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CIF soccer titles on the line tonightmeet in 2-A gameBy Jerry RiceThe RegisterCKRRITOS — When the Brea-Olinda and Sunny Hills soccer teams take the field tonight in the CIF 2-A division soccer title gametonight, introductions to each otherwill not be necessary.After all. the coaches are friends both on and off the field, many of the players are in same summer soccer leagues and the teams met in last year’s second round of the playoffs, with Brea-Olinda taking a .VI decision. The Wildcats later became co-champions with Central by scoring twice in the final 20 minutes to gatn a 2-2 tie.This is a new chapter,” said Sunny I fills coach Bryan Jennings. It’s the same bat channel, just a different episode.”The game starts at 6 p.m. at (iahr High.With three returners from last year, top-seeded Brea-Olinda (l7-4-2) has relied on a balanced attack. Senior center-forward Mike Ozminski, who has three goals and four assists in four playoff games, highlights an offense with no players scoring in double figures on the season. At the other end of the field, goalkeeper Brian Hester has allowed two goals in the playoffs.“1 feel very comfortable about the balanced scoring,” said Wildcats coach Manny Toledo, who has taken Brea-Olinda to the playoffs five times in his six years at the school. That way, I don’t have to depend on one player to uiu thegame.”Sunny Hills (18-2), the No. 2 seed, is led by All-Freeway League senior Ramon Miramontes.After earning the goalkeeping chores late in the season, freshman Jason Sugarman has been unbeatable. He has held three opponents scoreless, and the Lancers have gone 12-0 with him in the net.seeking second straight 3-A crown, will face Diamond BarBy Lee ScheideThe RegisterCKRRITOS — For Ksperanza’s boys soccer team, the path to this year’s CIF VA final has been strikingly similar to last year when the Aztecs won the championship.Both years, the Aztecs were rated No. 1 in the preseason and final polls. They continually shut out their opponents - 21 times in 1085-86 and 18 this season.Ksperanza. the No. 1 seed, willtry to continue that string as it meets Diamond Bar, the No. 2 seed, in the CIF 3-A championship game at Gahr High tonight at 8.Forward Brent Bish, the Aztecs' leading scorer, and defender Luis Cabral will try to present Coach John Coppage with another title as a going away gift. Coppage announced his resignation earlier this season.Reaching the title game was a little more difficult for Ksperanza this season.The Aztecs’ championship squad of 1086 went through the season undefeated, including extending an unbeaten streak to 61 games. That string was snapped by Canyon, 1-0. in a nonleague game this year.Ksperanza also lost an Kmpire League game to Pacifica this season. its first league loss in three years.“It’s better to get that monkey off our backs,” Coppage said after the Pacifica game.
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Santa Ana Orange County Register
Santa Ana, California, US
Sat, Mar 07, 1987
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