Frida and Marisol Vargas are showing that the first family of Alaska soccer has more than just king Obed.

While their little brother enjoys professional success in the MLS, the Vargas sisters have kicked off the college season with their own success as Frida ranks second in scoring for Southern Oregon University and Marisol has won two of three starts in goal for the University of Saint Mary.

In three games, Frida racked up five points on a goal and three assists to key a 3-0 start for the Raiders, a NAIA school in Ashland, Oregon. The sophomore midfielder scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Simpson and assisted on the first two goals in a 3-1 win over Arizona Christian.

The former West High standout redshirted the 2022 season and then recorded one assist in 12 games in 2023 before going down with an injury and missing the second half of the season.

A senior in her second season at Saint Mary, Marisol is the reigning Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Goalkeeper of the Year who has helped the team win two of its first three games. She is coming off an eight-save effort in a 3-1 win over Graceland, improving her career record to 8-3-2 for the NAIA school in Leavenworth, Kansas.

In the MLS, Obed Vargas is already the greatest soccer player from Alaska, and he’s just 19. The third-year midfielder for the Seattle Sounders has had a career year with a 1-7-9 stat line in 24 games, including 22 starts. Just the third Alaskan to play in the MLS, Obed is the state’s career leader in games (60), goals (1), assists (9) and points (11). He owns a career 88% passing percentage.

At Maryville College, Anchorage’s Madison McDonald delivered the equalizer for the Scots in a 2-2 draw with Bridgewater in Maryville, Tennessee. McDonald found the back of the net in the 73rd minute for her first goal in the first game of the NCAA Division III season. The former South High standout started at midfield and played 71 minutes. McDonald owns a 4-5-13 stat line in 24 career games.

At Ave Maria University, Anchorage’s Kana Mateaki assisted on the second goal in the 52nd minute of her team’s 2-1 victory over Florida College. Mateaki, of Dimond High fame, is a graduate transfer in her first season at the NAIA school after playing four seasons at Eastern Oregon, where she put up a 19-9-47 stat line in 62 games.

At Southern Oregon, Skyler Coleman of Anchorage found the back of the net in the 60th minute of a 6-0 win over Pacific Union College in Ashland. The former Dimond High midfielder started and took two shots on goal in 40 minutes. This was Coleman’s first goal and first points in 54 career games.

At Southern Maine University, Vincent Anderson of Anchorage earned the assist on a game-tying goal in the 56th minute of a 1-1 draw against Husson in Bangor, Maine. Anderson, of Dimond High fame, is a defender who played all 90 minutes and assisted on the equalizer – his first point in 38 career games with the NCAA Division III school.

At Cal State Northridge, Sunny Bowlin-Stacy started at forward and logged 46 minutes in a 2-1 loss to the Oregon Ducks in Eugene. The junior also started against Texas Tech and was coming off a 69-minute performance against Denver for the NCAA Division I Matadors of the Big West Conference. The former Bartlett High star is in her second season at CSUN after two years at Alabama State.