As the Santa Fe High School boys summer soccer league is well into its second week, one of the common concerns faced by area coaches has been balancing rosters and rotations.

Even though his team has had a strong showing, La Mirada coach Philip Yovino admits that his tournament squad is vastly different than the one he plans to feature at the start of the 2009-10 season.

"I only have two varsity starters from last year on the team right now," Yovino said. "Some of my guys are on vacation while others are out for a variety of reasons."

That didn't stop the Matadores from posting a noteworthy 3-2, come-from-behind victory over El Rancho on Thursday.

La Mirada trailed 2-0 at the half but rallied behind two goals from Joey Passafiume.

The forward first converted a game-tying penalty kick with 10 minutes remaining and then impressively stripped an El Rancho defender in front of the net and nailed the clinching score with less than two minutes left in the game.

Soccer Insider 7-6

With the countdown to football season well under way, the minutes until soccer kickoff dwindles as well. South Carolina returns many of its key cogs but also bring in four recruits expected to contribute. A lot of exciting news is happening in Gamecock soccer this summer. Go On the Pitch in the first edition of Soccer Insider.

FiveBoroSports.com All-Brooklyn girls' soccer honors

No longer is Midwood the undisputed girls� soccer queen of Brooklyn. This year, Brooklyn Tech, backed by superb sophomore Niri Halperin, earned that crown with its first division title and a run to the PSAL Class A quarterfinals. Canarsie wasn�t too shabby either. The Chiefs shared the Brooklyn A-VII division title with Banneker, but won two playoff games as the No. 13 seed, including a shocking upset over No. 4 Arts & Business. Striker Anna Kay Robinson emerged as a star as coach Erica Blom�s team almost duplicated the feat against Francis Lewis in the quarterfinals. In Class B, Lafayette and FDR had outstanding seasons, but it was New Utrecht, with its talent and depth, making it to the title game, only to fall to Flushing. BROOKLYN GIRLS� SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR F Niri Halperin, Brooklyn Tech It was hard to believe Halperin was just a sophomore � and not only because of her incredible production.