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Long Beach Wilson was deemed the mythical girls’ soccer national champion Saturday after its 3-0 victory over Thousand Oaks in the Southern California Regional Division I championship match at Downey High.
The second-seeded Bruins (28-1-5), the Southern Section Division I co-champions, were ranked third by StudentSportsSoccer.com, which bestowed the national title.
Senior midfielder Samantha Baker put a shot from just inside the penalty area inside the right goal post in the 51st minute, sophomore forward Emily Dillon scored on a rebound of a shot by Rene Mendiola in the 74th minute and Samantha Prochnow scored a goal in the 80th minute.
Goalkeeper Lacey Heck recorded the shutout.
Thousand Oaks (21-5-3), the Southern Section Division II champion, finished 21-5-3.
San Diego Cathedral 3, Apple Valley Granite Hills 1 -- The top-seeded Dons (24-3-4) scored in the opening five minutes of each half of the Division II final. Junior Louise Baartz headed in a pass from Lauren Milani in the 71st minute for the second-seeded Cougars (22-7-2), the Southern Section Division IV runner-up.
La Jolla The Bishop’s 2, Westlake Village Oaks Christian 0 -- Freshman Kalie Davidson broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the 69th minute, then scored another three minutes later for second-seeded the Bishop’s.
Top-seeded Oaks Christian (25-4-2) played without Jaciara Mello and Alexandra Courtnall because of club commitments, and Kelly Johnson was in Texas for an Olympic Development Team tournament.
The Knights (19-4-1) were also without three starters.
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