ROUNDUP : Peterson’s Goal Pushes Marina Into First

A second-half goal by Amy Peterson gave Marina High School a 1-0 victory over Edison Thursday and put the Vikings in a strong position to replace the Chargers as the Sunset League girls’ soccer champions.

Amy Peterson’s goal 15 minutes into the half on an assist by Rhiannon Tanaka was the first scored in two games this season between the two teams atop the Sunset League. Marina and Edison tied, 0-0, in their first meeting earlier this month.

By defeating Edison, the defending league champion and No. 2-ranked team in the Southern Section Division 4-A, unranked Marina (16-1-2, 7-0-1 in league) moves into first place with two games remaining. For Edison (13-3-6, 6-1-1) it was the first league loss since the 1988-89 season.

Edison’s crisp, controlled passing offense got the ball in dangerously close to Marina’s goal in the first half. But the Chargers were denied each time by goalkeeper Cristin Rossman, who made six of her nine saves in the half.

Rossman, who only had to make one diving save, was also protected by fullbacks Tanaka, Renee Close and Heather Huff and sweeper Shauna McMurphy, who repelled the persistent Edison drives.

While Edison methodically moved the ball around the field, Marina depended on breakaways and long passes for its offense.

On one of the breakaways, Tanaka crossed the ball to Peterson on the right side of the field and Peterson sent a hard arching shot into the opposite corner of the net.

“I told them I want them to keep shooting on the goal,” Marina Coach Andrea Willer said. “Eventually, one is going to go in.”

Edison Coach Elias Shehadi said Peterson was offside and the goal shouldn’t have been allowed. A couple minutes after the goal, Shehadi was given a yellow-card warning by the referee.

Afterward, Shehadi was still upset.

“Marina has some good skills,” he said. “Their record is good and they should be ranked. But they never dominated the game like we did.

“They’re a good team. We didn’t score, so they did something right.”

--MARTIN BECK

In another Sunset League game:

Huntington Beach 2, Ocean View 0--Tanya Bruckler and Lori Decresentis each scored for host Huntington Beach (7-7-2, 3-4-1). April O’Brien had three saves for the Oilers.

In the Angelus League:

Mater Dei 1, Santa Margarita 0--Katie Parham scored 37 minutes into the first half for Mater Dei (19-3-2, 8-0).

In the Century League:

El Modena 1, Orange 0--Brenda Hinrichs scored 20 minutes into the first half for visiting El Modena (7-8-3, 3-3-2). Rebecca Comstock had six saves for Orange. Amy Moreno had two saves for El Modena.

Foothill 3, Santa Ana Valley 0--Megan Werth, Kathy Shortall and Kari Maeda scored for visiting Foothill (11-6-4, 6-0-2).

In the Freeway League:

Sunny Hills 1, Troy 1--Linda Schoren scored 12 minutes into the game for Troy and Rhonda Partida scored 30 minutes into the second half on a direct free kick for host Sunny Hills (16-1-2, 6-1-1). Colleen Kinnane had eight saves for Troy. Shannan Brown had three saves for Sunny Hills.

In the Garden Grove League:

Kennedy 2, Bolsa Grande 0--Lori Van Herk scored twice for host Kennedy (11-4-3, 7-0-1). Maurine Bosman had 13 saves for Bolsa Grande.

La Quinta 5, Rancho Alamitos 0--Jennifer Green, Cheryl Jones, Kelly Howard, Shirley Jareb and Stefanie Stucker each scored for visiting La Quinta (7-5-1, 6-1-1).

In the Orange League:

Brea-Olinda 1, Magnolia 0--Amy Alexander scored 20 minutes into the game for host Brea-Olinda (7-9-4, 3-2-3). Heather Colvin had three saves for Brea.

Valencia 2, Anaheim 0--Michelle Lytle and Christy Schiebeck scored for visiting Valencia. Donnelle Scott had 15 saves for Valencia (10-10-1, 6-1-1), including a penalty kick save. Christina Perez had 12 saves and Letitia Challenger had 10 saves for Anaheim. Jennifer Heffner assisted on Lytle’s goal and Lytle assisted on Schiebeck’s goal.

In the Sea View League:

Newport Harbor 4, Saddleback 0--Genevieve deGaillande scored two goals and Tamara O’Nan and Laureen Tuttle each scored one for visiting Newport Harbor (6-7-3, 2-5-1).

Corona del Mar 4, Tustin 1--Lisa Boatman had two goals and Becky Todd and Justine DiCesare one each for visiting Corona del Mar (12-4-3, 7-0-1).

University 1, Woodbridge 0--Jennifer Whitley scored 22 minutes into the first half for visiting University (9-5-6, 5-1-2).

In the Pacific Coast League:

Trabuco Hills 3, Laguna Beach 1--Kristen Lowrey, Lindsay Rogers and Christy Lunceford each scored for visiting Trabuco Hills (14-3-3, 7-0-1). Ashley Wacholder scored for Laguna Beach. Jennifer Clemence had nine saves for Laguna Beach. Trabuco Hills’ Shannon Pickett had three saves.

Estancia 3, Laguna Hills 1--Danielle Stroub scored twice and Andrea Odicino once for visiting Estancia (14-2-3, 7-0-1). Crista Capshaw scored for Laguna Hills. Kristina Grigaitis had one save for Estancia, and Rima Saba had four saves for Laguna Hills.

In the Olympic League:

St. Margaret’s 3, Capistrano Valley Christian 3--Shannon Jacobson scored with less than a minute remaining to give visiting Capistrano Valley Christian a tie. Jacobson also scored in the first half to tie the score, 1-1. Liz Padilla scored in the second half for the Eagles (7-4-4, 4-3-4). Christina Hollenbeck scored three goals for St. Margaret’s (2-11-1, 1-9-1).

In the South Coast League:

El Toro 3, Capistrano Valley 1--Kelly Thomson scored two goals and Shawn Viloria scored her 32nd goal of the season for host El Toro (23-0-2, 6-0-2). Keri Richardson scored with 15 minutes left in the first half to tie the score, 1-1, for Capistrano Valley (9-7-4, 3-5).

In Garden Grove League field hockey:

Santiago 2, La Quinta 0--Leanne Stoneking and Lorena Ramirez scored for Santiago (22-0, 9-0).