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3Anchorage's Obed Vargas saw action in a third straight World Cup match for the Mexican men's national team on Tuesday in a 2-0 win over Ecuador at Guadalajara Stadium, emerging from the first stage of the knockout round undefeated.
He entered Tuesday's match in the 73rd minute and logged 17-plus minutes of action.
With the triumph, Vargas and Mexico advance to the round of 16.
They'll be back in action on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Alaska time, facing off with England in Mexico City.
For the first time since the franchise launched in 2021, the Anchorage Wolverines over the weekend had a former player selected in the NHL Draft.
Former goaltender Leo Henriquez was selected 170th overall in the sixth round by the Boston Bruins.
"This is a tremendous accomplishment for Leo and his family, and a special moment for our organization as he becomes the first NHL Draft pick in team history," Wolverines general manager Merit Waldrop said in a statement.
"We wish Leo the very best as he takes the next step in his hockey career." Henriquez appeared in 24 games for the Wolverines during the 2024-25 season and posted an impressive .923 save percentage before earning a call-up to play for the USHL's Green Bay Gamblers in the 2025-26 season.
He now joins a Bruins franchise that employs another goalie with ties to Alaska: Anchorage's own Jeremy Swayman, who is coming off his best season to date.
[Anchorage NHL player Jeremy Swayman reflects on a year that was 'a dream come true'] "Today is a historic day for the Anchorage Wolverines as we celebrate our first NHL Draft pick, but more importantly, a well-deserved accomplishment for Leo," Wolverines co-owner Kari Ellsworth said in a statement.
"Anyone who watched him play at Sullivan Arena knows how gifted he is and how lucky we were to have him in a Wolverines jersey.
We're proud to have been part of his journey and can't wait to watch this next chapter unfold.
Congratulations, Leo." Coming off a dominant high school track and field season that saw him successfully defend his Division I state discus title in late May, Benjamin Hiestand broke a nearly four-decade-old record in late June.
The Chugiak High School star shattered a program record at the USATF Pacific Northwest Association Junior Olympic Championships in Tacoma, Washington, by recording a mark of 183 feet, 6 inches, surpassing the mark that Erich Scheunemann recorded in 1989 by 19 inches.
Fairbanks' Kendall Kramer punched her ticket to the 2026 WMRA Mountain Running World Cup after coming in fourth place at the USATF Uphill Mountain Running Championships in Olympic Valley, California, last month.
The former University of Alaska Fairbanks and West Valley High School star skier and distance runner's time of 48 minutes, 14 seconds was just 19 seconds behind third-place finisher Stephanie Bruce.