Katana makes Cup semi-finals

The Katana Under 16 Girls squad advanced to the semi-finals of the CalSouth State Cup last weekend.

The Katana ran up against the Chula Vista Rangers in the semis and went down 3-2. Katana coach Gonzalo Garcia said three of his players were injured to the extent they could not continue in what he called a physical game.

“This was probably as good a game as we have ever played. It was just hard to play against such a physical team as the Rangers,” Garcia said.

Cabrillo High School sophomore Diamonne Mitchell, a forward, scored both Katana goals. The Katana won four games and tied one to qualify for the semis. The Katana consists of Mitchell, goal keeper Hannah Vellekamp, defenders Hailey Newberry, Cheyenne Martinez Trevino, Nicole Martinez, Alyssa Carillo, Heather Soden and Rachel Hernandez; midfielders Berenice Guzman, Laura Wald, Monique Zarate, Sara Epps and Justine Garcia; and forwards Aolani Rueff, Kylie Mugg and Ruby Navarro.

The Katana went 30-11-4 in 2006-7.

SMVYSA sign-ups

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The Santa Maria Valley Youth Soccer Association (SMVYSA) is holding registration for the Fall 2007 season. The season runs from September 8 through November 17. Players of all levels and ages 4 to 19 years old are encouraged to sign-up.

Registration will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday starting April 28 through July 14 at the snack bar at Adam School Field, across the street from the Minami Center on West Enos. This year returning and new players must register at the snack bar and bring a copy of their birth certificate for proof of age. Late fees will apply after June 30.

SMVYSA is expanding and has recently joined forces with the California Youth Soccer Association (CYSA-South) to give its players more opportunity to play all year long. CYSA provides training clinics for coaches and referees. Please notify a board member at the snack bar if you are interested in volunteering to be a coach, board member, or referee (Referees are paid for every game they officiate). Please come to the snack bar for more details.

For more information, please visit the SMVYSA website at www.santamariasoccer.com or leave a message on the SMVYSA answering machine at 925-3304 and someone will return your call as soon as possible.

Guadalupe Hall induction slated

The Guadalupe Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet is scheduled for May 26 at the city auditorium at 918 Obispo Street in Guadalupe.

The 13 2007 inductees are Lloyd De Rosa (baseball); Lindy Almaguer (baseball player and umpire); Santos “Saint” Talaugon (boxing, football and track); Bobby Kitagawa (basketball and baseball); Frank Cortez (umpire); Fred Lizalde (football and baseball player and coach); Dave Amido (basketball player and coach); Jaime Francisco (baseball and football); track coach Ron Zarate; Ariston Julian (football and baseball); Edna Camp (softball); Joe Hagerman (youth recreation coach); and Roy Ferrari (football coach).

The Guadalupe Sports Hall of Fame will pay tribute to the inductees who have passed on, and their families will be there to receive the awards. Those individuals are Almaguer, Talaugon, Cortez and Camp.

Correction

A St. Joseph player was misidentified in a picture appearing on page D5 of Wednesday's edition of the Santa Maria Times . The player was wrongly identified as J.P. Maestas. Derrick Morelos was the player that connected in the Knights' 4-1 loss to Lompoc.

Please submit SportsWire items to Sports Editor Elliott Stern at 739-2235, by fax to 928-5657 or by e-mail to elliottstern@santamariatimes.com

April 26, 2007