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Central Valley Rally for 4A Girls' Crown
November 23, 2013

Central Valley rallies for the late equalizer, then prevails in the shootout to become the first Spokane school in 20 years to raise the girls' 4A trophy at Puyallup. Jessie Kunz-Pfeiffer saves two tiebreaker penalties, and Madison Kinsolving delivers the decisive third conversion for the Bears to defeat Issaquah, 2-2 (3-2), for their first state championship. Juliana da Cruz puts the Eagles in the lead after 70 minutes, but with a minute left in regulation CV's Hailey Spooner strikes back, forcing overtime and eventually the shootout.

Tacoma Boys Embark for England
June 19, 1971

Tacoma's Cheney Studs Hustlers, an under-16 boys' team, leave for their three-week, six-game tour of England. A local powerhouse and current state champion with a 65-match win streak, the Hustlers go 0-3-3 in competitive but also take part in many cultural activities and classes.

Skagit Valley Wins Third Straight Title
November 29, 1980

Skagit Valley College need penalty kicks to do it, but the Cardinals become the first NWAACC team to win three consecutive championships. After tying Everett, 2-2, Skagit Valley prevails in a tiebreaker shootout. Dave Helms and Gene Lashell score for the Cardinals and Russ Peterson and Abdul Halim for Everett.

Cougars Lose McAlpine to USC
December 16, 2013

Keidane McAlpine leaves the Palouse for Hollywood after two successful seasons at Washington State. McAlpine, who led WSU to two NCAA tournament appearances in as many seasons as head coach, is lured by Pac-12 rival Southern California. He led the Cougars to a program-best second-place finish and 14-3-4 mark in 2013, earning conference and region coach of the year honors.

Bruin Fills Void, Delivers Winner vs. Dynamo
June 4, 2017

Will Bruin scores the game's lone goal in his first encounter with his former club, and the Sounders win for the third time in four matches at CenturyLink Field. Bruin, Houston's all-time scoring leader acquired in an offseason trade, heads in a cross from Cristian Roldan in the 69th minute to beat the Dynamo, 1-0. Seattle is playing without both Clint Dempsey and Jordan Morris, both on duty with the USMNT for World Cup qualifiers.

E&E Clinches First
February 14, 1954

Scoring seven goals for the second time in three weeks, E&E Meats clinches the second-half title by blasting Tacoma, 7-0, at Lower Woodland. Eddie Banchero's team finishes the second half at 5-0-1 to earn a place in the season championship match against the first-half winner Norselander Vikings.

FC Seattle Storm's Eddie Henderson breaks upfield vs. the Arizona Condors. (Joanie Komura photo)
1990
1961
Shannon Stiles guided Gonzaga to a fourth straight season of 10 or more wins in 2006. (Courtesy Gonzaga University)
2006
1978
Dan Vaughn and Debbie Barlow were among the 2019 inductees to the Washington Youth Soccer Hall of Fame. (Courtesy Washington Youth Soccer)
2019
Kasey Keller and Michelle Akers present the Golden Scarf to two representative Washington Youth Soccer players, marking the organization's 50th anniversary. (Courtesy Sounders FC)
2016
Seattle University rallied late to tie Grand Canyon and eventually win the WAC tournament championship in shootout in Phoenix. (Courtesy WAC)
2021
Reign FC overcame injuries and international absences to qualify for the NWSL playoffs. They went 6-3-3 in their first season at Tacoma's Cheney Stadium. (Courtesy Reign FC)
2019
Gary Heale, right, is defended by future Tacoma midfiedler Ricky Davis.
1983
Western Washington finished 14-0-0 in 1983, becoming the state's first collegiate team to go unbeaten and untied. The Vikings won their second straight NCSC title under Dominic Garguile. The NAIA women's tournament was not established until 1984. (Courtesy Western Washington Athletics)
1983