soccer Archives

Danish player joins Sitka Wolves

by KCAW News | Apr 19, 2016 | The Morning Interview

Jes Waldemar, Ethan Pike and Megan Christner, representing Sitka High School’s co-ed soccer team, talk with the Sitka Sentinel’s Tom Hesse about their season performance.

Sitka High activities budget: A ‘perfect storm’

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Dec 17, 2014 | Local News, Syndicated

The activities budget for Sitka High School may have reached a tipping point — and it could force the end of some programs. The Sitka School Board heard a report from activities director LieuDell Goldsberry earlier this month. Between the recent addition of several new activities and a reduction in district spending, most programs have seen a cut of at least 40-percent over two years.

Heartbreaker!

by Rachel Waldholz, KCAW | Jul 1, 2014 | The CorvidEYE

Sitka residents and visitors alike packed the Bayview Pub on Tuesday to watch the U.S. take on Belgium for a berth in the World Cup quarterfinals. The U.S. lost in a heartbreaker: three goals were scored in extra time, and two of them were Belgian. But as they fought it out in Salvador, Brazil, the U.S. team had the undivided attention of fans 7,000 miles away.

World Cup 2014: Sitkans wake up to soccer

by Rich McClear, KCAW | Jun 28, 2014 | Local News, Syndicated

Every four years most of the world grinds to a halt to watch the World Cup of Men’s Football — and the game finally may have caught on in Sitka. Local watering holes opened for breakfast last Thursday (6-26-14), and tuned their flat-panel televisions to soccer, as the US met Germany for a pivotal game that would send the winner into the final stage of the tournament.

Varsity soccer wins funding, but no promises

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Feb 7, 2013 | Local News

The Sitka School Board authorized spending $6,000 out of reserves to fund the high school’s co-ed varsity soccer program for the coming spring season. The money was about one-third of that originally requested for the program. Board members consented to the lesser amount with this caveat: Next year, there may be no district funding whatsoever – for soccer or some other popular activities.