The San Diego Sockers’ first alumni game at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside was held January 5 and included Temecula resident Carlos Basso and Murrieta residents Sean Bowers and Jacques Ladouceur.Team Gold which included Basso and Bowers played Team Blue during halftime of the 2024-25 Sockers’ game against the Chihuahua Savage. A total of 21 former Sockers players participated in the alumni game.“That was very nice,” Basso said.“It was awesome. It was great to have everybody back,” Bowers said.“It was a great experience,” Ladoudeur said. “The organization always does a great job.”The San Diego Sockers began in the outdoor North American Soccer League in 1978 and first played indoors at the San Diego Sports Arena in 1980. The Sockers ceased operations in
