South Bay AYSO teams Win Western State Championships
The Hermosa Beach/Manhattan Beach Purple Panthers Girls U10 Western State Champions (left to right) Meygan Baker, Jayleen Saravia, Lillian Donahue, assistant coach Joie Pompilio, Fiona Cooley, Elise Myers, Nora Greene, Andi Schoenecker, Anna Pascaru and head coach Aaron Baker.
Last weekend, three beach city AYSO teams won Western State Championships titles. The titles came just one month after Redondo Union High School won both the girls and boys CIF Southern Section Championship.T
Ella Capuzzi scored one of two goals by South Redondo GU10 in their 2 to 0 Western State finals victory over North Valley.
The AYSO championships were held in Morgan Hill, in Northern California, and included teams from California, Alaska, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington.
The North Redondo Beach Girls U12 All Stars fell behind 2 to 1 in the finals match against Newberry Park, and then cruised to an 8-2 victory with six goals in the second half.
The South Redondo Girls U10 Western State Champions (front row) Juliet Pupa, Ella Capuzzi, Kirra Sundermann, Mia Ramirez, Alli Wiśniewski, Sofia Sanchez, Penny Davidson, and Ella Newjahr; and (back row) coaches Mike Capuzzi, Alonzo Ramirez, and Jay Newjahr.
The South Redondo Girls U10 Allstars defeated Hillsborough 3 to 1 in the semifinals and North Valley 2 to 0 in the championship match. Alli Wisniewski and Ella Capuzzi scored South Redondo’s two goals. Goalie Kirra Sundermann kept North Valley scoreless.
Top row from left to right: Coach Mike Capuzzi, Coach Alonzo Ramirez, Coach Jay Newjahr, Bottom row from left to right:
Juliet Pupa, Ella Capuzzi, Kirra Sundermann, Mia Ramirez, Alli Wisniewski, Sophia Sanchez, Penny Davidson, Ella Newjahr, (Not Pictured) Victoria Barbarie
The Purple Panthers Girls U10 from Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach (Region 18) also brought home a Western State Championships title, adding to Region 18 titles brought home by the Girls U12 in 2016 and 2017.
Andi Schoenecker, and Elise Meyers each scored in the 3 to 1 championship victory over Santee. The Panthers finished the season with a 28 and 2 record.
Assistant coach Kit Coughlin, Keila Coughlin, Sophia Cahill, Raegan Kira, Alina Contreras, Sam Graham, Nadia Uzan, Mila Tsai, Morgan Lunzer, Riley Logue, Charlotte Jackson, Lauren Miller, head coach Matt Miller
The West Torrance Rebels Girls U10 also returned home last weekend from Morrow Hill with a Western States Championship. The win was especially notable because the Rebels are “2013 girls,” who played up a year throughout the season. ER