Wade Hamilton’s two penalty saves were highlights at the end of Sunday’s scrimmage. By Owen Main

Cal Poly men’s soccer held a scrimmage on Sunday afternoon following an alumni game. In the scrimmage, senior goalkeeper Wade Hamilton assisted on the game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation and saved two shots in the penalty shootout to help his team to victory.

Overall, the squad will be much deeper this season than last year. Additions of players like Oscar Jansson and the return of junior Kody Wakasa will mean that Matt LaGrassa probably won’t have to go play center back again anytime soon (though he proved last season that he can be pretty effective wherever he’s needed on the pitch).

In Steve Sampson’s first season, the roster is dotted with talented seniors, and expectations remain high.

Photos by Owen Main

San Luis Obispo and Mission Prep faced-off on Friday night in a preseason scrimmage. By Owen Main

On Friday night, San Luis Obispo High School hosted Mission Prep in a preseason football tune-up. Each team’s offense ran a number of plays, starting drives in their own zone. At the end of the scrimmage, each team started red-zone drives from various distances from the goal-line.

Though preseason football contests don’t usually mean anything, Mission Prep was probably the sharper of the two on this day, connecting on numerous long pass plays.

Meanwhile, San Luis Obispo had a pair of quarterbacks who both showed flashes both running and passing the ball.

One of the things I really love about watching prep sports is being able to see teenagers improve over the course of a season. At the beginning of the year, everyone has work to do. This season promises to be a fun one.

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