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Region 5’s U16 girls soccer team, Bring It, will be heading off to Hawaii on Sunday to compete in the Hawaii Rainbow Soccer Tournament. Bring It’s first game will be on Wednesday, July 4 against Aiea, Hawaii. Region 5 also will have games against, Menifee, Diamond Head and Mililani, HI. The Championships are scheduled for Sunday, July 8. Updates from their trip can be viewed on the team’s web site at www.bringitsoccer.com.
Region 5's U16 girls team, Bring It, walked away with a first place finish at a club tournament in Rancho Santa Margarita this past Father's Day weekend. The team from Fountain Valley won all their games and outscored their club opponents, 15-2, at the Rancho Santa Margarita Summer Classic.
Rage was able to come away with a third place finish at the Mission Viejo Classic that was held on June 9-10. After dropping their first game, the U16 girls team from Fountain Valley was able to win three straight to claim the bronze medal.
Bring It took home third place at the Cypress AYSO Invitational Memorial Day Tournament. The U16 girls team from Region 5 finished the tournament with 3 wins, 2 ties and no losses but fell in a penalty kick shoot out to Culver City to finish third.
Two Region 5 U16 girls teams squared off in the Championship Game of the Area K Spring Tournament this past weekend. Rage and Bring It both finished off their pool play with perfect records to qualify for the finals. This time it was Rage that was able to come out on top with a 2-0 win.
A couple of Region 5 teams placed at the recent Area K Spring Championships. Our U14 boys team came in third place, while our U16 girls team Bring It finished second.
Region 5’s U16 girls soccer team, Bring It, will be playing in the Area K, E and Q championship on Saturday, May 5. The team from Fountain Valley finished their season in first place and will be taking on a team from Los Alamitos at 12:30 pm at Brethren Christian School in Huntington Beach.
The Region 5 Newsletter is available for download. Click here for an Adobe .pdf version (681k).
AYSO Soccer Camps will be coming to Region 5 this summer. From July 23 to 27, 2007 boys and girls from ages 4 to 16 can receive instruction from professional coaches. The camp will be held at Cox Elementary School, half day and full day sessions are available. For more information and to register please follow this link.
Region 5's U14 girls team, The Patriots, came up one point short from advancing to the Section 11 Championship game on Sunday, Feb. 18. The Patriots defeated Carlsbad 8-1 and San Clemente 2-1, but it was San Clemente who was able to advance to the Championship game as The Patriots needed to score just one more goal to win their pool.
Region 5 Needs You . . . There are a couple of volunteer positions that still need to be filled. Please view a letter from our commissioner to see what positions are available.
Section Playoff Schedules have been released. Our U14 girls team, The Patriots, will be playing on Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 17 & 18 in Downey at Griffith Middle School. Click here for a schedule. Region 5's U12 boys team, Dirty Laundry also qualified for the Section 11 Championships and will also be playing at Griffith Middle School. Click here for their schedule.
Congrats to the Region 5 U14 Girls All-Star team, which came in second in the Area K All-Star playoffs this weekend at Vista View School. Click here for a photo. Region 5 also place third in U12 girls and fourth in U14 boys
The Region 5 Board of Directors elected Gary Schutt as the new Region 5 Commissioner on January 11. Gary will take over as the commissioner on Feb.1 pending approval by AYSO National.
Region 5 Board of Directors elections have been set for Friday, Jan. 26 at Lamppost Pizza in Fountain Valley. Any person that has a child playing in Region 5 is encouraged to go and vote. Region 5 currently has several volunteer openings for anybody that wished to help out, please contact Commissioner Ron Klinger. The elections will begin at 7pm. Click here for a list of nominees.
Awards night has been set for Tuesday, Jan. 16 at the FV Rec. Center. U10 boys will go at 6 pm, U10 girls at 6:30 pm, U12 boys at 7 pm, U12 girls at 7:30 pm, U14 boys go at 8 pm and the U14 girls are scheduled for 8:30 pm. Please contact your coach or division director for more information.
All-Star Teams - Practice days for Gillespie Park are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Several Region teams came away with some medals at this weekends Area K Championships. Our U12 girls team Fever lost in the championship game 1-0, while the U12 boys team, Dirty Laundry, came in first place with a 6-1 win in the Championship game that was held in Orange. Meanwhile Region 5 was assured a champion in the U14 girls division as both our teams made it to the championship game that was held at Vista View School. The Patriots came out on top, 1-0, over Heffalumps. Lauren Brose scored with less than three minutes remaining for the game only score in a hard fought battle of two outstanding teams. Good luck to the champions as they advance to the Section 11 playoffs that are being held in San Marcos in February.
Region 5 yearbooks are being distributed to the division directors and they will be passing them out to the teams. (Coaches please contact your division director to get you teams yearbooks) This year once again every player in Region 5 will receive a yearbook.
Congratulations to the Region 5 Fall Season Champions; In the girls U10 division The Sharks defeated the Tidal Waves, 4-3, in a playoff game. The Tidal Waves had won the first half season while the Sharks came in first during the second half of the season to set up the championship game. In the U10 boys division it came down to the last game of the season as both the Killer Bees and the Gladiators came into the game with perfect 6-0 records. The Killer Bees came out on top with a 3-2 win over the Gladiators. In the U12 girls division Fever went undefeated to capture the Region 5 Championship. Dirty Laundry won a playoff game, 3-1, over the Hobos to win the region title in the U12 boys division. The Heffalumps came away with the U14 girls championship as they won their last game of the season and finished just one point ahead of The Patriots. Both teams advanced to the area playoffs as Region 5 was awarded a wild card spot in the U14 girls division. In the U14 boys division The Rebels were able to come away with the region title.Good luck to all the region champions as they play in the Area K Championships on Dec. 9 & 10.
Region 5 is looking for a new commissioner to lead the region. The current commissioners (Ron Klinger) term expires in February of 2007 and we are looking at getting someone onboard soon so they can start learning the ropes. Interested persons can email the search committee with their name, any experience they might have, and why they would want to be the commissioner of Region 5. Emails can be sent to Ray Lopez, Scott Riola, Miles Nomura, and Hank Schellingerhout
A couple of region teams captured first place at the Surf City Open this past Thanksgiving Day weekend. Dirty Laundry won the U12 boys rec. title, while Fury captured the U16 girls rec. division championship. Our U14 boys team finished second in their division
Two Region 5 teams brought home silver medals from the Area K Championships this past weekend! Fury finished second in the U16 girls division on Sunday, Nov. 12 and RazzMaTazz nearly defeated defending Section 11 Champions, Santa Ana, falling 3-2 in the Championship game of the U19 girls division. Our boys U19 team won the Area K championship defeating Region 143 on Nov. 14.
Two Region 5 teams will be playing in the Area K Championships on Sunday, Nov. 12. Fury won their pool in U16 girls and will be playing at 11 am at Harbour View School in Huntington Beach, while RazzMaTazz, U19 girls, also finished first in their pool and will be playing at 2 pm at Newland School in Huntington Beach. A third region team, FV U-19, will be playing for the U19 boys Area K title on Tuesday night at 7pm at Harbour View School
The November Regional Board of Directors Meeting scheduled for Nov. 2 has been postponed until further notice. Look for a new date and time on the calendar page soon.
Condolences go out to the family of Pablo Cerda who was one of the five firefighters that died battling the Esperanza Fire. Pablo played soccer in Region 5 as a youngster. A trust fund has been set up to help the families of the fallen firefighters:
Firefighter Families Relief Fund
C/O Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashley
P.O. Box 1645
Riverside, CA 92502The U16 and U19 Area K playoff schedules have been posted at schedulesetc.com. Region 5’s U16 boys team will be opening the playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 9 am with a game against Region 177 at Anthony School. The U19 boys team will be following them playing at 11 am against Region 144. In the U16 girls division Hubba Bubba will be playing on Thursday night, Nov. 2 at Mile Square Park with a 7 pm game against Region 117. Fury, who finished the regular season in first place, will be playing their first game on Saturday also at Anthony School at 1 pm against a team to be determined. In the U19 girls division, Bonesaw will be playing at Sunview School on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 9 am against Region 55 while RazzMaTazz will be traveling to Harbour View School to take on Region 143 at 9 am also.
U14 Girls have also had some changes for Nov. 11 & 18 please check the schedules.
U10 and U12 girls have had some changes to their schedules for Oct. 28. Please check the schedules.
Photo Make-up day has been set for Sunday, November 12, 2006. 8:00 - 8:45 am in front of Cox Elementary School (17615 Los Jardines East, Fountain Valley) Pictures are only taken for those players who missed photo day, have damaged photo's, or are dissatisfied with their pictures. Please bring your favorite ball, dress in your soccer uniform, and bring old photos to be exchanged for better ones. AYSO-5 will re-take your picture free of charge.
The location for the Photo Day on Sunday, Oct. 8 has changed to the front soccer field at Mile Square Park next to the Boys & Girls Club. This is to accommodate a jumper and other inflatable's. Hot dogs, donuts, drinks, and snow cones will also be sold, so come out and stay for a while.
Region 5's U16 girls team, Fury, got an early start to their season by capturing first place over the Labor Day weekend while competing in the Fullerton Rangers Soccer Club Tournament. Fury defeated all three of their club opponents in pool play games to finish in first place. Click here for a team photo.
Season Schedules Posted.
Team Parent Meeting has been set for Monday, August 21 at 7:00 pm at the Green Valley Club House (north). Candy Distribution will begin at 7:30 pm.
Region 5’s U19 girls soccer team, RazzMaTazz, will be heading off to the AYSO National Games in Chicago on Sunday, July 9. The games are scheduled to run from July 13 -16 with more than 190 teams from throughout the nation competing. Updates during their trip can be found at www.razzmatazzsoccer.com. Players will be competing in a soccerfest on Wednesday, July 12 and attend a special players event that evening. Fountain Valley opens up pool play at 8 am on Thursday, July 14 against Kona, HI. The finals are scheduled for Sunday, July 16 at 11am.
Fall season set to begin Sept. 9
News & Notes from 2005-06 season
Email information to webmaster@ayso5.org
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