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By Jason Ivanitz

The Raiders girls soccer team lost a heart-breaking 2-1 game in overtime against Willowbrook on Friday. Williowbrook will play top-seeded Neuqua Valley at Plainfield North on Tuesday.

The Raiders played without senior midfielder and team captain Hannah Jahn, who tore her ACL in a conference game two weeks ago. This week, Raiders coach Martin Uscila has held one-hour practices this week, focusing on offense. The reason for the short practices is the concern of team fatigue.

Larry Randa reports that the Humphrey Middle School boys soccer team is the Valley View School District tournament champion for the second consecutive year.

Eighth grader Omar Calleros was named tournament MVP.

Team members are Jason Glassco, Luis Marquez, Brian Najera, Brian Dominguez, Gerardo Lira, Christopher Fragosa, Jimmy Mendoza, Jovani Enriquez, Jordan Marquez, Steven Darko, Brandan Hernandez, Eduardo Gonzales, Freddy Ponce, Gamaliel Torres, Jesse Delabra, Steven Ramirez, Eric Sarpong, Ivan Perez, Adan Gonzalez, Alexis Garcia and Devon Hamilton. The coaches are Nicole Olson and Mike Stoehrmann.

Coach Speak details all the Bolingbrook Raiders results coaches see fit to e-mail to The Brook Blog. If they add comments, we run them verbatim.

The Bolingbrook boys soccer team lost 3-2 to Naperville North on Monday in the semifinals of the Class 3A Bolingbrook Regional. Rodrigo Perez and Alex Cruz scored for the Raiders, who finish the year at 9-11-2.

The Bolingbrook Raiders Soccer Team took on powerhouse Naperville North in the semifinals of regional at Bolingbrook High School. Raiders came into the game as a huge underdog but that did not stop there ideas of being a Cinderella this post season. Bolingbrook came out hard getting several early chances on goal but could not put the ball in the net. Naperville North struck first on a long throw in headed into the corner by Naperville North. Naperville went into halftime with a 1-0 lead. The Raiders kept there composure the entire second half until Naperville was awarded a free kick just outside the 18 yard box. While the Raiders were setting up the wall Naperville took a quick free kick and scored in the far corner as the keeper was still aligning the wall. Poor communicate and lack of focus on the part of the Raiders defense caused the miscue. But Bolingbrook kept fighting and it played off when Rodrigo Perez volleyed a ball from 25 out to catch the keeper of his line and make the game 2-1. The Raiders continued to pressure the Naperville defense when Paingor Ngebeh took a shot off post and it was volleyed back into the net by Alex Cruz who tied the game with 1:12 left in the second half. Naperville took the opening kick off pass to the middle and played a through ball to a wide open North player who scored the game winner with 1:02 left to go in the game. The Raiders defense relaxed at the wrong time and Naperville took advantage. The Raiders dropped a heartbreaker to Naperville North 3-2. The Bolingbrook Raiders finished their season with a 9-11-2 record which does not reflect the quality of the team and effort displayed on the field all season. The Raiders will look to build on their success and fight for a SWSC Conference Title & Regional Title in 2009.

Coach Speak details all the Bolingbrook Raiders results coaches see fit to e-mail The Brook Blog. If they add comments, we run them verbatim.

The Bolingbrook boys soccer team beat Romeoville 1-0 on Friday night in the first round of the Class 3A Bolingbrook Regional. Christian Ontiveros scored the only goal for the Raiders (9-10-2), which snapped a two-game losing streak. The Brook will have to face Naperville North on Monday without leading scorer Arturo Cruz due to Cruz getting a red card on Friday.

The Bolingbrook Raiders Soccer Team opened the playoffs against district rival Romeoville. The Raiders fought hard for every ball as the weather made for miss touches and missed plays all over the field. The Raiders struck the first blow with a free kick goal from Christian Ontiveros who skipped a hard driven ball back post to put the Raiders up 1-0. The pressure was intense from both teams throughout the game with each team committing several fouls. Bolingbrook weathered the elements and the Spartans to take the Regional match 1-0. The Raiders will be without top goal scorer Arturo Cruz who received a red card in the Romeoville match. Bolingbrook will look to build on this momentum as they face state powerhouse Naperville North on Monday @ 4:30 in Bolingbrook. The Raiders will have to step up their performance if they stand a chance of upsetting Naperville North to advance to the Regional Final.

Coach Speak details all the Bolingbrook Raiders results coaches see fit to e-mail to The Brook Blog. If they add comments, we run them verbatim.

Bolingbrook's freshmen boys soccer team recently put the finishing touches on the program's first Southwest Suburban Conference championship.

The Bolingbrook Freshman Soccer Team went 8-1 in the SWSC Conference and won the conference title. It is the 1st conference title on any level since we entered the SWSC in 2005. Coach Tim Hilton did a great job keeping the kids motivated and working hard on their individual skills all season. Oscar Nevarez was the teams MVP and leading scorer this season with 20 goals. He has a bright future in the Bolingbrook soccer program. Congratulations on the 2008 SWSC Conference Title!!!

Coach Speak details all the Bolingbrook Raiders results that the coaches see fit to e-mail to The Brook Blog. If they add comments, we run them verbatim.

The Bolingbrook boys soccer team lost 1-0 to Sandburg on Thursday night, falling to 8-10-2 overall and 3-6 in the Southwest Suburban Conference. The Raiders, which lost their final two games of the season, will play Romeoville in the opening round of the Class 3A Bolingbrook Regional on Friday.

The Bolingbrook Raiders Soccer team played hosted to conference powerhouse Sandburg in a SWSC . The Raiders came out ready to play getting early chance on net but could not find the net. In the middle of the 1st half the Eagles beat the right side defense and crossed a ball to a wide open Sandburg player who headed the ball into the corner to take the 1-0 lead. The Raiders chances late in the second half came up empty when Arturo Cruz's breakaway was turned away by the Sandburg keeper to seal the victory for the Eagles. Sandburg earned a well fought match against a physical Bolingbrook team.

The Raiders will open Regional play hosting Romeoville @ 4:00. The Raiders will look to extend their 3 year unbeaten streak against district rival Romeoville.

Coach Speak details all the Bolingbrook Raiders results the coaches see fit to e-mail to The Brook Blog. If they add comments, we run them verbatim.

The Bolingbrook boys soccer team lost 1-0 to Stagg on Tuesday. The Raiders are now 8-9-2 on the season overall and 3-5 in the Southwest Suburban Conference.

The Bolingbrook Raiders hosted Stagg in a SWSC conference match. The Stagg Chargers came out with a purpose and scored early on a long throw that was volleyed it into an open net. The Raiders failed to get any momentum to counter the Chargers relentless attack. The Raiders showed little desire in trying to win the ball and played with no urgency to win the game. The Raiders created a couple late chance but were unsuccessful in beating the solid back four of the Chargers. Stag beat the Raiders 1-0. The Raiders drop to 8-9-2 overall and 3-5 in the SWSC. The Raiders will look to rebound against conference powerhouse Sandburg on Thursday at The Brook 6:15