Girls soccer dynasty: Fort Worth-area SPC squad wins fourth consecutive title

The Zavaleta sisters made sure the Fort Worth Trinity Valley Trojans claimed their fourth consecutive Southwest Preparatory Conference girls soccer championship as they rolled to a 6-0 triumph over the host Episcopal School of Dallas Eagles in the Class 3A title game Saturday at Jones Field.

Freshman Paige Zavaleta and senior Alli Zavaleta scored two goals apiece to lead the Trinity Valley attack.

“So very special to be a part of my first one,” Paige said. “I watched on the sidelines the last three years as my sister and the team won championships. And to finally be able to experience it firsthand is just amazing.”

The younger Zavaleta, who registered four goals in Trinity Valley’s 7-0 semifinal victory over rival Fort Worth Country Day, added that it was just “incredible” to share this title playing alongside her sister, and great teammates.

Senior Charlotte Goldman opened the scoring for Trinity Valley with a close-range shot less than eight minutes into the match, and assisted on Paige Zavaleta’s goal just past the midway point of the 40-minute first half, as the Trojans held a 2-0 advantage at intermission.

Top-seeded Trinity Valley (12-2-0) came out of the break poised to finish the job. Paige Zavaleta punched in her second goal just over 10 minutes into the second half. Then Alli Zavaleta found net on back-to-back goals over a nine-minute span to push the Trojans’ lead to 5-0. Senior Audrey Deem, one of the team captains, rounded out the scoring with a tally in the final minute.

Goldman, also one of the team captains, is one of four Trojans to have been a part of all four soccer championships. Seniors Sydney Fewins, Isabel Gonzalez and Brown signee Claire McKnight are the others.

“I think this one is the most special,” Goldman said. “Closing out our high school careers like this is just phenomenal. I am so grateful to have been a part of this program.”

Trinity Valley, which drew a first-round bye, had beaten Episcopal School of Dallas 5-2 in a regular-season meeting Jan. 30.

Head coach Claire Pearce was excited for her team, especially the seniors.

“So very proud of everything this team, these seniors, have accomplished,” Pearce said. “Credit to the players.”

Pearce also lauded the play of goalie Blake Corder, who posted shutouts in the two playoff wins.

“Just an outstanding job in goal by Blake Corder,” Pearce said. “We graduated our goalkeeper last year, and Blake came in and we did not skip a beat.”

Episcopal School of Dallas (5-5-1) had blanked The Woodlands John Cooper 5-0 in the semifinals after ousting Arlington Oakridge 4-1 in the quarterfinals.

Trinity Valley won its only other girls soccer title in 2003, when a single champion was crowned. Beginning with the 2023 season, SPC was split into 4A and 3A classifications, and the Trojans have captured each 3A championship since then.

Adding to a massive trophy case

Pearce has described herself as a “Fort Worth Trinity Valley lifer,” as the alum enjoyed a distinguished high school career playing soccer and field hockey. A 2001 Trinity Valley graduate, Pearce earned a field hockey scholarship to Division I Wake Forest, enjoying an incredible four-year stint for the Lady Demon Deacons.

Pearce was a part of three straight NCAA Division I field hockey national titles from 2002-04, and Wake Forest is one of only three DI schools to three-peat in field hockey since 1981. (North Carolina and Old Dominion each accomplished the feat twice over that 45-year span.)

Pearce returned to Trinity Valley, becoming the field hockey head coach in 2005 as well as girls soccer. The Lady Trojans last fall captured their third straight SPC 3A field hockey title, defeating Oklahoma City Casady in the championship final each time after a runner-up finish in the 2022 matchup against Casady.

Heading up two successful programs is both “rewarding” and “challenging,” Pearce said.

Familiarity makes the task easier, as 12 of the 17 members of this year’s championship soccer team were also part of last fall’s field hockey title squad.

“Expectations,” Pearce said. “They know what to expect from me, and I know what to expect from them.”

“It starts with culture,” she added. “These girls, both in soccer and field hockey, have created this winning tradition.”

Pearce cites the usual qualities that make for a successful program.

“Leadership. High character. Togetherness. Accountability. And a genuine love for one another,” she said. “These girls have those qualities. They all want to carry on the tradition. A winning tradition.”

This story was originally published February 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM.