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PREPS: Oaks makes it two in a row
Scott FrenchOaks Christian School did something Friday evening no girls high school soccer team had done before: captured a second straight Southern California Regional title. The Lions (23-5-1), from Westlake Village, picked up goals by Jessica Burns in the ...
Blog | March 10, 2012 -
PREPS: Southern Section looks to rule region in soccer again
Scott FrenchThree Southern California schools will be looking to repeat as, well, the closest thing California has to state high school soccer champions, and they're not the only local teams expecting success. The fourth edition of the CIF Southern California R...
Blog | March 06, 2011 -
Marcelo Balboa in Colorado's hall
Scott FrenchMarcelo Balboa, one of the Southern California-bred legends who led the charge for American soccer in the late 1980s and early 1990s, was inducted Tuesday into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Balboa (Cerritos/Cerritos HS) played in three World C...
Blog | April 11, 2012 -
LOCALS: Orozco, UCI products in NASL
Scott FrenchEmilio Orozco joined Mexico UANL Tigres straight out of high school. Now he's back in the States, for at least the summer. Miguel Ibarra's goal was to make a Major League Soccer roster. He'll continue working toward that in American soccer's second ...
Blog | April 09, 2012 -
PREPS: Paramount wins another title
Scott FrenchParamount High School claimed its second CIF Southern California Regional boys' soccer title in three years thanks to first-half precision and suffocating defense. The Pirates (25-4-3) ended Crescenta Valley's quest for an unbeaten season, holding...
Blog | March 11, 2012 -
PREPS: Fremont prevails in OT
Scott FrenchFremont High School won its first CIF Los Angeles City Section boys soccer title in nearly two decades Saturday night, but it took just a little longer than the Pathfinders thought it would. Emmanuel Corona's bicycle kick seven minutes into overti...
Blog | March 04, 2012 -
PREPS: Paramount 3-peat just a start
Scott FrenchDOWNEY -- Paramount High School had just claimed its third successive CIF Southern Section boys soccer title, an achievement that had several Pirates in tears -- and one of them prostrate, in a sort of blubbering ecstasy. It's just a start. Pa...
Blog | March 03, 2012 -
PREPS: Millikan rolls a seven
Scott FrenchDOWNEY -- No team had ever scored seven goals in a CIF-Southern Section soccer championship game, boys or girls. Millikan High School didn't expect to be the first. But the Rams poured it on, netting five in the first half en route to a stunning 7...
Blog | March 03, 2012 -
MLS: UCR star signs with Quakes
Scott FrenchThe San Jose Earthquakes have signed forward Cesar Diaz Pizarro, who starred at UC Riverside and was selected in the second round of Major League Soccer's supplemental draft in January. Diaz Pizarro (Chino Hills/Ayala HS) was the Big West Conferen...
Blog | March 03, 2012 -
PREPS: Aliso's belief leads to a title
Scott FrenchMISSION VIEJO -- Randy Dodge wasn't concerned when his team fell behind San Clemente High School in the first half of Friday night's CIF-Southern Section girls soccer final. He knew he had the depth and the skill to overcome anything thrown his way, ...
Blog | March 02, 2012 -
PREPS: All-South Coast final in D1
Scott FrenchSan Clemente High School makes its fifth successive CIF Southern Section Division I girls soccer title-game appearance this weekend, and the Tritons will have to go through a familiar foe if they're to win their sixth title in 11 years. South Coas...
Blog | February 29, 2012 -
PREPS: ECR, Palisades in title rematch
Scott FrenchChatsworth High School was given a second chance when Granada Hills reported it had used an ineligible player in the CIF Los Angeles City Section girls soccer playoffs. That chance didn't last long. Top-seeded El Camino Real (21-2-2) romped int...
Blog | February 29, 2012 -
PREPS: Ventura conquers Marina's D
Scott FrenchVentura High School's boys soccer team had scored 99 goals in its first 29 games. Marina's had conceded eight in its first 27. When the teams faced off in Tuesday's CIF Southern Section Division I semifinal, the advantage went to the Cougars. J.J. L...
Blog | February 29, 2012 -
PREPS: ECRs quest stopped short
Scott FrenchEl Camino Real High School's bid to honor fallen goalkeeper Francisco "Pancho" Rodriguez fell two games shy of the mark. The second-seeded Conquistadores were upset Thursday by Narbonne in the CIF Los Angeles City Section boys soccer playoffs. Alf...
Blog | February 24, 2012 -
PREPS: Three No. 1 seeds fall
Scott FrenchThe top seed in each of the CIF Southern Section's top three divisions were upset in Thursday afternoon's boys' soccer quarterfinals. Anaheim's Servite High School, seeded first in Division 1, lost on penalty kicks following a scoreless draw at Ma...
Blog | February 23, 2012 -
PREPS: Granite Hills girls upset
Scott FrenchGranite Hills High School of Apple Valley, one of the true perennials in Southern California prep girls soccer, was knocked out of the CIF-Southern Section playoffs Wednesday. How shocking is that? The top-seeded Cougars had reached the semifinals...
Blog | February 23, 2012