A Family Legacy Fuels a Championship Run
Gretna’s boys soccer team captured its fourth state title in program history on Saturday, defeating Lexington 8‑2 in a dominant performance that left the crowd roaring.
Junior midfielder Alex Sowinski was the catalyst, scoring twice on set pieces and finishing the tournament with four goals from dead‑ball situations, bringing his season total to 15.
Sowinski’s journey to the pinnacle includes a four‑month stint at Spain’s TOVO Academy as an eighth‑grader and a freshman year playing for Seacoast United in New Hampshire’s MLS Next program, experiences that sharpened his technical edge.
The victory also resonates beyond the pitch, as the Sowinski family’s own championship pedigree was on display; his brother and father each won state titles in their junior years, and Alex wore the same No. 17 jersey as his sibling.
Named team captain, Sowinski will now look ahead to next season, hoping to build on the chemistry that propelled the Dragons to a historic triumph.