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Mira Costa Girls SOCCER Camp
August 30th
MIRA COSTA GIRLS SOCCER hosts their Annual Youth Soccer Camp :
Thursday, October 3rd | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: West Turf Field at Mira Costa High School (enter off Meadows Ave)
$100 per player before 9/26; $110 per player after : includes t-shirt and snacks
Girls K-8th Grade are invited to a high energy soccer and skills camp hosted by the Costa Girls Soccer Team and Coaching Staff! The camp will focus on the key elements of soccer such as dribbling, shooting, passing and defending.
Mira Costa Girls Soccer Tryouts
August 14th
MIRA COSTA GIRLS SOCCER TRYOUTS
Tuesday, August 27th through Friday, August 30th | 6:00 am - 7:10 am
(if you do not have a 0 period, we may ask you to stay later)
Location: West Field
What to bring: Number assigned to you for tryouts, light and dark shirt (gray is light), cleats, shin guards, water, if you have a 0 period or are staying until 1st period starts, bring all your school stuff. Number assigned to you for tryouts.
On Monday, 8/26th, all players will need to pick up their number and safety pins. You may want more safety pins to attach your number to the back of your shirts, so it might be helpful to track some down now/prior to Tuesday, 8/27th. More information will be sent out later on when and where to pick up numbers on Monday 8/26th.
All players will need to fill out the registration form for tryouts: CLICK HERE
We know a 6am tryout is not ideal for the non-early risers, but as mentioned before, it gives us access to the most field space to be able to best evaluate players. It is also much cooler at that time of day and it gives players a break before they may need to go to club/other practice in the afternoon/evening.
Mira Costa Girls SUMMER Soccer Camp
April 29
MIRA COSTA GIRLS SOCCER hosts their Summer Youth Soccer Camp :
Wednesday, June 19th | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Waller Stadium at Mira Costa High School
$100 per player before 6/14; $110 per player after : includes t-shirt and snacks
Girls and Boys TK-5th Grade are invited to a high energy soccer and skills camp hosted by the Costa Girls Soccer Team and Coaching Staff! The camp will focus on the key elements of soccer such as dribbling, shooting, passing and defending.
MCHS Girls Soccer Individual League & CIF Honors
March 20
The 2023-2034 Mira Costa Girls Soccer season has come to an end and what a successful one it has been! The Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshman/Sophomore teams all finished winning Bay League. Varsity continued to play in the CIF-SS Open Division Playoffs, making it to the Semi-finals. This qualified them to play in the CIF D1 Regional Playoffs (SoCal) where they also made it to the Semi-finals. What an amazing season we had!
Individual league and CIF honors were announced.
All Bay League MVP: Mia Crisera (Sr)
All Bay League First Team: Juju Arensdorf (Sr), Amanda McKendry (Sr), Fiona Shin (Jr), and Taylor Southey (Sr)
All Bay League Second Team: Sydney Bushman (Sr), Mya Clarke (Sr), and Halle Ostboe (So)
All-CIF Open Division
Juju Arensdorf (Sr), Sydney Bushman (Sr), and Mia Crisera (Sr)
Congratulations to everyone!!
We also celebrated our fifteen graduating seniors and their families with a special Senior Night ceremony before our home game victory over Peninsula on January 23rd. Congratulations on a great Costa career Seniors: Juju Arensdorf, Sydney Bushman, Lauren Chao, Mya Clarke, Mia Crisera, McLean Grimes, Claire Koerber, Kaitlyn McGrath, Amanda McKendry. Nia Nguyen, Juliana Nussbaum, Miya Ostboe, Taylor Southey, Paige Tynan, and Arianna Vogel. Best of luck in your next chapter!
Mira Costa Varsity Girls Soccer Final Record
18-3-4
March 2
"The Varsity team made history for the program, being put into the Open Division with the top 8 teams in the CIF Southern Section Playoffs. Essentially, we were considered the top 8 in all of Southern California! And after that impressive run in playoffs and Regional playoffs, we were 4th in all of Southern California. That is extraordinary and a true testament to the hard work and dedication the players had to their teammates and the program!"
-Coach Amanda Cross
Bay League Champions
Advanced to Semifinals of CIF Southern Section Open Division Playoffs
Advanced to Semifinals of CIF SoCal Regional Division 1 Championship
Mira Costa Boys & Girls Soccer selected for
CIF-SS Open Division Playoffs
by Damien Calhoun | Daily Breeze
February 3
Both teams will participate in the new playoff format that will start with a home-and-home series to see who advances in the eight-team bracket
The Mira Costa boys and girls soccer team was selected for the CIF-Southern Section Open Division, which will be have a different look than the other divisions.
The Mustangs, the Bay League champion, is the fourth seed in the new bracket, which is going to be played with a new format.
The eight team-bracket will start with a home-and-home series in the opening round. For Mira Costa, that means opening Wednesday on the road at Aliso Niguel. The series will shift to Mira Costa for Friday’s game.
At the end of the opening series, the team with the most goals scored in the series will advance.
After the opening home-and-home, the division will revert back to one-game quarterfinal (Feb. 13) and semifinal (Feb. 16) before the final, Feb. 23 at Veterans Stadium.
The other series in the Open Division: Godinez-Arlington; JSerra-San Clemente and Montclair-Mater Dei.
“It’s a little bit of a bummer, that it can’t be a bit more expansive to include more teams, but to be one of the eight, I’ll take it,” Mira Costa coach Al Brown said.
Mira Costa posted a 22-1-3 overall record and went 9-0-1 in the Bay League. The lone loss came against JSerra, who is in the bottom half of the bracket.
“The way I look at it, after 160 minutes, the better team is going to win,” Brown said. “We’re excited about it. I definitely think this is better than last year’s (Division 1 bracket) with 16 teams, single elimination.”
On the girls side, fifth-seeded Mira Costa (15-1-3, 8-1-1) won the Bay League after being one of three teams from the South Bay on the recent watch list, survived the cut.
Mira Costa’s only loss this season came to Palos Verdes (1-0) in the first round of Bay League play. The Mustangs went 6-0-1 after that loss to win the league title.
The Mustangs will open Thursday at home against Long Beach Millikan. The second game will be played at Millikan, Feb. 10.
The other quarterfinal series include: Oaks Christian-Santa Margarita, Los Alamitos-Capistano Valley and Mater Dei-Santiago/Corona.
The girls quarterfinals are Feb. 14 and semifinals are Feb. 17.
Both the girls and boys Open Division final will be played Feb. 23 at Veterans Stadium.
Varsity • JV • Frosh/Soph place FIRST in Bay League
February 1
MIRA COSTA VARSITY GIRLS
The Mira Costa Varsity girls places FIRST in Bay League (Varsity Division 1), finishing the league season with a 8-1-1 record (15-1-3, overall).
Varsity now moves on to Division One for the CIF Southern Section playoffs.
"Mira Costa girls clinch Bay League title: Juju Arensdorf scored the Mustangs (15-1-3, 8-1-1) in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw against Redondo. That was enough for the Mira Costa to clinch the Bay League title." - by Damian Calhoun, Daily Breeze
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MIRA COSTA JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS
The Mira Costa Junior Varisty girls places FIRST in Bay League (JV Division 1),
finishing the league season with a 8-0-1 record (16-0-2, overall).
MIRA COSTA FROSH-SOPH GIRLS
The Mira Costa Freshmen/Sophomore girls places FIRST in Bay League (F/S Division 1),
finishing the league season with a 6-0-2 record (13-1-2, overall).
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE TEAMS!
2023 Best of the West Tournament (results)
December 17
MIRA COSTA VARSITY GIRLS
Varsity ABCD Pool Play: Dec 9, 2023
San Juan Hills vs. Mira Costa T 1-1
Newport Harbor vs. Mira Costa T 2-2
2nd Group: Dec 16, 2023
Mira Costa vs. Harvard-Westlake W 1-0
Mira Costa vs. JSerra W 2-1
5th PLACE OVERALL
MIRA COSTA JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS
JV ABCD Pool Play: Dec 9, 2023
Los Alamitos vs. Mira Costa T 0-0
Mira Costa vs. Milikin W 4-0
Champion Group: Dec 16, 2023
Mira Costa vs. Mater Dei W 5-0
Edison vs. Mira Costa FINAL W 1-0
CHAMPIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!
MIRA COSTA FROSH-SOPH GIRLS
Frosh-Soph ABCD Pool Play: Dec 9, 2023
Newport Harbor vs. Mira Costa W 2-0
Mira Costa vs. Roosevelt W 2-0
Champions Group: Dec 16, 2023
Mira Costa vs. San Clemente L 0-1
San Juan Hills vs. Mira Costa W 1-0
3rd PLACE OVERALL
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE TEAMS!
Great run for all 3 teams in the Best in the West Winter Tournament!
Mira Costa Girls Soccer Camp
September 2
MIRA COSTA GIRLS SOCCER hosts their Annual Youth Soccer Camp :
Monday, September 25th | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: West Field at Mira Costa High School
$100 per player before 9/20; $110 per player after : includes t-shirt, snacks and water
Girls K-8th Grade and Boys K-1st Grade are invited to a high energy soccer and skills camp hosted by the Costa Girls Soccer Team and Coaching Staff! The camp will focus on the key elements of soccer such as dribbling, shooting, passing and defending.
Soccer Tryouts (Fall 2023)
August 9th
Girls’ soccer will have tryouts on August 28, 29, 30, and September 1 (M, T, W, F).
Tryouts will be on the West field:
Returners:
Monday, 8/28; Tuesday, 8/29; Wednesday, 8/30: 2:30-3:45pm, plus Friday, 9/1: 12:30pm-2pm
New players:
Monday, 8/28; Tuesday, 8/29: 3:30-4:45pm
Wednesday: 7am-8am (this is during the zero period – we’ll discuss these details Monday & Tuesday)
Friday: 12:30pm-2pm
*Friday is a minimum day, so tryouts will be at 12:30-2pm (or whenever you are done with class) for all.
Players will need cleats, shin guards, water, sunscreen and two different colored shirts (dark and light).
All players will need to register before tryouts begin (you can wait to register closer to the end of August so you know your classes first). Registration form: click here.
Varsity Falls in Quarter Finals of CIF Div. 1 Playoffs
February 14th
Mira Costa was defeated by Los Alamitos, 2-2 in PKs (2-3) in the quarter finals of the CIF Division One playoffs. Los Alamitos scored first and then junior, Sydney Bushman scored for the Mustangs bringing the half at 1-1. Second half, Costa junior, Taylor Southey scored, putting Costa ahead 2-1. In the last minute of regulation time, Los Alamitos scored, driving it into overtime. After a scoreless overtime, teams settled the game with penalty kicks.
Mira Costa closes its season with a 12-3-6 record and finishes second in Bay League (4-1-5). Congratulations to the girls on another stellar season!
JV & Frosh/Soph Complete Seasons
February 13th
Junior Varsity finishes with a 11-2-5 overall record (3-2-5 in Bay League play) including winning the South JV Tournament in December. Freshman/Sophomore was equally successful. Frosh/Soph finishes with an 17-3-0 overall record (7-1 in Bay League play). Also, winning the Redondo F/S Tournament in December. Congratulations everyone!
Varsity Advances to CIF Playoffs Round Two
February 9th
On February 8th, Varsity Mira Costa defeats Temecula Valley High (2-1) to advance to the second round (quarter finals) of the CIF Southern Section Division One playoffs. Mira Costa now will face Los Alamitos High (16-6-5) on Tuesday, February 14th. Game time TBA.
Varsity Playoffs begin Wednesday
February 7th
Varsity (4-1-5) is traveling to Temecula Valley High (10-0) in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division One playoffs on Wednesday, February 8th. Game time is 6pm at Temecula Valley High. The Golden Bears placed first in the Southwestern League. Come out and support the girls!
Varsity places Second in Bay League
February 2nd
The Mira Costa Varsity girls places second in Bay League (Division 1/2), finishing the league season with a 4-1 -5 record (11-2-6 overall). Varsity now moves on to Division One for the CIF Southern Section playoffs. Read more about Mira Costa's history here.
2022 South Holiday Girls’ Soccer Tournament (42nd)
December 20th
The Mira Costa Varsity Girls are the 2022 South Holiday Champions!
Group Play:
Mira Costa vs. Torrance 3-1
Port Of LA vs. Mira Costa 0-10
Mira Costa vs. El Segundo 1-1 PKs 6-5
SEMI-FINALS Ventura vs. Mira Costa 0-1
FINALS Mira Costa vs. Redondo Union 1-0 2OT
Mira Costa girls soccer tops Redondo in OT to win South Holiday tournament.
DAILY BREEZE (click here)