First-year Othello goalkeeper learns to fit in with team, local area
There’s a new goalkeeper in the net for the Othello boys soccer team to open this season – Huskie senior Aksel Jebsen, an exchange student from Norway.
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Othello senior Aksel Jebsen, left, works on a passing drill during a March 25 practice. Jebsen said classmates, teammates and coaches have been very welcoming to him during his year at Othello High School.
Othello senior Aksel Jebsen, right, practices blocking shots during a March 25 practice. Jebsen stands at six-foot-eight, making him an obstacle for opposing teams on the attack.
Ian Bivona serves as the Columbia Basin Herald’s sports reporter and is a graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He enjoys the behind-the-scenes stories that lead up to the wins and losses of the various sports teams in the Basin. Football is his favorite sport, though he likes them all, and his favorite team is the Jets. He lives in Soap Lake with his cat, Honey. | April 4, 2024 1:45 AM
OTHELLO — Guarding the net for the Othello boys soccer team this season has been senior Aksel Jebsen, who’s been using his 6-foot-8 frame to break up opposing shots in the early weeks of the season.
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