Youth Scene:

The Newport Mesa Breakers girls’ under-10 Advanced Play Program team, representing Newport Mesa AYSO Region 97, recently captured the title in the Area Q APP Championships at the Costa Mesa Farm Complex.

The Breakers earned the top seed for the tournament after completing the regular season with a 6-0 record.

Victories over South Irvine and Corona del Mar put the Breakers into the final against Tustin. Siena Ward, Yaritza Garcia, Kiana Ghamari and McKenzie Porteous scored for the Breakers in a 4-0 victory. Destry Comp went the distance in goal registering her fifth shutout of the season. The stingy defense was led by Faith Harper, Jackie Singer, Grace Vandervort, Paige Fults and Zoe Conley.

Undefeated in Area Q play, the Breakers entered the prestigious Cerritos Thanksgiving Invitational to see how they would fare against Los Angeles County competition. The Breakers were the best winning the tournament championship.

Pool-play victories against Los Alamitos (5-3), Arcadia (7-2) and Covina (7-2) vaulted the Breakers into the quarterfinals of the three-day tournament.

In the quarterfinals, the Breakers squared off with Whittier, which had advanced from its pool with a tough defense. Ward, Garcia and Harper scored for the Breakers, which came away with an easy 5-0 win.

In the semifinals, the Breakers faced their toughest challenge against the host team from Cerritos. Despite firing 10 shots on goal the Breakers were denied the back of the net and the first half ended, 0-0.

But in the third quarter, Garcia penetrated down the right side off a pass from Ward and sent in a perfect cross to Brynn Blowers, who one-timed it into the back of the net. The goal proved to be the difference and moved the Breakers into the finals with a 1-0 victory. Comp and Hillary Beall shared time in goal to record the shutout.

In the final, the Breakers faced a tough Los Alamitos team seeking revenge for its first loss of the season against the Breakers in pool play. However just too much Garcia, Ward, Harper and company and the Breakers breezed to a 5-0 victory for the title. Coach Kirk McIntosh credited his controlling defense led by Harper, Vandervort and Singer as the key to the lopsided win.

Slammers clinch

division title

The Slammers Futbol Club boys’ under-11 team based in Newport Beach recently clinched a share of first place in the Coast Soccer League Silver Division with a 4-1 against Tustin United.