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Girls Soccer: Chaminade’s win is just for kicks

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By Erik Boal, Staff Writer
Posted: February 27, 2013, Daily News, Los Angeles

After rallying with tying goal late in regulation, Eagles outlast Harvard-Westlake on PKs in Div. I semifinals.

Gabe Carmona might be the best kept secret among local goalkeepers, but the junior found herself in the most pressure-packed situation of Chaminade’s season staring down rival Harvard-Westlake in a shootout Tuesday night.

After Chinaar Desai had come up with several heart-stopping blocks during regulation and overtime to preserve a 1-1 draw following 100 nerve-racking minutes, Eagles coach Mike Evans called on Carmona to make her postseason debut in the Southern Section Div. I girls soccer semifinals.

Carmona responded with three stops, including in the fifth round, which set the stage for Brittney McKinney to direct her penalty kick inside the left post, lifting the Eagles to a 3-2 shootout victory over the third-seeded Wolverines, who were eliminated on penalty kicks for the second year in a row at Slavin Field.

“We felt comfortable going to PKs, because we know Gabe is phenomenal,” McKinney said. “It’s new to me being the closer, but I like the feeling. I recently decided to switch sides and shoot to the left instead of the right, so I’m glad it worked out well.”

Chaminade (19-3-5), which advanced to the Div. I final Friday or Saturday at Warren High or Corona High, will face defending-champion Aliso Niguel — a 3-2 winner over top-seeded Capistrano Valley — in a rematch of last year’s 1-0 second-round setback for the Eagles. Read More

Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, and Girls Soccer Advance to the CIF-SS Semi-Finals

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As the winter season winds down, Chaminade still has three teams competing for CIF Championships, Boys and Girls Basketball, and Girls Soccer. All three teams have advanced to the CIF-SS Semi-finals in their respective divisions. The 3A Division’s #1 seed Girls Basketball team (25-3) travels to San Luis Obisbo High School on Saturday, February 23rd, to take on the Tigers (18-10). The Girls have won three straight Mission League Championships and are looking for their first ever CIF Title.

The Boys Basketball team (23-6) is seeded #3 in Division 3A and travel to Oak Park High school (27-3) Friday, February 22.  The Boys are on an eight game winning streak and lead each of their three CIF-SS Playoff opponents by 40+ points. The Boys have won CIF Championships in ’71, ’98, and ’99.

The Girls Soccer team (18-3-5) has stormed to the Division 1 Semi-finals with three thrilling victories. The Eagles defeated Los Alamitos (3-2) in round one, Canyon (Anaheim) (1-0) in the second round and Rancho Cucamonga (2-1) in the Quarterfinals. The Eagles travel to Harvard-Westlake (20-2-3) on Tuesday, February 26. This will be the third meeting between the teams, the first ending in a 0-0 tie and the second a 2-0 Wolverine victory played at Harvard-Westlake. The Girls Soccer team won CIF Championships in ’97, ’98, ’99, ’00. Good luck to our three CIF-SS Semi-finalist’s!