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Friday, December 13th Fillmore Boys soccer played Camarillo scores are as follows:
Varsity: Fillmore 2-1 Camarillo
Goals: Eric Torres 1 & Yobany Figueroa 1
Assist: Carlos Vargas 1 & Octavio Rodriguez 1
Overall Record: 1-2-2

JV: Fillmore 1-0 Camarillo
Goal: Adrian Perez 1
Assist: Diego Alcaraz

Frosh: Fillmore 0-4 Camarillo

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Wednesday, December 11th Fillmore played Buena scores are as follows:
Varsity: Fillmore 1-1 Buena
Goal: Yobany Figueroa 1
Overall Record 0-2-2

JV: Fillmore 1-3 Buena
Goal: Cesar Magana 1

Submitted by Nancy Vaca

The California United FC Silver 2008 Girls Black Team competed in the Ventura Fusion Winter Cup this past weekend December 14th and 15th. They lost in penalty kicks finishing as Finalist. Below are the weekend game results.

Game 1: California United FC Silver 2008 Girls-Black 1-1 Santa Monica United FC
Goals: Serena Montiel (penalty kicks)

Game 2: California United FC Silver 2008 Girls-Black 2-0 AVFC Legends
Goals: Stephanie Mora and Olivia Weinerth
Assists: Carla Salcedo and Olivia Weinerth.

Game 3: California United FC Silver 2008 Girls-Black 4-0 Ayso United
Goals: Stephanie Mora 2, Olivia Weinerth 1, and Lizbeth Mendez 1
Assists: Nicole Lopez, Carla Salcedo, Serena Montiel, and Olivia Weinerth

Championship Game: California United FC Silver 2008 Girls-Black 3-3 Aztecs
Goals: Stephanie Mora 1, Carla Salcedo 2 (1 penalty kick), Sydney Nunnery 1, and Olivia Weinerth 1(penalty kick)
Assists: Olivia Weinerth 2
California United 2 penalty kicks - Aztecs 3 penalty kicks
Overall Tournament Record: 2-0-2

Photos courtesy Nancy Vaca.
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Below are the game scores from this last weekend’s Coast Soccer League games from this past weekend:

Coast Soccer League
2008 Bronze Rho Champions!
California United FC 2008 Boys
Overall Record: 13-0-1

Coast Soccer League
2003 Bronze Alpha Champions!
California United FC 2003 Boys
Overall Record: 11-1-0

Coast Soccer League
2008 Girls Bronze Beta Champions!
California United FC 2008 Girls Black
Overall Record: 11-1-2

CSL Game Scores
Saturday November 23 and Sunday November 24

2011 Girls Bronze North
CU 0-9 Juggle the World Ole Black
Overall Record: 1-11-2

2010 Boys Bronze Alpha
CU 0-4 Ventura FC Borussia Dortm
Overall Record: 2-10-2

2008 Girls Black Bronze Beta
CU Black 5-1 CU
Goals: Olivia Weinerth 3 (hat trick), Heidi Zamora 1, and Stephanie Mora 1
Assist: Natalia Bautista 1, Carla Salcedo 1, and Stephanie Mora 1
Overall Record: 11-1-2

2008 Girls Bronze Beta
CU 1-5 CU Black
Goal: Neveah Nappi
Overall Record: 6-3-5

2008 Boys Bronze Rho
CU 4-0 Simi Valley Premier White
Goals: Jesus Canchola 2, Christian Solis 1, and Julio Ballesteros 1
Shutout: Julian Medina and Diego Nungaray
Overall Record: 13-0-1

2006 Girls Silver North
CU 1-2 United – SC G06 Blue
Goal: Athena Sanchez
Overall Record: 7-5-0

Pacific Coast League
CU 1- 7 Oxnard Revolution
Goal: Annalise Castorena
Overall Record: 3-5-1

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Submitted By Nancy Vaca

2010 Boys Bronze Alpha
Action Pictures
Photo Credit: Erika Arana

California United Game Scores
Submitted By Nancy Vaca
Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17
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2011 Girls Bronze North
California United 0-6 La Surf SO G11
Overall Record: 1-10-12

2010 Boys Bronze Alpha
California United 2-6 La Galaxy Blue
Goals: Abel Arana
Assist: Jack Kress and Jose Magana
Overall Record: 2-9-2

2008 Girls Black Bronze Beta
California United 1-0 Ventura White
Goal: Olivia Weinerth
Assist: Kaya Haddox
Shutout: Sydney
Overall Record 10-1-2

2008 Girls Bronze Beta
Saturday November 16
California United 2-2 California Warriors
Goals: Lizbeth Mendez, and Naveah Nappi
Assist: Valerie Rubio and Jazleen Vaca

Sunday, November 17
California United 4-2 Santa Paula Xtreme
Goals: Valerie Rubio 2, Sara Diaz 1, and Jazleen Vaca 1
Assist: Sara Diaz 1, and Jazleen Vaca 1
Overall Record: 6-2-5

2008 Boys Bronze Rho
California United 3-0 Moorpark Express
Goals: Juan Medina 1, and Christian Solis 2
Assist: Hector Hernandez 2\
Shutout: Julian Medina, and Diego Nungaray
Overall Record: 12-0-1

2006 Girls Silver North
California United 2-1 Simi Valley Herrera
Goals: Lexi Pina 1, and Athena Sanchez 1
Assist: Mya Bautista
Overall Record: 7-4-0

2001 Girls Silver Elite
California United 5-3 Boca Jrs
Goals: Emily Briceno 1, Nicole Gonzalez 1, Sasha Franco 2, and Adriana Salas 1
Overall Record: 7-4-3

Oxnard County Soccer League
2012 Boys
California United 0-10 U de G
Overall Record: 0-10

Pictured out in front is Fillmore’s Michael Camilo Torres who finished in first with a time of 16:04.77 at Thursday’s race at Elkins Golf Course in Fillmore. Michael was also named Citrus Coast Most Valuable Runner. Photo courtesy Kim Tafoya.

On Thursday, Fillmore’s four Cross Country teams competed on their home course, on the beautifully manicured greens of Elkins Golf Course. This was the third and final meet to determine the Citrus Coast League Champions (individual and team), and the Varsity teams that will move on to CIF postseason season competition. The teams competing over the mostly grass course with two major climbs were Fillmore, Nordhoff, Carpinteria, Santa Paula, Hueneme, and Malibu.

The Junior Varsity boys started the day off as they have many times this year by running to the front right off the line. They took full control of the race before the two mile mark, led by Jesse De La Cruz from start to finish as he won in a time of 16:56.02 and thereby securing the title of Junior Varsity League Champion. His teammates followed capturing 8 of next 9 places. Juan Carlos Lomeli was second in 17:18.39. Followed by Matt Munoz 3rd in 18:07.13, Dave Bustos 4th in 18:20.22, James Flores 5th in 18:31.43, Andres Gonzalez 6th in 18:45.11, Luis Castaneda Navarro 8th in 19:09.30, Nathen Hurtado 9th in 19:09.34, Daniel Martinez 13th in 19:47.02, Bryan Sanchez 17th in 20:09.09, Brandon Gonzalez 20th in 20:26:02, Eneyin Ortega 27th in 20:43.39, Theodore Ebell 35th in 21:36.25, David Reyes 38th in 21:46.48, Nicholas Hurtado 41st in 21:54.72, Luke Hernandez 58th in 23:16.83, Izaac Mercado 61st in 23:27.15 and Anthony Estrella 62nd in 23:39.32. The top 8 Fillmore athletes in this race were medal winners.

They were followed by the Varsity Girls who were led by Senior Vanessa Avila who ran a tough race and finished in second place, posting a time of 20:08.13. She was followed by Nicole Gonzalez in 8th place in a time of 21:22.53, Alianna Tapia 14th in 22:30.94, Angelica Herrera 16th in 22:40.37, Lorena Rangel Perez 22nd in 23:09.57, and Syenna Ponce 28th in 23:33.87. Vanessa and Nicole were individual medal winners.

The Boys Varsity team dominated their race placing all 7 of their runners in the top 11 finishers. They were led by Camilo Michael Torres. Camilo ran his trademark race, running close to the leaders before making his signature move just beyond the two mile mark and never relinquishIng the top spot again. Camilo’s first place finish in 16:04.77 was the fastest time posted on this course for any Fillmore athlete since we began to run at Elkins Golf Course. Camilo, League Champion, was closely followed by his teammates who as a team, posted an excellent team gap of 32.93 seconds. Fabian Del Villar was 3rd in 16:19.12, Davis Flores 4th in 16:25.51, Erick Gutierrez 6th in 16:30.45, Rey Laureano 7th in 16:37.70, Jesus Martinez 10th in 16:47.43, and Alex Manzo 11th in 17:15.23. Six of Fillmore’s seven runners were awarded individual medals.

The Junior Varsity Girls brought this excellent day for the Flashes to a close with another team victory. They were led by Natalie Cobian who ran perhaps her best race of the season to finish in second place in a time of 23:49.33. She was followed by Giselle Perez 3rd in 24:01.82, Eva Vieyra 4th in 24:02.42, Anahi Pascual 5th in 24:23.58, Isabella De La Cruz 10th in 24:59.64, Emely Garcia 16th in 25:34.90, Liliana Montejano 18th in 25:40.44, Daisy Guerrero 19th in 25:53.46, Isabel De La Cruz 28th in 28:02.71, Emma Ortiz 29th in 28:04.65, and Citlalli Trujillo Valencia 39th in 31:51.74. The top 5 Fillmore athletes were individual medals in this race.

The Fillmore girls and boys Varsity team will next compete in Riverside at the CIF Southern Section Division 4 Prelims, with the goal of qualifying for CIF Finals on November 23rd.

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The last note from coach Lolita Bowman, for now.
Tis’ the end of the tennis season, sadly. Did we beat Santa Paula this year? Well, no. But we sure came close! The final score was Fillmore 8, Santa Paula 10. The line-up for the match was as follows: Playing number one singles was Heillyn Burr, number two singles Eveleen Lizarraga, and number three singles spot was played by Jimena Cortes who is definitely a rising star for the Fillmore High School tennis team. Jimena is a new player and has some of the best strokes on the tennis team. The doubles teams were the following: Emila Magdaleno/Melissa Higuera, Maritza Campos/Rosalyn Diaz, and Sofia Cardenas/Ashlin Rodriguez. Heillyn scored one point for Fillmore beating Santa Paula player Siboney 6-3. Doubles team Melissa and Emilia won all three sets scoring three points for Fillmore! Doubles team Maritza and Rosalyn also scored two points for Fillmore. Sofia and Ashlin scored one point for Fillmore. Way to go Fillmore girls! Second string team Kira Martinez and Jennifer Carillo wiped out Santa Paula’s doubles team Jaqueline and Marilyn with a score of 6-4. “We won coach, we won!” exclaimed Kira. Paola Ruiz, Samantha Pacheco, and Anneliese as four played one singles match each against their opponents. Anneliese came close with a score of 6-3 against opponent Alondra for Santa Paula. This match with Santa Paula had been previously postponed due to the windy weather and pollution from the fires in the area. I am so glad we finally we able to complete this match as we seemed to be walking on eggshells with any upcoming weather. Compliments were flying as the fans noticed the long rallies played on the courts. Thank you to Sydney, the gracious Santa Paula coach for welcoming our team on their turf as the Fillmore team is still unable to host any home matches. We are hoping to get together this summer having both teams participate in friendly pre-season matches. Even though we traveled out of Fillmore to every match, the parents of many of the Fillmore girls were consistently setting up chairs and tents to watch their daughters compete for Fillmore. Maybe the school district will implement tennis courts for the high school as the district delves into the construction at Fillmore High School. Who knows? Moreover, seeing the interested parents was a wonderful site. Did you know that Heillyn’s mother is a former tennis player? Maybe it is a genetic talent. Speaking of the parents, I cannot thank them enough for their support. The girls were always more than pleased to see their parents for these events. Also, I just want to fully disclose that learning how to play tennis is no easy task. These girls for this season were just incredible. They picked up the game and were competitive. I hope that I will improve as a coach every season. If most of the players return for the 2020 school season, I imagine that the focus will be on strategy, and putting the idea of learning the basic skills of tennis on the back burner. I will be looking for a few new girls, as the team will be near the full line if most of the girls return. So, if you are interested in playing next year, it would be a good idea to begin learning now. The city of Ventura offers tennis lessons year around-most of the lessons are held at Camino Real Park in Ventura. Moving forward, there are so many rules for tennis to learn also. The Fillmore girls found that out during the season as particular instances would arise: tie breakers and line-calling discrepancies. The finals for the Citrus Coast League were played at Carpinteria High School formerly scheduled to be played at Pepperdine University. For the finals, I chose six players to attend the tournament, even though I had several other players who were well qualified to participate. This was not an easy decision. The top two singles players and the top two doubles teams are invited from each high school in the league. Fillmore is now in the Citrus Coast League which excluded private schools such as St. Bonaventure and Villanova which were formerly in Fillmore’s league. Emilia and Eveleen were chosen to play singles that day on October 28, 2019. Eveleeen was defeated by Laura Ascencio from Hueneme High School. Emilia gave her opponent Veronica Palmer from Nordoff High School a run for her money as the final score was 8-5. Eight game pro-sets are played in the first round. Passer-bys were complementing the number one player for Fillmore, Emilia, especially after learning she had only been playing for a few months as opposed to her opponent’s experience of more than six years I would guess. The doubles team representing Fillmore were Carla (Melissa) Higuera/Maritza Campos and Sofia Cardenas/Rosalyn Diaz. Sofia and Rosalyn were defeated in the first round against Carpinteria’s team. Melissa and Maritza won their first match against Emma Silver/Esmeralda Velasquez of Nordoff, and then were defeated in the second round to Alondra Rojas and Maria Espinoza from Hueneme. Great job girls. After this tournament we celebrated at the beach enjoying the amazing sunset with pizza and laughs. The entire team will be celebrating down the road with plenty of food and good memories for the tennis season. Tennis is appetizing! Impressed with the tennis team is wording it lightly. The girls were a joy to be around, respectful and kind to one another. Thank you to all of the members of the team making being around fifteen teenagers more of a joy than a challenge! Thank you again to all of the parents, again and again!

California United 2013 Girl’s goalie stops the ball to keep the Oxnard players from scoring in their game this past Saturday. Photo courtesy Nancy Vaca.
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Saturday, November 9th and Sunday November 10th

2011 Girls Bronze North
Saturday Nov. 9th - California United 1- 16 Juggle the World Ole
Goal: Destiny Segura
Assist: Viany Rubio

Sunday Nov. 10th - California United Dynamo Sporting So-Cal
Goal:Destiny Segura
Overall Record: 1-9-2

2010 Boys Bronze Alpha
California United 0-10 Cal Warriors Legends
Overall Record: 2-8-2

2008 Girls Black Bronze Beta
California United 3-1 Santa Paula FC Xtreme
Goals: Prisha Kanji, Carla Salcedo, and Kaya Haddox
Assist: Olivia Weinerth (2)
Overall Record: 9-1-2

2008 Girls Bronze Beta
California United 0-0 Ventura FC White
Overall Record: 5-2-4

2008 Boys Bronze Rho
California United 4-0 Simi Valley Premier Black
Goals: Jesus Canchola 1, CHristian Ramirez 1, Christian Solis 1, and Nathaniel Negrete 1
Assist: Jesus Canchola 1
Overall Record: 11-0-1

2006 Girls Silver North
California United 4-0 CC Aztecs
Goals: Athena Sanchez 3 (hat trick), and Jessica Rodriguez 1
Assist: Jadon Rodriguez 2, and Athena Sanchez 1
Shutout: Habriela Martinez and Jazmin Soto
Overall Record: 6-4-0

2003 Boys Bronze Alpha
California United 5 -1 Santos Laguna SC
Goals: Adolfo Garza 2, Jonathan Laureano 1, Nico Magana 1, and Noe Garza 1
Assist: Arnulfo Zepeda 2
Overall Record: 11-1-0
Congratulations to the 2003 Boys Bronze Alpha who earned first place in league!!

2001 Girls Silver Elite North
Saturday Nov. 9th - California United 7-0 Boca jrs LA G01 David
Goals: Emily Briceno 1, Ari Ocegueda 1, Yasmin Mercado 1, Sasha Franco 1 and Tiffany Hernandez 3 (hat trick)
Sunday Nov. 10th - California United 2-1 Oxnard United SC
Goals: Emily Briceno and Tiffany Hernandez
Overall Record: 6-4-3

Oxnard County Soccer League:
2012 Boys
California United 0-1 Pumas
Overall Record: 0-9-0

Pacific Coast Soccer League:
2013 Girls
California United 0-2 Oxnard Real
Overall Record: 3-5-1

On Saturday, the Fillmore boys and girls Varsity cross country teams traveled to Riverside. There they competed on the same course they will run on for both the CIF Division 4 Southern Section Prelims and Finals. The fairly flat Course is 3.0 miles and is run on an abandoned golf course (dry, dusty, not green). Fillmore athletes competed against 33 other teams.

Seven girls toed the line at 10:15 a.m. in the Division 2 race. Under hot, dusty, and dry conditions, Nicole Gonzalez was the top finisher for the Flashes running to a 105th place finish in a time of 22:11.6. She was followed by Angelica Herrera 115th in 22:41.3, Alianna Tapia 121st in23:00.9, Jasmine Vegas 127th in 23:10.3, Syenna Ponce 133rd in 23:30.2, Lorena Perez 136th in 24:12, and Giselle Perez 140th in 25:03.8.

The seven Varsity boys toed the line 15 minutes later under similar conditions. Davis Flores led the Fillmore contingent running to 26th place in 16:09.7. He was followed by Fabian Del Villar 28th in 16:12.1, Erick Gutierrez 38th in 16:18.9, Michael Camilo Torres 56th in 16:39, Alex Manzo 62nd 16:42.8, Jesse Martinez 63rd in 16:43.3 and Rey Laureano 68th in 16:50.9. The top five scorers were separated by 33.1 seconds and finished sixth in the team competition. Medal winners were Davis Flores, Fabian Del Villar, and Erick Gutierrez.

Fillmore also ran in the boys Junior Varsity Race and was led by race winner Jesse De La Cruz. Jesse captured first place in a winning time of 16:39.3. He was followed by Matthew Munoz 6th in 17:33.4, Dave Bustos 14th in 17:53.6, James Flores 25th in 18:12.3, Juan Carlos Laureano 32nd in 18:20 and Andres Gonzalez 88th in 19:52.2. This was the best finish for a Fillmore team, as they captured the team title, and in the process outran 18 other teams. Medal winners in this race were Jesse De La Cruz, Matthew Munoz, James Flores and Juan Carlos Laureano.

The Flashes teams will next compete on their home course at Elkins Golf Course on November 7th. This meet is scheduled to start at 3:30 P.M. The course is run over a mostly grass surface with some paved paths. There are two very challenging hills. This meet is the final Citrus Coast League Meet that will determine League Champions, Team Championships, and Varsity Teams that will represent our League at Division 4 SS CIF Finals. Come out and cheer for us.