As well as the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys upperclassmen played Thursday in their opening game of the 2025 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Soccer State Championships at Wasilla High School the season came down to freshman keeper Callen Walker.
In a penalty shootout Walker stopped the final kick of the game country wise email marketing list and assured his peers of a 1-1 (5-4) win over the Service Cougars and a place in Friday’s semifinals against West Anchorage.
JDHS coach Gary Lehnhart handed Walker the team’s Lunch Pail Award after the game saying, “It’s not about the save, it’s because you handled the pressure of this. There were numerous balls played hard and high and that is a hell of a job for a freshman…I know, that is a lot of pressure…I’ve done it three times, and the two previous freshmen didn’t do it..so way to go.”
Tied after 80 minutes at 1-1, and after two 10-minute How to turn an online store into your main sales channel overtimes and another two five-minute sudden-death overtimes, the match came down to a penalty shootout.
JDHS senior Kai Ciambor struck first and Service
junior Brayden Fett scored as well. JDHS senior Ahmir Parker hit for 2-1 and Service senior Mason Tremarco knotted the scores again. JDHS sophomore Sonny Mazon put the Crimson Bears ahead 3-2, but Service freshman Mark Stacy tied the shots at 3-3. JDHS senior Kellen Chester earned the edge back to 4-3 and Service senior Bjorn Von Wichman hit to tie 4-4.
JDHS senior Owen Rumsey had the final
pressure kick and tucked it neatly away for a 5-4 advantage and at least assuring another shootout.
That would not happen as Walker guessed taiwan lists the right direction on Service senior Matej Omalley and covered his kick for the 1-1 (5-4) win, saving the chance for a state title.
“I mean, that is amazing,” an emotional Walker said. “That was my first pen (penalty shootout) ever and it just felt amazing to be able to win that and I didn’t know, I didn’t think I would be able to but I persevered and I did it…the pressure was pretty much the same with each shooter, I just held my own and went through it. I did it and we won.”