Dons finally meet their match in CDM
DOWNEY – Say it ain’t so.
Santa Barbara High’s dominating run through CIF’s postseason is officially over – and along with it the Dons’ bid for an undefeated season – as Corona del Mar finally stopped the Dons 1-0 in Saturday’s Division-II CIF SoCal Regional final played at Warren High School in Los Angeles.
The Sea Kings’ Reed Williams scored his 32nd goal of the [...]
Paramount ends DP’s magical postseason run
DOWNEY – For a team that somehow kept extending its season game after game, Dos Pueblos’ run is finally done. The Chargers, who won time and time again this postseason when few thought they would, made it all the way to Saturday’s Division-I CIF SoCal Regional final as an unseeded darkhorse from the Southern Section’s [...]
Dons roll into regional championship game, 3-0
Miguel Diaz had a busy second half on Thursday at Peabody Stadium.
The Dinuba goalie was caught in the middle of Santa Barbara High’s version of the O.K. Corral, facing 14 shots — most from point-blank range — after halftime. While the Dons converted only one of those 14, it was good enough to keep their [...]
DP surges back in final minutes, wins in PKs
A fantastic season was eight minutes from ending.
Dos Pueblos’ boys soccer team found itself trailing 2-0 at San Fernando on Thursday in the 72nd minute, but scored two goals in two minutes and won 4-2 in a penalty-kick shootout to advance to Saturday’s SoCal Division I Regional Championship Game. There, the Chargers will face a [...]
Chargers win “ugly, ugly, ugly” game to move on
Coach Tovi Eliasen wasn’t particularly impressed with the Dos Pueblos soccer team’s performance on Tuesday, but the Chargers are moving on nonetheless after a 1-0 victory at Stockdale in Bakersfield.
DP (16-6-7) will play at San Fernando High School (19-2-2) on Thursday in the semifinals of the Division I SoCal Regional Tournament.
“It was an ugly, ugly, [...]
Sun still shining on Dons’ perfect season
Transitioning from Friday night’s monumental CIF Championship game against Dos Pueblos to Tuesday’s Division II SoCal Regional contest against Arleta was a bit strange for Santa Barbara’s boys soccer team.
One was played under the lights at Harder Stadium in front of a roaring crowd of 8,000, while the other was on a chilly, windy afternoon [...]
DONS WIN TITLE OVER DOS PUEBLOS
Call it Dons domination.
Playing on the big stage in front of a huge crowd, Santa Barbara High’s boys soccer team put on a dazzling performance to cap an incredible season.
The Dons scored three goals in a 10-minute span in the first half and controlled the tempo from start to finish to overwhelm crosstown rival Dos [...]
Table is set for Friday’s Dons-Chargers CIF final
For the soccer players from Santa Barbara High and Dos Pueblos, Friday night is the dream game.
After years of playing with and against each other as kids on AYSO and club soccer teams, the crosstown rivals will meet in the biggest match for a prep player: the CIF Championship.
The Dons and Chargers clash for the [...]
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