Smiles replace sadness as La Mirada girls soccer edges Sage Hill to win CIF regional title

Smiles replace sadness as La Mirada girls soccer edges Sage Hill to win CIF regional title

NEWPORT BEACH – La Mirada’s Mia Cook made a beeline for Kiersten Mahan. A week earlier, it was a disconsolate Mahan who, after her shot hit the crossbar, took a few steps toward her disappointed teammates at midfield, then turned around to console goalkeeper Cook after they had just lost in penalty kicks to Sage Hill in a CIF Southern Section championship game. But on Saturday, after the final whistle, it was a different embrace. One of unbridle…