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By Andrew J. Campa, andrew.campa@latimes.com | December 27, 2013
GLENDALE - What could have very easily been labeled as a forgettable Friday was instead differently interpreted by Burroughs High first-year girls' soccer Coach Brady Riggs. His Indians struggled in both their matches of opening pool play action of the Los Tacos Holiday Festival Tournament at the Glendale Sports Complex, including dropping the afternoon contest, 5-0, versus Royal on a day in which the squad was outscored, 8-0. Yet, there wasn't much disappointment afterward, only some reflection.
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By Jeff Tully, jeff.tully@latimes.com | February 11, 2013
Burroughs High girls' soccer Coach Eddie Garcia knows a little something about his team's first-round opponent in the CIF Southern Section Division III playoffs. To be more specific, he coached a pair of players on the team that will be the Indians' first-round opponent. Burroughs will take on host Flintridge Prep at 5 p.m. Thursday in a playoff opener. “I coached two of the girls on that team,” said Garcia, who is also a club coach. “I also know that [Prep] is a very good program and they usually have their share of good players.
NEWS
September 21, 2002
After a police investigation, a story about a man who molested a boy in a local park turned about to be untrue. The story gathered a life of its own after a 10-year-old boy told his father that a man asked for help in looking for his lost dog at Pacific Park, but the boy was trying to get out of waiting for his older brother's soccer practice, Police Sgt. Bill Taylor said. As the story circulated, it included the falsity that the boy was molested by the man. When the commissioner of the local AYSO soccer league found out about it, she repeated it in an e-mail sent to parents in the league.
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By Charles Rich, charles.rich@latimes.com | February 22, 2013
PALMDALE - A gamut of emotions swarmed the members of the Burroughs High boys' soccer team Friday night. On the cusp of advancing to the semifinals, Burroughs seemed to have things under control. Then Palmdale's Oscar Torres spoiled Burroughs' playoff run. Torres scored four goals, including the winner on a penalty shot, to hand visiting Burroughs a 4-3 loss in a CIF Southern Section quarterfinal match. Torres was tripped up inside the goal box, warranting the penalty kick.
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By Jeff Tully, jeff.tully@latimes.com | December 4, 2012
BURBANK - The South Pasadena boys' soccer team was already fully entrenched in its season when it took on Burbank on Tuesday, having played two matches and posting two shutouts. The Bulldogs, on the other hand, came into the contest with no game experience. Burbank was scheduled to play Monrovia to open its campaign last week, but the match had to be postponed. Despite the lack of experience, the Bulldogs only trailed by one goal after the first half. However, defensive lapses proved to be Burbank's downfall in the second half, as the Tigers were able to capitalize on the mistakes and roll to a 6-0 nonleague victory at Burbank.
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By Charles Rich | April 9, 2008
Nick Posthuma reminisced fondly about some of the highlights that ranged from initially becoming a full-time starter to winning a league championship to competing in postseason matches for the St. Francis High boys’ soccer team. At no time did Posthuma struggle to sum up what it meant playing for a program steeped in tradition. “It’s different with St. Francis soccer,” said Posthuma, who finished the season with a team-high 21 goals and eight assists for 50 points before being tabbed the All-Area Boys’ Soccer Player of the Year by the sportswriters and editors of the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader and La Cañada Valley Sun for the second consecutive year.
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By Hamlet Nalbandyan | May 3, 2006
He's got a leg, and he knows how to use it. Opponents have learned that the hard way when left-footed Gary Au lets one loose from his midfield position. The Flintridge Prep boys' soccer player has frequently caught opposing goalkeepers by surprise after rocketing a ball past them from long distance. Such a strong foot ? one which can routinely kick a soccer ball three quarters of a football field ? has earned the 17-year-old plenty of impressive accolades during his four years as a Rebel.
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By Charles Rich | April 19, 2006
A one-word response from their star player left the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy soccer coaches reassured. With grand expectations already in place for another banner season, Flintridge Sacred Heart Co-coaches Frank Pace and Kathy Desmond huddled with Lauren Bustos to discuss her being prepared to start at different positions based on who the Tologs faced. It was Bustos' response that surprised Pace and Desmond, who have carefully nurtured the rising CIF Southern Section Division I program for the past eight seasons.
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By Jeff Tully | October 21, 2009
Kordo Doski knew full well what he was getting into when he took over the boys’ soccer program at Providence High. Competing in the relatively new CIF Southern Section sport of boys’ fall soccer, the coach inherited a squad that was in just its second season as an organization. He also realized that the Pioneers were coming off a season in which they went 3-11 and failed to make it to the playoffs. Needless to say, expectations for Providence to put together a successful season were pretty low. “When we suited up and we took the field for our first game, I had eight guys on my roster who had never played organized soccer before,” Doski said.