BOYS SOCCER: Getting his Knighthood
St. Francis High School's Nick Posthuma is the 2008 Star-News boys soccer Player of the Year.
Above: St. Francis High School's Nick Posthuma scored 21 goals and had eight assists to lead the Golden Knights to a 21-6-2 overall record and a Mission League championship. (Walt Mancini / Staff Photographer)
Who: Nick Posthuma
School: St. Francis
Grade: Senior
Position: Forward
Notable: It didn't take long to find Posthuma on the field. He always found a way to be right in the thick of things en route to Star-News Player of the Year honors. The senior scored 21 goals and had eight assists to lead the Golden Knights to a 21-6-2 overall record and a Mission League championship.
He was selected as the Mission League Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team selection to the All-LA84 Division I first team. He celebrated his 18th birthday with a goal in sudden-death overtime to lift St. Francis to a 2-1 victory over Royal in the championship match of the Ralph Brandt Tournament. It was the kind of moment that Posthuma thrived.
Quotable: "We wanted to improve on last year, including the playoffs, and although we did about the same, overall it was a really good year."
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Melendez worked as a correspondent for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune for three years and later landed a job as a freelance writer at the Los Angeles Times before accepting an offer at The Orange County Register covering high schools. Melendez covered Major League Soccer at The Register for three years before being promoted to report on the Lakers, Angels and Dodgers for the Web. Melendez also worked for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Fresno Bee, Oakland Tribune and The Boston Globe. E-mail opinions, suggestions and tips to miguel.melendez@sgvn.com. |
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