Riordan’s Varsity soccer team’s 2024-2025 season has been a learning experience, as the program continues to fight through one of the highest ranked and most challenging divisions in the state: the WCAL.

The team practices every day, along with film review in order to be at their peak abilities for their games every Wednesday and Saturday. The program is also about to go through a massive change, as the large class of seniors is undertaking their final season after reinvigorating the program with one of their best season records since 1978, over 45 years ago, finishing at 4-15-1.

Dominic Jarrous ’26 has looked back fondly on the year, saying that “it has been a memorable year, especially with all my friends who are graduating.”

With their senior day match on Feb. 19 against Sacred Heart Cathedral, the program turned to its current juniors for leadership: Jarrous, Braxton Nemes ’26, and Phineas Kim ’26.

Kim is “excited to see the growth of the soccer program because of the rising sophomores, juniors and seniors.”

Despite losing many starters and key parts of the lineup, the program continues to grow and advance with new players filling their roles. Despite the challenging season, there are still signs of success and growth.

Nemes looked back at the team’s growth as they tied Archbishop Mitty during their second match, after being defeated the first time weeks before, saying that “our performances against Archbishop Mitty at the start of the year to the end of the year were very encouraging and a good way to see the teams growth throughout the season.”

In past years, the second half of the season has always been when the Riordan team has come together and had success. This draw against Archbishop Mitty as well as their victory against Valley Christian show that the squad is coming together.

They hope to continue to carry this momentum into next season.