By Paul Danzer, Columbian
Soccer, hockey and Community Sports Reporter
Published: December 22, 2014, 4:00pm
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The Camas-Washougal Wolves won the boys under-19 title at the Washington Youth Soccer Recreational Cup state tournament.
Three youth soccer teams from Southwest Washington won championships in the Washington Youth Soccer Recreational Cup state tournament.
The Vancouver United Cheetahs won the boys under-16 tournament. The Camas-Washougal Wolves won the boys under-19 tournament. And the Salmon Creek Warriors won the girls under-14 tournament.
The semifinal and final matches were played over the weekend of Dec. 13-14 at the Starfire Sports Complex.
Boys under-19 — A team of high school seniors who reunited after four seasons, the Camas Washougal Wolves capped their youth soccer careers as champions.
The Wolves beat the Redmond Stingrays 3-0 in the semifinals. Later on Dec. 12, the Wolves beat the Fall City Rovers 2-1 in the state final.
Chad Kirby scored two goals and Brooks Burns scored one in the semifinals. In the finals, Kirby scored the first Wolves’ goal and Chad JJ Guo scored the winner with about 10 minutes remaining.
Wolves coach Wayne Svilar said the team came back together after several seasons apart to play one final season.
“The highlight was watching a group of young men play harder for each other than they ever would for themselves,” Svilar said.
Playing for the Wolves were Colby Allen, Brett Ball, Alex Barnes, Nitin Beri, Marshall Braaten, Liam Bradley, Brooks Burns, Brennan Dyehouse, Brendan Geigenmiller, Blake Gowing, JJ Guo, Joshua Harimoto, Allan Huang, Sam Johnson, Drew King, Chad Kirby, Ben Klave, Konner Lessard, Bradley Stanchfield and Matt Svilar. The coaches were Wayne Svilar and Ryan Braaten.
Guo, Klave, Matt Svilar and Kirby were named to the tournament’s Best XI.
Boys under-16 — The VUSA Cheetahs beat the South Mason Real Madrid 2-0 in the semifinals, then defeated Silver Lake Rosso 4-2 in the championship match.
Maxwell Deng, Daniel Sanchez, Gabe Guzman and Isaiah Ramirez scored goals for the Cheetahs in the two matches. Deng scored three of the goals, including both in the semifinal win. In the finals, Ramirez opened the scoring with an early one-touch finish, and Sanchez provided the decisive third goal after intercepting a pass in midfield.
On defense for the Cheetahs were Aaron Zamudio, Ben Stricker, Ivan Villalobos, Edgar Machic, Jon Vega, Levi Dorszynski and goalkeeper Jesus Baltazar. Among their midfielders were Kenny Coombs, Nick Trembly, Kevin Jones and Austin Seo.
Deng, Guzman and Vega were named to the tournament’s Best XI.
Girls under-14 — A FC Salmon Creek team of players from the Longview-Kelso area won the title on Dec. 13. The Warriors defeated Juanita Breakaway 2-1 in the semifinals and beat the Harbor Soccer Club Freedom of Gig Harbor 3-0 in the finals.
The Warriors players were Abriana Alba-Estrada, Kelsey Bern, Emily Busack, Anahi Chavez, Lyliana Chavez, Natalie Chavez, Hayley Costello, Alejandra Guzman, Samantha Jones, Olivia McMahon, Napua Perez-Hanby, Ella Peterson, Aunika Rodman, Alayna Sage, Ana Maria Sanchez, Brandee Strang and Milee Weitman.
The Warriors coach was Kami Budge assisted by Burke McMahon.
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