After an extended break from any game action, the Dos Pueblos boys soccer team took awhile to get back into the swing of things on Thursday in the Channel League opener at Ventura.Branden Tangle knocked home a goal for the Chargers in the 77th minute, but by that time the Cougars had built a 3-goal lead on their way to a 3-1 victory.DP  falls to 6-11-1 on the season.  … [Read more...]

Buena broke a scoreless tie with a late goal to send the San Marcos boys soccer team to a 1-0 Channel League-opening defeat on Thursday in Ventura."For the most part, we actually played a really good game," said Royals coach Brian Eisen, who thought Alvaro Garcia and Erik Gutierrez really stepped up their games despite the loss. "The kids played with their hearts on their sleeves tonight." … [Read more...]

Jacinto Barreto had a hand in both San Marcos goals, sending the Royals to a 2-0 victory over Nordhoff in a non-league matchup on Tuesday afternoon.In the opening half, Barreto was pulled down in the penalty area by a Nordhoff defender. Erik Gutierrez stepped up to take the PK for the first time this season and didn't waste the opportunity, giving the Royals a 1-0 lead. … [Read more...]

The Santa Barbara boys soccer team has been next to impossible to stop this season and Saturday was no different.The Dons recorded two more victories, the last a 3-0 decision over the hosts to take home the Buena Tournament title.Santa Barbara, now 16-1, defeated Westlake 1-0 in the day's earlier match to make the final against the Bulldogs, who beat Ventura in their semifinal on penalty kicks. … [Read more...]

Jesse Gonzalez and Justin Jimenez each scored a goal in both Santa Barbara boys soccer victories on Friday, helping the Dons to a 2-0 win over Oxnard and a 5-0 beating of Silver Creek at the Buena Tournament.The 14-1 Dons advance to play Westlake in Saturday's semifinal. With a win, Santa Barbara would reach its third tournament final of the preseason. … [Read more...]

In trying to take a positive out of Monday's 1-0 loss to Westminster in the Marina Tournament, San Marcos boys soccer coach Brian Eisen had to look elsewhere but the field."Well, there was no traffic going there or coming back," he said before settling down for a much-needed nap (they left Santa Barbara for Huntington Beach at 4:30 a.m.).The Royals controlled the match and had "a lot more scoring opportunities" according to Eisen, but they couldn't convert and instead allowed a rebound … [Read more...]

The San Marcos boys soccer team finished second in its group at the Marina Tournament after posting a 0-0 tie against Lakewood and a 4-1 loss to Fountain Valley Saturday."We should have had a victory against Lakewood. I'd say we had the ball on their half 85-percent of the match, but we just didn't put the ball in the back of the net," said coach Brian Eisen, whose team is missing nearly 10 regulars due to injury or vacation. … [Read more...]

Perfection ended for the Santa Barbara boys soccer team on Tuesday, but a second-place finish in one of the most prestigious tournaments in Southern California isn't something to fret about.The Dons fell to 12-1 in a 2-1 loss to Loyola in the championship game of the South Torrance Tournament.The Cubs scored on an 18-yard free kick in the 22nd minute to go up 1-0, but Luis Santana scored off of a cross by Brian Joseff in the 43rd. Santa Barbara missed a clearance opportunity in the 70th … [Read more...]

The Santa Barbara Dons boys soccer team is racking up victories in intimdating fashion, taking two more on Monday at the South Torrance Tournament to reach Tuesday's final against Loyola.The Dons (12-0) defeated Harvard-Westlake 3-0 in the quarterfinals before moving on to take out the host South Torrance 3-1 in the semifinal."It wasn't very pretty but we found a way to win," said Dons head coach Todd Heil, who described the play as "messy" at times because of the muddy playing surface. … [Read more...]

The Dos Pueblos boys soccer team finished in third place at the Cabrillo Tournament Saturday after two close losses to eventual-champion Santa Maria and second-place Pioneer Valley.In the 1-0 loss to Pioneer Valley, coach Tovi Elasen counted 13 shots on goal for DP and only five for the Panthers, but PV was able to convert one in the 26th minute."We just failed to clear a ball and they put it away... Even though I though we were the better team it just didn't work out," said Eliasen. … [Read more...]

Todd Heil knew he would have a competitive team, but this year's Santa Barbara High boys soccer squad has surpassed the adjective "competitive" after improving to 10-0 with two wins Saturday at the South Torrance Tournament."It's a very pleasant surprise. We're getting goals from a lot of different players and our defense has been great," said Heil.the Dons beat Tesoro 2-0 in their first game on Saturday before downing Mira Costa by the same score later in the day. … [Read more...]

The Dos Pueblos boys soccer team got two wins by identical 2-0 scores at the Cabrillo Tournament on Friday, beating the hosts in the first and Bellflower in the second.Sophomore keeper Eric Katz recorded two cleansheets, and had to make nine saves against Bellflower to do so."He did real well in the second game," noted DP head coach Tovi Eliasen of Katz, who has been thrust into prominent action this season because the Chargers' opening-day starting goalkeeper is out due to injury. … [Read more...]