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Hall of Fame

The AYSO Region 13 Hall of Fame honors volunteers and players who have made outstanding contributions to youth soccer in the Pasadena area.

Hall of Fame

Region 13 recognizes outstanding volunteers, coaches, and referees who contribute to our community.


Annual Awards

Golden Ball Award (Coach of the Year)

Year Recipient
2025 Carolyn McCoppin
2024 Aviva Wolfson
2022 Azeem and Shamima Khaja, Samir and Varun Singh, Ben Moran
2021 Nestor Serrano, Sally Serrano, Adam Serrano
2019 Caroline Amicone
2018 Shanti Rao
2017 Francis Okwu

Golden Whistle Award (Referee of the Year)

Year Recipient
2025 Michael Bransby
2024 Jeffrey Lawler
2023 Sonya Wierman
2022 Rick Quiring, Nicole Maccala
2021 Andrew Lansford, Sung Kim

James Shopbell Award (Outstanding Youth Referee)

Year Recipient
2025 Oren Chait, Alexander Eatman
2024 Lara Georgian, William Drobis
2023 Nicholas Wood
2022 Federico Calchi-Novati, Paolo Calchi-Novati
2021 Shamima Khaja, James Shopbell

Volunteer of the Year

Year Recipient
2022 Oscar Alvarez-Salazar, Matthew Goldman
2021 Terry Takahashi, Patrick Shopbell, Stas Petropoulos

Lifetime Achievement Awards

Vic Gutierrez Award (Lifetime Service as Coach)

Year Recipient
2022 Tony D’Angelo
2017 Adam Yatsko
2016 Heidi Taylor
2015 Vic Gutierrez

Michael Walizer Award (Lifetime Service as Referee)

Year Recipient
2023 DeWayne McMullin
2022 Scott Davis
2016 Steve Hawkins, Erik Forrester, Chip Heller
2015 Rob Owen

Bill Carroll Award (Lifetime Service as Volunteer)

Year Recipient
2025 Dan Jeffries
2024 Taj Chiu
2022 Al Prado, DeWayne McMullin

Team Name of the Year

Year Names
2025 Soccersuaruses, 12 Random Guys
2024 Mermaids Drinking Boba in Pajamas, Radioactive Banana Fries
2023 Golden Glittery Merkitties, Purple Reign
2022 Pink Unicorn Fuchsia Fairies, High Voltage Slurpees
2021 Ketchup Blasters, Fuchsia Force
2019 Lavender Kicking Queens, Burnt Chicken Nuggets


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