Photos by Mitzi Yamashita Boys Soccer: Maranatha picked up win No. 1 of the 2023-24 season. The Minutemen defeated their host from Campbell Hall, 1-0, on Friday. Early in the second half, Caleb Freeman scored the only goal of the game. A shot by Luca Youssefian was deflected right to the foot of Freeman, who […]
Photos by Mitzi Yamashita Boys Soccer: La Canada looked to spoil Maranatha’s home opener on Tuesday. The Spartans scored twice to take a 2-0 lead. LCHS would go to the break with a 3-1 advantage. Maranatha’s only score in the first half was a header from freshman Caleb Freeman off Sawyer Throop’s free kick. Maranatha, […]
Photo by Mitzi Yamashita Boys Soccer: Maranatha opened the 2023-24 season with a 2-2 tie at Sierra Canyon. The Minutemen got both of their goals in the first half. Freshman Caleb Freeman had an unassisted goal to give MHS a 1-0 lead. After the Trailblazers tied the game at 1-1, sophomore Luca Youssefian gave Maranatha […]
Thanks to Monrovia for this report: Boys Soccer: When the Monrovia boys soccer program meets up on April 10th for their banquet, they’ll have a number of reasons to celebrate the 2022-23 season. The Wildcats played a very competitive nonleague schedule, and despite finishing third (5-3-2) behind South Pasadena and La Canada in Rio Hondo […]
Boys Soccer: On senior night, the Marshall Fundamental boys soccer program got two goals from a freshman. The Eagles knocked off second-place South El Monte, 3-1, to finish the regular season in the fourth spot of the Mission Valley League standings. Michael Henderson had goals in the first and second half of Thursday’s win. And […]
Boys Soccer: Winning a championship is never easy, or at least it shouldn’t be. And such was the case for the Maranatha boys soccer program. The Minutemen scored a pair of second-half goals to edge their host from Whittier Christian, 2-1, on Wednesday. George Peterson and Aren Tatevossian both scored off of assists from Miles […]
Boys Soccer: Maranatha is just one win from securing an outright Olympic League championship. The Minutemen cruised to a 4-0 victory over visiting Heritage Christian. And on senior night, three of the four goals were scored by 12th graders. And that included captain Jay Lee, who scored in the game’s first minute. Jacob Brantingham and […]
Boys Soccer: Marshall Fundamental killed two birds with one victory on Wednesday. The Eagles edged visiting El Monte, 3-2, in a Mission Valley League game. The win snapped Marshall’s six-game MVL losing streak, and it also secured the Eagles their first league win since December 13th. Michael Hernández scored twice on Wednesday. One came on […]
Boys Soccer: Perhaps the only thing more satisfying than beating Valley Christian for the first time in five years is taking over sole possession of first place in the Olympic League standings. And that’s exactly what the Minutemen did on Friday. Jacob Brantingham scored first for Maranatha in the 18th minute. It was the lone […]
Boys Soccer: Maranatha is now 2-0-1 in Olympic League games after Tuesday’s 5-0 victory over Heritage Christian. George Peterson was the star. Peterson scored three goals and assisted on another score. Miles Romero chipped in with a goal and two assists. Jacob Brantingham scored and assisted on one goal. Sawyer Throop had an assist in […]
Pictured: Miles Romero Boys Soccer: Maranatha picked up Olympic League victory No. 1 on Friday. The Minutemen got two goals in the first half and cruised to a 3-0 victory over Whittier Christian. MHS stuck first when Miles Romero scored off a Jay Lee assist. Maranatha would extend the lead to 2-0 when Jacob Brantingham […]
Boys Soccer: CIF-SS Poll, January 9, 2023 Division 1/2 1.JSerra Catholic 2.Servite 3.Mira Costa 4.Santa Ana Valley 5.Montclair 6.Valencia/Placentia 7.Godinez 8.Poly/Riverside 9.Sunny Hills 10.Channel Islands 11.El Rancho 12.Cathedral 13.Pacifica/Oxnard 14.Montebello 15.Arlington 16.Citrus Hill Division 3 1.Quartz Hill 2.El Dorado 3.Crescenta Valley 4.Hart 5.Carter 6.Fontana 7.Crossroads 8.Mission Viejo 9.Cabrillo LB 10.Sierra Vista Division 4 1.Harvard Westlake […]
Boys Soccer: In a battle of reigning Mission Valley League co-champs, Arroyo and Marshall Fundamental met up Thursday in Pasadena. The Eagles would get a goal from Cristian Villegas within the first six minutes of the game to take an early 1-0 lead. Christian Lim assisted on the Eagles’ lone goal. The Knights would tie […]
Boys Soccer: After falling 2-0 in Saturday’s semifinal round of the Monrovia Winter Classic, you couldn’t blame Maranatha if they had a little hangover from Saturday night’s setback. Fast forward approximately 36 hours and the Minutemen faced Rowland with third place on the line. And while the goalies and defenders held the other scoreless throughout […]
Thanks to Alex Veliz for the photos & the Lancers’ program for this recap: Boys Soccer: What a start it has been for the La Salle boys soccer program. After Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Crescenta Valley in the Burroughs Tournament’s championship game, the Lancers are now 7-0. Camden Brown’s goal with three minutes to play, […]
Boys Soccer: Maranatha won its third consecutive game on Friday. The Minutemen edged Monrovia, 1-0, to improve to 5-2-1. Jacob Brantingham scored off a Jay Lee corner kick in the first half and that was all Lorenzo Rodriguez needed. Rodriguez had six saves in Friday’s shutout. Up next: MHS will battle King/Drew this morning (Saturday) […]
Boys Soccer: After spotting Poly a first-half goal just 13 minutes into Thursday’s contest, Maranatha would go on to claim a 4-1 victory. It took the Minutemen just four minutes to catch the Panthers at 1-1, when George Peterson scored off a Jay Lee assist. MHS would take their first lead of the game in […]
Boys Soccer: CIF-SS Poll, December 5: Division 1/2: 1 JSerra Catholic 2 Servite 3 Mira Costa 4 Santa Ana Valley 5 Montclair 6 Valencia/Placentia 7 Godinez 8 Poly/Riverside 9 Sunny Hills 10 Channel Islands 11 El Rancho 12 Cathedral 13 Pacifica/Oxnard 14 Montebello 15 Arlington 16 Citrus Hill Division 3: 1 Sierra Vista 2 Carter […]
Boys Soccer: Maranatha opened a very busy week with a win. In the first of four games, the Minutemen claimed a 2-0 victory over Blair. Sawyer Throop got MHS on the board just six minutes in. Throop scored off a free kick by Jaden Brainard. And Jacob Brantingham put the game away with his goal […]
Photo by Mitzi Yamashita Boys Soccer: Maranatha improved to 2-1 to start the new season after Tuesday’s 2-0 victory at the North Valley Military Institute in Sun Valley. MHS got on the board midway through the first half when Luca Youssefian scored on a cornerkick by Jay Lee. In the second half, Jay Lee scored […]