Overall:  4 - 10 - 7         League:  0 - 7 - 1

* Denotes Sunset League Match

(12/14/16) The Viking Varsity team had to settle for another draw today against non-conference opponent Kennedy High School.  It was a physical battle by both sides that resulted in a low scoring 1-1 finish.  The Vikings struck first with a first half goal by Erika Sosa.  Sosa received a pass from her favorite teammate and sister Ofelia "O" Sosa-Cruz.  Erika then dribbled against the grain of the defense to face the goal head on and delivered a strike to the lower left third of the goal.  The 1-0 score nearly held thanks to the young but stalwort Marina defense.  Unfortunately a debatable referee call resulted in the awarding of a penalty kick to the Kennedy side.  The PK was converted and Marina was denied the victory and had to settle for the draw.

(12/12/2016) The Marina Lady Vikings Varsity soccer team played to a 1-1 stalemate against St. Joseph High School today in non-league action.  Despite being down several players to injury and encountering more injuries during the St. Joseph match, the Lady Vikings were able to claw back and score late in the second half to notch the game at 1-1.  The first half saw a classic physical battle of back and forth soccer on the small-sized St. Joseph field.  Both teams had several chances and each put shots on goal as well as other shots that just missed and sailed by the pipes.  Midway through the second half the Jesters struck first with a straight away shot  from 16 yards into the right lower third of the goal.  The Lady Vikings showed heart as they battled back the remainder of the game.  Finally with less than 5 minutes left in the game, a pass from a Viking defender found midfielder Erika Sosa up the middle of the field about 30 yards from goal.  Sosa dribbled forward and beat her defender as she entered the penalty area.  Before she could get a shot off, a second St. Joseph defender creamed her in the box as Sosa went down hard.  In the scramble for the ball, Reese Rosas was able to get off a left-footed toe poke that found its way past the Jester goalkeeper for the equalizer.  The Vikings next take on Kennedy HS on Wednesday 12/14 at Marina.

Overall:  13 - 6 - 2          League:  3 - 3 - 2

* Denotes Sunset League Match

(12/14/16) The Lady Viking JV team crushed Kennedy High School today in convincing fashion with a 4-0 win.  The Vikings dominated from the beginning in time of possession and shots on goal.  The Vikings first strike occurred early in the first half when Blair Gunderson got behind the defense on a break away and converted.  The Vikings second goal came in the last seven minutes of the first half with Madison Woolbert found the back of the net.  In the second half Viking defender Chloe Niebla pressed forward on an attack and was rewarded with the Vikings third goal.  The Vikings final tally came in the game's final minutes when Madison Woolbert dropped a brilliant pass to Blair Gunderson who bent it past the Kennedy keeper for the fourth and final goal.

Overall:  11 - 7 - 2          League:  2 - 3 - 2

* Denotes Sunset League Match

(1/31/17) The Vikings outlasted the Fountain Valley High School Barons today in Sunset League action with a 1-0 victory.  The Viking team, hampered by injuries and sickness, still managed to muster enough for the victory.  The entire first half was a back and forth dance with each team testing out the other. There were several battles all over the field for possession and control, but those situations did not translate into many first half scoring chances.  The first half ended in a sleepy 0-0 duel.  In the 12th minute of the second half, the Viking's Rachel Avila controlled the ball and dribbled just into the left side of the penalty area.  She was met with a fierce tackle from a Baron defender that sent her into the turf face first in a scorpion tumble.  Marina was awarded a penalty kick.  A determined Avila recovered her composure, wiped the grass stain from her face, and converted the PK for the 1-0 victory.

(1/10/17) The Vikings Frosh team easily worked over the Fountain Valley High School Barons today winning 4-0 in Sunset League action.  The Vikings had a pair of goals each half with the first goal started by an open field dribble and through pass from Megan Hines to Halle Polich who delivered a strike into the left side netting.  The Vikings second goal came when Reese Rosas won a ball about 40 yards out from goal.  She then delivered a through pass by the back line defense to Ivy McNeil who crushed a strike on goal that was deflected by the Baron goalkeeper right to an oncoming Kassidy Carmen for the finish.  In the 20th minute of the second half Rosas used some ball trickery to beat a couple of defenders in a run towards goal.  She was fouled by the last defender which set up a free kick from 20 yds that was converted by Gracie Frasier.  Ten minutes later Rachel Avila dribbled into the box where she also was fouled on a take down in the penalty area.  Avila recovered her composure and jammed home a Penalty Kick for the Vikings final goal.

(12/23/16) The Viking All-Frosh team claimed the 2016-2017 Sharks Cup Frosh/Soph trophy today in Corona.  The tournament host Santiago HS Sharks, on their own turf, battled the visiting mighty Vikings through a scoreless double overtime tie of 0-0.  The defensive battle saw several scoring opportunities by both teams turned away by the staunch defensive back line efforts as well as the stellar play of both goal keepers.  Viking Goal Keeper Carly Miles delivered several key game-saving stops during the match and allowed the contest to proceed to penalty kicks where she again came up big with 3 saves.  The Vikings won the match in penalty kicks 5-4 with successful PK's by Reese Rosas, Olivia Weinstock, Halle Polich, Gracie Frasier, and Jonah Vu.  The Viking team delivered an awesome tournament performance outscoring their opponents 11-1 over the three day affair with victories over Vista Murrieta HS (7-0), Centennial HS (2-0), and a Semi-final 2-1 victory over Roosevelt HS.  The successful tournament moved the Viking record to 9 wins and 4 losses for the pre-season and provides nice momentum as the team enters league play after the holiday break.

(12/10/16) The Frosh team notched two victories today in the Best in the West Winter Soccer Classic with a 2-0 win over Warren High School and a convincing 4-0 win over Diamond Bar High School.  The Warren match started out very even with both teams battling back and forth in a scoreless first half.  Marina's first conversion came minutes into the 2nd half.  Gracie Fraiser launched a driven corner kick that careened off of a Warren defender's back for an an own goal.  Fraiser added the insurance goal about halfway through the 2nd half with a free kick from 20 yards that sailed over the goalie's hands.  In the second match, the Vikings overpowered the Diamond Bar team.  Kassidy Carmen started the scoring with a 18 yard strike from the right side.  Midfielder Olivia Wienstock add the second goal with a a straight away bomb from 20 yards.  Jocelyn Timmer then joined the goal parade with a clean up effort from a couple of yards out.  Reese Rosas then slammed home a penalty kick into the lower left of the net for the final goal.

(12/7/16) The Lady Vikings Frosh team beat the Modena High School Vanguards today by a score of 2-0.  The Vikings were in control most of the first half with the first goal coming on a well placed strike by Halle Polich from the right of goal about 12 yards out.  The Vikings second conversion of the half occurred after a strike from distance by Lori Mandarino struck the crossbar and landed on the head of Ivy McNeil who redirected the header into the back of the net.  The Viking defense then held off the Modena second half attack to finish the game with a 2-0 victory notching the Frosh team's second victory of the season.

(12/6/16) The Marina High School Frosh team battled toe to toe today with the Mustangs from Mira Costa High School in preseason soccer action.  The defensive struggle was a wide open back and forth battle between the two evenly matched teams.  Both teams had opportunites to convert in the first half but neither could capitalize.  The tightly contested match entered the break without a goal by either team.  The second half started no different until the Mustangs were able to score in the 12 minute of the second half.  The rest of the match the Vikings continued to fight in hopes of generating an equilizer, but the stingy Mustang defense was able to deflect the Viking attack and protect the 0-1 victory.

(12/3/16) The Lady Frosh team were topped by Huntington Beach High School today in OC Winter Showcase action.  The Lady Viking team put in a great effort today but goals were elusive in the 0-2 loss in the first of many to come Oil vs Water rivalry games.  The Marina rivals scored twice in the first half with their first goal on a corner kick in the 11th minute and the second on a straight away shot from 13 yards that just dropped over the outstretched hands of the Marina goalkeeper.  Our proud ladies battled to the end in the second half, but could not convert.

(12/2/16) The Frosh team let loose today at Beckman HS with a convincing 4-0 win.  The scoring started early when Lori Mandarino placed an unassisted corner kick through the hands of the goal keeper for a goal in the game's 7th minute.  The Viking's second conversion came in the 24th minute when Mandarino drove up the left side and centered a pass to forward Jocelyn Timmer.  Timmer skillfully juked her defender and landed a strike on goal from the 18 yard line.  After the break the Vikings continued on their goal parade scoring their third goal in the 2nd minute of the second half when Kylie Weisman connected from the right side about 20 yards out.  The final goal for the Vikings came in the 17th minute of the second half when Rachel Aliva delivered a point blank shot on goal from the left side about 10 yards out.  The goalkeeper managed to push it away to the right side where Halle Polich lay waiting to clean up the rebound and finished with a tap in from 5 yards.

(12/1/16) The Marina High School Girls Frosh team lost today to Santiago High School from Corona in their opening game of the season and their first match of the OC Winter Showcase by a score of 1-2.  Santiago got off to an early lead with a strike on goal in the game's first minutes.  That lead held to the half.  Santiago extended the lead in the second half with an insurance goal for a 2-0 lead.  Marina then made it a contest when Defender Jessee Nelson won the ball from the opposing attacker and played the ball wide to midfielder Reese Rosas.  Rosas then provided a through pass by her defender to forward Jocelyn Timmer who beat the final Santiago defender to the outside and finished with a nice strike into the back of the net for the Lady Viking's first goal of the season.  The Viking girls tried valiantly to even the match but ran out of time as the match ended Santiago 2 and Marina 1.