By Dave Thorpe | [email protected] | Daily Breeze PUBLISHED: April 14, 2011 at 12:00 am | UPDATED: September 6, 2017 at 8:24 am PHOTO GALLERY: ALL-AREA BOYS SOCCER PHOTO GALLERY: ALL-AREA SPORTS PAGES » Nick Green’s 100 Percent Soccer blog It was not a bad year for Banning junior Peter Velazquez. He was picked up by the Chivas USA Academy, he matured as a soccer player, and he overcame a hamstring injury to finish with a superb season. He led the way as Banning captured the Marine League and reached the L.A. City Section Division I championship game. Along the way, Velazquez netted 22 goals and was named the Daily Breeze Player of the Year. The speed and skill of Velazquez, along with partner in crime Owen Yan up top, was crucial to Banning’s success. Velazquez was slow out of the gate with a bum leg, but as it improved as the season progressed, so did Banning. “He came in injured and I didn’t pressure him, he wasn’t practicing at first and I … [Read more...] about Daily Breeze Boys Soccer Player of the Year: Banning’s Peter Velazquez
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Former UVU soccer player embracing unexpected role on BYU football staff
1 of 11 View 11 Items Scott G Winterton, Deseret News BYU's new player development and on-campus recruiting coordinator Tasha Bell, poses for photos inside the Student Athlete building in Provo on Friday, June 1, 2018. PROVO — Tasha Bell laughs when asked to describe her responsibilities as BYU’s new player development and on-campus recruiting coordinator. “That’s a good question,” said the former Utah Valley University soccer player. “I think the best way I can describe it is just building relationships.” Head football coach Kalani Sitake said he doesn’t really want to define the role as much as he wants her to be, well, just who she is. “I don’t want to define it as much as I want her to just get to work and be around people, the players, especially, but also our coaching staff,” Sitake said of Bell, who was hired in April and began working as part of the football staff on May 1. “The … [Read more...] about Former UVU soccer player embracing unexpected role on BYU football staff
Police: Soccer player attacked during match in Downers Grove park
DOWNERS GROVE – A soccer player reportedly was attacked by members of the opposing team during a June 3 match at a Downers Grove park, according to a Downers Grove Police Department report. The 36-year-old player was taken to Edward Hospital in Naperville where he told Downers Grove police he was attacked at about 1 p.m. during a match at Concord Square Park at Concord Drive and Springdale Avenue, the report stated. The player said he competes for a team sponsored by Home Run Inn in the Regional Soccer Association, according to the report. He said he and a player from the opposing team pushed each other in an effort to gain control of the ball. When the opposing team’s goalie got control of the ball, the alleged victim began to jog to the middle of the field, the report stated. However, the opposing player allegedly approached him from behind and punched him in the head, according to the report. The victim reportedly grabbed the opposing player, placed him in a headlock and … [Read more...] about Police: Soccer player attacked during match in Downers Grove park
Shane Lanson of Jesuit named Louisiana Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year
For the fourth time in five years, a New Orleans-area metro prep athlete has won the highest award a soccer player can win. In leading 15th-seeded Jesuit to an improbable Division I state championship this past February, Blue Jays goalkeeper Shane Lanson was named the Louisiana Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year on Wednesday (June 6). Lanson also was named the NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Defensive Player of the Year this spring. It is the 26th time in 34 years of the award Gatorade has honored a New Orleans metro-area player. It also is the eighth time a Jesuit player has won it, which is more than any other school. The senior allowed just one goal throughout the playoffs, and that came in a 2-1 victory over four-time defending state champion St. Paul's in the Division I title match. In all, the Southern Methodist signee posted 27 shutouts with a goals-against average of 0.26, and he was named the Division I MVP. According to a release from Gatorade, "The award, which recognizes … [Read more...] about Shane Lanson of Jesuit named Louisiana Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Eryn’s Journey: Farragut soccer player makes a choice to live, combats anorexia with blog
Diana C. Nearhos USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee Published 10:00 p.m. UTC May 27, 2018 “I tried to hide it before and everyone suspected, but then whenever I posted that blog, it sort of validated the rumors to make it real,” Eryn said. “I felt even more myself walking into school after the blog because I wasn’t hiding it anymore.” Going public made anorexia even more real, and publishing Eryn’s Journey became a turning point in her recovery. Eryn, a Farragut soccer player, will receive the Courage Award at the Knox News Sports Awards on Thursday. 'Pile of bones on a hospital bed' In December 2016, two months before she started the blog, Eryn was admitted to the hospital at about 85 pounds on her 5-foot-7 frame. Her doctor had given her two weeks to gain weight, but she had only lost more. The 16-year-old had lost about 50 pounds since the start of soccer season, about a four-month span. Now that the season was over, Eryn was down to about … [Read more...] about Eryn’s Journey: Farragut soccer player makes a choice to live, combats anorexia with blog