Changes in realignment, hybrid conferences and a new state tournament highlight the 2010 Oregon high school boys soccer season. Everything is going to be a little different as the OSAA made some major changes prior to the season. Here’s how things went last year and how they lineup this year.

The Salem-area schools (Central Valley Conference) were tough in Class 6A last year, with three of the eighth quarterfinal teams (West Salem, McNary and South Salem) with South Salem winning it all. Apart from losing Redmond not much changes in the CVC. South Medford beat Jesuit 1-0 in the semifinal before falling to South Salem 2-1.

In Class 5A, the Intermountain Conference is now just three teams (Bend, Mountain View and Summit). That’s a tough one considering that Summit was the IMC champion last year and Mountain View beat Bend in the state semifinals. 5A state-champion Corvallis is part of the eight-team Mid-Willamette Conference.

2009 State Champions
6A – South Salem
5A – Corvallis
4A – La Salle Prep
3A/2A/1A – Oregon Episcopal

UCLA AND STANFORD RANKED IN NSCAA POLL

Local soccer players tabbed by U.S.
Three from Central Oregon could end up playing internationally

Soccer tourney under way Bend
Bend Premier Cup draws more than 90 teams from throughout Northwest

• They are in the final of the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament
• Rafael Nadal just won the men’s singles title and Wimbledon
• Pau Gasol and the LA Lakers won the NBA championship

Revisiting the 2009-10 all-state teams – The Oregonian

Landon Donovan scored the game-winner and what may be the biggest goal in USA soccer history… on the men’s side that is.

I just heard my first world cup action on the radio, the USA vs England and boy was that stadium a buzz… literally! That whole buzzing sound is going to be a killer.

Making the news a lot now:
• World Cup organiser mulls vuvuzela ban

World Cup Fever Hits Central Oregon