Irvine Valley's men's soccer team made the Southern California Regional Final once again and ended up ranked seventh in the state and 10th in the nation in final polls. Five players were named all-Orange Empire Conference.
Jose Rivera, an all-Orange Empire Conference, all-region and first team CCCAA All-State men's soccer player for the Lasers last season, has signed and will be playing for NCAA Division 1 Cal Poly this fall.
Sean Goode, who helped lead the Irvine Valley men's soccer team to a 16-5-3 record, make the So. Cal. Regional Playoffs and end up ranked seventh in the state and 10th in the nation, will be playing at Cal Poly this fall.
Irvine Valley's men's soccer team reached a So. Cal. Regional Final for the second year in a row and finished with a record of 16-5-3 overall. The IVC coaching staff named Jose Rivera as the team's most valuable player.
After being named first team all-Orange Empire Conference and Southern California All-Region, sophomore midfielder Jose Rivera is picked to the All-State Team. He led IVC and the OEC and finished fourth in the state in assists.
Irvine Valley sophomore standouts Sean Goode and Jose Rivera are picked to the Southern California All-Region Team by the state's coaches. Goode paced the Lasers in goals and Rivera was tops in assists during the 2016 season.
Irvine Valley's Sean Goode, Jose Rivera and Albert Chavez are picked first team all-Orange Empire Conference and Connor Elder, Joseph Ferguson and Daniel Segal are selected to the second team.
It is the second straight year that Irvine Valley is ranked in the top 10 in the nation by the NSCAA. The Lasers ended the 2016 season with a record of 16-5-3 overall and reached a So. Cal. Regional Playoff Final.
Irvine Valley ends up seventh in the final state poll put out by the CCCAA. The Lasers had a record of 16-5-3 overall this season, won two playoff matches and reached the So Cal. Regional finals.
Connor Elder, Joseph Ferguson and Albert Chavez from the men's team and Evelyn Lucatero from the women's team take part in sophomore showcases as part of the state tournament weekend in Ventura.
Irvine Valley plays tough and battles back from a two-goal deficit twice in the match, but loses to Mt. SAC, 3-2, in a So. Cal. Regional Playoff Final match in Walnut on Saturday. IVC gets goals from Jose Rivera and Connor Elder.
Irvine Valley gets two goals from Sean Goode and another from Connor Elder in a 3-2 win over Rio Hondo in a Southern California Regional Playoff match on Tuesday at home. IVC now plays in the regional final Saturday at Mt. SAC.
Irvine Valley has a strong start to the CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoffs with a 4-0 victory over Victor Valley at home on Saturday. Connor Elder nets two goals and Sean Goode and Jose Rivera each add a goal in the win.
The Lasers, who were ranked No. 9 in the state in the final poll of the regular season and have a record of 14-4-3 overall, earn the fourth seed in the So. Cal. Regional Playoffs, and take on No. 13 Victory Valley Saturday at 2 p.m.
Irvine Valley breaks open a close match with four goals in the second half, including three by Sean Goode, in a 6-1 win over Norco in the final contest of the regular season. IVC ends up taking second in the Orange Empire Conference.
Irvine Valley ties Golden West, 1-1, on the road in a battle for first place in the Orange Empire Conference. With the tie the Rustlers remained in first with IVC just two points back. The Lasers play Norco on Thursday at 3 p.m.
Irvine Valley, which had a bye on Friday from Orange Empire Conference action, plays a huge match next Tuesday at No. 5 Golden West with the conference title on the line. IVC has a record of 13-4-2 overall.
Irvine Valley ties with Santa Ana, 1-1, in an Orange Empire Conference match on Tuesday at home. The Lasers hold on to their one point lead over Santa Ana for first place in the standings. IVC plays at Golden West next Tuesday.
Irvine Valley ended in a 0-0 tie at Orange Coast in an Orange Empire Conference match on Friday. It wasn't a win, but Irvine Valley reclaimed first place the conference standings - one point ahead of Golden West.
Sophomore forward Sean Goode scores three goals and Irvine Valley takes down Cypress, 4-2, on the road on Tuesday in an Orange Empire Conference match. Goode now has 14 goals on the season. This was IVC's fifth win in a row.
Sophomore Jose Rivera had three goals and one assist to lead Irvine Valley's men's soccer team to a 4-2 Orange Empire Conference win over Fullerton at home on Friday. Sophomore Connor Elder also scored for the Lasers.
Irvine Valley beats the Hawks, 3-1, in an Orange Empire Conference match on the road Tuesday. IVC has out-scored Santiago Canyon, 9-2, in two matches this year. IVC has a big OEC contest at home with Fullerton Friday.
Midfielder Joseph Ferguson, forward Connor Elder and defender Umayr Syed are selected to the 2016 CCCAA Academic All-State Team for men's soccer. Players had to have completed 24 units with a 3.5 GPA or higher.
Forwards Daniel Segal and Sean Goode each score goals in a three-minute stretch late to help Irvine Valley to a 3-1 win over Norco on the road in an Orange Empire Conference match Tuesday. Segal finished with two goals on the day.
Irvine Valley ties the contest, 1-1, with a goal by Jose Rivera early in the second half, but Golden West finds the game-winner in the 82nd minute and holds on for a 2-1 victory in a big Orange Empire Conference match at IVC on Friday.
Irvine Valley takes on Glendale in a nonconference match and beats the Vaqueros, 5-1, at home on Tuesday. Connor Elder and Jose Rivera each finish with one goal and one assist for the Lasers. IVC hosts Golden West on Friday.
Irvine Valley drops its first Orange Empire Conference match of the season and first since the 2014 season. The Lasers are still tied for first place in the OEC with Fullerton. Irvine Valley hosts Glendale on Tuesday.
Irvine Valley, ranked eighth in the state, earns its fourth straight win in Orange Empire Conference play and improves to 8-2-0 overall with a 3-0 win at home over OCC on Tuesday. Sean Goode scores to more goals for IVC.
With two strong wins in Orange Empire Conference action last week, including topping No. 5 Fullerton on the road, Irvine Valley moves up to No. 8 in this week's California Community College Athletics Association state poll.
Sophomore forward Sean Goode scores Irvine Valley's first four goals of the match and the Lasers run away with a 5-0 Orange Empire Conference win over Cypress at home on Friday. Goode now has seven goals on the season.