The Wenatchee boys soccer team shut out Shadle Park on March 22 and brought home its first win of the season. Senior Tyler Miller, junior Jairo Alpire, and sophomore Miguel Viramontes all contributed a goal apiece, and junior Gio Soto added in two of his own in the 5-0 win.

The Panthers lost to Central Valley, also in Spokane, 5-2 on March 21. Soto and senior Eliseo Aguilar each chipped in a goal.

The Panthers kicked off their season with an informal  jamboree at home on March 14. They shut out both Cascade (1-0) and Cashmere (5-0). Neither Cascade nor Cashmere are in Wenatchee’s league, and the games were only 20 minutes long.

The boys turned around to play Chiawana on the road March 15, losing 2-1. They played at Skyline on March 18, losing 2-1. The goals in both games were scored by Soto.

“We played very well both matches, it’s just that the ball hasn’t bounced our way. We dominated play,” Coach Dennis Tronson said. “[And] we’ve been playing some high-caliber programs.”

According to Tronson, players that he expects to do big things this season include Soto, the team captains, Miller and junior EJ Hurt; and two newcomers to the program, Viramontes and Alpire.

Although their record is 1-3 the team is confident about the season ahead. All three of the teams the Panthers have lost to competed in the State tournament last year.

“For our first two games, [considering] they’re both away and we’re traveling back to back we did extremely good,” senior Tyler Miller said. “We’ve had problems in the past where we don’t communicate. This year we’re doing a lot better.”