The Frank McManus replacement was let go after one season. Raul Lara has inherited the reins of Mater Dei. The 18-year-old is ...

See, Mater Dei has been nothing but explosive throughout their season. Back-to-back 12-win run and followed that up with a No.1 NAT rank and No.1 CA rank. Under HC Raul Lara, Mater Dei has ...

Sometimes, the stars align, and magic happens. That’s exactly what happened to Raul Lara and his Mater Dei team. They pulled off a miracle, beating Da La Salle in the CIF Championship.

Ain’t no tale better than a revenge tale. The Mater Dei Monarchs are on top of the high school football world—again. After steamrolling De La Salle 37-15 on December 14, Mater Dei wrapped up a ...

This is precisely what the 58-year-old coach Raul Lara from Mater Dei is doing. With an unwavering determination that could move mountains, he is demonstrating that age is never a hindrance to ...

Mater Dei has named former Long Beach Poly coach Raul Lara as its new football coach effective immediately. Lara had been head coach at St. Anthony, where he briefly worked with Mater Dei ...

Raul Lara, the maestro behind Mater Dei’s back-to-back CIF Open Division state titles, seems to exist in that rarefied air. Whether it’s channeling his inner Tyson’s ferocity to fire up his ...

Teams are now dealing with more ego than ever before. Related: 4-Star Oregon Commit Makes Mater Dei’s Raul Lara Proud by Clinching California 2024 Player of the Year Moreover, the transfer ...

Now it’s pretty clear why Mater Dei’s are the champions. This win proves legends don’t fade, they evolve. Now, it’s Justin Utupo’s turn to carry the torch that Raul Lara lit.

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now LONG BEACH — In late October, when many observers struggled to comprehend how Mater Dei could handle St ...

“I would hate to be an opposing quarterback because we have four or five guys that can come off the edge and guys that can penetrate up the middle,” Mater Dei coach Raul Lara said. “We have ...

On Thursday, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) announced the hiring of Raul Lara as their next head football coach. Lara is an accomplished head coach in California, who is perhaps best known for ...