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Talent & Drive: Cowboys Proving 2015 Won't Be The Same Ol' Rodeo
Livermore is off to a blazing start after missing playoffs by single goal a year ago.
Story by Matt Smith | Photos by Berry Evans III and Phillip Walton
When assessing a program, it’s easy to ask what that program has done lately, while forgetting about achievements of the past. Even more so when those achievements came three decades ago.
It’s no secret the Livermore High boys program doesn’t have a rich recent history, having not made the North Coast Section playoffs since 2011, which is the only time the Cowboys had made it since 2007.
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During the 2010-2011 season, it seemed the Livermore program was re-arriving on the scene, but after a 1-0 loss to De La Salle in the Division I semifinals, it sank back to obscurity.
Until now. With half of the 2014-15 season in the rear view, it’s not a matter of whether Livermore will get into the playoffs after starting the season with 10 straight wins — it’s a matter of whether they can win East Bay Athletic League and NCS titles.
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But this year’s revival is undoubtedly tied to how the team’s previous season ended.
It came down to the final match last February, when a win would have put the Cowboys in the playoffs. It ended in a...
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