By Rogelio Alvarez The Huskies (4-1-3, 1-0) defeated Los Angeles Harbor College (2-5-1, 0-1), 2-0, in the South Coast Conference opening game last Tuesday. Freshman forward Valetin Mercado scored a brace in an impressive offensive display from the Huskies. After a dominating opening 20 minutes from ELAC, sophomore Albert Chamagua’s shot on goal was blocked by LAHC goalkeeper, Brian Hernandez. The rebounded shot landed in Mercado’s path for an easy…
By Liliana Marquez The East Los Angeles men’s soccer team failed to score a victory against No. 12-ranked El Camino College after Warrior Carlos Rosales scored the equalizing-goal to end the match, 1-1, Oct. 28 at Weingart Stadium. The 82-minute equalizer by Rosales prevented East Los Angeles College from obtaining its third South Coast Conference victory. This was the second consecutive tie for the Huskies. ELAC now stands 5-6-5…
By Sergio Berrueta The East Los Angeles College Huskies won a key South Coast Conference game, 4-2, after an aggressive match against No. 2-ranked Mt. San Antonio College Oct. 14 at home in Weingart Stadium. Two Huskies were injured. Maria Beccerra fell and slid to the ground at minute 15. Also, Ayre Looney of ELAC was injured after jumping in the air to dodge a player. Looney missed the landing when coming down. She…
By Liliana Marquez Failure to capitalize its scoring chances resulted in a 0-0 draw for the East Los Angeles College men’s soccer team against Long Beach City College in their first home match for South Coast Conference play Oct. 7 at Weingart Stadium. The result puts the Huskies’ records at 3-4-3 overall and 0-2-1 in the SCC, while the Vikings (2-3-3, 0-2) are also winless in conference play. ELAC’s next…
By Liliana Marquez After two consecutive seasons without advancing to the playoffs, the 2014 East Los Angeles College men’s soccer team is preparing to challenge its South Coast Conference rivals with an anticipated stronger and renovated team. This year, Head Coach Eddie Flores and his coaching staff prepared themselves and recruited players from local high schools as well as schools from Pasadena and Harbor. They also recruited players from…
November 20, 2012 By Yehoshua Robles The women’s soccer team defeated South Coast Conference rivals Long Beach City College 1-0, in overtime, earning a spot in the playoffs. The Huskies will face the No. 2 seeded and unbeaten College of the Canyons who spots a 17-0-4 overall record, 11-0-4 in Conference play. They are ready for the Cougars they all say. It was an intense game from the start of…
November 11, 2012 By Tadzio Garcia Soccer teams end on high and low notes The women’s soccer team closed out the regular season 4-1-1, in their last six South Coast Conference games including a 4-1 shocker over then No. 6-ranked Mt. San Antonio College. As a result, they stand a good chance to advance to the playoffs. The Huskies are ranked No. 23 in the state but…
By Tadzio Garcia The cross country and football teams highlight this past week in East Los Angeles College sports. The men’s soccer team tied, while the women’s soccer team survived a red-card fest in a 3-1 loss. The volleyball team lost a nail-biter. Football chooses collegiality over first-stringers In the last two weeks, winless El Camino College Compton Center lost to Mountain Conference rivals Victor Valley College, 65-28,…
By Michael Price ELAC goalkeeper Rodriguez had placed the ball ready to clear it away when Falcon Claudia Lopez surprised Rodriguez, taking advantage of her mistake and kicking the ball into ELAC’s net. The Huskies appealed the goal but the referee allowed it giving the Huskies a close home loss Friday, Oct. 5, to the No. 1-ranked team in the state, Cerritos College. It all started when the score was…
By Danny Vasquez The East Los Angeles College men’s soccer team kicked off their first home South Coast Conference game with a 3-0 win against Pasadena City College on Friday Sept. 28 at Weingart Stadium. After losing their first SCC match 2-1 against Long Beach City College earlier in the week, the Huskies came with full force for their second game in a slaughtering seventh defeat for the…