{"id":3384,"date":"2026-08-17T20:46:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T01:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=3384"},"modified":"2026-08-17T20:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T01:47:00","slug":"west-central-boys-soccer-focusing-on-improvement-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2026\/08\/17\/west-central-boys-soccer-focusing-on-improvement-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"West Central Boys Soccer Focusing on Improvement for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-275\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png 96w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/>The 2025 West Central Trojan finished with an overall record of 5-8-1.\u00a0 The 2026 team will be a young group and will have a first-year head coach.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a young group this year with a lot of freshmen and underclassmen, so our biggest focus is continuing to improve every day and building the program the right way. 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