South Valley Chivas Academy U12 girl’s soccer team traveled to Modesto for the US Club Soccer National Cup X Regional Soccer Tournament on June 18 – 21, 2011. In tournament play in the Premier Division, they were undefeated, winning 3-1 against United 98, 2-1 against Napa Salsa and 5-2 against Blue Shock 99. The Championship game went into double overtime

with South Valley Chivas scoring in the last five minutes of play against NBEFC 98 Blue Rapids, winning 3-2. The South Valley Chivas team is currently ranked 5th in Region IV. Pictured back row, left to right:Coach Karen Holloway, Caitlin Albison, Julissa Almanza, Kimberly Cortez, Alexia Hernandez, Ally Holloway, Giselle Martinez and Coach Joe Oliveira.Front Row, left to right:Charlie Dow, Taylor Alkire, Kayla Watson, Lexi Contreras, Julisa Suarez, Samantha Oliveira and Jennifer Valencia. Not Pictured is Valeria Rios. Submitted by Dan and Karen Holloway

South Valley Chivas Academy U12 girls soccer team traveled to Manteca for the Manteca Spring Invitational Soccer Tournament on April 9-10, 2011. In tournament play, they were undefeated, winning 5-0 against Central Valley Jaguars, 2-1 against Tracy Crush and 5-0 against Manteca Red Devils. In the Championship game, South Valley Chivas dominated the MP Strikers, winning 10-1. Additionally, Taylor Alkire was awarded the “Golden Boot Award” for the most goals scored in the Under 12 Division. Alkire scored 7 goals in the tournament.

Pictured back row, left to right:
Coach Karen Holloway, Julissa Almanza, Giselle Martinez, Taylor Alkire, Kim Cortez, Valeria Rios, Bryn Short, Ally Holloway and Coach Joe Oliveira.
Front Row, left to right:
Samantha Oliveira, Alexis Contreras, Charlie Dow, Kayla Watson, Serena Alamillo and Jenna Reyes

The South Valley Chivas U12 soccer team competed in the Pismo Beach Classic on Labor Day Weekend.The team won 5-1, 2-0, 4-0 in pool play and beat Ventura Fusion 2-1 in the championship game.

Front row Taylor Alkire, Julisa Suarez, Kayla Watson, Caitlin Albison, Lexi Contreras, Samantha Oliveira and Ally Holloway. Back row Coach Karen Holloway, Zaina Ilyas, Valeria Rios, Kimberly Cortez, Alyson O’Bosky, Giselle Martinez, Bryn Short, Julissa Almanza and Coach Joe Oliveira.

South Valley Chivas girl’s 98 U11 soccer team traveled to South Lake Tahoe for the “Coming Up For Air” soccer tournament on June 26& 27, 2010. The team won all four games, scoring a total of 28 goals and allowing only three against them.

Pictured left to right

Back row: Coach Joe Oliveira, Giselle Martinez, Kimberly Cortez, Valeria Rios, Zaina Ilyas, Allison O’Bosky, Bryn Short and Coach Karen Holloway

Front row: Ally Holloway, Julisa Suarez, Annisa Gomez, Kayla Watson, Samantha Oliveira and Caitlin Albison

South Valley Chivas Girls 98 soccer team traveled to Simi Valley for the Chivas Invitational Soccer Tournament on May 1, 2010.

 The girls finished with a perfect record, winning all four games. They beat  the Condors G98, 3 – 0 in the championship game.  The defense did not allow a goal and Goal Keeper Caitlin Albison made four outstanding saves when two of the games went into penalty kicks.

Pictured from left to right:

Bottom row: Caitlin Albison, Annisa Gomez, Charlie Dow, Kayla Watson, Samantha Oliveira

Back Row: Coach Karen Holloway, Alexis Contreras, Giselle Martinez, Bryn Short, Valeria Rios, Alyson O’Bosky, Zaina Ilyas, Ally Holloway and Coach Joe Oliveira 

 

Article and photo contribute by Dan Holloway

With their only lost coming to South Valley SC 2-0 on the first game of the tournament, the SV Chivas G98 came back to beat Palmdale Thunder 4-0, Blackout 1-0 and beating CVSC AC Milan 7-0.   The three consective was good enough to capture second place for the South Valley Chivas G98.

The following are photos of some of the South Valley Chivas G98 in action:

The newly formed SVCA G98 team won the G98 Gold Division championship at the Pleasanton Rage College Showcase Tournament on August 1-2, 2009 which was the first US Club Soccer competitive tournament which they attended.

With win of 4-0 against Rage U11 Grey, 5-0 against Bay Oaks Bombers Blue, a tie versus Diablo FC 98 Blue in the preliminary rounds the South Valley Chivas G98 team squared off against Diablo FC Black team in the championship game which they eventually won 4-2.

SVCA G98 team members are: Caitlan Albinson, Alexis Contreras, Ally Holloway, Zaina Ilyas, Samanth Oliveria, Alyson O’Bosky, Valeria Rios, Cassidy Taylor, Kayla Watson. Team coaches are Joe Oliveria and Karen Holloway.