Posted:
Saturday, April 03, 2010 3:25:16 PM
Legacy falls in regional final
Mansfield Legacy outplayed El Paso for most of the match but fell on a late goal 1-0 to El Paso. The Regional Final match ended when a Broncos defensive miscommunication allowed El Paso to slip on to state.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Friday, April 02, 2010 4:40:09 PM
Legacy moves to Region I final
Mansfield Legacy knocked off rival Midlothian in the Class 4A Regional semifinal with a late goal in the 1-0 victory.
The Broncos advanced to Saturday's final at 1 p.m. in Wichita Falls against El Paso, which defeated El Paso Parkland 4-1.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 10:55:13 PM
UIL playoff pairings
El Paso Coronado (19-6) vs. Dallas Jesuit (20-0) at Grande Comm. Stadium, Midland, 5 p.m.
El Paso Bel Air (26-1) vs. Southlake Carroll (19-3-4) at Grande Comm. Stadium, Midland, 7 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 3 p.m
El Paso Parkland (19-7-0) vs. El Paso High (21-7-1) at Memorial Stadium, Wichita Falls, noon
Midlothian vs. Mansfield Legacy (21-3-1) at Memorial Stadium, Wichita Falls, 2:30 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 1 p.m.
— Star-Telegram Staff
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 2:17:52 PM
Legacy meets an old friend
The Mansfield Legacy boys will get their district rival Midlothian at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the Regional Semifinals at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls.
The two teams split during district play.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:15:33 PM
Carroll wins in 2nd OT
Justin Leal's header into the net produced the only goal of the game, giving Carroll a 1-0 victory in a 5A regional quarterfinal against Plano. Leal scored with nine minutes left in the second overtime. The score came off a corner from Erich DeZoeten, the 10th corner kick of the game for the Dragons.
— Carlos Mendez
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 7:03:23 PM
Sam Houston gets El Paso Bel Air
The Texans are headed to Midland's Grande Communications Stadium at 6:30 p.m. on Friday to face El Paso Bel Air. The two crafty, technical sides should produce a top notch game.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:43:21 AM
Aledo, Birdville rematch should be thrilling
The Class 4A sectional round matchup between Aledo and Birdville should provide a stellar matchup.
The two sides met in the preseason with the Bearcats escaping with a 5-4 victory.
The match is set for 7 p.m. Friday at White Settlement Brewer.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010 8:57:32 PM
Birdville advances to sectionals
A first half hat trick from Birdville's Tanner Clifton paced the Hawks to a 5-0 victory against Decatur on Tuesday. The victory moved Birdville into the sectional round in the Class 4A playoffs.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Monday, March 22, 2010 9:35:04 PM
Tuesday's playoff pairings
Mansfield Legacy vs. North Side
Mansfield Timberview vs. Carter-Riverside
Crowley vs. Western Hills
Arlington Heights vs. Midlothian
Birdville vs. Decatur
— Paul Wessels
Posted:
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:03:45 PM
13-4A vs. 14-4A bidistrict
Here is the schedule for the bidistrict games between District 13-4A and 14-4A. Most of the games are Thursday at the Galvan Soccer Complex. The first team is the visitor.
South Hills vs. Arlington Heights, 6 p.m., Field No. 1
Trimble Tech vs. Carter-Riverside, 8 p.m., Field No. 2
Diamond Hill-Jarvis vs. Western Hills, 6 p.m., Field No. 3
North Side vs. Polytechnic, 8 p.m., Scarborough-Handley Field
— Carlos Mendez
Posted:
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:01:39 PM
Aledo boys, girls in Thursday doubleheader
The Aledo boys and girls squads both coached by Derek Vierling kickoff a doubleheader on Thursday at Justin Northwest's Texan Stadium.
The girls open play at 6 p.m. against Denton Guyer followed by the boys at 8 versus Denton Ryan.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:29:35 PM
Keller gets Flower Mound
The Keller Indians as the 5-5A champions get Flower Mound, the No. 4 squad out of 6-5A.
The bi-district showdown is slated for 8 p.m., Tuesday (March 23) at Mustang-Panther Stadium (Grapevine).
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Monday, March 08, 2010 12:07:53 PM
Nice week for Arlington forward
Arlington's Taylor Nelson-Cook had quite the week last week, scoring three goals (all on free kicks). He had two goals in the Colts' victory over Arlington Bowie. Of Nelson-Cook's eight goals this season, six have come on free kicks, one on a penalty kick and one on a follow up on a missed penalty kick.
— William Wilkerson
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Monday, March 08, 2010 12:02:29 PM
District 4-5A standings as of Monday, March 8
Arlington Sam Houston: 15-2-3 overall, 7-2-2 district, 23 points; Mansfield: 12-1-3, 6-1-3, 21 points; Arlington Martin: 7-3-6, 5-2-3, 18 points; Arlington Bowie: 5-6-2, 4-3-2, 14 points; Arlington: 5-11-1, 4-6-1, 13 points; Arlington Lamar, 6-5-4, 4-5-1, 13 points; Mansfield Summit, 1-12-1, 0-10-0, 0 points.
— William Wilkerson
Posted:
Saturday, February 20, 2010 12:41:57 AM
Haltom 4, Richland 1
Haltom's Leonardo Salazar scored three goals, including second-half bicycle kick, to lead the Buffalos past the Richland Rebels.
Richland freshman Jorge Cuandra broke through the Buffalos’ defense in the first 10 minutes to give the Rebels a 1-0 lead. ’ sole goal.
Roy Velasco got Haltom's other goal, on a free kick.
— Allison Erickson
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Monday, February 15, 2010 12:50:32 PM
13-4A, 14-4A games moved to Monday
The District 13-4A and 14-4A soccer games scheduled for last Friday are being played today at the same times and locations, except that Eastern Hills is now playing at North Side and Paschal will host North Crowley on Wednesday at the originally scheduled time.
— Carlos Mendez
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Thursday, February 11, 2010 2:23:21 PM
Keller-Colleyville Heritage moved to Saturday
The Keller Indians match against Colleyville Heritage originally scheduled for Friday has been moved to 2 p.m. Saturday at the KISD Stadium.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
Posted:
Friday, January 29, 2010 12:08:50 PM
Carroll game postponed
Southlake Carroll's soccer game against Denton Guyer has been postponed.
— Star-Telegram Staff
Posted:
Friday, January 29, 2010 11:01:23 AM
Mansfield ISD games rescheduled for Saturday
The Mansfield ISD matches originally scheduled for Friday night have been rescheduled for Saturday.
All JV games are cancelled outright.
The boys varsity of match between Mansfield and Summit is now scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Newsom Stadium.
The Timberview-Legacy matches will take place Saturday at R.L. Anderson at a time yet to be determined but no sooner than noon.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Friday, January 22, 2010 8:52:09 PM
MIT: Martin-Mansfield Legacy 0-0
Arlington Martin and Mansfield Legacy played to a scoreless draw on Friday at Cravens Field in the Martin Invitational Tournament. Both squads enjoyed spurts of possession and did a fine job of trying to pass with positive intentions.
The Warriors (1-1-3) continue to look for the winning combination in the attack with four goals in five matches.
Martin coach Cory Elolf said he's looking for a "sense of urgency" among the Warriors with District 4-5A matches beginning on Tuesday.
Class 4A Mansfield Legacy improved to 5-2-1 among nothing but Class 5A opposition.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Friday, January 22, 2010 12:24:01 PM
South Hills looks creative
Fort Worth South Hills is showing promise with its offensive versatility, coach Steve Andrews said. Senior striker Oscar Ayala is the team's strongest offensive player, but the Scorpions are scoring in a variety of ways. "It's everybody. And it's not just from the left or the right or set pieces or crosses or penetrations," Andrews said. "It's surprising for me. Usually we have a more predictable team. But we've got a vareity of kids who are creative with the ball." South Hills is 3-1 heading into Thursday night's semifinal match at the Birdville tournament against host Birdville.
— Carlos Mendez
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:09:21 PM
MIT: Legacy opens with a win
Mansfield Legacy picked up a 2-1 victory against Irving Nimitz.
The Bronchos sat tied 1-1 at the half before claiming the win.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:06:03 PM
MIT: Early 4-5A matchup goes to Bowie
Arlington Bowie knocked off Arlington 3-1 in a District 4-5A preview match at the Martin Invitational.
Volunteers forward Lenox Evan bagged a hat-trick as Bowie improved to 1-1.
"There's still some things we need to work on," Bowie coach Ricardo Gomez said. "But anytime you get a victory versus a district opponent, I'm happy with that."
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 6:22:27 PM
MIT: Lamar knocks off Sachse
Arlington Lamar's Luis Salas bagged the game's lone goal in a 1-0 victory for the Vikings against Sachse.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 6:12:02 PM
MIT: Sam Houston still undefeated
Arlington Sam Houston rolled through North Crowley 6-0 at the Martin Invitational. The Texans (4-0-1) have one draw this year after a tie with Denton Guyer.
As for Thursday's match new coach Joey Rodriguez said, "We set out some goals before the game and we accomplished them. We preserved the shutout so overall this was a good confidence builder."
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 5:07:32 PM
A couple early draws: one surprise at MIT
The Martin Invitational Tournament kicked off Thursday with a pair of draws. Euless Trinity and Grand Prairie played to a scoreless draw at Wilemon Field.
Meanwhile, across town at Cravens Field, Irving pulled out a surprising 2-2 draw with powerhouse Flower Mound Marcus.
In fact it took a late goal with 2:38 remaining from the Marauders to earn the tie.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:55:55 AM
North Side gets push from defense
North Side has learned one thing in its 2-1 start. It is capable of generating offense from its defense. George Galvan and Jesus Sarmiento are playing so well in the back of the formation, they are creating opportunities for the forwards. "We have a lot of stuff that is coming out of the back. You could tell in the Southlake game they had a lot of impact on what we were trying to do," coach Garth Briggeman said. The Steers lost 1-0 to Carroll, a strong offensive club. They have defeated Azle 3-2 and Denton 3-0. Friday, the Steers meet Paschal and Arlington Heights in a tournament. They'll play Mineral Wells on Saturday to close the event.
— Carlos Mendez
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Monday, January 18, 2010 2:19:05 PM
Haltom Hurting
Buffaloes coach Mike Welch thinks he'll have a good squad this year as long as they can get healthy.
Haltom (1-2-1) is missing five starters due to injury or in one case a death in the family.
"We've got to be patient and heal up," Welch said. "If we can heal up by the time district starts then we can make a run at the playoffs."
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Monday, January 18, 2010 2:01:07 PM
Heights depth comes through
Arlington Heights is 4-2 following a 1-0 victory last week at Aledo, despite playing without four starters. But coach Jack Warren said his unproven players showed him a lot. "We don't have much depth, but the kids that I threw out there played great," he said. "We have 10 kids back from the varsity last year, but only three were starters. We can look like an experienced group some of the time, but other times not." The Yellow Jackets play host to Paschal on Tuesday night.
— Carlos Mendez
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Monday, January 18, 2010 1:57:24 PM
Summit junior earns hat-trick by moving forward
Summit junior Liren Halle scored all three goals for the Jaguars in last week's match against Eastern Hills in the 3-0 victory.
Halle played in the back plenty last season but coach Dave McDonald hopes to get him forward this season. Certainly, with performances like that one, McDonald appears wise in the positional shift.
"The stuff he did was really crafty," McDonald said. "All three were brilliant, really, really good goals."
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Friday, January 15, 2010 8:00:50 PM
South Hills still looking for itself
Its almost as if the season hasn’t really started for the Scorpions, who’ve had one game so far due to weather cancellations.
South Hill dropped a 1-0 decision to Burleson off a blast from the Elks' danger man Kendall Rockers.
"We went to sleep on him and he tattooed us," South Hill coach Steve Andrews said. "You can’t do that with kids like (Rockers)"
South Hills travels to Brewer tonight for the Scorpions’ second game. Andrews said he just doesn’t have a feel yet for his squad that normally has played four or five matches by now.
"Our forwards just need to play a full game of concentration," Andrews said. "They just need to relax in front of the goal."
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Friday, January 15, 2010 12:44:29 PM
Legacy rolling already
Mansfield Legacy secured a spot in the finals of the Garland ISD tournament on Friday morning with a 3-0 victory against Sachse.
The Broncos, state semifinalists in 2009, are off to a hot start this year at 3-0.
Legacy knocked off South Garland 4-1 on Thursday. Regardless of Saturday morning’s matchup against North Mesquite, Legacy has already secured a spot in Saturday’s 8 p.m. final.
"We have a lot of confidence from last year," Legacy coach Aaron Cottrell said. "Our team chemistry, team unity is already strong."
Sophomore forward Connor Copeland bagged four goals in the past two matches.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
Posted:
Friday, January 15, 2010 3:39:30 AM
Diamond Hill-Jarvis 3, Kennedale 1
Hugo Galvan and Francisco Munoz led the Diamond Hill-Jarvis Eagles to their first win of the season Thursday night.
Galvan and Munoz had a goal and an assist each to lead the Eagles against the Wildcats. Jose Acosta added the third goal for DHJ. The Eagles are now 1-0-0 on the year.
— Paul Wessels
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Thursday, January 14, 2010 12:51:13 PM
Mansfield just needs playing time
Oh, Mother Nature. You love her one day and can’t stand her the next. Last weekend, area soccer teams couldn’t stand her. Why? Well, she cancelled nearly every soccer tournament scheduled, which put young teams in precarious situations with district play peaking around the corner. One of those teams was Mansfield, which returns just five starters from last season.
“It tremendously hurts because it is three games that we are doing without,” Tigers coach John Fazekas said. “They would be helping us prepare for the season.”
Mansfield will only have played six games by the time district starts.
“The thing is, most teams are in the same boat as we are,” he said. “We just need to play so we can get those younger kids acclimated to what varsity soccer is all about.
“We spend a lot of time scrimmaging at the end of our practices. The thing is we just need to play games so we can figure out who plays where best. We need as many games as possible before district so we have all these questions answered.”
— William Wilkerson
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:56:42 PM
Southlake Carroll 1, Grapevine 0
The Dragons (2-0) knocked off Grapevine in the Mustangs season opener 1-0 on Tuesday.
Carroll enjoyed the run of play throughout and claimed a first half goal from Mac McGuire for the victory.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 2:59:44 PM
Quick refresher on District 4-5A
Mansfield had the longest run in the playoffs last season by reaching the regional quarterfinal, or the third round. There, the Tigers lost a 1-0 match to El Paso Bel Air, which also beat Arlington Sam Houston in the area round. Arlington defeated Abilene 2-1 in overtime of its bi-district match before falling to El Paso Americas 5-4 in the second round. Like the Colts, Arlington Martin also lost in the area round. The Warriors lost to El Paso Socorro 3-2.
— William Wilkerson
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 1:47:25 PM
Grapevine keeper now midfielder
Grapevine's Alex Mueller played last year in goal and earned first team all-district honors in the net.
However, this season Muller will make the swicth to midfielder in order to help bolster the Mustangs midfield. Sophomore goalkeeper Richard Mayes will get the starting nod in goal.
Grapevine coach Heath Bullard will use Tuesday's match against Southlake as a barometer in formations and player chemistry rather than worrying too much about the result.
— Tobias Xavier Lopez
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 12:38:37 PM
SPC North Showdown tonight
The Fort Worth Christian Cardinals (10-3-1) will go on the road tonight at 8:00 p.m. to face the Plano Prestonwood Lions (8-2) in a clash of SPC North powers.
The Cardinals have won four straight games by a combined score of 22-0. The Lions come into tonight's contest with a two-game win streak and have outscored their opponents 16-1 in those games.
Expect a high-scoring affair between two of top private schools in the area.
— Paul Wessels
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Friday, January 08, 2010 2:19:11 PM
Nolan Catholic still undefeated
The Vikings are now 9-0 after knocking off Bishop Dunne at home Wednesday night.
They have outscored their opponents 30-4 so far this year and have not allowed more than one goal in a single game.
Jeffrey Torda leads the team in goals and assists. He has scored six goals and has recorded nine assists.
— Paul Wessels
