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    Newport Harbor girls soccer shuts out Huntington Beach to stay unbeaten in Sunset League
    • January 24, 2025

    HUNTINGTON BEACH — The Newport Harbor girls soccer team had plenty to celebrate after its 2-0 victory over Huntington Beach in a Sunset League match Thursday at Huntington Beach High School.

    The victory kept Newport Harbor (13-2-3, 5-0) undefeated in league play and in position to win the Sunset title.

    Newport Harbor, the fourth-ranked team in the county, has not allowed a goal in league play and kept the shutout streak alive thanks to a diving save by goalkeeper Cooper Dick on a penalty kick with under two minutes remaining in the match.

    The victory also set the stage for a showdown for Newport Harbor against league rival Los Alamitos (10-5-3, 4-0) on the final day of the regular season, Tuesday, Jan.28, at Newport Harbor.

    The league champion earns a first-round bye in the inaugural league tournament, which takes place Jan. 30 to Feb.5, the week prior to the CIF Southern Section playoffs starting.

    No. 6 Los Alamitos defeated Edison, 2-1, on Thursday and has a makeup match against Marina on Saturday prior to taking on the Sailors.

    “That’ll be an absolute dogfight,” Newport Harbor coach Justin Schroeder said of the Los Alamitos match. “We’re looking forward to it. We don’t look past any games, but we’ve definitely had that one circled and want to get to that game in first place. That is definitely something we have talked about.”

    The No. 7 Oilers (10-3-4, 2-2) play their final two league matches against Fountain Valley and Corona del Mar.

    The Sailors scored less than 30 seconds into the match when Caroline Harner curved a pass from about 30 yards out from the right sideline to the left side of the goal, where Skylie Cid was in a position to knock the ball into the net.

    “I was just running back post hoping to go off her,” Cid said. “I was thinking I’d be in the right spot.”

    That goal was the only one Newport Harbor needed, but the Sailors gave themselves a cushion in the 56th minute, when Abbi Clapp crossed a pass to Natalie McCarty who kicked the ball into the net.

    “I just saw Abbi wide open on that line,” McCarty said. “I knew she was going to take it down and play me the ball in the middle. So, I just tried to get in the right spot and find it and get it in the goal.”

    The Oilers’ best scoring chance came on Baily Oliver’s penalty kick in the final minutes of the match.

    Dick dove to her right her right and knocked the ball away, keeping the shutout streak alive.

    The junior keeper said she knew her team hadn’t given up many goals throughout the season but was unaware of the scoreless streak in league matches prior to the penalty kick.

    “Everyone knows that on PKs, goalies have the short end of the stick,” Dick said. “I just tried my best to stay calm and not let my nerves get to the best of me and I just knew to stay confident in my choice of where to go and just read where the shooter was going and I think I just did that pretty well and executed well and I just came out with the save.”

     

     

     Orange County Register 

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