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Senior Alexi Grebert is leading the top soccer team France Ligue 1. 

Senior Mag 2024: Senior takes gap year to explore soccer management interests before college

Kevin Yang May 25, 2024

Alexi Grebert is taking an unusual gap year. He plans to explore his interest in soccer management while visiting his friend, a youth soccer player in his home country France, and applying to US colleges...

This is what I look like when I attempt to watch a soccer game.

Unpopular Opinion: Soccer is boring to watch

George Hu April 4, 2024

Soccer is by far the most popular sport in the world, having approximately 3.5 billion fans, which is 2.7 billion more than basketball and 3 billion more than baseball, two of America’s most popular...

Freshman Peyton Steffen prepares to shoot a basket in an away game against Mountain View High School.

Sports legacies: 2 athletes follow in the footsteps of their family members 

Amy Miao and Sasha Prasad March 24, 2024

At age 7, sophomore Matthias Casanova crouched at the starting line, preparing to race his 11-year-old brother, Class of `22 alumnus Ettienne Casanova — now a California Institute of Technology D3 soccer...

Senior captain and center-back Jiah Jung defends the ball against Notre Dame on Dec. 5. 

Falcons search for answers at goalie even as their offense jumps to a fast start 

Anika Kapasi December 11, 2023

Trailing behind 1-0 in the first half to Notre Dame — despite controlling most of the possession and having more shots on goal — senior captain and midfielder Kate Oberhauser struck through the ball...

Katie Lu dribbles the ball during a game against Mustang Soccer Club at Provident Field on Apr. 15.

Freshman winger on track for national soccer pursuits

Jessica Li December 9, 2023

Catching her teammate’s eye as a member of the Mountain View Los Altos Club (MVLA), freshman soccer player Katie Lu received the ball and dribbled it skillfully through the defenders. With a keen eye,...

Senior center back Jiah Jung dribbles the ball during a game against Wilcox High on Dec. 7, 2022, seven weeks before her season-ending injury.

Senior soccer player reflects on rehabilitation process after PCL and meniscus tear in her knee

Angela Tan September 24, 2023

On a seemingly unremarkable day, senior center back Jiah Jung and the rest of the girls’ varsity soccer team competed in a tough game against Santa Clara on Jan. 24, exactly halfway through last year’s...

Senior Kate Oberhauser plays against Santa Monica Surf Soccer Club at San Diego Surf Cup on July 30.

Senior verbally commits to play Division I soccer at UC San Diego

Anika Kapasi September 12, 2023

As college coaches lined the sidelines of the freshly cut grass fields at the Surf Sports Park during San Diego Surf Cup last summer, senior Kate Oberhauser — an attacking midfielder for the varsity...

Yul Hong dribbling at MLS Next soccer showcase in Palm Springs.

Junior forward verbally commits to play soccer for Naval Academy

Neal Malhotra May 27, 2023

Dribbling across the field, weaving through six defenders, junior forward Yul Hong jumped up, heading the ball toward the goal, and watched the net ripple in the frigid San Francisco air. The crowd exploded...

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