In 2003, the Woodland Park boys’ soccer team had its best record in school history.

So what did they do for an encore?

They beat it — by three games.

The 2024 Panthers added some more firsts. They won their first Tri-Peaks League championship and they won their first two playoff games.

“We had two losses this year,” coach Michael Shubert said. “Both of those teams are playing in a state championship game.”

Woodland Park posted a 13-2-3 record, with the losses coming at the hands of Salida, which played for the Class 2A title, and Jefferson Academy, which did the same at the 3A level.

Goalkeeper Noah Magietrelli was named Tri-Peaks League Player of the Year, posting 10 shutouts in 18 matches and seven in a row from Oct. 1-24. He had a 0.978 goals-against average for the season and averaged 10.8 saves per match.

Also qualifying for first-team all-conference honors was Myles Wiley, who anchored the team’s formidable defense, along with Jamie Urban, Tevin James, Silas Koelewijn, and Nick Thime.

Panthers named honorable mention all-conference were Joe Johnson and Jaret Walker.

Offensively, Koelewijn led the team with 13 goals with Harrier Lehman-Smith close behind with 11. Urban led the team with 10 assists.

Woodland Park had only 13 players when Shubert took over in 2022. In two short seasons, the number has grown to 35, allowing for complete varsity and JV programs.

With only two seniors on the roster and a pipeline of talent established, there looks to be no limit to what the Panthers can achieve going forward.

“The boys were ranked No 7 in the state out of 52 teams in 3A, the highest ranking ever in program history,” Shubert said. “They also consist of student-athletes from Woodland Park High School, Merit (Academy) and homeschool, showing the unity of Woodland Park, not the division.

“We went from (a program) with no success to one with tons of success.”