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  • Burroughs Girls Soccer Turns It Up Late in Win Over Burbank

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    The Burbank High girls’ soccer team did not make it easy for visiting Burroughs Tuesday when the two sides hooked up in the regular season finale.

    Just a goal separated the two after one half of play. But the Bears got rolling in the second half and ended up with a 5-0 victory.

    “It was a little slow start. I asked them to settle down a bit and they started controlling the ball a little better,” Burroughs coach Robert Sanchez said.            

    Burroughs (9-8-5 overall, 7-4-3 in league) didn’t get on the board until the 21st minute when Samantha Sizemore was able to slip past the Burbank defense and put the ball past goalie Karine Gadyan.

    “In the first half we held them down. We focused on controlling the middle and playing out of the middle and holding them and disrupting their rhythm,” Burbank midfielder Jocelyn Morinaga said.

    Burbank (11-9-1 overall, 6-8 in league) remained tough and nearly drew level in the 27th minute as a header by Emily Taghon off a corner kick went just over the crossbar.

    The Bulldogs had another solid opportunity in the 45th minute as Sofia Martinez got in behind the Bears defense and had a fine scoring chance only to see her shot blocked by a diving save from Sydney Evans.

    Burroughs seemed to get the momentum back in the 49th minute when Geneva Kiefer scored directly off a corner kick from Isabella Estrada to make it 2-0.

    The Bears scored once again from a corner kick in the 59th minute. This time it was Estrada finding Sizemore.

    Two minutes later Sizemore recorded a hat trick as she picked up a loose ball that deflected off of Gadyan from a shot by Estrada.

    Estrada scored a goal of her own in the 66th minute as she fired a long shot into the right corner of the Burbank goal.

    Burroughs finishes the season in fourth place in the Pacific League and is expected to be selected for the CIF Southern Section playoffs. The pairings will be released Saturday.

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  • Burroughs Girls Soccer Comes Up Short Against Muir

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    It was Burroughs High’s home game, but clearly it was a girls’ soccer match that meant far more to Muir than it did to Burroughs.

    Just two years removed from breaking a 156-game Pacific League winless streak, a victory for the visiting Mustangs would mean one step closer to a league title, something few could have imagined just a few years.

    Having defeated the other two Pacific League powers of Crescenta Valley and Arcadia earlier in the week, Muir completed the trifecta Saturday afternoon with a 1-0 victory over Burroughs.

    Muir (17-2-4 overall, 10-0-3) now needs just a victory over Pasadena to claim a share of the Pacific League title. Crescenta Valley remains tied with the Mustangs on points. However, the Mustangs defeated the Falcons both times in head-to-head play.

    “Honestly, it is so heart warming that some of my teammates have through so much with the forest and losing their homes and they still came out and we’ve together for this goal,” said Muir’s Shelby Gulley, who scored the only goal of the match in the 20th minute.

    Burroughs (8-8-5 overall, 6-4-3 in league) had more goal-scoring opportunities than the Mustangs, but they were unable to get one past Muir’s Emily Goldorazena.

    “They (Muir) did a good job of playing the counter. They just caught us off guard on that one play,” Burroughs coach Robert Sanchez said. “We definitely had more chances. The girls played as hard as they could and they tried their best, so I can’t fault them for that.”

    Burroughs nearly scored in the first minute of the match as Julia Barton fired a left-footed shot inside the box that Goldorazena made a diving save on.

    The Bears had another fine opportunity in the 19th minute when Jasmine Varela came down the left wing and put in a fine cross to Isabella Estrada, who directed it with her head just barely over the top right cross bar.
    Less than a minute later Muir scored its goal.
    “I know I have speed and I put it to use,” said Gulley. “I pushed the ball past both defenders. The ball was initially on my left, so I was just like put it away, put it away. Those were the thoughts in my head.”
    Gulley’s left-footed shot beat Burroughs goalie Sydney Evans who had come out to make a save.

    Barton had a shot for Burroughs in the 32nd minute, but her attempt from the right side of the pitch missed the left corner of the goal.

    Goldorazena had a save on a free kick from Samantha Sizemore in the 53rd minute.

    Burroughs appeared to have Muir on its heels midway through the second half.
    In the 55th minute, Sizemore passed to Geneva Kiefer who clearly was trying to angle the ball around the Muir goalkeeper, who had come out to cut off the angle.

    But her left-footed shot went just wide of the goal.

    Burroughs had one last chance in the 80th minute on a free kick that initially bounced off of Goldorazena, who later jumped on the loose ball.

    Burroughs will play at Burbank on Tuesday in the regular season finale. Muir will host Pasadena, also on Tuesday.

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  • Girls Soccer Preview: Local Teams Have Mix of Young, Veteran Talent

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    Enthusiasm is certainly there for the three local girls’ soccer teams as the begin a new season. Burroughs is a returning playoff participant. Burbank and Providence hope to move up into a position to qualify for the postseason.

    Burroughs

    The Bears have a problem that is a good one to have, too many players who play year-round in club soccer. Last season Burroughs went 9-5-4 overall and 5-1-2 in league.

    Second-year head coach Robert Sanchez, who was previously a longtime assistant, said his varsity and junior varsity squads are filled with club players.

    “This season we look to build on the dynamics we developed last season by challenging ourselves with competitions against high-performing teams,” Sanchez said. “We plan to challenge for a playoff bid and hope to make a run deep into February; I would not be averse to playing in the month of March.”

    Burroughs has just five seniors on this season’s roster. But two of them are players who should play at the next level in striker Samantha Sizemore and goalie Sydney Evans. 

    Also returning are senior defenders Nevaeh Diaz and Catarina Sandoval. Midfielder Hailey De Leon is the other returning senior.

    Junior midfielders Jasmin Varela, Geneva Kiefer and junior defender Isabella Estrada are the designated team captains.

    Burroughs will have six sophomores on the varsity, five of which return. Margarita Varela and Syana Ford are defenders. Maya Pelaez is a returning midfielder and Alexandra McMenanmin, Julia Barton and Kayla Duran are strikers. 

    The Bears will also have two freshmen in midfielder Charlotte Pangman and freshman defender Nadia McConnell, who will be the backup goalie.

    Burbank

    Burbank High showed great strides over the season, losing just 2-0 to Burroughs in the regular season finale. The Bulldogs, who were 6-6-2 overall and 2-5 in league, return nine players to the varsity squad, led by junior captains Sophia Leon and Jocelyn Morinaga and senior Deliliah Williams.

    Leon and Morinaga figure to be the key pieces in the midfield.

    Williams anchors a veteran defense that has lots of seniors. Julia Smith, Rachel Dias and Valerie Barragan are all returning seniors who will be in the back with Williams.

    Seniors Allison Rubio and Emily Taghon are both varsity returners who figure to hold down the other midfield spots.

    Junior Karine Gadyan takes over as the starting goalie taking over the graduated Natalia Cortez.

    Junior Elle Poris, a returning varsity player, figures to be one of the top options in the attack.

    Burbank’s depth gets very young, as seven freshmen are also on the varsity.

    Ariana Vishria, Skylar Kramer, Lauren Mallari and Chloe Boyadzhyan are all freshmen defenders who will understudies to the group of seniors.

    Freshmen Hailey Kim and Metzli Ortega will get playing time in the midfield.

    Freshman Sofia Martinez will compete for playing time in the attack.

    “After a challenging 2024–25 campaign, the Burbank High School girls’ soccer team is setting its sights on a major rebound this winter. With a large group of returning players and renewed energy in training, the Bulldogs are confident that this will be a season of progress and results,” Burbank coach Dennis Leon said.

    Providence

    The Pioneers return 11 players from last season’s team that finished 4-9-1 overall and 0-6 in the difficult Prep League. Providence is back in the Liberty League and that should help things.

    Returning is senior goalie Llew Doherty, who is one of two seniors on the team. The other senior is Nicole Ospital, who will help out in the attack.

    Junior Gio Garcia-Ribeiro will anchor the defensive line. She will be joined by sophomore Victoria Valenzuela and several rookies in freshmen Kylie Van Barneveld, Evie Boyd, Parker Vasquez and Izabella Berggren-Brooks.

    The midfield will feature juniors Natalie Khatchadourian, Paige Fairweather, Valeria Franco and Mikaylah Malong. Sophomore Emmie Wilcox will also competing for playing time along with freshmen Kamila Marroquin-Velasquez, Valentina Villavicencio and Ana Huezo.

    In the attack, the Pioneers will have juniors Olivia Sacchetto, Jett Belson, Emma Valera along with freshmen Mila Bary and Jackie Solis.

    “We have some excellent players returning this year as well as some excellent incoming freshmen,” first-year coach Brie Childers said. “Our coaching priority is building a culture that fuels everyone to play their best and build a team that relies on each other and supports each other.”

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