The 2025 boys soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.
Oswego
Coach: Gaspar Arias (ninth season)
Last year’s record: 11-6-6, 7-1-3 Southwest Prairie (3rd)
Top returning players: Enrique “Kiko” Castañeda III, jr., F; Dustin King, jr., F; Victor Rios-Cifuentes, sr., MF; Nathan Wetzell, sr., D
Top newcomers: Ryan Maveus, so., MF; Alex Nieves, jr., MF
Worth noting: The Panthers are averaging 13.875 wins a season during coach Gaspar Arias’ eight-year tenure and have not suffered a losing season during that time. The Panthers return four starters (listed above as top returning players) along with six rotation players, including goalkeepers Cristian Lopez and Brayden Beverwyk, senior defender Johnathan Garcia and senior