Anchorage’s Corina Froehle has come alive for the Eastern Washington women’s soccer team. And pumped life back into the Eagles. Froehle’s recent points bonanza has spearheaded a reversal of fortune for the Eagles following a 1-7 start to the season. The senior...
Jack Green of Anchorage heated up the Binghamton Bearcats like a microwave Tuesday. He provided instant offense in the second half with a goal and an assist in a 17-minute span – which in soccer is like hitting the popcorn setting. Green’s takeover performance boosted...
Anchorage’s Kana Mateaki didn’t need any help to beat Northwest Nazarene. She did it all by herself. The senior forward bagged two unassisted goals for Eastern Oregon in a 2-1 victory Saturday in La Grande, Oregon. Mateaki opened the scoring in the 23rd minute and...
History was made this last week in Boise Idaho at the US Youth Soccer Far West Regional tournament where the Alaska Rush U17 Girls Club defeated Utah's La Roca FC 4-1 to earn a bid to the National Championships. It was the first Alaska club team ever - boys or girls -...
When you’ve watched your nemesis capture the biggest prize in each of the last three seasons, it’s fair to wonder what kind of patience remains. On a far-from-summerlike Saturday at West High Alumni Stadium, the South High girls soccer team kept focus into the frantic...
In the seconds after his final in-match action as a high school soccer player, Zachary Cheyette emerged from the chaos, whipped off then whirled his captain armband and sprinted towards the middle of the pitch in pure exaltation. “Last touch, final touch, you’re going...
Ketchikan High track star Jason Lorig was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after blazing to the fastest time in Alaska high school history over 100 meters at the Region V Track & Field Championships in Juneau. The sophomore recorded a time of 10.69 seconds to...
Alaska soccer wunderkind Obed Vargas notched another impressive achievement Wednesday when he was named to the United States roster for the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup this summer in Argentina. He joins a small list of Alaskans who have been named to a U.S. national...
Days removed from the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race, Cook Inlet Conference soccer squads continued jockeying for postseason position. Consider the South boys the field’s class thoroughbreds slightly more than two weeks before the state tournament...
About 10 minutes before Saturday morning’s opening kickoff, temperatures hovered in the mid 30s under bright sunshine at West High Alumni Stadium. The pitch was clean and clear, but for large snow walls a few feet behind each end line. An uniquely-Alaska look, only...
At 17, Obed Vargas of Anchorage has already left an indelible mark on Alaska soccer. Not only has he played in more Major League Soccer games than any other player from the state, but the third-year pro with the Seattle Sounders recently became the first Alaskan since...