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Cate’s Boateng is Gatorade National Soccer Player of Year

Thursday, May 17, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Ema Boateng grew up in a home with no electricity and no running water in Ghana, but his intellect, determination and soccer ability offered him a shot at a better life. The teen hit a pretty big bull's-eye Thursday when he was named the 2011-12 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year. By CHAD KONECKY, ESPN Boateng was surprised with the news in his Cate School environmental science class by one of the most recognizable faces in American soccer, Alexi Lalas, who earned Gatorade … [Read more...]

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Boateng named California Player of Year by Gatorade

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Ema Boateng

Cate School's Ema Boateng has been named the Gatorade California Boys Soccer Player of the Year, it was announced on Tuesday.Boateng led the Rams to a Southern Section CIF championship in March. The captain midfielder totaled 32 goals and 19 assists for the season and was named the Division 7 CIF Player of the Year for the second time.The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and … [Read more...]

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SBSC’s U14 Girls White finish runner-ups at State Cup

Friday, May 11, 2012 By 1 Comment
Santa Barbara Soccer Club's U14 Girls White team

The U14 Girls white team had an incredible State Cup run scoring 24 goals for and only giving up 4 over their 7 games streak leading to the finals.In the finals, the U14G team was in a defensive battle with NC-Boca. Neither team was giving up many chances and it was going to come down to the wire.With 12 minutes left in the game NC Boca broke through and took the lead. The SBSC girls took to the offensive, and with surge after surge they attacked the opponents goal with narrow miss after … [Read more...]

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Smith verbally commits to USC soccer

Friday, May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Rachel Smith signed to USC

Santa Barbara Soccer Club's Rachel Smith, who also plays at Dos Pueblos High School, has verbally committed to play soccer at USC starting in the Fall of 2013.“I am very excited to have verbally committed to become a USC Trojan women’s soccer player and play in the Pac 12 Conference in the Fall of 2013,”  Smith of Santa Barbara SC GU17 White stated.Smith was asked about the recruiting process.“I attended the College Night events at San Marcos High School and I met with the … [Read more...]

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Solis recruited for Mexico national program

Friday, May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Mari Solis plays for Santa Barbara Soccer Club and Dos Pueblos High School

Mari Solis of the Santa Barbara SC GU16 White team has been on an amazing adventure and returned a better, stronger more experienced player and person as a result.Mari was invited to join the Mexican National Team program on a try-out basis. She made the final 25 but unfortunately not the final squad. Leo Cuellar, Mexico head coach, has requested that Mari remain in the path for recruitment. He has asked that Mari return to Mexico in the summer to train with the National Team Squad.This … [Read more...]

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NCAA slaps UCSB’s Curry with one-game suspension

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

A public reprimand and certain penalties have been issued for University of California, Santa Barbara, men’s soccer assistant coach Greg Curry for misconduct during the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship.Specifically, Curry was found to have engaged in misconduct by verbally abusing a referee to the point of having to be escorted from the stadium by security personnel.In addition to the public reprimand, the Division I Men’s Soccer Committee issued Curry a one-game NCAA … [Read more...]

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SBSC’s elite U16 White earns trip to WCDA Finals

Monday, April 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Santa Barbara Soccer Club's U16 White team will be traveling to Washington state

SBSC’s Boys U16 White Team will be participating in the WCDA Finals to be held in Redmond, Washington June 1-3, 2012.The trip to the finals was the result of 8 consecutive wins versus teams from the Western states played from August 2011 through March 2012 leading to a 1st place finish in the Southwest Division.The boys beat some high quality opponents including Diablo FC 3 -0 who won the North Pacific Div. of WCDA & are the defending champions of the prestigious Surf Cup. The team … [Read more...]

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Dos Pueblos’ Smith makes All-CIF First Team

Thursday, March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Rachel Smith - Dos Pueblos Soccer

Dos Pueblos junior Rachel Smith has been named to the Southern Section's Division 2 All-CIF First Team. CLICK HERE TO VIEW COMPLETE ALL-CIF GIRLS SOCCER SELECTIONS Smith carried the Chargers to a second-place finish in the Channel League, followed by a first-round CIF win in which Smith scored both of Dos Pueblos' goals in a 2-1 victory over Royal.Los Osos' senior forward Ifeoma Onumonu was the division's Most Valuable Player and her coach, Mychal Armstrong, was named Coach of the Year. … [Read more...]

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Cate dominates All-CIF selections

Thursday, March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Ema Boateng

Cate's Ema Boateng is the repeat CIF Division 7 Player of the Year for the Southern Section, leading a handful of Rams receiving honors for their championship season.Boateng, who will be playing for UC Santa Barbara next year, led Cate to its second-straight Southern Section title in early March as their central midfielder.Senior teammates Avery Schwartz and Blake Wands were joined by junior defender Joshua Yaro on the division's First Team. CLICK HERE TO VIEW COMPLETE ALL-CIF SOCCER … [Read more...]

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SBSC U12 White travels to tackle EPL

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
SBSC U12 White

A year and a half of preparation is nearly complete for Santa Barbara Soccer Club's Boys U12 White team, which leaves for England on Friday to train and compete with some of the world's largest professional soccer clubs.A highlight will come on March 28th when the U12 Whites play against Manchester United's development team at the club's world-famous training facility following a tour of the Old Trafford Stadium. The Santa Barbara team will also compete against youth teams from Tottenham … [Read more...]

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2011-12 All-Channel League Boys Soccer

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Offense: Erik Sandoval, Ventura,  Forward, 12 Defense: Spencer Kozik, Venura, Defender, 12 FIRST TEAM Isaac Beadle-Ramirez Buena, Defender, 12 Austin DeNoche Buena, Midfielder, 11 Scott Terry, Dos Pueblos, Forward, 12 Rodrigo Garcia, San Marcos, Left back, 12 Ian Hall, San Marcos, Midfielder, 11 Ricky Lopez, San Marcos, Center back, 12 Justin Vom Steeg, San Marcos, Goalkeeper, 9 Alfredo Ibarra, Santa Barbara, Forward, 12 Alberto Hernandez, Santa Barbara, … [Read more...]

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2011-12 All-Channel League Girls Soccer

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 By 1 Comment

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Offense: Macey Herrera, Buena, Forward, 12 Defense: Amanda Tewes, Buena, Defender, 12 FIRST TEAM Brooke Lundquist, Buena, Defender, 11 Jennie Padilla, Buena, Forward, 12 Miranda Campos, Buena, Defender, 11 Brandie Harris, Dos Pueblos, Forward, 12 Maria Solis, Dos Pueblos, Midfielder, 11 Jamie Benedetto, Dos Pueblos, Defender, 11 Rachel Smith, Dos Pueblos, Midfielder/Forward, 11 Ashley Carney, San Marcos, Centerback, 10 Hannah Harrah, San Marcos, Goalkeeper, … [Read more...]

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