By Liliana Marquez Juan Escobar overcame injuries and illness that could have forced him to abandon soccer to become the starting goalkeeper during his two seasons representing the East Los Angeles College men’s soccer team. Escobar, 19, who was born in Hollywood and raised in South Gate, is currently playing his last season with the men’s soccer team. Escobar is the oldest of Juan Escobar and Maria Castillo’s four…
By Liliana Marquez A brace from Adolfo Larios and well-taken finishes from Salvador Medrano, Daniel Llanos, David Farias and Christian Altamira over El Camino College Compton Center gave the Huskies a 6-1 win last Tuesday, Oct. 9 on Husky turf. The win moves the East Los Angeles College into fifth place in the South Coast Conference standings. Compton’s Alfredo Munguia opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Three minutes later,…
By Liliana Marquez The Huskies ended non-conference play with a 2-2 draw against Southwestern College last Friday at Weingart Stadium. Conference play begins this week against rivals that include four top-25 ranked teams in the state, including No. 18 Long Beach City College. The Huskies square off with Pasadena City College at home Friday at 6 p.m. ELAC begins SCC games with an overall record of 2-1-4, with two…
By Liliana Marquez Two goals for both teams each, lit up an encounter between the East Los Angeles College men’s soccer team and Fullerton College which ended even thanks to a Husky rally culminating with an Adolfo Larios goal in the 68th minute, last Friday at Weingart Stadium. The Huskies settled for their third draw and stand 1-1-3, overall. The winless Fullerton Hornets are 0-2-1 overall. ELAC underestimated Fullerton,who proved…
By Liliana Marquez Sept. 21, 2012 The Huskies finally won their first home game of the season, 5-0, over Victor Valley College last Tuesday at East Los Angeles College’s Weingart Stadium to improve to 2-1-3 overall. As a result, the Huskies are ranked 37th statewide with scoring 20 goals and allowing eight against. The Rams left with an overall record of 1-4 and a No. 35-ranking. ELAC’s Omar Garcia…
By Liliana Marquez Saturday, Sept. 9 The men’s soccer team lost 4-3, to the No. 2-ranked team in the state, Oxnard College last Tuesday. Cory Valchis, Josh Vasquez, Tomas Cruz and Travis Bowen scored goals for the Condors. The Huskies goals were scored by Giovani Reyes, Salvador Medrano and had one of the Condor’s defenders. East Los Angeles College stands 1-1-1 overall. “We tasted victory, tie and now defeat. The…
By Liliana Marquez September 2, 2012 The men’s soccer team tied the No. 1-ranked team in the state, San Bernardino Valley College, 1-1, at East Los Angeles College’s Weingart Stadium on Friday night. The teams tied for the third time in four years. As a result, ELAC dropped to No. 11 when the polls were released yesterday. San Bernardino remained top ranked. Despite dominating most of the game, the Huskies…
By LILIANA MARQUEZ Returning players from the men’s soccer team faced the University of Redlands last Sunday during an exhibition game held at Weingart Stadium where the Redlands Bulldogs won 2-1. The scrimmage was intended to let the East Los Angeles College coaches and returning players see how the team looks for the upcoming season. The lack of forwards for the Huskies is a problem that both Head Coach Eddie…