Kasen Rodriguez was fully clothed by the time he discussed the biggest sports moment of his young life Saturday evening. Seconds earlier, the South senior briefly lost his shirt for the best of reasons. Rodriguez converted freshman goalkeeper Ralf Braun’s 70-plus yard...
The art of the first touch, a soccer player’s ability to control a pass and make the ball do what they want, is practiced regularly and seldom perfected. Dimond freshman Kalei Ganotsi remembered one of her first high school workouts. During a drill, older teammates...
At 14, Anchorage’s Obed Vargas joined the Seattle Sounders Academy. When he was 15, he became the third-youngest player to start a game in the MLS. Now he’s 16 and the Alaskan just played a pivotal role in helping the Sounders become the first MLS team to win the...
Like so many high school athletes, Zyiah Mikes built a recruitment video showcasing various skills. Hers featured soccer specifics such as disrupting attacking offensive players and ball distribution through the air and along the ground. Mikes closed out the YouTube...
PRIDE OF ALASKA BOYS FINALISTS For Consistent Excellence in Athletic Competition – For an athlete or athletes, team or coach who not only excelled in sports in the past year or recent years, but did so with integrity and sportsmanship so as to be a positive role model...
Five months ago, Obed Vargas of Anchorage made his MLS debut with the Seattle Sounders as an emergency call-up. Now the Sounders want to keep him around for good after signing the 16-year-old soccer prodigy to a four-year Homegrown Player contract with a club option...
Juneau’s Malia Miller played a key role in helping the Peninsula College women’s soccer team claim the NWAC title. She set up the winning goal in the semifinals and then logged 73 minutes and fired four shots on goal in the championship game as the Pirates beat Clark...
Anchorage's Jack Green's torrid stretch for the American University men’s soccer team earned him Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The junior midfielder from West Anchorage High School has racked up nine points over the last seven games to fuel an unbeaten streak...
The American University men’s soccer team has caught fire, and it was Anchorage’s Jack Green who provided the spark. The junior midfielder has racked up eight points over the last six games to fuel the team’s 5-0-1 unbeaten streak that has carried the Eagles into the...
Anchorage’s Race Rome has helped Rogue Community College men’s soccer team make school history. Rogue upset previously unbeaten Peninsula College 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the NWAC Championships and has advanced to the final four for the first time. Rome, a freshman...
Shaylin Cesar’s goals against average at Pacific Lutheran University is so minuscule you can barely see it. The Juneau goalkeeper has allowed just one goal in 360 minutes stretched over five appearances, which adds up to just 0.25 goals per game. Cesar is 3-0 since...