BCHS Soccer

All-Conference boys soccer team.

2011-12 NDN ALL-AREA TEAM: Girls soccer

2011-12 NDN ALL-AREA TEAM: Boys soccer

All-Conference girls soccer team.

The hundreds of hours of practice and thousands of miles driven to become a better soccer player recently paid off for Brett Wiesen.

Gulf Coast’s Ali Rogers and St. John Neumann’s Cassie Fernandez began their soccer careers together as 8-year-olds in the Naples Optimists program.

Goals have come at a premium this season for Manatee.

Several area boys soccer teams hope to recapture past postseason success when regional play begins Tuesday, while others will try to start new traditions of winning in the playoffs.

Regional pairings

Winning the first district championship in program history was an amazing feeling for the Gulf Coast boys soccer team Friday. Doing it against the Sharks’ bitter rival was almost indescribable.

If Barron Collier’s 2-1 win Wednesday night over Palmetto Ridge in the semifinals is any indication of what to expect in the Class 4A-District 12 district championship game, the Cougars’ match against Gulf Coast will be very physical and filled ...

Marissa Stovring scored three goals, but they weren’t enough as the Cougars fell 4-3 (3-0 in penalty kicks) to Lakewood Ranch on Tuesday night in a Class 4A regional quarterfinal.

The boys soccer district tournaments began Monday, and postseason play should help answer the question coaches have been asking all season — who's the area's best team.

Barron Collier girls soccer coach Ray Morgan was blunt when recalling the last time his team faced Bradenton-Lakewood Ranch in the playoffs.

Regional pairings