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You don't even have to read all the way to the bottom to find out who are the champions. Because we're putting it right here at the top for you, the harried, hurried sports fan. And the winners are ......

Varsity

Champions: Amador

2nd place: Calaveras

3rd place: Summerville

Champions: Amador

Now look down there for how they did it ...

Welcome

to another season of

Mother Lode League

girls soccer!!!

League play kicked off on March 15. All six teams will play one another three times for a league slate of 15 games each, varsity and JV.

ROUND 1

Gameday 1 -- Thursday, March 15

Amador 8-0 Summerville -- Buffaloes Dulce Cruz, Allie Parker and Leanna Uhri each score two

Calaveras 5-0 Argonaut -- Lisa Valtierra scores twice for the defending champs

Linden 1-3 Bret Harte -- After 1-1, it's all Bullfrogs the rest of the way

Varsity

Amador 1-1 Summerville -- Sallie Blue scored for Summerville; late equalizer by Amador's Alayna Ericson

Calaveras 5-3 Argonaut -- Davis Fee nets twice as Redskins open defense of league crown

Linden 2-2 Bret Harte -- Bullfrogs hold the lead until Lions even it up with 7 minutes left; Linden's Elizabeth Martinez scores both Lions' goals

Gameday 2 -- Tuesday, March 20

Argonaut 2-1 Bret Harte -- Ally Lathrop nets both goals for the Mustangs

Linden 0-7 Amador -- Sierra Karr and Leanna Uhri score two apiece for the Buffaloes

Summerville 0-4 Calaveras -- Tatiana Quintero and Rosie Meza each score two for the Redskins

Varsity

Argonaut 0-1 Bret Harte -- One goal is all the Bullfrogs need

Linden 2-4 Amador -- Four goals by four different players for the winners

Summerville 1-1 Calaveras -- Bears begin the campaign with two draws

Gameday 3 -- Thursday, March 22

Bret Harte 0-7 Amador -- Lauren Westjohn nails three for the Buffaloes

Linden 0-7 Calaveras -- Lisa Valtierra, Kristen Kruenegel and Rosie Meza each score twice for Calaveras

Argonaut 2-2 Summerville

Varsity

Bret Harte 0-4 Amador -- Caitlin Harvey scores twice for Amador

Linden 1-2 Calaveras

Argonaut 1-1 Summerville -- Mustangs equalize in the final minute to give Bears their third draw in three games

Gameday 4 -- Tuesday, March 27

Big games on tap for both JV and Varsity sides from Amador and Calaveras. Both teams in both divisions come into these games tied on points and with identical Mother Lode League won-loss-tie records, but both the Amador sides are officially in first place based on goal differential. An added bit of intrigue this week centers on the two JV teams, as neither Amador nor Calaveras has had a single goal scored upon them in league play thus far. Will that change on Gameday 4? Will there be a shift at the top of either division, or will the Thundering Herd increase their lead at the top of the heap? If you're anywhere near Amador High School on Tuesday evening, you might want to stop by and be a spectator at either or both of these two big games. You definitely will see some first-rate high school girls soccer!

Calaveras 1-3 Amador -- Both teams were scored upon in league for the first time

Argonaut 1-2 Linden -- Lions get their first win

Bret Harte 1-5 Summerville

Varsity

Calaveras 1-7 Amador -- Hailey Kasinger tallies three for the Thundering Herd

Argonaut 3-3 Linden -- Three Mustangs score a goal apiece to get the point

Bret Harte 1-7 Summerville -- Sallie Blue scores four times, Nicole Schultz gets a brace as the Bears notch a resounding win after three straight draws

Gameday 5 -- Thursday, March 29

These games mark the end of the first round of league play, with two-thirds of the season still to play.

Amador 5-0 Argonaut -- Lenox Peterson scores two to lead the Buffaloes

Bret Harte 0-3 Calaveras -- Three Redskins share the scoring honors

Linden 0-4 Summerville -- Bears climb into third place

Varsity

Amador 3-2 Argonaut -- Caitlin Harvey scores twice to keep Buffaloes on top

Bret Harte 1-1 Calaveras -- Cross-county rivals give fans their money's worth

Linden 2-2 Summerville -- Another draw for the Bears, but they're still in the thick of the race

ROUND 2

Gameday 6 -- Tuesday, April 3

Summerville 1-9 Amador -- Lidia Arciga hat trick, two from Lenox Peterson lead the Buffaloes

Argonaut 0-5 Calaveras -- Redskins win by forfeit

Linden 0-8 Bret Harte -- "Mad Dog" nails a hat trick, "Risotto" hits two more

Varsity

Summerville 3-4 Amador -- 6 goals, 6 scorers; Amador wins it with a late 7th goal by the game's seventh scorer

Argonaut 0-5 Calaveras -- Redskins win by forfeit

Linden 1-3 Bret Harte -- Brie Preston scores two for the winners

Gameday 7 -- Thursday, April 5

Amador 4-0 Linden -- Four players, four goals

Calaveras 3-1 Summerville -- Three players, three goals for the winners

Bret Harte 7-0 Argonaut -- Hayley Rizzi hat trick, Maddie Ward deuce leads the Bullfrogs

Varsity

Amador 4-3 Linden -- Hailey Kasinger notches a hat trick for the Buffaloes

Calaveras 2-3 Summerville -- Bears stay in the hunt with the win over defending champions

Bret Harte 2-1 Argonaut -- Bullfrogs remain in the thick of the race with close win over Mustangs

Gameday 8 -- Tuesday, April 10

Amador 5-1 Bret Harte -- Dulce Cruz scores two as the Herd thunders along in first place

Calaveras 6-0 Linden -- Kristin Kruenegel and Lisa Valtierra each score two for Redskins

Argonaut 2-4 Summerville -- Kimmie Blanton scores both Mustangs' goals

Varsity

Amador 0-1 Bret Harte -- Bullfrog Brie Preston's free kick deals Buffaloes first league loss

Calaveras 4-0 Linden -- A pair of goals by Tiffany Souza leads Redskins

Argonaut 1-2 Summerville

Gameday 9 -- Thursday, April 12

ALL GAMES POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER

MAKE-UP DATES ARE NOTED BELOW

Amador @ Calaveras -- Rescheduled to Monday, April 23

Linden @ Argonaut -- Rescheduled to Monday, April 16

Summerville @ Bret Harte -- Rescheduled to Monday, April 23 NOTE NEW DATE (was April 27)

Varsity

Amador @ Calaveras -- Rescheduled to Monday, April 23

Linden @ Argonaut-- Rescheduled to Monday, April 16

Summerville @ Bret Harte -- Rescheduled to Monday, April 23 NOTE NEW DATE (was April 27)

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***** RESCHEDULED GAMES *****

Monday, April 16

These games were originally scheduled on Gameday 9, Thursday, April 12

Rescheduled due to weather concerns

Linden 0-0 Argonaut

Varsity

Linden 0-0 Argonaut

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Gameday 10 -- Tuesday, April 17

Last games of the second round

Argonaut 1-10 Amador -- Dulce Cruz hat trick leads the way, seven other Buffaloes add a goal each as Amador remains perfect

Summerville 3-0 Linden

Calaveras 4-0 Bret Harte -- Four Redskins score as Calaveras stays hot on the heels of Amador

Varsity

Argonaut 2-5 Amador -- Two goals apiece from Jessica Becker and Hailey Kasinger help Amador keep a hold on first place

Summerville 1-0 Linden

Calaveras 2-1 Bret Harte -- Redskins maintain second place

ROUND 3

Gameday 11 -- Thursday, April 19

Amador 6-0 Summerville -- Allie Delicio-Parker leads the way wth a pair of goals

Bret Harte 1-1 Linden -- Sarah WIlson's goal earns Bullfrogs a draw

Calaveras 4-0 Argonaut -- Four Redskins score a goal apiece to lead Calaveras

Varsity

Amador 2-0 Summerville -- Hailey Kasinger scores both goals for the winners

Bret Harte 1-5 Linden -- Brie Preston's score not enough for the Bullfrogs

Calaveras 3-4 Argonaut -- Mustangs earn their first win of the season

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***** RESCHEDULED GAMES *****

Friday, April 20

These games were originally scheduled on Gameday 13, Thursday, April 26

Pushed back due to conflict at Bret Harte

Amador 2 - 0 Bret Harte

Varsity

Amador 1-0 Bret Harte

Monday, April 23

These games were originally scheduled on Gameday 9, Thursday, April 12

Rescheduled due to weather concerns

Amador 3-1 Calaveras

Summerville 0-2 Bret Harte

Varsity

Amador 2-2 Calaveras -- Buffaloes come back from two down at the half

Summerville 3-3 Bret Harte -- Sallie Blue nets 100th goal as a Bear

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Gameday 12 -- Tuesday, April 24

> All make-up games have been played

> Amador and Bret Harte JV and Varsity teams have already played 12 games after moving their April 26 tilt to April 20. The other teams will catch up to the Buffaloes and Bullfrogs on Gameday 13, after which all teams will have two games remaining in the MLL

Linden 0-6 Amador -- Dulce Cruz brace leads the way for the Buffaloes

Summerville 0-6 Calaveras -- Lisa Valtierra hat trick tames Bears

Argonaut 0-5 Bret Harte -- Five goals from five different Bullfrogs

Varsity

Linden 3-3 Amador -- Hailey Kasinger's miraculous free kick score proves decisive

Summerville 1-3 Calaveras -- Redskins maintain second spot with the win

Argonaut 1-2 Bret Harte -- Bullfrogs still in the mix for a playoff spot

After Gameday 12, the Amador JV and varsity teams were both guaranteed of finishing as no less than co-champions. In both cases, the team that Amador would share the league crown with would be Calaveras, who are the defending champions in both JV and varsity. No other team can catch either of the Amador sides except Calaveras, which means a stellar showdown is set in both the JV and varsity games on Tuesday, May 1, when the teams play one another at Amador in the penultimate games of the season. Amador can win the league championship outright in JV and varsity if they were to draw or win those games next Tuesday. The goals for / goals against, head to head advantage, etc., are used only in varsity to determine the seeding of the playoffs should there be co-champions.

Gameday 13 -- Thursday, April 26

Amador @ Bret Harte was moved back to Friday, April 20, due to a scheduling conflict

Linden 0-5 Calaveras -- Tatiana Quintero scores two for the Redskins

Summerville 2-2 Argonaut

Varsity

Amador @ Bret Harte was moved back to Friday, April 20, due to a scheduling conflict

Linden 0-1 Calaveras

Summerville 7-2 Argonaut -- Sallie Blue pounds in five goals for the Bears

Gameday 14 -- Tuesday, May 1

Calaveras 1-3 Amador -- Third identical scoreline between the Buffaloes and Redskins

Argonaut 0-1 Linden

Bret Harte 5-2 Summerville -- Maddie Ward scores three, Sam Crabtree hits twice for the Bullfrogs

Varsity

Calaveras 3-8 Amador -- Haley Kasinger slams five goals for the winners

Argonaut 4-3 Linden

Bret Harte 0-1 Summerville

Amador earns the JV and varsity league championships after both teams win today. Both teams entered tonight's contests guaranteed of at least a co-championship with Calaveras, whose Redskins won both titles last year. But the wins for the Thundering Herds eliminated all that, and instead both Amador teams won a championship of their very own.

Summerville's win over Bret Harte eliminated the Bullfrogs from playoff contention and kept the Bears in the race with the Calaveras Redskins to determine second and third place in the league. The final league games on May 3 will determine the order of finish, and that will in turn determine placement in the section playoffs bracket. Will the defending league champion Redskins -- also runners-up in last year's section championship -- stay in second place or will the Bears bump them back to third and take over second themselves?

Stay tuned ...

Gameday 15 -- Thursday, May 3

Amador 9-0 Argonaut -- Lidia Arciga hat trick, Sierra Karr brace ensure Buffaloes' full points

Bret Harte 0-2 Calaveras -- Kristin Kruenegel nets both goals for Redskins

Linden 2-3 Summerville

Varsity

Amador 7-3 Argonaut -- Hailey Kasinger gets four, Cailtin Harvey nets thrice for the champions

Bret Harte 1-2 Calaveras -- Tiffany Souza's two scores are all Redskins need for the win

Linden 1-2 Summerville -- Sallie and Evy each score in finale of awesome Blue Sisters show

Final varsity standings:

Amador league champions

Calaveras #2

Summerville #3

.....see section playoff team placement below

END OF REGULAR SEASON

Sac-Joaquin Section

Division V Playoffs

The playoffs will feature the top three teams from these leagues:

Mother Lode League

Golden Empire League

Trans Valley League

These are the pairings ...

Thursday, May 10: the "outbracket " game, 3:30 p.m.

> MLL 3rd place Summerville 2 - 0 TVL #3 Hughson

The Bears opened the Section tourney with a 2-0 win that advances them to the regular quarterfinals on May 15. The Bears will travel to Dixon, the Golden Empire League champions.

Tuesday, May 15: First round games (quarterfinals)

EXCEPT QUARTERFINAL 4, all kickoffs at 3:30 p.m.

QUARTERFINAL GAME 4, KICKOFF AT 6 P.M.

> Quarterfinal 1

GEL #1 Dixon hosts Summerville, the winner of the May 10 outbracket game

>>> Dixon 3-1 Summerville

>>> The Bears are eliminated from the tournament

> Quarterfinal 2

TVL #1 Hilmar hosts MLL #2 Calaveras (last year's section runner-up)

>>> Hilmar 2-1 Calaveras

>>> The Redskins are eliminated from the tournament.

> Quarterfinal 3

GEL #2 West Campus (defending section champion) hosts TVL #2 Escalon

>>> West Campus 4-0 Escalon

>>> Escalon is eliminated from the tournament

> Quarterfinal 4

MLL #1 Amador hosts GEL #3 Capital Christian, 6 p.m.

>>> Amador 1-4 Capital Christian

>>> The Buffaloes are elimineted from the tournament

And then there were none ...

The Mother Lode League's three representatives in the Section tourney all of a sudden turned into none after all three teams were defeated in this round.

Thursday, May 17: Semi-final games, kickoff at 3:30 p.m.

> Semifinal 1

Winner QF 1 vs winner QF 2

>>> Dixon hosts Hilmar

> Semifinal 2

Winner QF 3 vs. winner QF 4

>>> West Campus hosts Capital Christian

Saturday, May 19: Championship game

Winners of both semifinal games play each other at a site TBA

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The new Yellow Card accumulation rule is as follows:

Each team must report after every game to let the league know if there were any cards given, and if so, what color and to whom they were given. The report must be emailed to richroz70@att.net after each game.

An accumulation of 3 yellow cards for any one player during the course of the season equals a one-game suspension.

An accumulation of 6 yellow cards for any one player during the course of the season equals a two-game suspension.

If that same player gets a 7th, 8th or 9th yellow during the season, a game suspension is added for each yellow.

If on the last game of the season a player is given a suspension, the player must sit out the first game of playoffs but will only sit out one game. A player can only have a one-game suspension during playoffs.

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Coaches, don't forget to contact Herb ASAP with rosters, schedules. coaches' bios, etc.

Submission info for MLL coaches:

Please let Herb know of any corrections, additions, deletions, etc

Please submit varsity AND JV scores ASAP after the game to Herb at:

his home e-mail

call, text or leave a message on his cell phone.

In your report, include goal scorers, saves, other exciting stuff (e.g. "We fell behind 7- 0, we had two players sent off, but we still scored 23 unanswered goals" OR "Only nine players including one playing keeper first time ever, still managed to clobber them" OR "First time we've beaten this team in 47 years," etc).

Be short and sweet, and MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR WHO WON THE GAME !!!

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Mother Lode Gold Cup

March 2-3

Amador HS

Amador hosted Cesar Chavez, Calaveras and Mariposa

FRIDAY

Amador 10-0 Cesar Chavez

..... Chavez to the losers bracket

Calaveras 4-0 Mariposa

..... Mariposa to the losers bracket

Chavez 0-3 Mariposa

..... Chavez eliminated

SATURDAY

Amador 1-0 Calaveras

..... Amador advances to the final, Calaveras drops into the losers bracket

Calaveras 2-1 Mariposa

..... Calaveras advances to the final with a golden goal win in overtime to eliminate Mariposa, who finished in third place.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Amador 1-0 Calaveras

..... In the second game of the day between the two Mother Lode League rivals, Amador prevailed again in a nail-biter victory as the host Buffaloes hoisted the Mother Lode Gold Cup as champions of their own tournament for the first time. The Redskins were the defending champions of the tournament, having beaten Amador last year in the final.

VARSITY

Amador hosted Cesar Chavez, Argonaut and Mariposa

FRIDAY

Amador 3-2 Chavez

..... Chavez to the losers bracket

Argonaut 1-0 Mariposa

..... Mariposa to the losers bracket

Chavez 1-0 Mariposa

..... Chavez golden goal in overtime eliminates Mariposa

SATURDAY

Amador 2-1 Argonaut

..... Amador advances to the final, Argonaut drops into the losers bracket

Argonaut 0-1 Chavez

..... Another Chavez golden goal, this time sending the team to the final and knocking out Argonaut. The Mustangs finished with third-place medals.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Amador 1-2 Chavez

..... Chavez claimed the Gold Cup with yet another golden goal victory, after regulation ended deadlocked at 1-1. The final was a rematch of the first varsity game of the tourney. In that game, Amador went up 3-0 before Chavez stormed back to lose by just one goal.