Boys Soccer

Memorial’s Gonzalez part of Dynamo Academy roster

McALLEN — McAllen Memorial’s Alex Gonzalez will play for the Houston Dynamo Academy in the upcoming SUM U-17 Cup starting today in Friendswood. Gonzalez is also a part of the Dynamo South Texas Academy. The Cup is being hosted by the ... Full story

Mercedes' Saldana signs with Texas College

MERCEDES - Rick Saldana inked an athletic scholarship to play soccer at Texas College in Tyler at a signing ceremony on Friday afternoon at Mercedes High School. The Mercedes boys soccer program began about 20 years ago, and Tigers coach Jose Almaza... Full story

Sharyland GK preserves West All-Stars' win in annual clash

Roy Hess

EDINBURG — Sharyland goalkeeper Gabriel Aguirre couldn’t have imagined a better way to finish his high school soccer career. Aguirre blocked a penalty kick with 3:16 left to preserve the West’s 2-1 victory over the East in the Rio ... Full story

Seven Brownsville soccer athletes sign scholarships to play in college

Thursday marked an important day for athletic scholarship signings in Brownsville as six athletes from Lopez and one from Porter inked to play soccer in college. During a signing ceremony at Lopez on Thursday morning, Jorge Cantu and Joe de Alba sign... Full story

Valley's soccer All-Star games to be played Thursday night

Todd Orodenker

The best of the Valley will be on display. The 2010 Rio Grande Valley Soccer Coaches Organization All-Star showcase takes place at 7:30 tonight at Cats Stadium in Edinburg. The girls are first up at 5:30 p.m., with the boys following at 7:30 p.m. Th... Full story

2010 All-Valley Soccer Report

Valley Freedom Newspapers' 2010 Boys All-Valley Soccer Team PLAYER OF THE YEAR Alex de la Garza, Sharyland Position: Center midfielder Grade: Junior Of Note: Playmaker for top-ranked Rattlers, who qualified for Region IV-5A Tournament for first ... Full story

All-Valley Soccer: Ramos, Danielson led teams to success

Roy Hess

Victor Ramos of La Joya Juarez-Lincoln and John Danielson of Los Fresnos haven’t been soccer coaches at their respective schools very long. But that hasn’t stopped them from taking their teams deep into the state playoffs. This season, R... Full story

All-Valley Soccer: Freshmen made immediate impact

Roy Hess

As freshmen playing on the varsity for the first time, McAllen High’s Maegan Idrogo and Brownsville Porter’s Alan Cortinas made an immediate impact during the 2010 soccer season. They are the newcomers of the year on the Valley Freedom N... Full story

All-Valley Soccer: De la Garza, Ochoa reap awards

Roy Hess

It would be difficult to find two better high school soccer players in the Rio Grande Valley than Sharyland's Alex de la Garza and McAllen High's Megan Ochoa. During the 2010 season, they displayed the kinds of standout individual skills that helped... Full story

Rio Grande Valley All-District Soccer Lists

Boys District 30-5A MVP -- Gerardo Garza, Sharyland Offensive Player of Year -- Esteban Aguinaga, McAllen Rowe Defensive Player of Year -- Alberto Trevino, Donna Utility Player of Year -- Raul Santillan, Rio Grande City Newcomer of Year -- Frie... Full story

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