Arcadia soccer opens season without falter

Jhonny Hernandez attacked the ball on the foot of a Somerset opponent during last Tuesday’s 0-0 draw at Arcadia High School. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
The Arcadia High School boys soccer team started its season last week without issue.
The Raiders played to a 0-0 tie against Somerset last Tuesday and followed the effort by earning their first win of 2024 on Thursday in an 8-4 triumph over Prairie du Chien/River Ridge/Seneca.
Statistics for the games were not reported to the Times.
Arcadia opens its second season in the Mississippi Valley Conference this week, beginning with a game in Sparta on Tuesday before the Raiders host La Crosse Central this Thursday.
Arcadia finished last season with a 12-7-2 record and reached the WIAA sectional semifinal in its division four bracket.