The Camarillo Eagles Soccer Club was formed back in 1978. The original founders of the team, Lee White, Russ Pinto, Jim Freeland, and Ed Eysenring all got their start in A.Y.S.O. but were interested in expanding the competition arena to a higher level.

 

1978 Daily News Eagles article

1978 Camarillo Eagles Team Pic

Pictured left to right to were:

Bottom row – Simon Birmingham, Jeff Freeland, Kester Peters, Brian Reinhart, Scott Eastman, Mike Oliver, Mike Durham

Top row – Mike Caputo, Jim Freeland (Coach), Steve Pinto, Steve Cecil, John Alfino, Ken White, Tim Vandersande, Tim Habeck, Russ Pinto (coach/dad), Steve Hency, and Lee White ( coach).

Eagles News Clip

Eagles News Clip 1980

The first teams performed very well including El Camino Real Champions in 1978 & 80. In 1979, the Eagles 1 expanded by adding Eagles 2 and 3. By 1980 there were at 5 Eagle teams.

The original Eagle 1 nucleus played into high school together where they won the CIF State Southern Section in 1983.

Eagles Boys U19 1983 Team Pic

Top: Johnny Alfino, Scott Nasland, Steve Pinto

Middle: Mitch Ogg, Harry Baumstark, Adam Manzer, Jeff Freeland, Mike Murray, Kester Peters

Bottom: Scott Eastman, Peter Murray, Coach Barry Warren, Ken White, Bill McGee, Bill McKenna

Many thanks to Steve Pinto for sharing the history of the Camarillo Eagles Soccer Club!

 

Camarillo Eagles 1979-1980 Team Picture

1979 -1980 Eagles BU15

Top: Assistant Coach Mitch Richardson, Mike Oliver, Mitch Ogg, Matt Welch, ?, Bryan Paulson, Tom Lamier, Coach Bill McGee
Middle: Shawn Arstein, Grady Runyan, Mike Hertinstein, ?, Johnny Garcia, Jeff Freeland
Bottom: Todd Anderson, Doug Richardson, Steve Freeland, Donny Scholl, Danny Eastman

 

Camarillo Eagles BU16 1980 - 1981

Eagles BU16 1980 – 1981

Top: Assistant Coach Tom Welch, Mitch Ogg, Bryan Paulson, Peter Murray, Matt Welch, Mike Oliver, Coach Billy McGee
Middle: Mike Hertinstein, ? ?, Blayne Wingle (Goalie), Jeff Freeland, Grady Runyan, Bill McGee Jr.
Bottom: Johnny Garcia, Shawn Arstein

 

Camarillo Eagles Boys 1983

Top Photo Dated – 1/9/83. Bottom Photo Dated – 3/12/83.

Girls History

In 1980, Kristi White was the first female to play for the Camarillo Eagles Youth Soccer Club. She played on the Eagles III, Under 12 boy’s team.   The next year the club added two girl’s teams, Ken Eastman’s Under 19 team and Coach Hope Trevino’s Under 14 team. Kristi played on Hope’s team.  Kristi played on both the Eagles club team and on the CYSA-South Select Team for the next four years.  As an adult she was on the Western Regional Women’s Soccer Team and the Southern California Women’s State Select Team.

1980 Eagles 3

 

The first Eagles III Boy’s team was coached by Mike Burgess. The players were Kristi White, John Neeson, Marvin Schmidt, Jeff Stahl, Scott Wallen, Steve Oliver, Mike Carroll, Keith Chicasawa, David Johnson, David Goertzen, Mike Zerkel, Jim Spencer, Jeff Burgess, Brian Burleson, Mike Freeland, Brian Radney, and Brooks Benson. They won the El C amino Real League with 8 wins out of 13 games that year.
1980 Eagles Girls 6

 

The first Eagles VI team was coached by Hope Trevino in 1980 and manager Nancy White. The roster included Alicia Garrett, Jeri Grossnicklaus, Tracy Tackett, Becky Eggleston, Diana Alfino, Denise Lane, Kristi White,  Jennifer Brooks, Christine Velasquez, Devon Gross, Lori Johnson, Cori Garcia, Deborah Griffith, Heidi Leal and Traci Bustard.
1981 Eagles Girls 7
In 1981, Eagles VI Team was coached by Al Leal and manager Nancy White. The same players as the 1980 girl’s team. Erica Dobson was added to the team.
1982-83 Eagles Girls 6

 

Lee White and John Castellanos coached Eagles VI in 1982-83 and managed by Nancy White. Players are Marian Scholle, Denise Lane, Deborah Griffith, Dianna Alfino, Daphne McCarley, Erica Dobson, Tami Hobson, Jennifer Brooks, Jennifer Krok, Christine Velasquez, Devone Gross, Lori Johnson, Heidi Leal, Janeen Anderson, Tracy Brown, and Kristi White.
1984-85 Eagles Girls 6

 

In, 1984-85, Eagles VI was coached by Lee White. Players were, Devon Gross, Jeri Grossnicklaus, Daphne McCarley, Kristen Ritzi, Marian Scholle, Lori Johnson, Jennifer Brooks, Gabrielle Balsano, Kristi White, Debbie Slaminski, Jennifer Krock, Tricia McCarthy, Kari Taketa, and Joyce Gianera.

 

Kristi White

Kristi received a 4 year scholarship to CSU Dominguez Hills for the Women’s Soccer Team where she was All-Time Assist Leader and All-Time Leading Season Goal Scorer through 1990. She then had the honor of being named a ’89 First Team NCAA Div. II All American.  She was also chosen for the ‘89 First Team NCAA Div. II All West Team and ’89 NCAA Div. II National Championship All-Tournament Team.

In 1990, Kristi’s first year coaching was at Golden West College and she was named    “COACH OF THE YEAR” in the Range Empire Conference. From 1991 to 1993, she was the Women’s Head Assistant coach at CSU Dominguez Hills. In 1994 she came back to Camarillo and became the trainer for five of the Camarillo Eagles girl’s teams. In 1991 she was also involved with Athletes in Action where she traveled to Germany and Czechoslovakia as a soccer player. Then Kristi became the women’s assistant soccer coach for Biola University in 1995. She also coached summer soccer camps and was the women’s soccer coach for the Missionary Athletes International (MAI) Women’s soccer team in 1995 and 1996.

 
Kristi received a 4 year scholarship to CSU Dominguez Hills for the Women’s Soccer Team where she was All-Time Assist Leader and All-Time Leading Season Goal Scorer through 1990. She then had the honor of being named a ’89 First Team NCAA Div. II All American.  She was also chosen for the ‘89 First Team NCAA Div. II All West Team and ’89 NCAA Div. II National Championship All-Tournament Team.

 
 
In 1990, Kristi’s first year coaching was at Golden West College and she was named “COACH OF THE YEAR” in the Range Empire Conference. From 1991 to 1993, she was the Women’s Head Assistant coach at CSU Dominguez Hills. In 1994 she came back to Camarillo and became the trainer for five of the Camarillo Eagles girl’s teams. In 1991 she was also involved with Athletes in Action where she traveled to Germany and Czechoslovakia as a soccer player. Then Kristi became the women’s assistant soccer coach for Biola University in 1995. She also coached summer soccer camps and was the women’s soccer coach for the Missionary Athletes International (MAI) Women’s soccer team in 1995 and 1996.

 
 

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Daily News 1981 Girls

 

Ken Eastman was the coach of the first Eagles girls U-19 team from 1980-83. Ken later started (and coached for nine years) the Camarillo High girls varsity team, which included many of the Eagles players.

Eagles Girls Team Pic 1981

Bottom row, left to right:  Janice Gallagher, Jamie Mason, Liela Audeh, Sheila Shibata, Chris Elmore, Mary May, Linda Encinas. Top row:  Ken Eastman, Cayse Williams, Heather Rieman, Eileen Beahan, Lynn Eastman, Melissa Jordan, Tammy Anderson, Beth Sullivan, Maureen Vernon.

 

Eagles Girls Team 1982

Bottom row, left to right:  Angela LaLiberte, Carrie McCoy, Laurie Siegel, Linda Encinas, Sonia Rosales, Sheila Shibata, Cayse Williams. Top row:  Ken Eastman, Lynn Eastman, Sheryl Smith, Tarolyn Whitt, Jamie Mason, Heather Rieman, Beth Sullivan. Not shown:  Liela Audeh, Janice Gallagher, Jackie Gibson, Courtney McCoy, Sharon Stevenson.

1982-83 team (photo not available)

LaDonna Collins, Karen Farrell, Jeanne Ditzhazy, Jackie Gibson, Michelle Goss, Jeri Grossnicklaus, Angela LaLiberte, Cayse Williams, Kristen Stoutz, Mariette Menne, Carol Mills, Karen Morris, Stacy Morris, Sheila Shibata, Sharon Stevenson, Tarolyn Whitt.

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Eagles cartoon

 

Eagles cartoon for the first Eagles Spring Classic in 1996. At that time it was called the Eagles Cool Classic. Drawn by Ashley Lefler’s (player) father.

Eagles GU11 1998

GU11 – 1998

L-R Back Row
Coach Buddy Kelley, Caitlyn MacKechnie, Amanda Dynice, Lauren Saling, Jessica Needham, Ashley Schlimgen, Megan Olson, Alena Avedissian, Coach Scott MacKechnie
L-R Front Row
Michelle Jameson, Christina Larsen, Delaney Cantrall, Kaitlin Kelley, Jessica Larimer, Olivia Timpson

 

Eagles GU13 1999

GU13 – 1999
L-R Back Row
Sydney Latta, ?, Lauren Saling, Alena Avedissian, Jessica Needham, Heidi Dittmar, Heidi Dittmar, Coach Vince Thomas
L-R Middle Row
Sara Beckton, Sami McKinney, Kaitlin Kelley, Vanessa Thomas, Jessica Larimer, Dalaney Cantrall, ?, ?
L-R Front Row
Olivia Timpson, Ashley Schlimgen

 

Eagles Girls Gu15 2001 

GU15 – 2001
Coach Ross Greaney – Alena Avedissian, Lauren Saling, Brittany Bennett, Sydney latta, Heidi Dittmar, Megan Hart, Breanne Blankenburg, Sammy McKinney, Brianna Cox, Bush, VT, Jessie Larimer, Delaney Cantrall, Ashley Schlimgen

 

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