It had been a minute since Zavier Hajdukovich last reached the win column for the Cal State East Bay men’s soccer team – 713 days to be exact, a number exacerbated by the fact he missed the 2023 season. The Anchorage goalkeeper’s long wait ended over the weekend after...
Anchorage's Mai Mateaki bagged the first two goal of her collegiate soccer career to power the D1 Air Force Academy to a 3-0 victory over Hawaii in Honolulu to earn Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. In just her third game, the freshman scored her first goal in the...
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...
When she was in high school, former Dimond soccer star Mai Mateaki carved out a reputation for being a great scorer. In her third college game Thursday for the Air Force Academy, she carved up the Hawaii defense. Some things never change. The freshman from Anchorage...
When the MLS season started, Obed Vargas of Anchorage was still something of an unknown after two seasons. Now he's one of the best midfielders in the league, and not just for his age. Only 19, Vargas continues to play at a level beyond his years and Saturday night...
There are times when Obed Vargas makes a play in an MLS game where you can’t believe he’s just 18 years old. That greatness was on display again Saturday night. The Anchorage midfielder feathered a terrific through pass in traffic to set up Jordan Morris’ goal in...
Dimond High's Katelyn Seibert and Parker Sullivan teamed up Saturday for one of the prettiest goals you will see on a soccer field. It was hard to determine which was better: the pinpoint pass or picture-perfect shot. Seibert’s right-on-the-money corner kick was...
A couple of defensive players got their kicks on offense in the big game Saturday, and it helped the South High boys soccer team win a state title. Keeper Ralf Braun and defenseman Declan Priddy were involved in both first-half goals as the Wolverines beat Colony 2-0...
For most of Jeremy Johnson’s adult life, he’s spent portions of spring days making the 80-mile-plus round trip from Anchorage to his hometown of Palmer. “Cars are made for those drives,” said Johnson, 50. “I grew up in the Valley, and you don’t even think about the to...
Scoring his first MLS goal was something Anchorage teenager Obed Vargas will never forget, but the real highlight was his mom and dad’s reaction. Obed’s little brother Abad recorded their tears of joy after watching their 18-year-old son score his first professional...
Anchorage’s Obed Vargas was a 15-year-old prodigy when he made his Major League Soccer debut for the Seattle Sounders in 2021. Three years later, the starting midfielder doesn’t come off the field, rarely makes mistakes and has a habit of frustrating opponents as he...