BLUES WALL OF FAME
THE VERY BEGINNING!
1987 Original Adult Women's Blues Team with Pele at the Whittier Narrows Soccer Complex.
(Top L to R) Karen (Freckles) Nance, Kristi White, Pele, Michelle Salas kissing Mr. P, Monica Hall, Laura Jones, Cathy Crider. (Bottom L to R) Dianne Manore Strawser, Cindy Hawkins, Denise San Vicente, Lisa Busch, Carin Jennings Gabarra, Sue Spenser.
THE BEGINNING!
1990 Original San Juan Ripcurl split into two teams, forms first Southern California Blues teams. Can you name the players? Four famous founders (Bottom L to R) Lois Blodgett, Dave Gerhard, Tom Lingo, & Skip Jarvis.
To the right, Youth Blues founder Tom Lingo (Left) with Director of Coaching Larry Draluck watching a state cup game in the early days (1992).
1995 Under 18 SC Blues, the club's first ever USYSA California South U18 State Champions immediately following their championship victory at Allen Fields in La Jolla.
(Top L to R) Lori Maund (Stanford), Andrea Herschman (Princeton), Eryn Gerhard (Cal Poly SLO), Katie Roda (Dartmouth), Chrissy Anderson (UCSB), Heather Swanson (USD), Sherice Bartling (UCLA), Claire Wels (Pepperdine), Sumon Nicole (Pepperdine) (Bottom L to R) Tad Bobak, Care Crittenden (Colorado College), Denise Velton (Sac State), Julie Garrison (Princeton), Annie Luke (UCLA), Meagan Lingo (UCLA), Laurel Simpson (BYU), Larry Draluck.
The future looks bright for the Southern California Blues Soccer Club. Here the SC Blues Under 10 team proudly shows off their medals as they won the 1996 U10 California South State Championship at the Cerritos Sports Complex.
(Top L to R) Ron Downer, Kiley Jones, Katie Fitzgerald, Kendall Holiday, Chelsea Card, Jackie Zabek, Shannon Doersam, Amy Devine, Larry Draluck. (Bottom L to R) Alise Corea, Kristin Trebon, Lauren Gipe, Patricia Gialamas, Kelly Davey, Kimmy Vogl
Bill & Lois Blodgett, two of our founding administrators proudly show off a service award they received from the Pleasanton Friendship Tournament over the 1996 Labor Day Weekend
Back to Back State Cup U11 State Champion Blues after the 1-0 victory over Irvine at Cal State Dominguez Hills.
(Top L to R) Larry Draluck, Kim Horn, Shayla Sabin, Allie Rivera, Katie Fitzgerald, Patricia Gialamas, Kiley Jones, Jenna Sabin. (Bottom L to R) Lauren Winters, Kendall Holiday, Shannon Doersam, Lauren Gipe, Chelsea Card, Alise Corea, Kim Vogl, Kelly Davey, Makenzie Beahm.
1997 Under 15 SC Blues, USYSA California South U15 State Champions after the championship match at Mcpherson School which saw the Blues knock off defending state champ Claremont Stars 2-1.
(Top L to R) Whitney Jones, Ebony Stone, Amanda Roach, Haley Kuhn, Jessica Krause, Elizabeth Ahern, Jenelle Hillseth, Rich Manning (Middle L to R) Emily Ernsdorf, Sarah Banks, Nicole Arquilla, Nicole Swanson, Laurel Allen, Ashley Clift (Bottom L to R) Alex Richey, Alison Halpern.
1997 State Cup U18 Champion Blues after 1-0 victory vs long time rival MV Shamrocks at San Diego Polo Fields.
(Top L to R) Hugh Donald, Katie Ticehurst (USC), Corinne Briers, Andrea Warner (USC), Carrie Blodgett (Cal Poly SLO), Christine Gluck (Nebraska). (Middle L to R) Jannelle Jesme, Sommer Hammoud (UCLA), Maresa Zanetti (Cal Berkeley), Kirsten Roy (UC Irvine), Rene Peterson (Cal State Fullerton). (Bottom L to R) Vanessa Clark, Jill Pearson (Fresno State), Heather Aldama (Santa Clara), Twila Kaufman, Shelley Pharris (USC).
1997 First Ever Regional Champion Blues after 2-0 victory vs San Diego Surf in West Jordan Utah, the Team went on to take the Bronze Medal in the National Championship in Arizona.
(Top L to R) Rich Manning, Kathleen Celio (Santa Clara), Ashley Backman (Yale), Sharon Gillis (Arizona State), Katie Roda (Dartmouth), Meagan Lingo (UCLA), Jill Stephenson (UC Berkeley). (Middle L to R) Julie Garrison (Princeton), Mandy Clemens (Santa Clara), Andrea Herschman (Princeton), Annie Luke (UCLA), Stephanie Strocco (UC Berkeley). (Bottom L to R) Claire Wels (Pepperdine), Heather Swanson (USD), Eryn Gerhard (Cal Poly SLO), Trisha Steiner (Arizona State), Shauna Itri (Stanford).
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