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New Era Begins for Huskies
August 27, 2011

Washington gives new coach Jamie Clark a win in his first outing, a 3-0 verdict at Gonzaga. Clark is the first new coach since 1992. Brent Richards supplies two second-half goals and the Huskies start 3-0-2.
Akers-Stahl Named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year
November 27, 1990

Michelle Akers-Stahl is named 1990 Female Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Soccer Federation after scoring 14 goals in 11 matches with the national team. Akers-Stahl, 24, is the sixth recipient and second from Washington, joining Sharon McMurtry (1985). Because of injuries, this was the first summer she played with the national team in two years. She led the USWNT to wins over No. 1-ranked West Germany, England and Soviet Union and also scored five goals to lead the North to the Olympic Festival title.
UW Men Advance in NCAATournament
November 23, 1996

Jason Boyce scores in the second overtime and the 146th minute overall to give Washington a 2-1 win over Santa Clara in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before 1,401 at North Creek Complex in Bothell. Boyce takes a pass from Rees Bettinger and chips the ball over Broncos goalie Joe Cannon. Bettinger ties it at 1-1 in the 66th minute. Washington, making back-to-back tournament appearances for the first time in 23 years, is the No. 1 overall seed in the field.
Highline Wins Boys Title in First Year
May 22, 1981

Playing its first year of varsity, Highline wins the state prep championship by blanking undefeated Sammamish, 2-0, at Memorial Stadium. The Pirates (15-1-1) go up early with top scorer John Klein intercepting a back pass to score in the seventh minute. In the 53rd, German exchange student Guido Ingendaay provides insurance. The Totems entered the game 19-0-0.
Shorecrest 57-Game Streak Snapped by Kennedy
November 12, 1994

Two-time defending champion Shorecrest, the nation's hottest girls' team, is stopped by Kennedy, 2-1, in the state AA quarterfinals at Highline Stadium. The Scots were unbeaten in 57 games (55-0-2), the longest streak in the nation. Shorecrest (17-1-0) had outscored its opponents 114-2 with 15 shutouts. The Lancers come from behind in the second half on goals by Robyn Perkins and Melissa Budde, the latter with 14:25 remaining.
Gonzaga Claims First WCC Championship
November 4, 2023

Giana Riley hits for a hat trick to power 19th-ranked Gonzaga past Pepperdine, 3-1, at Malibu, for the first West Coast Conference championship for the women. Riley stakes the visitors to a lead after just 3:05 and doubles it in the 19th minute. She scores her third of the game and 12th of the season to crush the Wave's comeback hopes in the 73rd.

 (Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
1970
 After playing in Austria, Karoly Szilagyi reportedly turned down offers to play pro in Mexico and South America before arriving in Seattle, where he played accordion. Istvan Biro had played in Hungary's second division. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1957
 Rich Cullen starred for the Sounders in an Open Cup upset of San Jose.
2003
 Walter Schmetzer's U14 Lake City Hawks. (Courtesy Walter Schmetzer)
1976
 Flyers were distributed throughout Seattle to promote the U.S. Challenge Cup tie between Seattle Hungarians and Orange County. (Courtesy Craggs Family)
1966
 Kate Deines helped lead Washington into the 2010 NCAA quarterfinals. (Courtesy UW Athletics)
2010
1992
 Nanda McCormick scored nine goals for Gonzaga as the Bulldogs reached the NCAA tournament for the first time in 2005. (Courtesy Gonzaga Athletics)
2005
 Located in the Hilltop neighborhood, Tacoma's McKinley School team in 1914. (Spalding Guide 1915)
1919
 The pennants presented by Sing Tao for its international match vs. the State League All-Stars.(Courtesy Tom Webb)
1971
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