California United U-11 Girls Defeat Oxnard for Championship Title
California United U-11 Girls Champions. Top row (l-r): Marlene Gonzales, Fatima Alvarado, Isabel Hernandez, Mikayla McKenzie, Jadon Rodriguez, Athena Sanchez, & Jessica Rodriguez. Bottom row (l-r): Ashley Hernandez, Kari Terrazas, Tori Pina, Gabi Martinez, Miley Tello, Lexi Pina, Brooke Nunez & Kim Manriquez. Coaches(l-r): Junior Lomeli, Tony Hernandez, Cip Martinez & Ruben Rodriguez. Photo courtesy Evelia Hernandez.
California United U-11 Girls Champions. Top row (l-r): Marlene Gonzales, Fatima Alvarado, Isabel Hernandez, Mikayla McKenzie, Jadon Rodriguez, Athena Sanchez, & Jessica Rodriguez. Bottom row (l-r): Ashley Hernandez, Kari Terrazas, Tori Pina, Gabi Martinez, Miley Tello, Lexi Pina, Brooke Nunez & Kim Manriquez. Coaches(l-r): Junior Lomeli, Tony Hernandez, Cip Martinez & Ruben Rodriguez. Photo courtesy Evelia Hernandez.
By Anonymous — Wednesday, January 10th, 2018
Oxnard’s goalkeeper was unable to handle Jadon Rodriguez’s blast, giving California United a 1-0 lead.
Oxnard’s goalkeeper was unable to handle Jadon Rodriguez’s blast, giving California United a 1-0 lead.

Submitted by Coach Tony Hernandez

The California United U-11 girls matched up with Oxnard’s’ Nacional team for the OCSL Championship this past weekend. California United came to the game with a 10-0-0 season record and Nacional at 8-2-0 with the only losses coming from California United. It was a tightly contested game that went into the second half in a 0-0 tie. Late in to the second half Jadon Rodriguez was the first to break through with a goal and Marlene Gonzales scored a few minutes later to seal the game for California United. The defense played a strong game as usual, allowing very few shots near the goal and keeping the opponents shooting from the outside. The few shots that did get by were stopped by Gabi Martinez who had a full game shutout and a great second half stop to keep it scoreless.

Congratulations to the California United players on this Championship! These athletes have worked very hard and put in lots of time to achieve back to back undefeated Championships and we look forward to another great year.