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Western Claims Big Road Win
September 16, 2015

First-half goals from Emily Webster and Catherine Miles power Western Washington to an impressive road win, 2-1, at No. 6 St. Edward's. Webster scores early from the edge of the box, and Miles doubles it in the 33rd after latching on to Savanna Moorehouse’s through ball.

Fort Lewis Moves into First
February 7, 1965

Fort Lewis takes over first place in the state league following a 7-0 beating of Buchan, coupled with Loyal Realty's 3-1 loss to Seattle Hungarians. Geoff Wall nets a hat trick for the unbeaten Rangers (3-0-2). Goals from Tommy Major and Les Mueller in the final five minutes are the difference for the Hungarians.

Dhillon Helps Deliver Defiance Road Win
October 5, 2019

Behind Justin Dhillon's brace Tacoma Defiance registers its first road win in 15 games, 4-1, at Fresno. Dhillon scores each half to bring his season total to a club-record 12. Seventeen-year-old Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez gets the third goal and Danny Leyva, 16, adds his first professional goal for Defiance.

UPS Women Work Overtime, Twice
November 17, 2013

For the second time in as many nights Puget Sound works overtime to advance in the NCAA Division III soccer tournament, beating Hardin-Simmons, 1-0, at Thousand Oaks, Calif. Amalia Acorda-Fey nets the winner at 101:47, collecting her own rebound and finding the far post. It's the 15th win in a row for the Loggers and sixth consecutive shutout. They had upset host Cal Lutheran the night before, 1-0, on Jill Shimabuku's golden goal in the 102nd minute. Washington (Mo.) knocks-out UPS in the third round, 3-0.

Hinton Out, McAlister In for Stars
February 23, 1988

Just six days after being the winning coach in the MISL All-Star Game in Tacoma, Alan Hinton is fired as coach of the Stars. He is replaced with Jimmy McAlister, 31. Tacoma, reportedly rife with dissension in the locker room, is just 17-18 following a runner-up finish last season. The Stars are coming off two wins in three days, including just their third road win at Wichita. Hinton was 117-79, including playoffs. The next night the Stars beat L.A. in McAlister's coaching debut, 5-3.

Hall Earns Records as SDSU Reaches Postseason
November 6, 2005

Gig Harbor’s Tally Hall earns his record 12th shutout as San Diego State draws, 0-0, at Stanford, all but assuring the Aztecs of their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1989. Hall will go on to finish second nationally with a 0.49 goals against average, also a school record. SDSU falls to eventual NCAA champion UC Santa Barbara, 2-0, in the tournament’s first round.

There's no mistaking the reddish Cintrex surface at Lower Woodland Park. (Courtesy Seattle Parks archive)
1970
Washington's Ilijah Paul was the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist. (Courtesy UW Athletics)
2022
Seattle's Ekaterina (Katja) Koroleva referees a USWNT friendly versus Russia at Frisco, Tex. Courtesy Brad Smith / ISI Photos.
2017
Justin Dhillon scored 12 goals to pace Tacoma Defiance in 2019. Among those goals was the fastest in USL history, coming just 9.17 seconds into a 1-1 home draw with Reno.(Courtesy Tacoma Defiance)
2019
The inaugural season Tacoma Stars.
1983
Jessica Fishlock, coach Laura Harvey and Lauren Barnes celebrate clinching the NWSL Shield with a victory over Orlando on Oct. 1, 2022. (Courtesy Jane Gershovich/OL Reign)
2022
Olsen's United and Newport Striders captains lift the Sir Thomas Lipton trophy prior to their state cup match.
1971
(Courtesy Seattle Times archives)
1954
Pepe Fernandez, a fan favorite in the Sounders' first two seasons, was recalled by Alan Hinton to play indoor in 1980-81. (Courtesy Joanie Komura/Frank MacDonald Collection)
1981
Teddy Mitalis of Seattle carries the Sounders flag as the Sounders fans gather for Soccer Bowl '77.
1977