LAFC Competitive Girls Soccer Teams Excel At Tournament In Albuquerque

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 20, 2025
- 9:06 am

LAFC 2013/2014 girls’ competitive soccer team. Courtesy/LAFC

SPORTS News:

The LAFC 2013/2014 girls’ competitive soccer team capped off a fun fall season with smiles and an excellent third-place finish at the Gaylord Sheppard Tournament, the largest soccer tournament in New Mexico and an event that draws teams to Albuquerque from across the Southwest.

During its regular season this fall, the team competed in the Duke City Soccer League, the state’s premier youth league, where it posted a winning record, outscored its opponents by nearly a two-to-one margin, recorded shutouts in almost half of its matches, and created lifelong memories playing with friends.

The team is composed primarily of 6th and 7th grade students from Los Alamos. The team includes Vivien Hansana, Abbie Johnson, Maddie Gammon, Maureen Lausen, Natalie Disterhaupt, Clara Nichols, Presley Hopwood, Annabel Tucker, Alice Altschuler, Rylee Brooks, Mara Harvey, Sage Gardner, Gracie Nichols, Lucia Mereghetti, Maya Tamashiro, Clara Benedict, Takara Mertes (not pictured), and Charlie Dixon (not pictured).

The LAFC 2010 Lady Scorpions competitive team played amazing group soccer to finish as finalists in the largest soccer tournament held in New Mexico, the Gaylord Sheppard Tournament! The team, most of whom recently finished the JV season for the Los Alamos Toppers, scored 11 goals in 4 games to secure the 2nd place finish in the top bracket of the tournament! The team will next be traveling to Phoenix over Thanksgiving to enjoy some soccer with their turkey in the Desert Super Cup Showcase.

The team includes Addie DeBurgomaster, Layla Larson, Reese Hill, Sylvia Miles, Ayla Hawkley, Sarah Sanders, Aaliyah Barela, Adriana Sanchez, Zoe Romero, Brianna Tatro, Luna Bassett, Ava Odonnell, Ava Martinez, Maliyah Vigil, Madison Brown, and Bailey Garcia and is head coached by Lydell Brown and assisted by Tom Roelfs, Rob Larson, and Derek Vigil.

To learn more about LAYSL’s recreational and competitive teams, visit laysl.org.