Thanks For A Great Season!
Some of you may have noticed our sign downtown under the Pleasanton Sign! Thank you for a great season!
We look forward to seeing you next year!
U16 Hot Shots
The U-16 Hot Shots took 3rd place in the Walnut Creek Fall Classic. The team got off to a rocket start with a 7-1 win over a team from Danville. Scoring started early in this match up with the Hot Shots stampeding to a 3-0 advantage in the first 89 seconds. After a highly competitive game against the Walnut Creek Fury, the Hot Shots were in 1st place going into Sunday.’s play. After losing a heart-breaker to the Walnut Creek Swat 1-0, the team advanced to the playoffs against another Pleasanton team, the Ladyhawks, and won.
Offensively the team was led by Emily Santiago, Mrinalini Narayan, Kaitlyn Antilla and Chelsea Burke . Denell Jackson, April Maestas, Katie Zieker and Tayler Clopton anchored a stout defensive effort.
Senior captain Alana D’Onofrio was named to the First Team All-Big Sky Conference selection.
Senior captain Alana D’Onofrio was named to the First Team All-Big Sky Conference selection.
D’Onofrio was a part of a great defense this year that allowed only 0.94 goals per game. The captain fromPleasanton, Calif. was also named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week twice this season and recorded an assist against Southern Utah. Her first honor came on Sept. 10 as D’Onofrio help shutout UNLV.
“I think it is a deserving honor for Alana and our whole backline,” said head coach Andre Luciano. “Her work ethic and commitment to become one of the best defenders in the Big Sky was apparent on Sunday night.”
Alana played at the competitive level for the Pleasanton Rage for 9 years. She is a bio-med major/History minor graduating in May 2014.
Pleasanton RAGE U11 White Team Wins NorCal League Championship
Pictured Left to Right: Nicole Medina, Audrey Googins, Frankie Cardoza, Danielle Caccamo, Jenna Benner, Shyla Caponigro, Rylee Scanlon, Sammy O’Brien, Alex Lovelock, Eva Bull, Emily Hunt & Payton King. Head Coach Jarreth Chan, and Asst. Coach Ailsa Smith. Not pictured Kyrah Woodward.
Pleasanton RAGE U11 White Team Wins NorCal League Championship
The RAGE U11 White team finishes league play with 10 wins 0 losses. They capped their championship run in the Region 3-4 Silver division with a decisive 3-0 victory this past Saturday against the Danville Mustang Stars. Rage White dominated their league with 6 shutout victories to carry a plus 16 goal differential, and a 4 game win advantage on the second place team.
Rage will play for the top State Cup in the White Flight in December.
Congratulations RAGE U11 White on an amazing season!
RAGE U9 Orange
RAGE U9 Orange
U9 Orange 2013
The U9 Pleasanton Rage Orange girls capped a stellar season by finishing 3rd out of 88 teams for the Norcal State Cup. On Sunday November 17 in Manteca the Rage Orange defeated the Elk Grove Navy 2-0. The Rage Orange scored early when Samantha Riter took a pass from Kiana Tahmassebi and scored. The Rage defense led by goalie Tasha Laberge-Shusterman and defenders Paige Morgan, Andrea Castillo, Alura Hagan, Kelly Queen gave Elk Grove very few chances to score. The Rage Orange offense led by Riter, Tahmassabi, Olivia Soble, Kaitlyn Lemus, Ava Hofstede and Alana Owens kept the pressure on Elk Grove all day. The Rage Orange tallied a final goal when Soble shot it past the Elk Grove goalie.
This final victory of the season capped a season that say the Rage Orange finished 24-5-5. The Rage Orange were undefeated in the Gold division of Norcal. The Rage Orange also had 3rd place finishes in the Rage Showcase and Mustang Stampede tournaments and a 2nd place finish in the Ajax United Fall Classic tournament.
The Rage Orange were led by coach Dave Shaw.
U14 Premier Team Wins National Premier League (State 3)
U14 Premier Team Wins National Premier League (State 3)
Back Row Left to Right: Head Coach Axel Thibodeau, Delaney Bammer, Summer Langsam, Terra McHone, Audrey Goodman, Kirsty Brown
Middle Row Left to Right: Lauren Russell, Victoria Sanchez, Emily Wright, Lucy Holmes, Lilly Ryan, Natasa Copic
Front Row Left to Right: Madison Baxter, Nicole Zhang, Keara Greenan, Katie Judson, Sydney Pandolfo
Next to Soccer Ball: Jennifer Waldo and Molly Murphy
This weekend, the Pleasanton RAGE U14 Premier Team finished off a dream fall season and won the National Premier League State Three Title. At one point they went undefeated for fourteen games in a row! They also completed an undefeated State Cup run in Group Stage Play. They finished #1 in the powerful NPL State Three Division featuring teams from throughout Northern California. They resume play after the high school break in late February. The team is Coached by Axel Thibodeau. The Assistant Coach is Ray Hooft. They are also lead by their Age Group Head Coach and Technical Trainer Stephanie Wieger.
Dani Rodriques named to the mountain west conference all tournament team
Dani Rodriques (on the left), who played for the Pleasanton RAGE U17 and U18 ECNL teams was named to the Mountain West Conference All Tournament Team. Dani is a sophomore for Fresno State. RAGE has two other starters on the Fresno team, Amanda Nunes and Alyssa Holsworth, both freshmen. Fresno compiled a notable record of 7-3-1 in conference play this season.
Posted: 11/18/13
Westmont Goalkeeper Lindsey Smith
The Golden State Athletic Conference has announced that Westmont goalkeeper Lindsey Smith has been named the Women’s Soccer Co-Player of the Year. Smith shares the honor with Vanguard forward Jordan Davidson.
“This recognition has been three years in the making,” said Westmont head coach Kristi Kiely of Smith’s award. “I thought she was, if not the best, one of the best keepers in the conference her sophomore year. Last year, she was good, but was hampered by her injury. This year, it was the culmination of everything – her hard work and being injury free.”
This is the third All-GSAC Team selection for Smith who played throughout the 2012 season with a torn ligament in her elbow.
In 2013, playing in the strongest conference for women’s soccer in the NAIA, Smith has allowed just six goals and ranks second in the NAIA with a goals-against average of 0.38. She has tallied seven shutouts and combined with sophomore keeper Lauren Dorr for six shared shutouts.
“Lindsey has been absolutely excellent,” praised Kiely. “In the big games, she is the one who has kept us in the games and given us a chance to be successful on the other end of the field. She has been a leader in the back and has made huge saves. I am thankful that she has been recognized for her talent, because she is one of the best in the country.”
U11 Orange – US Marine Core Reserver Toys for Tots
For our Rage leadership project, Noelle Marceno and I chose to support the US Marine Core Reserve Toys for Tots program. The purpose of this charity is to provide toys for under privileged children. The success of this program is dependent on people’s generous donations of new, unwrapped toys to be handed out to kids during the Christmas season. Without this program, many of these underprivileged kids would not have presents for Christmas.
U11 Orange – Toys for Tots
Our goal was to get as many donations as possible. To achieve this, we wrote a letter containing the program details and gave it to all the people we knew. We asked them to donate a toy and told them we would pick it up from their house and would deliver all the toys we collected to the Marine Core reserve center. We collected three huge boxes of toys! This meant we could help brighten the Holiday season for a lot of kids.
Toys for Tots is a fantastic nonprofit organization. It made us feel really good to help out kids who are less fortunate than we are. We are so glad we choose to support Toys for Tots. We hope you decide to support it next year.
By: Victoria Frentz, U11 Orange
RAGE U14 Hawks Claim Sonoma Honey Invitational 2nd Place
Pictured front row, Jacqueline Templeman Second Row, Bridget O’Sullivan, Caoilinn Dwyer, Sofia Wreden, Samantha Nimmo, Aly Lee, Natalie McDaniel Third Row, Kristen Greene, Kyra Shah, Colleen Eichhorn, Ashley Frans, Carly Muser, Annecy Rocca, Cindy Zhao, Meena Alexander Coaches, Jeff Wreden, Steve Nimmo, Tom Zhao
The RAGE U14 Hawks flew into Sonoma for the Sonoma Honey Invitational tournament last weekend and walked out with 2nd place trophies!
On the opening day of pool play, The Hawks faced a pair of Sonoma teams in their first test of the tournament. In game 1, The Hawks got off to a fast start with a fast driving goal from Bridget O’Sullivan. The defense, anchored by Colleen Eichhorn frustrated the Sonoma Rush attackers and turned away all advances. The second half became a defensive battle as the Hawks’ Caoilinn Dwyer and Kristen Greene provided plenty of protection for the keeper as the Hawks grabbed a 1-0 victory. In the second game of the day, Carly Muser posted an early lead for the Hawks with a shot from way outside that found the net. The Sonoma Huskies stormed back for 2 goals to grab the half time lead. With time running out in the game, Samantha Nimmo sent a well placed long ball to Carly Muser for the equalizer, and the Hawks ended the game tied.
Day 2 opened with an early match up against the Sonoma Scorpions. The game opened in a tight defensive battle. The Hawks keeper, Jacqueline Templeman, made several outstanding stops with Sofia Wreden and Aly Lee anchoring a strong defense to maintain a 0-0 halftime score. Injured forward, Ashley Frans, saw an opportunity and recommended a offensive adjustment which paid off as Cindy Zhao pushed to ball forward to a waiting Carly Muser and the game winner for a 1-0 finish. The tight battle earned the Hawks a spot in the Championship game!
The wear of the tournament took its toll on the Hawks as they entered the final game with no subs available, but injured teammates remained on the sidelines cheering loudly. Injured Captains, Ashley Frans and Meena Alexander, motivated their team before taking the field. Annecy Rocca got things going for the Hawks with several strong drives up the field. Kyra Shah kept the ball on the offensive side throughout the game. Natalie McDaniel cut off numerous attacks to protect her keeper. In the end, the Hawks fell just short of the championship, but claimed well deserved 2nd place trophies.
After the final whistle, the coaches, Steve Nimmo, Jeff Wreden, and Tom Zhao watched as the Hawks hugged each other and celebrated a successful tournament. The Hawks, with their outstanding team play and support throughout the tournament, earned them the well-deserved 2013 Sonoma Honey Invitational 2nd place finish!
posted 10/1/13
RAGE U-19 Girls- Bronze -FIRST PLACE TROPHY
Front Row: Tiffany Harrison, Tori Larsen 2nd Row: Kelsee Furagganan, Lindsey Curlett, Kylie Cardozo, Patti Norcross, Claire Hickel Back Row: Coach Gay Harris, Jamie Logan, Sana Khan, Sierra Downum, Danielle Deike, Shelby Richmond, Ashlyn Harris, Coach Dena Downum
RAGE U-19 Girls- Bronze -FIRST PLACE TROPHY
Rick Hitch Classic in ROSEVILLE, CA
Rage 95 Orange Sweep Roseville tournament in a round-robin tournament this weekend. Battling against adversity of Senioritis and Homecoming Events, they played the two Saturday games with only enough players to field a team. Late in the first game Kylie Cardozo outwitted the keeper for a very simple 1 v 1 goal.
Game two, with only 11 players , the day heated up to 90 degrees, Rage kept their cool and taunted the opponent with shot after shot and successfully defended every counter attack of a team who had scored 29 goals, until the opponent allowed a single goal. Ramped up and still on the attack, Sierra Downum dribbled through three defenders, powering off a shot from the right side, which quickly rang out the back of the net with a big Whoosh!. Final 2-0.
Sunday morning game with the strength of 13, we rang in another sweet victory with a 2-1 win, allowing the only goal against for the tournament. Hats off to our determined defense and Keeper Danielle Dieke who played every minute of all 4 games. As we approached the final challenge, we took the initiative to clinch the tournament with an early goal by Tori Larsen. Struggling through the final minutes of our endless weekend, they hung on. The win would put our point total out of reach for games to be played later that day. Unreachable, we celebrated Victory and an early departure with ONE BIG TROPHY and medals for all. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SUCCESS!
