Soccer Roundup : Capistrano Valley Girls Edge Laguna Hills, 2-1
Becky Linhart scored with 40 seconds remaining to lift Capistrano Valley High School over Laguna Hills, 2-1, in a girls’ soccer match in the Irvine Tournament at Capistrano Valley Wednesday.
Capistrano Valley (3-0) is ranked sixth in the Southern Section 4-A. Laguna Hills (2-1) is ranked second in the 3-A.
Jill Linhart, Becky’s sister, scored in the first half and goalie Pam Gladden had 10 saves for Capistrano Valley.
In girls’ nonleague games:
Los Alamitos 2, South Torrance 1--Jaycee Leitner scored on an assist from Meghan Fife with three minutes left to lift Los Alamitos at home.
South Torrance took a 1-0 lead in the first half, but Los Alamitos tied the score, 1-1, on a goal by Jenny Reyes 16 minutes into the second half. Karen Kolodziej assisted on Reyes’ goal.
Edison 1, El Toro 1--Shawn Viloria scored for Edison at Serrano Intermediate School in El Toro.
In boys’ nonleague games:
Servite 2, Marina 0--Rhett Harty and Mike Howell scored and goalie Tom Neito had five saves for Servite (3-0) at Marina.
Brea-Olinda 2, Orange 2--Carlos Martinez scored two goals for Orange, but Brea-Olinda scored twice to tie at Orange.
J.R. Ochs’ goal tied the score, 1-1, 38 minutes into the game for Brea-Olinda (2-2-2).
Martinez then scored 18 minutes into the second half as Orange (3-1-1) took a 2-1 lead.
David Stark tied the score, 2-2, with one minute left for Brea-Olinda.
El Modena 3, Eisenhower 0--Ron Murrietta, Rene Gutierez and Mark Gonzales each scored to lead the Vanguards (2-0) at El Modena.
Goalkeeper Mark Reddick made seven saves for Eisenhower (2-2). El Modena goalies Jay Eastman (five saves), Mario Tapia (four), and Brady Whittingham (one) combined for the shutout.
Costa Mesa 6, Santiago 3--Matt Martinez scored three goals to lead the Mustangs at Santiago.
It was Costa Mesa’s first victory since February, 1985.
Ryan Giles, Doug Smith and Jason Trask each scored a goal for the Mustangs (1-2), and Ross Simones made eight saves.
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