Here’s a few pictures and the story of the girls’ soccer middle school championships—come back tomorrow for the boys’! 

Division 1 Championship: Stanford 4, Bancroft 1

The Divison I Championship paired up the Southern League Champion Stanford Hawks against the Northern League Champion Bancroft Bruins.  Stanford came into the match as the luke-warm favorite as they have been in the title game each of the past 3 years…but Bancroft hadn’t read the paper as they blasted out of the gate on the wings of a Kristen DeJongh goal in Minute 9!  Bancroft’s back line of Rebecca Iglesias, Brittany Witts, Ashlee Lawton & Jaqueline Galbez put up a staunch defense and it wasn’t until Minute 26 that Stanford could answer back on a Shannon Shier goal.  Stanford scored again in the waning minutes of the first Half on an Alex Eggie shot to take a narrow 2-1 halftime lead.  The 2^nd Half developed into a real battle as both teams saw scoring opportunities just miss!  However, the Big Red Stanford Offensive Machine of Katie Pratt Thompson, Shannon Shier, Ari Fernandez, Chloe Van Grootheest & Maegan Furr combined with a staunch Stanford defense of Cassady Farris, Sami Reinhard, Megan Estacio & Goal Keeper Sam Moreno to eventually wear the Bruins down.  Stanford’s Shannon Shier knocked in a pair of late goals to lift the Hawks to the final 4-1 victory.

Team members from Bancroft include: Front (L-R) Melissa Snyder, Kristen DeJongh, Ashlee Lawton, Harlee Sturtevant, Michelle Mirglia, Selena Moore, Jamie Mayer, Kira Negrete, Jacqueline Galbez; Back (L-R): Coach Murry, Rachel Hokanson, Claudia Danese, Alexus Aviles, Jessica Reppucci, Kelsey Estes, Hailey Hause, Brittany Witts, Jocelyn Giron, Rebecca Iglesias, Coach Barisoff.

Team members from Stanford include (picture up top): Front (L-R) Sierra Hancock, Imani McDonald, Jamie Gracie, Shoshana Reist, Niki Voulgaris, Shannon Shier, Sami Reinhard, Megan Maher; Middle (L-R): Alyssa Castillo, Megan Estacio, Maegan Furr, Sierra Skelly, Celeste Lau, Katie Pratt-Thompson, Ari Fernandez, Elizabeth Davis, Alex Eggie; Back (L-R): Coach Oates, Coach Shier, Chloe Gharios, Cassady Farris, Chloe Van Grootheest, Reilly Hayes, Claire Oates, Justine Albers, Sam Moreno, Coach Oates.

Division 2 Championship: Newcomb 2, Cubberley 0

The Girls’ Division II Championship boiled down to a pair of arch-rival teams from the Eastern League as Cubberley & Newcomb had met in a frantic 1-point deficit game earlier in the season…and wound up in a rematch of last year’s Division II Championship! Newcomb asserted themselves first on an Amaris Sherlock goal in Minute 5.  Seven minutes later, Newcomb found the goal again on a Victoria Levin score.  Cubberley’s defense then buckled down on the staunch play of Amanda Morales, Alexis Hagman, Airiana Bejarano, Maddison Godsil & Sabrina Garza as the first Half concluded with a 2-0 Newcomb lead.  The 2^nd Half was a see-saw battle with several shots ricocheting off the goals at both ends of the field!  However, the Newcomb defense refused to cave in as Mayra Bermudez, Sydney Ellis, Laura LaCombe, Luanna Buchanan & Goal Keeper Ashley Carradine held sway!  Final score: Newcomb 2, Cubberley 0.

Team members from Cubberley include Hannah McKellar, Alexis Hagman; Middle (L-R): Airiana Bejarano, Sara Wanous, Ashley Franco,Maddy Lujan, April Canche, Katie Kemeny, Andrea Franco, Sabrina Smith; Cassie Arroyo, Callie Collier, Maddison Godsil, Grace Schmidt-Beck, Addy Hampton, Sabrina Garza, Nikki Rosales McEnroe, Amanda Morales, Alexis DeLaFuentes, Coach Macera.

Team members from Newcomb include Hannah Black, Jasmine Cornejo, Luanna Buchanan, Deanna Durke, Lizzie Kiner, Victoria Levin, Sydney Ellis, Brooke Denny, Amaris Sherlock; Katie Bliedistel, Amanda Post, Allison Michel, Laura LaCombe, Therese Perales, Carly Marietti, Bree Casas, Mayra Bermudez, Brooke Denny, Ashley Carradine, Coach DeDios; Head Coach McCray.

For more of Jim Cayer’s great shots, check out his website at this link.