Vince Sanchez – 2017 Boys Competitive Coach of the Year
Congrats to Vince Sanchez the 2017 Boys Competitive Coach of the Year!
Bryan Huskisson Named Goal Keeping Director
Rio Rapids Soccer Club is excited to announce Bryan Huskisson (a.k.a. Whitey) as the new Goal Keeping Director. Having grown up in Albuquerque and played youth soccer in Rio, Whitey has been coaching soccer for the last 29 years. Whitey holds a USSF National B...
Rio Rapids SC wins 7 NM State Championships!!
Teams from Rio Rapids were once again dominant over state cup finals weekend winning 7 state titles and having 6 teams take 2nd place. The winning teams who now move on to Region IV Regional Championships were as follows: U12B - Rio 05 U16B - Rio 01 U17B - Rio 00 U18B...
Mike Erwin Named Girls U13-U14 Director
Rio Rapids Soccer Club is excited to announce Mike Erwin as the new Girls U13-U14 Director. Having grown up in Albuquerque playing youth soccer and has been a youth coach for over 12 years. One of Mikes first soccer jobs is was in Rio Vista F.C. working in our soccer...
RRSC Teams Support The Gift of Soccer
Over the weekend the RRSC U17Bs Scorpions and RRSC U13Gs Thrash teams helped the Gift of Soccer with their international donation Pack-Up Event. Members of the UNM Lobos Womens's Soccer team also joined to help with the efforts. Together they help pack-up over 1200...
RRSC Players Playing with SC Del Sol
Both Hannah Gallegos (Rio Rapids 00G) and Arianna Cisneros (Rio Rapids 01G) have continued to play in the ECNL with SC Del Sol out of Phoenix this spring. Both players played in the ECNL National Event in Phoenix in April and Hannah also traveled to Southern...
RRSC Summer 5v5
Rio Rapids 5v5 Summer League: Why Rio Rapids 5s? FUN ! Keeps kids playing over the summer Flexible Schedule to Optimize Enjoyment and Player Development Helps develop 1st touch, 1v1s, shooting techniques and goalkeeping Helps develop team concepts and prepares team...
Taylor Lytle Plays for Sky Blue FC
Article/Interview with Taylor Lytle (former Rio 89G player) who currently plays professionally for Sky Blue FC. Taylor played for the Rio from U14-U18 (traveling each week from Las Cruces to play))...
Former RRSC Players with Colorado Rapids, at Dallas Generation Adidas Cup
Great to see ex Rio Rapids SC players, Armando Munoz-Zarate, Jayson Baca and Milo Garvanian, who now represent the Colorado Rapids, at the Generation Adidas Cup this week in Dallas. The boys played against Malaga, Atlanta United and River Plate in the group stages of...
Kiva Gresham and her Devotion to Family and Soccer
By Kane McGuire March 31, 2017 When Kiva Gresham was four years old, people tried to make her switch from playing t-ball with the boys to playing softball with the girls. She refused. So the next year she signed up for soccer instead and in her very first game, she...