La Costa Canyon Mavericks

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Cindy Garcia
Carlsbad | Girls soccer
She scored two goals in a 3-2 loss to Rancho Cucamonga Los Osos in the CIF Southern California regional semifinals.

Arron Loy
La Costa Canyon | Boys lacrosse
He combined for seven goals in convincing victories over Carlsbad and San Marcos.

Xavier Williams
Cathedral Catholic | Boys basketball
The junior led the Dons to two victories in the state playoffs last week, averaging 25 points in victories over Palm Desert and Oak Park.

Matt Shrigley
La Costa Canyon | Boys basketball
The senior forward had 27 points, five rebounds and five blocks in a 74-63 victory over Woodland Hills El Camino Real in the second round of the CIF Southern California regional playoffs.

Erika Piancastelli
Carlsbad | Softball
The sophomore went 5-for-11 with a home run and four RBIs in four victories last week.

Caleb Whitley
Vista Calvary Christian | Baseball
He went 4-for-9 with a home run and four RBIs in three games last week.

Sam Sheehan
Vista Calvary Christian | Baseball
The senior pitcher and center fielder homered and picked up the victory by striking out six in three innings of relief in a 6-5 win over El Camino. He also doubled twice, scored a run and had an RBI in an 11-0 victory over San Diego.

Bobby Gojuangco
Torrey Pines | Boys golf
The senior shot a 1-over-par 37 at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Course to earn medalist honors in a 195-209 victory over Rancho Bernardo.

Brenden Haggerty
San Dieguito Academy | Boys lacrosse
The senior attack had four goals and two assists in a 15-3 victory over Francis Parker.

Garrett Heine
Torrey Pines | Boys soccer
The junior forward scored a goal in both of the Falcons’ CIF Southern California regional playoff games last week.

Ashlyn Dadkhah
Torrey Pines | Girls track
The senior won the 3,200 meters at the Bronco Invitational with a time of 10 minutes, 54.27 seconds.

Charlotte Kuzminsky
Canyon Crest Academy | Girls track
The senior won the 800 meters at the Bronco Invitational with a time of 2:17.95.

Kevin Trinh
Poway | Baseball
He drove in five of the Titans’ runs in victories over Bonita Vista, Hilltop and Valhalla in the Hilltop Tournament.

John Shupe
Tyler McDonald
Ramona | Boys tennis
The senior doubles tandem won their sets 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 in a 12-6 victory over Serra.

Evan Gray
Poway | Boys track
The senior won the 100 meters at the Bronco Invitational with a time of 11.06 seconds.
Ryan Zacchilli

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La Costa Canyon (2-0) used a balanced offense and a solid defense to win Friday night’s game against league opponent, San Marcos (1-2). The Maverick’s offense was well executed as it built an 8-2 lead at half time. The game was hard fought by both teams and San Marcos continued to fight the entire game. In the end, LCC was too much for the knights and won by a final score of 15-6. The game saw 9 different scorers find the back of the net and 10 of the 15 goals were assisted. Defensively, we had 22 caused turnovers and were 14 of 15 in clears. Ground balls were a huge factor in the time of possession and pace of the game as LCC held a 40-22 advantage in ground balls. Aaron Loy was 5-11 shooting for a career high 5 goals and scooped up 5 ground balls. Tom Riis continued to excel at the face off X going 12-16 for 75%. He also scooped up a game high 7 ground balls and scored 3 points (2 goals, 1 assist). Aiden Moran was solid on defense causing 4 turnovers, having an assist, and putting down vicious hits all game. It was a nice win against a steadily improving San Marcos team. On Tuesday, March 13th we will be traveling to play “preseason #1” Cathedral Catholic. The game starts at 7pm and should be a great early season test for the boys!

The mavericks (1-0) began their 2012 season last night with a 12-1 win over league opponent Carlsbad (0-1). La Costa got off to a good start outscoring Carlsbad 3-1 in the first quarter. After the Carlsbad goal, the mavericks reeled off 9 straight unanswered goals. LCC saw 8 different scorers find the back of the net in the game with 10 of their 12 goals being assisted. Brendan Gaughan (1 goal, 3 assists) and Aaron Loy (2 goals, 2 assists) led the team with 4 points each. Dillon Flood and Jared Maffucci also added a pair of goals each. On the defensive side of the ball, Aiden Moran, Kyle Mummau, and Cole Tudor were a disrupting factor all night. The group had a combined 20 caused takeaways against the Carlsbad offense. One of the biggest factors was the 32 to 17 advantage LCC had in ground balls. Brent Melbye collected a team high 5 ground balls in the game. The game was a great start to the seaosn. The maverick’s next game is at LCC this Friday at 7pm against league opponent San Marcos (1-1). This should be another great test for the boys!

It has been a huge week for recent LCC alumni.

Eric Sanchagrin, class of 2011, was given the start this week for #11 ranked Princeton University against Manhattan College. He posted 11 saves and the team was 18-21 in clears in his college debut. Good Luck this Friday against Hopkins!

Steven Bogert, class of 2010, is a starting defense man at Penn State and a 2011 CAA All Rookie team member. Last Saturday, #20 Penn State knocked off #2 Notre Dame at Notre Dame. This is a huge early season win for Penn State which has shot up to #13 in the country. This week Penn State will travel to #16 Ohio State.

CJ Smalls, class of 2008, is a senior and starting midfielder at #9 Villanova University and 2009 CAA All Rookie team member. Last week, CJ had a goal and a career high 5 assists in an overtime win over Bucknell University. He followed up this performance with 2 goals and 1 assist in a 14-9 win over #18 Drexel. This week Villanova will head down to the University of Delaware.

In MCLA news, congratulations to Sammy Condurso (class of 2011) and Nick Compogiannis (class of 2011) and the rest of the University if Texas lacrosse team for their upset win over #2 Arizona State!

We have an impressive list of alumni playing at the collegiate level. We should all be proud of the program we are a part of.

Updated: February 15, 2012, 8:23 AM ET
By Brett Manney

The West region could be the region where lacrosse is expanding the most. For instance, when Mercer Island (Wash.) defeated Massachusetts powerhouse Duxbury (Mass.) last season, POWERADE FAB 50 voters took notice.

With several games pitting teams from the west against the more traditional hotbed areas of New York and Maryland, the chances for even more teams from this region to be ranked in 2012 could be increased.

Overall, 10 players in the ESPNHS 100 and five from the ESPNHS Top 50 juniors are from the West, and that number barely scratches the surface of the overall Division-I talent in the region.

The Starting Lineup
(Position*: athlete, year, high school (city, state), college commitment)

G: Michael Ortlieb, Sr., Corona del Mar (Newport Beach, Calif.), Holy Cross
LSM: Charlie Hushek, Sr., Brophy Prep (Phoenix), Bryant
D: Ryder Clark, Sr., Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.), undecided
M: Mike Tagliaferri, Sr., San Ramon Valley (Danville, Calif.), North Carolina
M: Zack Fixen, Sr., Palos Verdes (Calif.), Maryland
M: Matt Florence, Sr., Kent Denver (Englewood, Colo.), Virginia
M: Patrick Worstell, Sr., San Ramon Valley (Danville, Calif.), Syracuse
A: Sean Doyle, Sr., Torrey Pines (San Diego), Cornell
A: Brendan Gaughan, Sr., La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, Calif.), Michigan
A: Michael Marcott, Sr., Lincoln (Portland, Ore.), Denver

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