won the Pleasanton College Showcase, Placer United Cup, Presidents Day Tournament in Phoenix, Ariz., and the Las Vegas College Showcase.

Members of the team are Kayla Karlsson, Christy Cooper, Erin Pellerin and Maria Dela Cruz, Granite Bay; Lauren Gollnick, Rachel Sloss and Miranda Bailey, Del Oro; and Jessica Santos, Megan Hanson and Emily Huska, Rocklin.

Also on the team are Marissa Griffin and Rachel Dortch, Woodcreek; Kelsey DeCarlo and Kellyn Morning, Roseville; Aliska Berry, St. Francis; Caitlyn Kretszchmar, Folsom; Mikaela Arnstein, Truckee; and Shelby Brown, Marin Catholic-Kentfield.

-Bill Paterson

Current top-ranked Davis High is the only area girls soccer team to have finished No. 1 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America national spring rankings, doing so in 1999.

Here's a look at how area teams have finished in the top 20 since 2004, when the NSCAA started publishing its poll on its web-site.

2010 - No. 5 St. Francis 18-2-5; No. 17 Davis 25-3-3
2009 - No. 4 St. Francis 20-0-3
2008 - No. 4 St. Francis, 19-1-3
2007 - No. 17 Davis, 20-2-4
2006 - No. 4 St. Francis 18-0-3
2005 - No. 5 St. Francis 24-2-1
2004 - No. 20 St. Francis 18-2-3

-Bill Paterson

Former Roseville High School and Placer United soccer player Melissa Phillips has been named the women's soccer coach at Cal State Bakersfield at age 23.

Phillips, an assistant two seasons at CSU Bakersfield and the interim coach this spring after head coach Nicole Van Dyke left to be an assistant at Stanford, played collegiately at Cal State Stanislaus, where she was a three-time all-conference first team selection.

"It became apparant throughout this spring that Melissa is mature beyond her years," said CSU Baskersfield Athletic Director Jeff Konya in a press release. "Yes, she is young. But she brings a lot to the table. Through Melissa's guidance, the team has performed well on the field and the team has strengthened its academic credentials as well."

Phillips was a three-time All-Sierra Foothill League player at Roseville.

-Bill Paterson

Davis High School girls soccer has moved up three places to No. 9 in this week's ESPN Rise Powerade Fab 50 spring girls national rankings.

The latest weekly rankings were released before 16-0-1 Davis beat Catholic Memorial of Waukesha, Wis., 2-0 on Tuesday night.

Neuqua Valley (11-0-1) of Naperville, Ill., remains ranked No. 1.

Davis is No. 1 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America rankings, which are released every two weeks.

Neuqua Valley is No. 3 in the NSCAA poll.

- Bill Paterson

Junior striker Anna Gilbertson scored her 29th goal of the season in the first half and junior midfielder Courtney Jimenez added an insurance goal late in the second half tonight to lead Davis to a 2-0 win over visiting Catholic Memorial of Waukesha, Wis.

Davis (16-0-1) is the No. 1 team in the nation in the current National Soccer Coaches Association of America spring girls soccer rankings.

It also was a matchup of two former national champions. Davis won the mythical NSCAA national title in 1999, the only area girls soccer team to ever do so. Catholic Memorial won in 2000.

Catholic Memorial, the defending Wisconsin Division 2 state champions, is on a four-match trip through the Sacramento area.

The Crusaders lost 2-0 on Saturday to three-time defending Sac-Joaquin Section Division I champion St. Francis, played McClatchy on Monday and will play at Natomas 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

- Bill Paterson

McClatchy High School senior striker Hannah Keane scored the 100th goal of her prep career Tuesday in a 3-0 win over Rosemont.

Keane has 21 goals and seven assists this season for the 8-4-1 Lions.

She had a Sac-Joaquin Section leading 48 goals last season at McClatchy. She scored 31 total goals in her freshman and sophomore seasons at St. Francis.

An Olympic Development Player for the California Rush, Keane will play on scholarship in the fall at San Diego State.

"Hannah is a true goal scorer," said San Diego State coach Mike Friesen in a press release. "She has knack for the goal, which is something that you can't teach. She has good speed and size, and I think that she will add to our attack immediately."

-Bill Paterson

Davis High School has climbed to No. 1 in the nation in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America spring girls soccer rankings.

The Blue Devils (14-0-1), coached by Allen Carlson, were third in the NCSAA's initial poll.

Previously unranked Rio Americano (11-0-0), coached by Jennifer Smiley, is No. 9 in the top 20 poll.

On Tuesday, Davis defeated Grant 10-0 in a Delta Valley Conference match and Rio Americano topped Cordova 2-0 in a Capital Athletic League contest.

Davis is No. 1, Rio Americano No. 2 and Sheldon (10-2-0) No. 10 in the NSCAA Region VI rankings that include schools from California, Colorado, Alaska and Wyoming.

• Davis moved up two slots to No. 12 in this week's ESPN Rise Powerade 50 national poll.

-Bill Paterson

The Davis High School girls soccer team is ranked No. 3 in the nation in the first National Soccer Coaches Association of America high school spring rankings released this week.

Davis (11-0-1) is ranked behind No. 1 Harrison (13-0-1) of Kennesaw, Ga., and Liberty (0-0-0) of Liberty, Mo.

St. Mary's of Stockton at No. 9 is the only other California team to be ranked in the top 20.

Jesuit High School boys soccer coach Paul Rose was named the 2010 High School Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. It's the third such national award for Rose, more than any other coach in NSCAA history.

Rose, in his 32nd season, led Jesuit to its second consecutive (ninth overall) Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship last fall.

The Marauders, 31-0-0 overall last fall, finished No. 2 nationally in the NSCAA/Adidas fall boys soccer rankings.

Rose, with an overall record of 632-93-95, has compiled more wins than any other high school boys soccer coach in California.

"This is a well-deserved honor for Coach Rose...," said Chris Fahey, Jesuit's director of athletics in a press release. "Paul has been instrumental in developing life skills that benefit his players well beyond their high school years."

Three of Rose's senior leaders from the fall - Andrew Mills (Princeton), Cameron Iwasa (UC Irvine) and Matt Wiesenfarth (UC Davis) - have signed to play in college.

-Bill Paterson

The Granite Bay and Jesuit nationally ranked boys soccer teams that went undefeated but did not play each other last fall will meet in a nonleague match on Sept. 9, tentatively at Jesuit High School.

Jesuit won the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship and finished 31-0-0. The Marauders were ranked No. 3 in the nation in the final ESPN Rise Powerade Fab 50 fall rankings.

Granite Bay won the D-II championship and finished 26-0-1. The Grizzlies finished No. 5 in the final ESPN Rise rankings.

-Bill Paterson

By Bill Paterson
bpaterson@sacbee.com

It will be a big day Wednesday at Encina Preparatory High School.

For the first time in recent memory, the Bulldogs will send a player off to college on an athletic scholarship.

Soccer standout Miguel Aguilar will sign his NCAA letter of intent with the University of San Francisco at an 11:15 a.m. signing ceremony at the campus.

A club player for Capital Athletic Soccer Academy Boca, he helped Encina to win back-to-back Sac-Joaquin Section boys soccer championships as a junior and senior.

"I've been here 22 years, and he is as good as any player Sacramento has ever produced," Michael Linenberger, Sacramento State's men's soccer coach told The Bee's Marcos Breton last fall.

According to Encina athletic director Richard Tucker, Aguilar has maintained a 3.60 grade-point average while taking honors and advanced placement classes.

By Jeff Caraska
jcaraska@sacbee.com

Best athletic moment: Scored my team's goal in a 2-1 loss to Vacaville this season.

Last movie: "The Last Airbender."

Favorite food: Rice and beans.

If I had $1 million, I'd: Buy my mom a house and go to college.

Dream college: UCLA.

Dream job: Professional soccer player.

Favorite pro soccer team: Real Madrid.

Role model: My dad.

Most proud of: My parents for giving me a better life than they've had.

Sport I'd like to try: Tennis.

If I could have a superpower, it would be: Super speed.

Being in high school is: Fun

TV show I can't miss: "Jersey Shore"

Soccer is: A passion for me.

In one word, I'm: Happy.

People may not know I'm: Shy.

A skill I wish I had: Being good at math.

I would love to meet: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona.

My best advice is to: Just follow your dreams. You won't know what will happen unless you do.

- Jeff Caraska