Infinity earns first victory

The Newport-Mesa AYSO boys under-13 club soccer team Infinity opened

their spring soccer season with a 5-0 win over Gold Coast Xtreme

Saturday.

Juan Gonzalez scored two goals, both in the first half, while Sean

Davis, Erickson Klein and Jesse Perez also tallied goals for the

Infinity. Raymundo Sollano, Dillan Freiberg, Shane Rocco, Simon

Hedrick and Austin Webster contributed solid passing.

Zac Chocek, Rodri Ruvalcaba, Gavin Arblaster and Austin Wobrock

led the defense. Cameron Conway drew a penalty kick to assist on the

fifth goal.

In girls under-12 play:

* Newport Beach 1, Irvine 1

Courtney McIntosh buried a goal with just seconds to play to give

Newport Beach a 1-1 tie with Irvine Saturday. Nicole Baker centered

the pass to McIntosh, while Chelsea Barth, Beth Barnard and Ava

Nelson contributed in the goalie position.

The defense was led by Lauren D’Ippolito Morgan Williams, Meghan

Nance and Bri Truxton, while Kathryn Zimmermann, Megan Case, Kelly

Rorden, Sophie Evans and Christie Ohlhaver contributed solid passing.

In girls under-8 play:

* Purple Fire Girls, Blue Flames

The Purple Fire Girls were led by Natalie Ward with five goals.

Kaitlyn Hebert also scored, while Kate Hefner, Lindzy Konrad, Gigi

Woodall, Gaby Findlay, Katie Conway and Kara Carlson all contributed.

In girls under-6 play:

* Green Lightning, Purple Dolphins

Destry Comp, Julia Ackerman and Nicole Sanchez all scored in the

first quarter, while Lauren Henke and Ericka Ellis had solid

performances.