Albion SC Class of 2017

National Signing Day — when high school seniors announce and sign their letters of intent for college. An exciting time for players, their friends and family, and the youth soccer clubs that developed these players to become college worthy athletes. One of the top soccer clubs in San Diego, Albion SC had almost 30 players commit […]
SoccerNation Sitdown: Ziggy Korytoski (Part 2)

In a Part 2 of our latest Soccer Nation Sitdown (find Part 1 here), the conversation between Ziggy Korytoski and Nate Abaurrea takes a wild turn to the hills of Guatemala, with stops in San Luis Obispo and San Diego. We also learn what the craft of coaching means to Ziggy, and what he hopes […]
10 California Natives Selected in 2016 MLS SuperDraft

The 2016 MLS SuperDraft has come to a close and a total of 10 California players were selected in this year’s draft following the six natives who were selected in the third and fourth rounds on Tuesday. Last week, four natives were selected in the first and second rounds. Stanford and Los Angeles native Brandon […]
Four California Natives Selected in 2016 MLS SuperDraft

The state of California was well represented at the 2016 MLS SuperDraft in Baltimore on Thursday, as four natives were selected along with two players who played collegiately in the Golden State. The highest drafted native was Stanford defender Brandon Vincent (Los Angeles/Real So Cal) who was selected 4th overall by the Chicago Fire. Vincent […]
Men’s College Cup Preview: UCLA vs Cal Poly and CSU Fullerton vs Santa Clara

Postseason play has arrived and six teams from California will be competing for the 2015 Women’s College Cup title. A field of 48 teams has been announced with first round action starting on Thursday night. Below is a preview for all the California teams in action tonight. UCLA (10-8-1) vs Cal Poly (11-4-5) at Drake Stadium […]
Six California based schools advance to 2015 Men’s College Cup

A field of 48 teams had been announced by the NCAA for the 2015 Men’s College Cup. Included among that field are six California-based programs. Two California programs were seeded, which grants them a first-round bye and a home game in the second round on November 22. Stanford, Pac-12 Champions, is the #8 seed and […]
10 California natives named to Top Drawer Soccer’s Midseason Men’s Top 100 Freshman

The 2015 college soccer regular season is in full swing and TopDrawerSoccer.com just dropped its Midseason Men’s Freshman Top 100 College Soccer Player Rankings. Included in the list are 10 California natives and 5 out-of-state players who are playing at California schools. The highest ranked Californian on the list is JT Marcinkowski who checks in […]