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Oldershaw Trophy Goes to Cathedral
December 11, 1955

At Vancouver, Cathedral School of Seattle ties at Vancouver North Shore 2-2 to clinch the Oldershaw Trophy series, 4-3 on aggregate. Cathedral won the first leg at home, 2-1, on goals by brothers Fred and Gene Hall.

Buchan Denied the Double
March 22, 1953

Green Lake Bowl denies Buchan Bakers a double by coming from 2-nil down to score three second-half goals to win the George Washington Knockout Cup, 3-2, at Catholic Memorial Stadium.

Road Win Clinches Playoff Berth, Finally
September 4, 2005

Roger Levesque's second-half goal gives the Seattle Sounders a much-delayed, playoff-clinching, 2-1 victory at Atlanta. Seattle had blown leads in four consecutive games and gone winless (0-2-5) for more than a month. Leighton O'Brien's header puts the visitors in front, only to be caught by the Silverbacks in the 54th minute. Nine minutes later, Levesque gets his team-leading sixth goal after Taylor Graham's initial shot rebounds off the left post.

Defiance Finally Returns Home, Beats T2
September 27, 2020

Returning to Cheney Stadium for the first time in seven weeks, Tacoma Defiance clinches a season series win over Portland, 2-1. Ethan Dobbelaere starts matters in motion, scoring his first goal of the season in the 28th minute. Azriel Gonzalez increases the lead in the 85th minute, 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute. The fixture marks Tacoma's first match at home since July 18. Defiance win three of four meetings with T2.

KCTS Airs Instructional Special
September 14, 1964

Seattle's KCTS Channel 9 airs a 30-minute instructional program, "How to Play Soccer," with Derek Mallinson as host. Mallinson, 39 and former professional footballer in England, is the president of Lake Hills SC, and he includes a history of the game dating 112 A.D. in China, to modern game evolving in England in 1863 to contemporary times and skills, including goalkeeping. Repeat showings air three more times in the fall. Soccer also gets some air time on local newscasts, with KING's Rod Belcher narrating highlights from a Hungarians' state league contest.

FIFA Reps Tour Husky Stadium
April 17, 1988

FIFA technical group completes a weeklong inspection of Husky Stadium, which is included in U.S. bid for 1994 World Cup. Paul Stiehl, head of U.S. organizing committee, claims natural turf can be successfully laid over existing artificial surface. UW athletic director Mike Lude wants assurances that the sand, gravel and sod won’t damage the football field.

Sounders Dave Gillett (l) and Arfon Griffiths converge on Cosmos' Pele.
1975
Nelson Valdez (left) joins fellow Designated Players Obafemi Martins and Clint Dempsey in celebrating his goal vs. the Galaxy in a 2015 playoff match. (Courtesy Josh Weisberg/Sounders FC)
2015
Tom Webb, state youth president, poses with match officials for the 1971 state cups. (Courtesy WYS archives)
1971
The first and only team for for the ASL Tacoma Tides. (Courtesy Shanaman Sports Museum)
1976
(Courtesy Seattle Times archives)
1984
England-based Kasey Keller returns home to captain the U.S. National Team's friendly versus Honduras, the first soccer match held at Safeco Field. Keller, shown with Pablo Mastroeni, got a clean sheet in the 4-0 win. (Courtesy J. Brett Whitesell / ISI Photos)
2002
Snohomish United won the USYSA Region IV U14 girls championship at Boise. (Courtesy USYSA)
2019
Courtesy Western Front archives
1964
Whitman College (white jerseys) battle Western Washington. (Whitman archives)
1978
Team America's Bobby Moore, far right, pumps the ball upfield against Brazil in a Bicentennial Cup match in the Kingdome. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1976