TEMECULA – The Great Oak varsity boys’ soccer team won their game against Fallbrook High School by a score of 3-1 Friday, Dec. 8. The win keeps the Wolfpack undefeated on the season at four wins and zero losses. A look at the standings heading into this past week shows Murrieta Valley at 4-1-1, Vista Murrieta is at 2-1-2, Murrieta Mesa is at 1-3-1, Temecula Valley is at 0-2, and Chaparral is 0-2-1.

Great Oak’s Ryan Rippel (16) engages in a foot battle with a Fallbrook opponent in the Wolfpack’s 3-1 win. Valley News/Rob Davis Photography

The Wolfpack will keep the preseason going this week with games against Palm Desert and Oceanside. Southwestern League action will get underway in the New Year when they open up at home against Murrieta Valley Tuesday, Jan. 2. Game times during league will be at 7 p.m.

JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

JP Raineri

JP is an award-winning multimedia journalist and head of the sports department at the Valley News. A former Southwestern League head baseball coach and former President of the Temecula Youth Baseball League, he has also worked as a local radio personality for All Pro Broadcasting and as a television host for the Outdoor Channel. When he’s not covering sports, JP works in the Media Technology Department for Major League Baseball.