{"id":12713,"date":"2026-04-05T00:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/?p=12713"},"modified":"2026-04-05T01:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T01:44:42","slug":"soccer-boys-kick-off-season-with-undefeated-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/2026\/04\/05\/soccer-boys-kick-off-season-with-undefeated-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos Kick Off Season with Undefeated Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-margin-bottom=\"0pt\" data-line-height=\"1\" data-doc-id=\"1763097000002273021\" data-doc-type=\"writer\"><em>Taylor Smith, Sports Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-margin-bottom=\"0pt\" data-line-height=\"1\" data-doc-id=\"1763097000002273021\" data-doc-type=\"writer\">The Wright County boys are undefeated!<\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-margin-bottom=\"0pt\" data-line-height=\"1\">After opening their spring season with hard-fought road wins over Iowa Falls-Alden and Ballard early last week, the Wright County Bronco soccer team tied Clear Lake at Lions Field this past Thursday.<span class=\"EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-text-indent=\"0.5in\" data-padding-left=\"0in\" data-margin-bottom=\"0pt\" data-window-control-info=\"true\" data-line-height=\"1\">\u201cTheir determination, grit, and resilience is amazing,\u201d second-year Head Coach Ethan Krogman told <em>The Wright County Monitor<\/em> in a recent interview.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe communication is what has kept this team going.\u00a0\u00a0In the first game against Iowa Falls, we had a total of 23 shots, and none of them until a late penalty kick came through for us.\u00a0\u00a0Did that stop the boys? Absolutely not, they kept their head in the game, kept moving forward, and preserved until they got the result that they deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12718\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12718\" src=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299e-300x206.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299e-300x206.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299e-1024x705.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299e-768x529.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299e-1536x1057.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299e-2048x1410.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299e-1170x805.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299e-600x413.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Dak dribbles past a Clear Lake midfielder. (Photo by Taylor Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-text-indent=\"0.5in\" data-padding-left=\"0in\" data-margin-bottom=\"0pt\" data-window-control-info=\"true\" data-line-height=\"1\">Sophomore midfielder Adam Dak had a team-high four shots on goal and scored the first goal of his young varsity career in the 1-0 victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-text-indent=\"0.5in\" data-padding-left=\"0in\" data-margin-bottom=\"0pt\" data-window-control-info=\"true\" data-line-height=\"1\">Senior goalkeeper Juan Ulises Medina secured eight saves vs. the Cadets.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12714\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12714\" src=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299b-300x204.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299b-300x204.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299b-1024x695.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299b-768x521.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299b-1536x1042.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299b-2048x1390.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299b-1170x794.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299b-600x407.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senior goalkeeper Juan Ulises Medina has 33 saves in three starts this season. (Photo by Taylor Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-text-indent=\"0.5in\" data-padding-left=\"0in\" data-margin-bottom=\"0pt\" data-window-control-info=\"true\" data-line-height=\"1\">Less than 24-hours later Tuesday, the Broncos were back on the road for a windy match at Ballard High School.<span class=\"EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-text-indent=\"0.5in\" data-padding-left=\"0in\" data-margin-bottom=\"0pt\" data-window-control-info=\"true\" data-line-height=\"1\">Angel Cortes scored Wright County\u2019s first goal off a Jerry Hernandez assist in the 22nd minute of the first half, and freshman forward Jorge Luis Guzman had a score of his own just eight minutes later.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12717\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12717\" src=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299d-300x223.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299d-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299d-1024x761.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299d-768x571.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299d-1536x1141.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299d-2048x1522.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299d-1170x869.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_299d-600x446.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senior Angel Cortes readies a throw-in. (Photo by Taylor Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-text-indent=\"0.5in\" data-padding-left=\"0in\" data-margin-bottom=\"0pt\" data-window-control-info=\"true\" data-line-height=\"1\">\u201cThey cemented their lead for the rest of the game, but also had to endure a very rough and trying second half where we had to hold strong against the wind and relentless offensive pushes from the Ballard team,\u201d Coach Krogman commented.\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-text-indent=\"0.5in\" data-padding-left=\"0in\" data-margin-bottom=\"0pt\" data-window-control-info=\"true\" data-line-height=\"1\">Medina added another 14 saves to his season tally, and the Broncos went on to defeat the Ballard Bombers, 2-1.<span class=\"EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-text-indent=\"0.5in\" data-padding-left=\"0in\" data-margin-bottom=\"0pt\" data-window-control-info=\"true\" data-line-height=\"1\">The weather wouldn\u2019t be much better Thursday night in Clear Lake, but the artificial turf on Lions Field allowed for the teams to play in the rain.<span class=\"EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-text-indent=\"0.5in\" data-padding-left=\"0in\" data-margin-bottom=\"0pt\" data-window-control-info=\"true\" data-line-height=\"1\"><span data-doc-id=\"1763097000002273021\" data-doc-type=\"writer\">An Anir Akdim assist would set Guzman up for Wright County&#8217;s only goal of the contest with just a minute remaining in the first half.\u00a0\u00a0Clear Lake\u2019s Ryerson Luyabya scored an equalizer midway through the second, and the two teams tied, 1-1. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12716\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12716\" src=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_29a2-300x214.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_29a2-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_29a2-1024x729.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_29a2-768x547.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_29a2-1536x1093.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_29a2-2048x1458.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_29a2-1170x833.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_29a2-600x427.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freshman forward Jorge Luis Guzman scored a first half goal in Thursday\u2019s tie with Clear Lake. (Photo by Taylor Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-text-indent=\"0.5in\" data-padding-left=\"0in\" data-margin-bottom=\"0pt\" data-window-control-info=\"true\" data-line-height=\"1\">Medina had 11 saves for Wright County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-text-indent=\"0.5in\" data-padding-left=\"0in\" data-margin-bottom=\"0pt\" data-window-control-info=\"true\" data-line-height=\"1\">\u201cOverall, no matter whether any of the players on the team gets five or forty minutes, when they\u2019re called upon, they go in and give 100%,\u201d Coach Krogman added.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThey\u2019re willing to give each other their undivided effort and energy until the final buzzer.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019m excited to be able to watch this team be successful, and cannot wait to see how they carry this success on through the rest of the season.\u201d<span class=\"EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-text-indent=\"0.5in\" data-padding-left=\"0in\" data-margin-bottom=\"0pt\" data-window-control-info=\"true\" data-line-height=\"1\">The Broncos were 5-10-2 in Krogman\u2019s first season as head coach last year.<span class=\"EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After a Monday, April 6 home contest vs. Charles City (0-1), the boys will hit the road again for a Thursday night match-up at Webster City (1-0).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Smith, Sports Editor The Wright County boys are undefeated! After opening their spring season with hard-fought road wins over Iowa Falls-Alden and Ballard early last week, the Wright County Bronco soccer team tied Clear Lake at Lions Field this past Thursday.\u00a0 \u201cTheir determination, grit, and resilience is amazing,\u201d second-year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18182,"featured_media":12718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4092],"tags":[5549,5523,2515,5683,5684],"class_list":["post-12713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-sports","tag-boys-soccer","tag-high-school-soccer","tag-soccer","tag-wright-county-broncos","tag-wright-county-soccer",""],"nelio_content":{"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"efiAlt":"","efiUrl":"","followers":[18182],"highlights":[],"isAutoShareEnabled":true,"networkImageIds":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[],"series":[],"suggestedReferences":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Broncos Kick Off Season with Undefeated Record - The Wright County Monitor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/2026\/04\/05\/soccer-boys-kick-off-season-with-undefeated-record\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Broncos Kick Off Season with Undefeated Record - The Wright County Monitor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Taylor Smith, Sports Editor The Wright County boys are undefeated! 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