Prep Preview: Southwestern League

GIRLS PREP SOCCER 2016-’17 SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE PREVIEW There’s a new sheriff in the Southwestern League. For the first time, Vista Murrieta begins the season as league champions. It was a title at least three years in the making, and now the question is ‘What now?’ Temecula Chaparral likes to think it’ll have something to say … Continue reading

FOUR & MORE: Best Inland Area GSOC Coaches

GIRLS PREP SOCCER 2016 BEST INLAND AREA COACHES 1. Mike Fleming, Corona Santiago — Claimed both CIF-Southern Section Division 2 and CIF-State SoCal Regional Division 1 titles in 2015, leading the single most successful team in the history of the Inland area. Hasn’t lost a Big VIII League game in four season, with only five … Continue reading

Prep Preview: Temecula Vly @ Vista Murrieta

I’m covering the Temecula Valley-Vista Murrieta girls varsity soccer match tonight, Feb. 11, 2016, for The Press-Enterprise, pe.com & @PEcom_preps. The best part of this assignment is that it again pits the Inland Area’s top two teams this season, this time in the regular-season finale for the Southwestern League title. THE LOW DOWN: Temecula Valley … Continue reading