JDHS soccer teams challenge Lathrop in Fairbanks
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 4:52 am
The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears varsity soccer teams opened their road trip to Fairbanks on Thursday with the girls earning a 2-1 win over the Lathrop Malemutes and the boys defeating Lathrop, 7-0.
The girls needed the win to stay in the race for one of the three state tournament berths from the Railbelt Conference.
“I would say we were the aggressors as far as winning quite a bit of the balls and putting shots on frame,” JDHS girls coach Matt Dusenberry said. “We certainly gave ourselves an opportunity to continue to work country wise email marketing list on our season and have something to play for.”
Wasilla currently leads the girls’ RBC with a 4-1 record (13-3 overall), with Colony second at 5-2 (11-5 OA), Lathrop third at 3-4 (7-5 OA), JDHS 2-3 (5-5-1 OA) and West Valley 2-6 (4-7). Four teams earn berths from the Cook Inlet Conference, and one at-large berth is selected from the two conferences as well. All state qualifiers are then seeded by strength of schedule.
JDHS junior Peyton Wheeler scored both goals for the Crimson Bears.
Wheeler scored in the first half on an assist from junior Kenzie Simonson.
“We played the ball out from the back line on a great diagonal pass from Kenzie,” Dusenberry said. “It turned their backs and Peyton picked up the diagonal ball and turned in on the keeper and put it away nicely.”
Lathrop tied the game 15 minutes into the second half. JDHS believed the throw in that led to the goal was illegal as the player left their feet on the throw, which would have given possession to the Crimson Bears.
“We respectfully asked for a different consideration on things,” Dusenberry said of the goal. “That usually should be a change of possession and our throw but they didn’t see it, then the ball bobbles around and their girls just kind of put it in the box and it was enough to get in. You don’t get every call.”
The girls needed the win to stay in the race for one of the three state tournament berths from the Railbelt Conference.
“I would say we were the aggressors as far as winning quite a bit of the balls and putting shots on frame,” JDHS girls coach Matt Dusenberry said. “We certainly gave ourselves an opportunity to continue to work country wise email marketing list on our season and have something to play for.”
Wasilla currently leads the girls’ RBC with a 4-1 record (13-3 overall), with Colony second at 5-2 (11-5 OA), Lathrop third at 3-4 (7-5 OA), JDHS 2-3 (5-5-1 OA) and West Valley 2-6 (4-7). Four teams earn berths from the Cook Inlet Conference, and one at-large berth is selected from the two conferences as well. All state qualifiers are then seeded by strength of schedule.
JDHS junior Peyton Wheeler scored both goals for the Crimson Bears.
Wheeler scored in the first half on an assist from junior Kenzie Simonson.
“We played the ball out from the back line on a great diagonal pass from Kenzie,” Dusenberry said. “It turned their backs and Peyton picked up the diagonal ball and turned in on the keeper and put it away nicely.”
Lathrop tied the game 15 minutes into the second half. JDHS believed the throw in that led to the goal was illegal as the player left their feet on the throw, which would have given possession to the Crimson Bears.
“We respectfully asked for a different consideration on things,” Dusenberry said of the goal. “That usually should be a change of possession and our throw but they didn’t see it, then the ball bobbles around and their girls just kind of put it in the box and it was enough to get in. You don’t get every call.”