Page 10 Stillwater Ponies Fall Sports Preview • Friday , September 6 , 2024
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BOYS SOCCER
Ponies expect to contend for conference and section titles
Head coach — Jake Smothers ( 12th All-Metro and All-State honoree plenty of varsity experience . year ). and a finalist for the Class AAA They are part of a small group Assistant coaches — Chris Early , Nick Minnesota Mr . Soccer Award . of returning players to record a
Hoff , Dom Isaac and Christian Valdez . Batchelor also received First point at the varsity level .
Last season — 14-2-3 ( 7-1-1 SEC , 2nd place ).
Team All-State honors from the Podlucky notched three goals 2024 captains — James Guzman , MSHSSCA . a year ago while Guzman added
Landon Huber , Colin Johnston and Ayden Sam Marshall also notched a goal and an assist . Johnston Tran . eight goals while Ilya Lalich and senior defender Erick Modean added a goal each .
( 4 goals-8 assists ) and Garin
Who ’ s gone — The Stillwater boys soccer team graduated all-conference honors . Aidan Ayden Tran , who joins John-
Warner joined them in earning Others — Senior forward
several important contributors Primeau added five goals and ston , Guzman and Huber in to a team that ranked among three assists and was a secondteam all-conference selection . to contribute this season , along
serving as captains , is expected the state ’ s best . The Ponies were stopped by eventual third-place Who ’ s back — Goalkeeper with sophomore midfielder Eli finisher Woodbury in a penalty Landon Huber and defender de St . Aubin . kick shootout in the section finals . Colin Johnston return for the Conference — It ’ s always a
Much of the team ’ s offensive Ponies after receiving secondteam all-conference honors . East Conference and this year
tough battle in the Suburban production came from Colin Vilme and Blaine Batchelor , who Senior James Guzman and juniors Jamir Espana and Hadden should provide more of the
Jamir Espana earned varsity experience as part of last year ’ s combined for 23 goals and 23 Stillwater boys soccer team that finished with a 14-2-3 record . assists . Vilme was a First Team Podlucky are also returning with See Boys soccer , Page 11
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