Last season, Wilson was a goal away from reclaiming the Moore League title after winning it in 2019 for the first time in 12 years. This season, the Bruins have reloaded an already stacked squad that has high hopes for returning to the top of the mountain again. “I don’t feel like we have a […]
Soccer
Boys’ Soccer Preview: Jordan Panthers
The Deyan Doychev era has begun for Jordan boys’ soccer, and the Panthers are playing things close to the vest this season. When asked what type of training and playing style he will have his team working with this year, Doychev declined to comment. “I want that to be private,” Doychev said. “The practices are […]
Boys’ Soccer Preview: Cabrillo Jaguars
During the shortened 2020-21 high school sports season, the challenges of the pandemic and remote learning were felt especially hard on the West Side. One of the teams most impacted by the ever-changing reality was the Cabrillo boys’ soccer team. Due to eligibility issues, opt-outs, and injuries, the Jags were almost unrecognizable from the start […]
Boys’ Soccer Preview: Lakewood Lancers
This is the season Lakewood boys’ soccer has been waiting for, and it will involve even more waiting. Coach Alex Diaz is in his fifth year at the helm and has a roster full of experienced upperclassmen who have grown up in his program. “It’s just about us believing in ourselves and not being afraid […]
Boys’ Soccer Preview: St. Anthony Saints
St. Anthony boys’ soccer and coach Aaron Rodriguez are thrilled to start a full season together. Rodriguez took over the program in January and the Saints scuffled through the rescheduled season with low player turnout. “We didn’t have time to prepare because we didn’t know when the season was coming,” Rodriguez said. “The parents were […]
Boys’ Soccer Preview: Compton
Like the rest of the Compton High sports programs, the boys’ soccer team is struggling without having a campus and regular practice schedule on a full field. Last week, coach Juan Reynoso was answering questions for this preview while 13 players were using 1/3 of the available grass at Roosevelt Middle School while Compton HS […]
St. Anthony Breaks Ground On New Athletic Facility At Clark Field
After decades of planning and fundraising, St. Anthony High School officially broke ground Thursday on the new athletic facility being built at Clark Field where the Saints have practiced and played multiple sports since 1946. “This project started and stopped for the last decade or longer,” St. Anthony Vice Principal and alum Chris McGuiness said. […]
Long Beach State Women’s Soccer Ends Season With Heartbreaking Loss
A few last-minute goals helped Long Beach State women’s soccer stay in the hunt for the Big West Conference championship, but a last-minute goal proved to be their undoing on the last day of the regular season. The Beach (9-7-2, 6-3-1) scored first on Sunday at George Allen Field only to see UC Santa Barbara […]
Long Beach State Women’s Soccer Falls To First-Place Cal Poly
Thursday night at George Allen Field was an all too familiar feeling for Long Beach State women’s soccer as they outplayed their visitors but left without anything to show for the effort. Cal Poly scored in the ninth minute and then held off a relentless LBSU attack in a 1-0 victory that left the Mustangs […]