Pilot Cup

All in the family at Pilot Cup

All in the family at Pilot Cup

Steve Whittaker tries to make sure he doesn't shout too loud when he coaches his 10-year-old daughter, Lani.

Virgen's View: Pilot Cup coming soon

Virgen's View: Pilot Cup coming soon

Representatives from Costa Mesa and Newport Beach elementary schools gathered for a special meeting Monday night at our office.

Pilot Cup: Anthony an all-around champ

Pilot Cup: Anthony an all-around champ

Anthony Rath, a 12-year-old fifth-grader who played for Newport Heights Elementary in the 13th annual Daily Pilot Cup, has anaridia. That...

Pilot Cup: Newport Coast perfect in bronze division

Ron Schoenbaum, a Newport Coast Elementary head coach at the Daily Pilot Cup, had enough fourth-graders for gold and silver division teams,...

Pilot Cup boys' 5-6 gold division: Pomona makes history

Pilot Cup boys' 5-6 gold division: Pomona makes history

COSTA MESA — It was a joyous celebration after the Pomona Elementary boys' fifth- and sixth-grade gold division team made history...

Pilot Cup girls' 5-6 gold division: Andersen again on top

COSTA MESA — Right before taking a penalty kick Sunday, Andersen Elementary student Julie Bartz heard some words of encouragement from...

Pilot Cup boys' 3-4 gold division: Binford delivers for MCS

COSTA MESA — For two 30-minute halves, Kyle Binford does his best to disarm scoring chances. But if penalty kicks are required, as...

Boys' 3-4

Pilot Cup boys' 3-4 silver division: Bottazzi delivers hat trick for College Park

COSTA MESA — The College Park Elementary boys' third- and fourth-grade silver division team came out scoring with ease from the...

Pilot Cup boys' 3-4 gold division: Binford delivers for MCS

COSTA MESA — For two 30-minute halves, Kyle Binford does his best to disarm scoring chances. But if penalty kicks are required, as...

Pilot Cup: Gassel scores hat trick for Newport

COSTA MESA — While observing just how young some players are at the 13th annual Daily Pilot Cup, one would only need to watch Aidan...

Pilot Cup: St. Joachim steps up with 5-3 win

COSTA MESA — At halftime of a Daily Pilot Cup boys' third- and fourth-grade pool play game Wednesday at Jack Hammett Sports Complex,...

Harbor Day encore

COSTA MESA — When it comes to winning Daily Pilot Cup trophies, a group of talented soccer players from Harbor Day School is now two-...

Short player has big game

COSTA MESA — Second-grader Adoram Martinez-Villa may be the shortest player playing in the boys' third- and fourth-grade silver...

Girls' 3-4

Pilot Cup: Newport Coast perfect in bronze division

Ron Schoenbaum, a Newport Coast Elementary head coach at the Daily Pilot Cup, had enough fourth-graders for gold and silver division teams,...

Pilot Cup: Rea shuts out Newport Heights

COSTA MESA — Playing like they have been together for years, the players from Rea Elementary's third- and fourth-grade girls' soccer...

Pilot Cup girls' 3-4 silver division: Moore's hat trick leads to Mariners win

COSTA MESA — Lily Moore lived up to her last name during the girls' third- and fourth-grade silver division championship game at the...

Kaiser begins with win

COSTA MESA — Last year, the Kaiser Elementary girls' third- and fourth-grade gold division team won the championship at the Daily...

Pilot Cup girls' 3-4 gold division: Newport Heights has winning blend

COSTA MESA — At first glance, it was the passing and scoring that led to the Newport Heights Elementary players' screaming and hugging...

Kaiser back on top

COSTA MESA — It had been nine years since Kaiser had won a title at the Daily Pilot Cup.

Boys' 5-6

Pilot Cup: Anthony an all-around champ

Anthony Rath, a 12-year-old fifth-grader who played for Newport Heights Elementary in the 13th annual Daily Pilot Cup, has anaridia. That...

Pilot Cup: Adams finds its groove

COSTA MESA — Raising their clasped hands to the sky, the Adams Elementary School fifth- and sixth-grade boys' soccer team did a...

Pilot Cup boys' 5-6 gold division: Pomona makes history

COSTA MESA — It was a joyous celebration after the Pomona Elementary boys' fifth- and sixth-grade gold division team made history...

Pilot Cup: Defending champion Mariners starts with tie

COSTA MESA — If Mariners Elementary plans to defend its Daily Pilot Cup title in the fifth- and sixth-grade gold division, it will...

Pilot Cup boys' 5-6 silver division: GK Barnes steps up in PKs for Newport Heights

COSTA MESA — One of the most hotly contested games in the entire Daily Pilot Cup – if not the best – came down to which...

Adams blanks Newport for Cup

COSTA MESA — Adams Elementary's Carlos Navarro asked the coach if he could boot a corner kick in Sunday's fifth- and sixth-grade...

Girls' 5-6

Pilot Cup girls' 5-6 gold division: Andersen again on top

COSTA MESA — Right before taking a penalty kick Sunday, Andersen Elementary student Julie Bartz heard some words of encouragement from...

Carden Hall edges St. Joachim

COSTA MESA — Most professional athletes who would say they need to shoot the ball more might be labeled as selfish, or not about the...

Pilot Cup girls' 5-6 silver division: St. John breaks through with title

COSTA MESA — The last time St. John the Baptist Catholic School won a Daily Pilot Cup title – in any division, grade level or...

Sonora opportunistic

COSTA MESA — Sonora Elementary proved at the Daily Pilot Cup that it's about quality, not quantity.

Pilot Cup: Whittier cruises to win

COSTA MESA — It's a pride thing for Jason Ayala.

Carden Hall: Shutout Queens

COSTA MESA — Coach Doug Nichols can count the number of goals his Carden Hall Elementary girls' soccer teams have allowed the past two...