There are high school athletes that use their physical gifts as a way to get into college, and once there, academics can take a backseatt to playing their sport and having a good time experiencing college. Then there are those athletes good enough to play at the next level but are also driven to be…

The BUSC U-15 and U-17 teams will take on their neighbors to the north, the Portland Timbers in MLS NEXT action this weekend. The games will take place Sunday at Las Positas Community College in Livermore. The U-17 teams will face off at 10 a.m., while the U-15 squads will battle at 12 noon!

  King of the Cup Finals – 25 points for correct pick Scoring for all five rounds   Scott McMillin         50+60+30+40+25=205 Jerry Losson                  65+60+30+20+25=200 Mike Nieto                      60+60+30+20+25=195 Eric Denton                    55+50+15+20+25=165 Tim Ryerson                  40+50+30+20+0=140 Brett Rosenberger        45+60+30+0+0=135 Brady Taylor                  45+40+15+0+0=100   BUSC President Scott McMillin is the King of the Cup! Jerry Losson leads from…

  King of the Cup Semifinals – 20 points for each team advancing Group, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals scoring   Scott McMillin              50+60+30+40=180** (winner) Jerry Losson                  65+60+30+20=175 Mike Nieto                      60+60+30+20=170 Eric Denton                    55+50+15+20=140 Tim Ryerson                  40+50+30+20=140 Brett Rosenberger        45+60+30+0=135 Brady Taylor                  45+40+15+0=100   Finals picks-Argentina: Scott, Jerry, Mike, Eric. Our first King of…

King of the Cup Round of 16 – 10 points for each team advancing Group + Round of 16 scoring Jerry Losson                  65+60=125 Mike Nieto                      60+60=120 Eric Denton                    55+50+105 Scott McMillin              50+60=110 Brett Rosenberger        45+60=105 Brady Taylor                  45+40=90 Tim Ryerson                  40+50=90   Quarterfinal rosters   Jerry Losson (6): Netherlands, Argentina, Croatia, Portugal, Brazil, France.…

As play begins in the World Cup, members of the Ballistic United Soccer Club – MLS NEXT coaches and BUSC staff members – begin their competition to find out who is the King of the Cup! The scoring is as such: 5 points for each team that advances out of group play; 10 points per…

To start the weekend off right, the U-19 squad beat Diablo 6-1, on Saturday, November 12. Matthew Njome scored three goals, Sean Sweeney, Colin Davis, and Evan DeYoe had one goal each. Davis had a pair of assists, with Bruce Dowd, and Njome getting one assist each. On Sunday, the U-16 team started the ball…

Goals from Nicholas Vierya and Josip Batkovic, as well as a Diablo Valley own goal gave Ballistic the 3-0 win on Sunday, Oct. 23. Christian Mayorca went the distance in the goal to get the win and the shutout!

The Ballistic MLS NEXT teams had a strong weekend, posting a 4-1-1 record over September 24-25! On Saturday, the BUSC U17 team started the weekend off with a 4-3 win over Sacramento Republic. Collin Davis scored twice with Charlie Votel and Jack Grossman getting one each. Grossman also had the assist on one of the…