MAUI—The Kaua`i Blue Dolphins, a 10 & Under girls soccer team captured third place in the Hawai`i Cup 2000 held recently on Maui and featuring teams from Hawai`i and California. The Blue Dolphins are coached by Gary Towner and assistant
MAUI—The Kaua`i Blue Dolphins, a 10 & Under girls soccer team captured
third place in the Hawai`i Cup 2000 held recently on Maui and featuring teams
from Hawai`i and California.
The Blue Dolphins are coached by Gary Towner
and assistant coach Shari Shimabukuro and made up of girls from Kalaheo and
Lihu`e.
The team was undefeated going into the playoffs, suffering their
first loss in the final few minutes to Pearl City who ended the tournament in
first place for their age-division. California ended in second with the Blue
Dolphins in third over Kaneohe.
Team members include: Victoria Espino, Skye
Shimabukuro, Corey Mann, Jaezelle Balilea, Zoe Finn, Caitlyn Towner, Shaye
Donnelly, Kristen Shim, Chaslee Delanoza, Sanoe Souza, Mona Schimmelfenning,
Laurelle Rosare.
Following is a recap of the Dolphins’ progress through the
Hawai`i Cup:
Game 1: Kaua`i 5, Moorpark, CA. 0
Goals: 1-Sanoe Souza,
1-Jaezelle Balilea, 1-Kristen Shim, 1-Corey Mann, 1-Zoe Finn
Game 2: Kaua`i
3, Kaneohe 1
Goals: 1- Kristen Shim, 1-Mona Schimmelfennig, 1- Jaezelle
Balilea
Game 3: Kaua`i 4, Maui 0
Goals: 2- Laurelle Rosare, 1-Sanoe
Souza, 1-Zoe Finn
Game 4: Kaua`i 6, Maui 0
Goals: 2-Laurelle Rosare,
2-Jaezelle Balilea, 1-Corey Mann, 1-Sanoe Souza
Playoff Game 1: Kaua`i 2,
Pearl City 3
Goals: 1-Laurelle Rosare, 1-Jaezelle Balilea
Playoff Game
2: Kaua`i 2, Kaneohe 0
Goals: 1-Jaezelle Balilea, 1-Zoe
Finn
Outstanding players: Chaslee Delanoza, Shaye Donnelly, Victoria
Espino, Skye Shimabukuro, Caitlyn Towner.