PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP : El Toro Girls, Foothill Boys Win Irvine Tournament

It was a homecoming of sorts for Coach Kerry Krause as he and his El Toro girls’ team met his former Laguna Hills squad Saturday in the championship game of the ninth Irvine Invitational Varsity Soccer Tournament.

El Toro won, 1-0, on a goal by forward Yvonne Dalton with 28:09 remaining in the second half. Dalton, the all-tournament offensive MVP, headed the ball into the net off a long throw-in by midfielder Sherri Kaminski.

“It was a big game for them (Laguna Hills),” Krause said. “They wanted to show me what they could do, and they did.”

El Toro (6-0), 1990 and 1991 Division IV CIF Champion, dominated offensively, yet was unable to capitalize on its scoring opportunities.

Goalkeeper Sarah Lang had eight saves for Laguna Hills (4-3).

In the boys’ championship game, Foothill took advantage of two opportunities in the first half to defeat Trabuco Hills, 2-0.

Foothill (5-0-1) scored 10 minutes into the game on a goal from junior Lars Vreeland.

With 4:48 remaining in the first half, midfielder Jeff Winkle caught goalkeeper Dan Abdalla out of the cage and scored off an assist from Mike Lynch.

“We played pretty strongly and capitalized on two clear chances. We took the sting out of Trabuco Hills,” Foothill Coach Barry Turner said.

Foothill goalie Jason Vlcek, who had six saves, anchored the defense with three key saves outside the box midway through the first half.

Trabuco Hills (3-3) was unable to score despite numerous shots.

“I thought we controlled most of the game but we didn’t put the ball in the net,” Trabuco Hills Coach John Kane said.

Trabuco Hills’ Nick Chavis, 1990 and 1991 All-CIF and All-County player, was named all-tournament defensive MVP.

In the girls’ third-place game, Diane Divino scored a first-half goal to give Dana Hills the 1-0 victory over Newport Harbor.

In the championship of the Long Beach Millikan boys’ soccer tournament:

Anaheim 2, Redlands 1--Juan Lopez and Jose Sanchez each scored for Anaheim (4-1).