Posts Tagged ‘Felipe Franco’
Winless and in the playoffs, a look back at the Richmond Oilers girls’ soccer season
At halftime of the Richmond High School girls’ soccer team’s regular season finale against St. Joseph-Notre Dame High School, the conversation between the Richmond High coach and players was not focused on the game. The Oilers had lost all 19 of their games so far in the season, in what had been a challenging and…
Read MoreRichmond girls’ soccer concludes 2012-13 season
On Thursday night, the Richmond High girls’ soccer team lost its first-round playoff match against Pinole Valley High School 3-1. The Richmond High Oilers finished the season with a 0-21 record.
Read MoreRichmond High girls fall 3-1, but look forward to playoffs next week
For a team struggling to win soccer games, the smallest successes can become highlights of a season. For the Richmond High School girls’ soccer team, the week provided two of those highlights. On Thursday night, in the Oilers’ final match of the regular season, the girls did something they had not done all season: They…
Read MoreRichmond falls to Mt. Diablo in final home match of the season
On Saturday afternoon the girls’ soccer teams from Mt. Diablo and Richmond High Schools faced off against each other. The two teams last met in late November at Mt. Diablo High School in Concord, when Mt. Diablo’s Red Devils defeated Richmond’s Oilers 3-2. This time, they were playing at Richmond High School in the final…
Read MoreOilers lose to St. Joseph-Notre Dame HS, still searching for first win
For a moment, it looked like they had a chance. League opponent St. Joseph-Notre Dame High School from Alameda did not start out playing like other opponents the Richmond High girls’ soccer team had faced all year; the Pilots’ ball handing skills, passing, and intensity seemed to match that of the Oilers. The first eleven minutes…
Read MoreStill looking for first win, Oilers perform better against Salesian
The Oilers’ home match against Salesian on Thursday night turned out to be another loss, 1-0, but it was a much-improved effort all around by the Richmond squad, particularly the Oiler’s goalkeeper Eleana Ellner. “I just felt really confident,” said Ellner, after the game. “And my team was playing really well and that made me…
Read MoreOilers lose to El Cerrito Thursday night
After a 10-0 loss to the hands of the El Cerrito Gauchos on Thursday night, the Richmond girl’s soccer team shook hands with their opponents, collected their belongings and began to make their way from the field.
Read MoreLoss doesn’t dampen Oilers’ sprit
Forty-five minutes after scoring her first goal of the season, on a penalty shot, junior Joselyn Navarro couldn’t stop smiling. “It is like all of these mixed emotions,” Navarro said. “Because it was the first goal of the season and it was a penalty. So I feel good.”
Read MoreRichmond High girls soccer falls to Mt. Diablo 3-2
If coaching was solely about wins and losses, Felipe Franco would not be here. Although his Richmond High School girl’s soccer team was defeated 3-2 by the Mt. Diablo Red Devils Tuesday night, Franco was reminded about why he enjoys the job. “You know what I like about coaching? They enjoy doing this,” Franco said…
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