Girls Soccer

Rodriguez rewrites Cibola record books

BY EDWARD CARIFIO, SUN STAFF WRITER

In four years at Cibola, Itzel Rodriguez was involved in 220 goals. And that's just the ones that can be quantified by her school-record 110 goals and 110 assists. Rodriguez finished off her prep career with 25 goals and 37 assists and helping the... Full story

Six Cibola girls on Gila Valley first team

FROM STAFF REPORTS

 Six Cibola girls soccer players made the All-Gila Valley Region first team, including Raiders snagging the top honors. Itzel Rodriguez earned her fourth and final Player of the Year honor, while Mike Fritz was named coach of the year after... Full story

No. 1 Horizon end Cibola's season

FROM STAFF REPORTS

The Cibola girls soccer team had no answer for top-seeded Scottsdale-Horizon in the quarters of the 5A Division II Girls Soccer Tournament on Saturday. The Huskies, who led 2-0 at the half, advanced to the semis with a 4-0 win over the No. 8... Full story

YC's season ends in second round of playoffs

FROM STAFF REPORTS

 Yuma Catholic's run in the 1A/2A/3A Girls Winter State Soccer Tournament ended in a 5-0 second-round loss to Estrella Foothills on Saturday.  YC fell behind 3-0 at the half.  No. 2 Estrella Foothills had beaten the No. 7 Shamrocks... Full story

Shamrocks advance with hat trick

FROM STAFF REPORTS

 Ali Quintana's hat trick was enough for Yuma Catholic to get out of the first round of the 1A/2A/3A Girls State Soccer Tournament Friday in a 3-2 win against Tucson-Empire.  It is the Shamrocks' second first-round playoff win in as many... Full story

Antelope boys, YC soccer teams begin playoff runs

BY EDWARD CARIFIO, SUN STAFF WRITER

For the first time in four years under Tony Tellez, the Yuma Catholic boys soccer team didn't reach the 1A/2A/3A State Championship game last season. Opening up this year's playoffs as a No. 5 seed today against Eloy-Santa Cruz, Tellez said his... Full story

Free kick leads Cibola into second round

Edward Carifio

 Cibola scored four goals in the first 14 minutes and seemed to be on its way to a shellacking of Marcos de Niza in a girls soccer 5A Division II first-round playoff game Wednesday at Raider Field. But after Bianca Doller scored three straight... Full story

YC midfielders make All-Region team

FROM STAFF REPORTS

 Yuma Catholic midfielders Ali Quintana and Taylor Dunphy were named to the 1A/2A/3A West Region team on Tuesday.  It is the second straight All-Region selection for Quintana, who led her team in goals (16) and assists (11) this year as a... Full story

Surprising Kofa, strong Cibola enter playoffs

BY EDWARD CARIFIO, SUN STAFF WRITER

 After an 0-2 start and a later three-game losing streak, first-year Kofa girls soccer coach Marisela Velasquez wasn't to focused on the AIA power points.  But as the team kept winning as the year wound down, Velasquez starting paying... Full story

San Luis loses regular-season finale

FROM STAFF REPORTS

 San Luis wasn't able to help its own cause to stay in the 5A-II state tournament picture on Friday against the defending 5A-I state champion, losing 5-0 to Phoenix-Mountain Pointe 5-0.  San Luis coach Jay Van Wassenhoven said... Full story

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