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Western Bags a Pair of Titles
October 28, 1989

Dennis Lapchis tallies in the second half and his backed by Paul Maycock's shutout in Western Washington's 1-0 home win over Evergreen. It clinches the NCSC Cascade crown and promotion to the Olympic Division in 1990. The previous game Western beat Simon Fraser away for the first time, 2-1, to claim the District 1 North. Mark Miller tied it and Tom Venable won it.

Big Numbers Put Up
January 18, 1959

Fridy Kristiansen scores 6 goals for Seattle Rendering in a 14-1 demolition of White Eagles, the Russian Community entry. Meanwhile Les Mueller gets 4 in the Hungarians’ 8-0 smashing of United Natives. Six weeks later, Mueller also tags White Eagles for six.

Akers-Stahl Returns to Sweden
March 13, 1992

Michelle Akers-Stahl returns to Sweden, signing with Tyreso FF. Akers-Stahl had first played for Stockholm area club in 1990. She spearheads Tyreso's run to the Swedish championship in the summer as the scoring leader. Akers-Stahl earlier signed an endorsement deal with Umbro, the English athletic equipment company.

Solo Stymies Germany in Algarve Cup
March 15, 2006

Hope Solo helps the United States extend Germany to penalties, but the defending world champions prevail, 0-0 (4-3), to take the Algarve Cup in Faro, Portugal. Largely untested during regulation, Solo must first sprint off her line to punch away a cross, then backpedal to parry a Celia Okoyino shot from distance in the 96th minute. Solo is later named the tournament's outstanding keeper after allowing one goal in 300 minutes. Fellow UW alum Tina Frimpong starts two of four matches on defense.

Vikings Secure Second-Half Crown
April 5, 1970

Bob Hough scores early and Geoff McKeown strikes late for Leif Erikson Vikings as they secure the state league's second-half title with a 2-1 win against Heidelberg at Lower Woodland. McKeown's winner with five minutes left lands the Puget Sound Navigation trophy. It's the Vikings' first overall league crown since 1963.

Seattle CISL Team Unveils Plans
November 6, 1994

Seattle's new indoor team unveils plans for its first season, due to start in June 1995. The CISL expansion club, operated by Full House Sports and Entertainment along with the NBA SuperSonics, will play its first season in the 4,100-seat Center Arena. General admission tickets will start at $5. Eight of the 15 CISL teams are owned by NBA or NHL owners, who use them as an inexpensive way to fill empty arenas during the summer months. Full House president John Dresel say he expects the team to sell out all of its 14 home games at the Arena.

Former Gonzaga and Sounders forward Brian Ching applauds fans at his testimonial match in Houston. (Courtesy Houston Dynamo)
2013
UCLA and Sigi Schmid won their first NCAA championship at Seattle's Big Kick. (Courtesy UCLA Athletics)
1985
Chuck Sekyra was named NSCAA National Division II Women's Coach of the Year after guiding Seattle Pacific to the NCAA crown. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific)
2008
Mike Ryan, far left) and his Lake City Raiders. (Courtesy Mike Ryan)
1969
A tryout notice from Washington State Junior Soccer Association's first year.(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1966
1992
Six months after guiding the Puyallup boys to a state championship, Matt White coached the Vikings girls to a 4A crown. (Courtesy WIAA)
2019
By July 2021, masks became optional for Washington youth players. (Courtesy Washington Youth Soccer)
2021
Seattle's Cliff McCrath poses with the 2017 U.S. Women's World University Games team in Taipei, Taiwan. McCrath is assisted by former Puget Sound star and Eastside Catholic coach Shelley Beck (nee Flack). Recent Western Washington graduate Caitlyn Jobanek is a member of the squad. They advaned to the quarterfinals. (Courtesy Cliff McCrath)
2017
After bouncing around campus and the region, the Washington men's and women's programs finally have a dedicated home as Husky Soccer Stadium opens in 1997.
1997