Rod Petkovic is entering his 37th year as head coach of the Millikan boys’ soccer program. He’s the coach who founded the team, and has guided them to one of the best runs of any program in league history, including 10 of the last 11 Moore League championships. In other words, Petkovic has heard it […]
Lakewood (3-2-1) is coming off of a surprisingly successful season despite some coaching turmoil. Alex Diaz is now officially the head coach, and he thinks his Lancers can improve on their impressive second-place finish. “I told the kids to just go out and compete to show everyone that last year was not a fluke,” Diaz […]
Wilson (3-2-1) is the fastest growing program in the league. The Bruins have moved up to Division 1 after consecutive 12-plus win seasons, and second-year coach C.J. Brewer said his team is extra motivated for two reasons. “Obviously the players want to make the program look good, and the goal is to play the best,” […]
Cabrillo (9-0-2) has the experience and playing surface to really makes some noise this season. The Jaguars have eight starting seniors who are coming off of a disappointing fourth-place finish last year, and they’re playing the first full season on the new field turf on campus. “I don’t want to say too much and jinx […]
Compton (2-1-1) is starting a new era with a familiar face as first-year coach Sammy Flores takes over the program. Flores has been coaching the lower levels at Compton since 2014, and knows what kind of system he wants to run with senior Carlos Rivera leading the way. “We want to be touching the ball […]
Long Beach Poly coach Eric Leon has slowly built the Jackrabbits into a contender. His first season at Poly saw the boys’ soccer team go 4-10-4, a mark that improved to 14-8-2 last season. Still, the Jackrabbits found themselves on the outside looking in for the league championship hunt, finishing in fifth place and having […]
St. Anthony has been hiring coaches that the school feels can take their sports programs over the top, and they may have found their man on the pitch in new boys’ soccer coach Matt Dold, who inherits last year’s 10-11-1 team, which did win a Santa Fe League title. Dold is a well-connected local coach […]
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A trio of phenomenal finishes lifted Wilson to a 3-0 victory at Lakewood on Tuesday evening in the Moore League opener. WATCH VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Wilson (2-0, 1-0) came out in a full press and opened the scoring in the eight minute when Sam Thompson and Kate Rael connected to play on Kristin Berry. The junior […]
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