Callie Ericksen and Camryn Ernst, teammates on the U13 girls WCSC Explosion, traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, as members of the ’99 Olympic Development State team for California. After a fall filled with several rigorous tryouts, the final 40-player ODP roster was set. Callie and Camryn were both a part of it, Callie being named to the 18-player travel roster for the regional championships and Camryn as the first alternate. By the time championship weekend came along, Camryn had been called up to the travel team and the girls prepared to go down to Arizona.

The California North team started championship play with a hard fought 1-1 tie with Arizona on Saturday, January 14. They followed that with a 7-0 victory over Alaska and a  1-1 tie with Hawaii on Sunday. It came down to the Monday match versus Nevada to decide who would play against Arizona in the championship match.  Thanks to tough defensive play and strong goal keeping, California was able to hold on to a 1-0 lead in order move on to the final match. Again, California North and Arizona matched up well, resulting in a 0-0 tie. Arizona was awarded first place based on points and California with second place.

The girls represented Walnut Creek well as Callie scored 2 of the 9 California goals over the course of the event as well as assisting on 2 other goals while Camryn played an outstanding outside mid. It was a great weekend of soccer and a learning experience for the players. Both girls look forward to representing in more ODP events as the year goes on.

WCSC is pleased to announce the coaching staff for our U8-U14 competitive teams!

Girls:
U8 &U9: David Roy
U10: David Roy
U11: David Roy & Erin Hartmann
U12: Christine Johnson & Erin Hartmann
U13: Kelly Ginocchio & Brian Bonilla
U14: Ernesto Silva & Andy Mittler

Boys:
U8 & U9:  Gabe Cienfuegos, Edgar Rivera & Christian Rojas
U10: Gabe Cienfuegos
U11: Jess DeGuzman, Edgar Rivera & David Keane
U12: Jady Nunan & David Keane
U13: Jess DeGuzman & Mike Morgan
U14: Spencer Frankenberger

This is an outstanding group of coaches who will lead our teams.  The U8-U14 staff is not complete and there will be additions as we go through the tryout process.

The Walnut Creek Soccer Club is pleased to announce the hiring of two excellent coaches to direct our U8-U10 program for both boys and girls.  Gabe Cienfuegos is a 4-year veteran coach in WCSC, working solely with our U8-10 players during this time.  He grew up locally playing his high school soccer at Northgate and collegiate soccer at Notre Dame de Namur.  Gabe will be directing the boys side.  David Roy grew up in Washington and is returning for his 2nd stint as a youth coach in WCSC.  He played college soccer at Pomona in Southern California.  David will be directing the girls side.  Each coach is committed to the development of our players love of the game, emotional, technical, and individual tactical elements of the game.

WCSC teams show well in Fall League!

In the 2011 Fall over 50% of the 43 WCSC teams placed in the top three of their league standings.  That is an outstanding showing for WCSC, and represents 22 out of our 43 teams. This is up from 15 teams who finished top three in 2010.  We also had 7 teams just miss out on a top 3 finish by finishing 4th in their league!  Congratulations to the following teams: 

Walnut Creek Menace U14B (RAL-Premier) 1st Place- N. Howliston
Walnut Creek Explosion U13G (NorCal Gold) 1st Place- E. Silva
Walnut Creek Diablos U18B (NorCal Gold) 1st Place- C. Springfield
Walnut Creek Crew U13B (NorCal Silver) 1st Place- I. Kepcija
Walnut Creek Arsenal U14B (NorCal Silver) 1st Place- F. Munoz
Walnut Creek Strikers U17B (NorCal Silver) 1st Place- S. Frankenberger
Walnut Creek Vipers U9B (NorCal Bronze) 1st Place- M. Morgan/C. Rojas

Walnut Creek United U12B (Gold) 2nd Place- J. DeGuzman
Walnut Creek Thunder U9B (Silver Elite) 2nd Place-G. Cienfuegos/C. Gillen
Walnut Creek United U11B (Silver 1) 2nd Place- N. Howliston
Walnut Creek Cyclones U11G (Silver 1) 2nd Place- E. Hartmann
Walnut Creek Lightening U12G (Silver) 2nd Place- B. Bonilla
Walnut Creek Diabos U15B (Silver) 2nd Place- I. Kepcija
Walnut Creek Extreme U9G (Bronze W) 2nd Place- B. Bonilla/C. Franklin
Walnut Creek Edge U10G (Copper) 2nd Place- R. Hedrick/M. Matson

The NorCal State Cup has concluded for all U9 & U10 teams, and for those U11-U13 teams participating in the Silver and Bronze divisions.  Congratulations to the seven WCSC teams listed below that competed in the finals of their respective divisions! 

WCSC U9B Vipers (Finalists)
WCSC U9G Extreme (Champions)
WCSC U11G Cyclones (Finalists)
WCSC U12G Lightening (Champions)
WCSC U12B Titans (Finalists)
WCSC U13B Crew (Champions)
WCSC U13G Fury (Finalists)

EXCLUSIVE to Walnut Creek Soccer Club!

WCSC offering spirit wear! Order direct from our preferred vendor and outfit your team and parents in our WCSC logo on Tshirts or Sweatshirts.  Click here for order form!

When heading out to the soccer fields, please remember that dogs are not allowed on or near any of the soccer fields!

This prohibition includes any grass areas around the fields! Dogs may be walked on leash on the paved paths around the park, but must be kept off the grass!

Thanks for your cooperation in keeping our kids safe!

Yours in Soccer,

Kevin Erwin
President