Anchorage’s Jack Green isn’t a magician, but he played one for the American University men’s soccer team late in the first half against Bucknell. The senior midfielder danced, deked and delivered the primary assist on the equalizing goal and later bagged the go-ahead...
Pacific Lutheran University women's soccer goalkeeper Shaylin Cesar of Juneau hasn’t allowed a goal in 10 months. It seems unbelievable, but the senior netminder owns a 390-minute scoreless streak that stretches back to PLU’s last loss on Nov. 13, 2021 – a 1-0 setback...
Corina Froehle’s offensive outburst kept the Eastern Washington University women’s soccer team on the winning track as the Eagles posted a 4-1 victory over Louisiana to stay hot in September. The junior midfielder from Anchorage bagged a goal in the 44th minute and...
Last year’s substitute is now a starter and Anchorage’s Zavier Hajdukovich has already delivered his first win – a shutout, no less. The sophomore goalkeeper at the Cal State East Bay stopped a career-high seven shots against UC Merced in a 1-0 victory in NCAA...
Utah State University senior Jordan Foraker of Anchorage needed just 19 seconds to score her first goal of the season. The super sub found the back of the net almost immediately after coming into the game for the first time the first half, giving the Aggies a 2-1...
Whether or not by design, it’s only sensible the final act of the high school soccer season belonged to the royalty that is the girls teams from Dimond and South. Of the now 22 officially sanctioned state tournaments, one of the two programs have accounted for more...
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...