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FORMER BAY OAKS YOUTH REFEREE/PLAYER GOES TO HAWAII FOR FAR WEST REGIONALS
July 4, 2008

Youth soccer referees may think it is just a job where they can make a few bucks for referring some games on Saturdays in the fall, but one of our Bay Oaks youth referees has shown that it can be so much more than that. Kayla Rockwell (19), a former JLYSSL player and youth referee (MSC, Bay Oaks), recently was fortunate to get assigned as a referee at the USYS Far West Regionals in Hawaii.

Kayla was assigned to the referee team for the Under 18 girls final on June 22nd, in which she served as the fourth official. This is a first for any youth referee from our league. No youth referee from JLYSSL has ever achieved this level of success and Ms Rockwell is a proud accomplishment of our league's referee program. The trip to Far West Regionals is an all expenses paid trip for the youth referees that are selected. The Cal North referee team left SF on June 15th and returned on June 23rd. A week in Hawaii is a nice perk for a youth referee. Yes they have to work games all during the week but there is still down time to enjoy the Hawaiian playground.

This was the third time Kayla has gone to the Far West Regionals. Her other two trips were to Boise Idaho, and Las Vegas Nevada in 2006 and 2007. She was selected as District 4 Youth Referee of the Year in 2004 and has worked in tournaments and State Cup in Cal North for six years now. She played for Bay Oaks during four seasons of her youth soccer career.

BAY OAKS 16G BLASTERS PERFORM WELL AT TEXAS SHOOTOUT
June 2, 2008

The Bay Oaks Blasters U16G traveled to Houston on May 30th to participate in the Texas Shootout, a college showcase tournament sponsored by the Challenge Soccer Club, May 30th - June 1st. This year's Texas Shootout included 388 teams from around the country and was attended by over 350 college coaches. Club Director of Coaching Glenn Van Straatum and Assistant Director Jon Nishimoto coached the team during the tournament as U16G Coach Katie Pittman had a work conflict.

Traveling to Texas were Bay Oaks Blasters Giuliana Allegrotti, Lauren Alexander, Chelsea and Christina Archer, Rachel Contopoulos, Ellie DeGuzman, Gen Eng-Surowiec, Christina Humphrey, Katherine Lim, Lica Monobe, Alex Nishimoto, Riki Owyang, Christina Perez, Elena Rocha and Celina Velasco. Playing strong teams from San Antonio, Texas, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Cincinnati, Ohio, the Blasters overcame the Texas heat and humidity to win two games and tie a third. More importantly, the team played well both individually and as a team.

DOC Glenn Van Straatum said "I am very proud of the team's performance at the most prominent girl's college showcase in the country. Our players represented themselves and the Bay Oaks club very well. I was especially pleased when some college coaches asked us for more information about our players after our games." Van Straatum traveled to Texas a day early to network with college coaches.

BAY OAKS 12B INTERNATIONAL IN THE NEWS
May 26, 2008

The U12B International coached by Luis Barranco, opened their summer tournament season with a strong showing at the 1st Tracy Futbol Tournament. The Tracy Press picked up their story in their May 26th edition (link).

Club Director of Coaching Glenn Van Straatum said "Peter and I are very proud of the team and this weekend's performance." Technical Director Peter Hayton noted that "the boys played excellent soccer all weekend and were tying the eventual champions 2:2 at half time. All the players and the coaching staff have worked incredibly hard this month leading up to the tournament, and it was great to see them rewarded for their labours."

BAY OAKS OLDERS STATE CUP UPDATE
April 7, 2008

Two Bay Oaks teams U14G-Bombers coached by Bruce Furst, and U15G coached by Fred Bicknell advance to the next round of State Cup. The U14G won all three games in Turlock - a 2-1 come from behind win vs San Ramon, 5-0 win vs Turlock and 5-0 win vs West Valley The U15G team advanced together with last year's State Cup winner MVLA in a two-team advancing bracket. Both teams play the next round on Sat April 19th at Morgan Hill.

Our other U14-U17 Bay Oaks teams represented the club well, but did not have the points to advance to the next round.

The U18 age groups - U18B-Burgos, U18G-Sillett and U18G-Herman are playing this coming weekend.

BAY OAKS TEAMS GO DEEP IN CYSA STATE CUP
February 18, 2008

Congratulations to our Bay Oaks teams that played in this past weekends' State Cup quarter and semi final rounds in Turlock. For the first time in the history of the Club we had five teams playing in the quarter-final round. Only one club had six teams advance this far this year. On Sunday we had three teams playing in the semi-final round! Another first and milestone in the Club's history.

Quarter Finals:
U11 Boys U Won 4-1
U11 Girls Botafonited go Lost 2-1
U12 Boys United Lost 2-0
U12 Girls Bombers Won 2-0
U13 Girls Speed Demons Won 2-0

Semi Finals:
U11 Boys United Lost 1-0 in PKs
U12 Girls Bombers Lost 1-0
U13 Girls Speed Demons Lost 3-0

It is a source of great pride that we are indeed on the path towards REAL soccer development in our club by continuing to grow our program that will send out players who are confident on the ball, aware of and focused on working with teammates for success.

U10 GIRLS PANTHERS WIN NORCAL STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
November 27, 2007

Drama. Suspense. Emotion. Action. And great soccer. The Bay Oaks Panthers U10 Girls experienced it all, winning the silver division in the Fall 2007 Nor Cal tournament.

Inconsistent play plagued Frederic's forces Saturday. The Panthers started out with a solid 3-0 win over Elk Grove, highlighted by a sweet goal from a sharp angle by Alexius Loman and a booming score covering half the field by Ashley Ryan. The girls then lost two winnable games, 1-2 and 0-1, squandering the outstanding defensive play of Reva Swiedler and relentlessness of Sydney McGillis.

However, poise and resiliency have been characteristics of this team all season and they responded Sunday morning with a sharp performance, dominating field position in a comeback win over the East Diablo Xplosion 2-1. Energized midfield play by Lisa Bertholdt and Savannah Autran, and the sideline speed of Erica MacDonald and Elise Buser stood out in the win. Game two was the first of a pair of thrillers. Tied 0-0 late in the second overtime, Jamie Gomez delivered a beautiful pass to Erica swarming in over the middle, a play the Panthers had attempted a couple of times already in the game. This time it worked. Game over!

Visibly tired yet still playing with intensity in their sixth game in two days (and without all-around star Cecilia Soghikian), the Panthers could have been blown out without Sara Sloan's super goalie play in the final. She blocked several shots in regulation, including a penalty kick and a point blank ricochet. Her play, aided by clutch defensive stops by Masa Peterson, set the stage for the dramatic PK tie breaker. Ashley and Jamie converted their kicks early. Then Sara went to work, stuffing shot after shot, including the crucial fifth PK, to give the Bay Oaks team a 2-1 PK win over Elk Grove. Even the unflappable Frederic smiled in relief at the end of this one!

U9B ROADRUNNERS JRS WIN NORCAL STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
November 18, 2007

The U9 Boys Roadrunners Jrs (RR Jrs) coached by Amado Lozano and assistant Michael Schmitz completed their 1st season by winning the Norcal State Cup 2007 – Gold Division.

In group play, the RR Jrs made their presence felt by outscoring their opponents 10 to 1. The team was lead by strong all-out defensive effort and 5 goal keepers to hold their opponents to one goal.

In the first game, the RR Jrs took a 1-0 lead after halftime against Novato United, and during the 2nd half, Novato United had a chance to equalize on a penalty which was saved. In the second game, after cruising to a 2-0 lead by halftime; the Livingston Lobos would not go away. They scored within the first five minutes of the second half and were only down by one goal. The RR Jrs quickly regrouped and finally found their third goal on a penalty kick and went on to win, 3-1. The RR Jrs advanced to the elimination round after completely decimating the Ballistic U9 Gold team, 6-0.

After securing the 1st seed and advancing directly to the semifinal game, the RR Jrs had to breakdown the most stubborn team that they’ve encountered during the tournament and went on to win, 1-0 on a picture perfect 25 yard shot which hit the top left corner of the net.

In a one-sided final match, the RR quickly pounced on the San Ramon Gunners 2-0 by halftime and went on to win 5-0. They utilized their skills, teamwork and used every-inch-of-the-field tactic. The get-out-of-my-house defense was led by Joseph Rockwell, Gavin Faucette and Darius Wekwerth. The “engine” (midfields) was led by Amado Lozano III, Lorenzo Chiodo, Roger “Trey” Miller, Max Schmitz, Owen Sowerwine, Nicky Nguyen, Arlo Bloom and Gyasi Pigott. The forwards were led by Jordan Vasquez and Riley Ellis.

The U9B Roadrunner Jrs finished 7-2 in the first D3-D4 combined playing league.

U10G BLASTERS BATTLE TO PLACE 3RD IN NORCAL STATE CUP
November 18, 2007

With a busy 6 game schedule over two days the U10 Girls Bay Oaks Blasters fought their way to a 3rd place finish in the 42-team Super Division of the NorCal State Cup. The Blasters came into the tournament seeded 2nd by playing preliminary games in October. On Saturday they were able to win their flight to move into the top group of 8 teams, the Super Division.

On Sunday after starting out strong with goals by Nayeli Cruz and Aerial Chavarin, the Blasters needed to fight off a comeback effort by the Mustang Outlaws.With the help of a beautiful assist by Grace Greening and tenacious midfield play by Aliyah Walker, Mia Schneider-Martin and Simone Williams the Blaster were able to hold off the Outlaws and win 4-3.

The win moved the Blasters into the semi-final versus the Mustang Xplosion. The Xplosion scored within seconds of the opening kick-off. Not to be out done the Blasters tied the game moments later. With two more goals by Taylor Saechao and Katie Orbeta the Blasters took the lead late in the game. The Blasters were unable to stop a late surge by the Xplosion and lost 4-3.

The Blasters finished by playing Sac Atlas Storm to determine the 3rd place team at State Cup. With several great saves, goalie Cynthia Rodriguez helped keep the Blasters in the game. Gabby Powell, Gracie Duncan and Brianna Lau were instumental in leading the Blasters to a 2-1 win and a 3rd place finish in State Cup.

The Blasters are coached by Steve Hathaway and assistant Jose Poblete. The coaches keep it in the family with added help from Lisa Hathaway, Nadia Poblete and Jose Poblete Jr.

U11 BOYS UNITED CHAMPS AT WALNUT CREEK OCTOBERFEST
October 28, 2007

The Bay Oaks U11 Boys United tore up the turf at the WCSC Octoberfest this weekend.

Coached by Tom DeWit and assistant Jose Reyes, the United posted wins of 6-1, 8-0, and 2-0 in the preliminaries. The championship loomed as a match up between two powerhouses, but United dominated Mustang Internazionale in the finals 3-0.

As is representative of this team, all players contributed to the win with an aggressive, heads-up style. While the scores reflect the ability of this team to score big, United’s defense is scary! Ghoulish goalkeeping was wicked good and the defense’s speed and ability to relentlessly win the ball back truly haunted their opponents!

Year to date, U11 Boys United are finalists in the Sac United Fall Classic and champions of the Ballistic United Summerfest, Bay Oaks Labor Day Classic, and WCSC Octoberfest.

U14G BOMBERS WIN WALNUT CREEK SUMMERFEST
August 28, 2007

Coach Bruce Furst's U14 Girls Bay Oaks Bombers continued their winning ways this August. After winning the Tracy Girls Invitational Tournament and placing second in the Novato Summer Classic Tournament, the Bombers this weekend won the Walnut Creek Summerfest tournament.

The Bombers started out Saturday crushing the SMSC Fury 6-0, followed by a 2-1 victory over the Walnut Creek Edge. Sunday morning they beat the Butte Bobcats 4-1 setting up a championship game against their arch rival the ACC Mavericks.

In the final the Bombers dominated play with their patented passing game and their solid defense which only allowed two goals in the entire tournament and shut out the Mavericks with a 2-0 win on goals by Ellie Davis and Bob Wi. The defense was led by keeper Margaret Huntington, flat backs Morgan Kintz and Ayelet Haar and wingbacks Cat Fearing and Roni Owyang. The midfield was led by Kylie Carera, Laura Alberti Ruby Hebert and Bob Wi. The offensive spark was provided by Jenny Budd, Lucia Calthorpe, Hannah Girma, Izzy Merrit, Ellie Davis and Elizabeth Avalos.

U11 GIRLS CHAMPIONS AT MUSTANG STAMPEDE
August 12, 2007

The U11 Girls Botafogo coached by Mario Zuniga and assistant Mike Greening continue their excellent start to the 2007 season winning the Mustang Stampede this weekend.

Playing in the championship game were the Mustang Mavericks and the Bay Oaks Botafogo. Mustangs were first to strike scoring in the first five minutes of play. Maintaining their composure Botafogo adjusted and then held the Mustang scoreless for the remainder of regular play. Botafogo scored on a beautiful cross from Stephanie Zuniga to Jazzy Edwards ten minutes into the second half. Tied after regular play and two golden goal periods, the championship was ultimately secured in penalty kicks.

Year to date the U11G Botafogo are the champions of the NorCal Premier spring league and the Cal Cup and Mustang Stampede tournaments.



U12G BOMBERS ADVANCE TO QUARTER FINALS AT SAN DIEGO SURF CUP
July 30, 2007

Coaches Momi Assayag and Tom Wilson led the U12 Girls Bombers to the quarterfinals of the prestigious San Diego Surf Cup tournament where they were finally stopped in penalty kicks after battling eventual tourney champions, the SoCal Blues (San Juan Capistrano), to a nil-nil draw in regulation time.

Seeded forth of four, the Bombers emerged from the tough ‘C’ group that included two of the ‘final four’ teams from the Southern California State Cup tournament. The Bombers, lead by a rock solid defensive effort, held four high-scoring teams to only one goal in a 1-2-1 record for the tournament.

In group play, the Bombers matched the SoCal State Cup finalist Newport Beach Slammers to an even fought nil-nil draw. In game two, the Bombers took a 1-0 lead into halftime against the Real So Cal (Agoura, CA), but a fluky second half goal tied the game 1-1 and led to a well-earned draw by both teams. The Bombers advanced to quarter final play by handily defeating the Colorado Rush Nike team 3-0.

In a thrilling quarterfinal elimination game, a tough Bomber defense frustrated a fast and deep Blues team. Taking control of the action, the Bombers created a number of scoring chances in both the first and second half's with balls hitting the post and sailing over the crossbar. However, the Bombers could not match the SoCal Blues in penalty kicks and fell to the eventual tournament champions.

Momi and Tom are back coaching the team in 2007 after a successful campaign in 2006 where the Bombers ended their season as a semifinalist in the Northern California State Cup in U-11 play.