Alaska's greatest soccer player made the big leagues. LaLiga to be precise. Obed Vargas of Anchorage played his first game with Atlético Madrid today, entering in the 79th minute of a 5-0 semifinal win over Real Betis in the Copa del Rey. Vargas joined the European...
From the soccer nets of Anchorage to now on the cusp of playing in the Big Ten, Brooklyn Reid is soaring. The goalkeeper has spent the last three years attending Shattuck-St. Mary’s School in Faribault, Minn., honing her skills in the prep school’s prestigious soccer...
The Portland Timbers are looking north to the future. The MLS team has re-signed Anchorage's Hunter Sulte, a 23-year-old goalkeeper, to a multi-year contract through 2028, with a club option for the 2029 season. Sulte is one of just three Alaskans and the only keeper...
It's not hyperbole, at least lately, to say the Young Harris College women's soccer team's offense revolves around Anchorage's Sunny Bowlin-Stacy. The all-conference forward has scored or assisted on her team's last eight goals across four games, including scoring the...
It’s wild that a 20-year-old from Anchorage could ruffle feathers of some of the greatest soccer players in the world, but Obed Vargas has evolved from prodigy to playmaker, and opponents now view him as a threat. The Seattle Sounders starting midfielder showed why on...
A 38-team field in the USL Jägermeister Cup has been whittled down to the quarterfinals, which kick off Wednesday, Aug. 20. Look for Anchorage's Hunter Sulte to be in goal for the Indy Eleven when they travel to South Carolina to take on the Greenville Triumph in an...
When Anchorage's Brooklyn Reid goes back to Shattuck-St. Mary's in Minnesota next week for the start of her senior year of high school, she will have a lot to say when asked what she did over the summer. Her break was packed with chill time with the family in addition...
In the last two weeks, Obed Vargas of Anchorage has kicked it with legends and twice kicked the ball into the back of the net as he nears his 20th birthday. One week after playing in his first MLS All-Star Game, the 19-year-old Seattle Sounders midfielder bagged his...
Never mind the MLS All-Star Game, you had Obed Vargas at Messi. The 19-year-old Seattle Sounders midfielder from Anchorage this week learned about his first all-star nod, and one of the perks includes being teammates with Lionel Messi, who is viewed by most as the...
Nothing will expose a goalkeeper faster than penalty kicks. It's where legacies are made, and where Anchorage's Hunter Sulte stole the show for the Indy Eleven in the USL's Jägermeister Cup. The 23-year-old blocked two PKs to highlight a crazy 7-6 shootout victory...
Near the halfway point of the high school girls soccer season, South's Lexie Luff was asked about the chances of one of the Wolverines winning Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year. “I believe we have the talent and grit that any one of our players could win GPOY,” she...