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Western Club Alums Awarded Letters
May 20, 2023

Dozens of soccer players from the Seventies were among the nearly 200 women from Western Washington presented varsity letters as part of a Title IX 50th anniversary celebration. Western fielded women's teams from 1976-80 but four of those teams were classified as club status despite regularly playing against varsity programs. Two won conference championships.

Sounders Ownership Group Changes, Swells
August 13, 2019

Eleven new families join the Sounders FC ownership group as original majority owner Joe Roth departs after 12 years. Each of the families have direct ties to Seattle and bring a wealth of expertise in sports, entertainment, technology, broadcast, finance and many other fields. The new group of investors is led by former Microsoft executive Terry Myerson and also includes Grammy Award-winning artist Ciara and Seahawks Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson Seattle-bred hip hop superstar Macklemore and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Majority owner Adrian Hanauer's group makes an additional investment. Drew Carey and Jody Allen remain as partners. Forbes pegs the club's value at $405 million. Families of Tod Leiweke and Ken Griffey Jr. join shortly thereafter.

Vikings-Greeks Gets Heated
January 23, 1955

Thor Aanes of Vikings, top scorer in league, sent off with 10 minutes left vs. Greek Americans at Lower Woodland, is confronted by Greeks fans outside locker room. The Vikings win, 3-0. A December 19, 1954 meeting between the teams had resulted in a fight that prompted suspension of two Vikings by the WSFA.

St. George's Tops Among Midgets
November 12, 1961

St. George wins the CYO Midget Division, 3-2, over St. Francis.

Muse Holds New Mexico to Draw
October 16, 2019

Thanks to 13 record-tying saves from Trey Muse, Tacoma Defiance earns a 1-1 road draw at New Mexico United. In the dying seconds of second-half added time, Muse pulls off a quadruple save to keep Tacoma's late four-game unbeaten string (2-0-2) alive. He goes on to set a season record of 101 saves. Azriel Gonzalez's scores the Defiance goal in the seventh minute.

SPU Avenges and Advances in NCAA
November 15, 2014

Danny Olivas knocks in a penalty kick with 23 minutes to go and No. 4 Seattle Pacific avenges its only loss by beating Northwest Nazarene, 2-1, in an NCAA regional semifinal at Interbay Stadium. SPU never trails, taking the lead at 9:48 through Jordan Kollars. It’s the Falcons’ 16th win, the most since 1993. Cal State L.A. would eliminate SPU, 1-0 in overtime, in the regional final Nov. 20.

(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1966
(Courtesy Seattle Times archives)
1954
Seattle's Mike England tackles the Cosmos' Seninho. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1978
Program cover for 1968 preseason friendly between Vancouver Royals and Bonsucesso at West Seattle. (Courtesy George Craggs family)
1968
1975
Seattle Pacific's upset of Alabama A&M for the NCAA title rates cover coverage in Soccer America. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1978
Jess Fishlock probes the Houston Dash defense in a 1-0 Seattle Reign win at Frisco, Tex. (Courtesy Seattle Reign)
2017
Hannah Huesers of Seattle Pacific led the GNAC with 13 goals in 2016 and the Falcons extended their run of NCAA tournament appearances to 16 straight years. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific Athletics)
2016
Action from a state league contest between United Natives and Norselander Vikings.
1959
Thor Ronning, an attacking force for the Vikings, was unable to score and stop Buchan Bakers from winning their first state league title. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1953