Beneath the beautiful sunset lit sky, consisting of extraordinary reds, oranges, yellows and subtle blues, the Jesuit JV and Varsity soccer teams battled TCA in their first preseason game.
“It's a great opportunity for the boys on both teams to experience some real game play before the season. Unfortunately, the TCA freshmen couldn't play our freshmen team but at least...
Since the beginning of the school year, prospective soccer players have awoken every morning and walked out onto the pitch to partake in a rigorous game against one another. The tryout process that Coach Delong has introduced is unlike any other tryout process at Jesuit. Every day since the very first week of school back in August, the players...
Marching on to an unfamiliar field, blinded by yellow beams of light, the Jesuit JV and Varsity soccer teams took on Richardson in away games on Friday the 27th. Now generally, away games can be somewhat disconcerting, however the alien surroundings didn't seem to faze the Jesuit teams as they both pulled in wins, JV 2-0, and Varsity 3-0.
The...
The Jesuit soccer team kicked off district games January 9th at Highland Park. Since then, Jesuit have only conceded three goals in their seven matchups, but scored 11. They've been on fire this year, currently sitting 2nd place in the district. Additionally, MaxPreps has them ranked 7th in the state for 6A soccer (2.7.24). Here are a couple recaps...
“We showed that we could go and compete with the best teams.” – Coach DeLong
After finishing districts with a record of fifteen wins, four ties, and three losses, Jesuit's soccer team advanced into the playoffs. In the first matchup, they faced South Grand Prairie in the bi-district round. After advancing to the Area Round, they faced tough competition against...
The Jesuit soccer program has always been considered one of the top in the state, and often one of the top in the country, and this year was no different. Coach Charlie DeLong led Jesuit’s soccer team to another strong season and through a deep playoff run. The Rangers finished the regular season 16-5-2. This impressive record was good...
On January 10, Jesuit held its 31st Meintser Soccer Tournament. As usual, Jesuit rolled over the competition to kick off the 2013 season, while still honoring a Legend in soccer history.
Every year Jesuit invites teams from around the metroplex to play in the Meintser Tournament which first started in 1982 to honor Henricus "Henk" Meintser. Henk Meintser was born...
"The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when nobody else is watching." - Mia Hamm
This idea of tireless work manifested in this Mia Hamm quote is exactly the type of attitude the Jesuit soccer team exudes this season. Willing to work hard and support each other, the...
