October 31, 2008

TimesSports

Storm rages to victory

By Victor Aquino
Special to the Times

Over the last October weekend, the Storm, a Mt. Hamilton U14 girls soccer team, earned first place for the second consecutive year in the North Valley Fall Classic Tournament. The 12th annual tournament had teams coming from Gilroy, Los Gatos, Blossom Valley, Evergreen, North Valley and Central Valley.

Back row from left: Bryan McCarthy, Lisa Principi, Ashley Ta, Ritu Parekh, Krista Lane, Alejandra Pena, Jaclyn Woodward, Laura Dovek, Joi Duncan, Crystal Guzman, Ariana Accacia, Guy Loveday. Kneeling from left: Sarah Martinez, Kathleen McCarthy, Montana Loveday, Madison Rubia, Natalie Quintanilla, Daniela Hernandez, Alexandra Montijo. Front row: Audrianna Aquino

As all their games were hotly contested, the Storm girls faced two previously undefeated teams in the qualifying games and did not allow a single goal during the weekend tourney. Their grand finale was a harsh, physical match against the undefeated Swarm from Willow Glen that ended with a solid 2-0 victory. Overall, the Storm scored 14 unanswered goals during the tournament.

“The skill and level of play from these division 4 teams would completely surprise you”, stated Storm head coach, Bryan McCarthy,

“Luckily, our girls are some of the best athletes in their schools. And this usually works out to our advantage.”

Most of the girls have been together for five seasons or more and come from the area schools such as Chaboya, Quimby, Leyva, August Boeger and other private schools. Some of the girls also find themselves competing against each other with the same intensity on their school sports teams.

Regardless, the Storm girls will look to continue their success together into the near future.

Evergreen Sports Schedules 11/1 – 11/14

Evergreen Valley High
11-4 – Girls’ volleyball at Live Oak

11-7 – Girls’ volleyball v. Lincoln
11-7 – JV and varsity football v. Sobrato – 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

11-13 – JV and varsity football at Gunderson – 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Silver Creek High
11-4 – Girls’ volleyball at Branham

11-6 – Girls’ volleyball v. Piedmont Hills

11-7 – JV and varsity football at Andrew Hill – 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

11-13 – JV and varsity football at Willow Glen – 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Mt. Pleasant High
11-4 – Girls’ volleyball at Sobrato

11-7 – Girls’ volleyball v. Leland
11-7 – JV and varsity football at Overfelt – 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

11-13 – JV and varsity football v. San Jose – 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

For more information on local games, log on to the BVAL website at www.bval.org. – Helen Hong

Sports Briefs

East Valley Girls Softball League sign ups for spring 2009
Home of the Twisters
EVSL has been developing young girl’s knowledge and love of the game since 1996. From the novice to the elite player our goal is to have every girl succeed and expand their playing skills. Our league is a Santa Clara County-wide league and available to all Santa Clara County girls. Any girl at least 5 years old and not more than 16 years old, as of January 1, 2009 is eligible to play. We welcome all applicable ages and every skill level. We will be holding sign ups on the following dates:

Please bring a copy of your daughter’s birth certificate
Day in the Park at Cunningham Lake Park, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Nov. 5 &19, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Dec. 3 & 17, 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Nov. and Dec. sign ups will be held at Mountain Mike’s Pizza, 2908 Alum Rock between White and Capitol Ave.
For more information, visit www.eastvalleysoftball.com or email: info@eastvalleysoftball.com. EVSL phone 291-3248. Fields are located on Ocala Ave between Capital Expressway and White Rd.

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