Soccer State Championships in the RGV

The Rio Grande Valley is home to some of the most talented athletes. Athletes flourish in every sport but, the strongest sport around here is boys soccer. In 2012 the Mission Sharyland Rattlers made their first State appearance in soccer. That year the Rattlers went 15-3 and managed to bring back the 5A State Championship. They say that the 3rd time is a charm and that was the case for the Brownsville Rivera Raiders. The Raiders made their first State appearance in 2005 then went in to make another appearance in 2007 but it wasn't until 2015 that their perfect 26-0 season led them to win the 6A State Championship. Brownsville is no stranger to success in soccer, another school that has been successful in the soccer program are the Brownsville Porter Cowboys. The Cowboys have made 4 State appearances (1984,2006,2011, and 2016) it wasn't until 2016 that the Cowboys won the 5A State Championship. This year the RGV will be sending 3 high schools to the State tournament, Progreso, Juarez-Lincoln, and Brownsville Lopez. Hopefully one of those teams will bring back another Soccer State Championship to the Rio Grande Valley.