The Goleta Valley Thunder 8-Under Division girls softball team succeeded in qualifying for the 8U Regional Championship that will take place July 14-16 in San Diego.
The Thunder went 3-1 and finished fifth in a 16-team qualifying tournament in Santa Maria last weekend. Six teams advanced to the Regional Championship.
In their first game, the Goleta girls routed the Clovis Bullets, 10-3. They went on to beat the Porterville Hot Shots, 9-3, and the Kerman Heat, 15-2, to advance to the quarterfinals.
The Thunder were defeated by Lompoc in a tight 3-2 game.
The Goleta Thunder team includes: Anastasia Brunner, Clarissa Contreras, Lucy Holian, Kascata Hurley, Jessica Lorden, Samantha Lorden, Addison Low, Isabel Malarkey, Brianna Sykes, Ciara Torres, Jessica Vega, Lila Westmacott.
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