Julian Lara of Hood River Valley voted the SBLive/SI Oregon Boys Soccer Athlete of the Week (9/23/2024)

Lara received 35.34% of the vote, beating out Forest Grove's Eddie Pazos, who finished second with 28.13%

Congratulations to Hood River Valley’s Julian Lara for being voted SBLive/SI Oregon High School Boys Soccer Athlete of the Week for the week of Sept. 9-15.

Lara, a senior midfielder on the Hood River Valley team, scored three goals in a span of 13 minutes to help the Eagles rally from a 2-0 deficit to earn a 4-2 nonleague win at Mountainside. He had an assist in a 2-1 home loss against Roosevelt.

Lara received 35.34% of the vote, beating out Eddie Pazos, a senior on the Forest Grove team, who finished second with 28.13%. Liam DeLeon, a sophomore on the Westview team, was third with 12.41%, and Angelo Sanchez, a sophomore on the St. Mary’s (Medford) team, was fourth with 11.25%. There were more than 36,000 votes tallied this week.

We are accepting Oregon Athlete of the Week nominations. If you would like to nominate an athlete, email danbrood91@gmail.com. 

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