Francisco Contreras – City Times

Tartars sophomore midfielder Adrian Guzman and Knights freshman midfield Gerardo Lopez battle over the ball near Knights' goal on Sept. 8 at the San Diego City College soccer field .Photo credit: Celia Jimenez

Knights tie with last-minute goal

September 17, 2016

The ment's Knights soccer team was able to tie after a last-minute pass that stunned the goalie of El Camino-Compton Center, ending their match with a...

The Knights faced the Cuyamaca Coyotes in their last game of the season, losing 4-2 at home, on Nov. 13. They ended the season placing third in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference. Both teams played each other again in the first round of the SoCal Regional playoffs on Nov. 21 at Cuyamaca College, where the Coyotes defeated the Knights yet again, 2-1, moving into the second round of the playoffs. Photo credit: Celia Jimenez

Knights foul out of playoffs

December 8, 2015

The round 1 playoff game of the Men’s Southern Region between the Cuyamaca College Coyotes and San Diego City College Knights on Nov. 21 was a heavily...

A quiet leader, with plenty of command

David Linares

December 7, 2015

It is a playground cliché to say that the best player wears the No. 10 jersey and is also the captain of the soccer team. Francisco Contreras is no cliché. He is No. 10 due to his skill, his leadership and his determination which have allowed him to quickly become the team captain. Contreras is a 23-year-old student of San Diego City College and a forward for its soccer...

Knights take out the Rams

San Diego City College men’s soccer midfielder Tadey Anteneh trails Victor Valley Rams freshmen forward Marvin Soriano to stop his advancement to the Knights’ goal during their Oct. 23 game on the City College soccer field. Photo credit: Celia Jimenez

Celia Jimenez

October 27, 2015

The Knights men’s soccer team won their third game in a row at home on Oct. 23 when they played against the Victor Valley Rams in a game that had a slow...

Knights triumph over Spartans

October 16, 2015

The men’s soccer team triumphed in their first home game win of the season against MiraCosta College (3-2) on Oct. 9. Although the Knights took the...

Knights defenders Cristian Valdez (16) and Pedro Roy (21) block Vikings forward Mario Ballesteros (13) advance on the field during the Sept. 1 game. Photo credit: Celia Jimenez

Knights lose first game of the season

September 8, 2015

With only two weeks of preparation, and an almost all freshmen team, the San Diego City College Knights lost the first game of the season, 5-3, against...