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Tacoma Gets PDL Franchise, Replaces Spokane
April 14, 2006

A new PDL team in Tacoma will replace the Spokane Shadow in the Northwest Division. The new club, owned by Mike Jennings and Pat Garlock and coached by Jennings, will go by the name Tacoma FC for 2006 before choosing a permanent nickname for 2007. TFC will assume the Shadow's schedule and play home games at Curtis High School. The Shadow was forced to cease operations March 27 when they concluded the turf at Spokane's Joe Albi Stadium was unfit for play.

Lewis, Maple Leaf Win PP&L Trophy
March 21, 1949

Seattle's Maple Leafs thrash Tacoma, 4-0, in Renton for the state title and Puget Power & Light trophy, donated by A.W. Leonard. Sammy Lewis scores twice and Barney Kempton is the playmaker, assisting both Lewis’s opener and Tommy Barwick, who made it 2-nil. Len Williamson got the other goal.

Locals Humble Austrians
July 30, 1972

Seattle Heidelbergs of the state league defeat Vienna Sandt, 4-1, at West Seattle Stadium. It's only the second loss by Austrians in 18 touring games over three years. Abu Kamara, Sierra Leone student at UW, stars on defense for the Heidelbergs. Eli DeOliveira scores two goals for Seattle. The previous night Sandt drubbed Tacoma Heidelberg, 4-0, at Baker Stadium.

Snohomish Breakaway Wins State in Overtime
November 17, 1984

Jenny Berbeck gets behind the Highline defense to score in overtime and give Snohomish the AAA championship at Auburn. The Panthers, out-shot 20-7, force extra time behind the 13 saves of Lulu Castagna. They break through when, with 63 seconds left in the second extra period, Jenny Birks clears to midfield, and Berbeck beats the lone remaining defender and the Pirates' keeper. It's her 26th goal of the year.

UPS Women Win 16th Straight, Take NWC
November 8, 2008

Jenny Moore and Fiona Gornick score in the first 4 minutes and Puget Sound proceeds to pummel Willamette, 4-0, for its Northwest Conference-clinching 16th straight win. The Loggers (18-1-0) complete the conference season with a perfect (16-0-0) mark to earn an automatic NCAA berth and first-round bye but lose to Carleton, 1-0, in second round at home.

Loggers Win NCAA Opener in Final Seconds
November 15, 2014

In the waning seconds of regulation Robin Vieira finds the winner for 25th-ranked Puget Sound in an NCAA Division III first-round win over Washington in St. Louis. Vieira heads home from a Danielle Silver cross in the 90th minute. The Loggers, after hitting the post and crossbar, fall to Centre the next day, 0-0 (7-6), in a second-round shootout.

(Courtesy The Seattle Times)
1971
Puyallup Tribe of Indians became the official legacy supporter for the Seattle 2026 FIFA World Cup activities in 2023. At center are Peter Tomozawa (L), Seattle FWC CEO, and Bill Sterud, Puyallup Tribal Council chair. (Courtesy Seattle FIFA World Cup 2026).
2023
Hope Solo and Abby Wambach hug following the USA's World Cup advancement to the semifinals, 2-2 (5-3) over Brazil in Dresden, Germany. Wambach scored the equalizer in extra time added time, and Solo stopped a Brazil penalty in the tiebreaker. (Courtesy KH / ISI Photos)
2011
Seahawks Stadium hosted its first international, U.S. vs. Venezuela, in 2003, with Kasey Keller serving as America's captain. (Courtesy U.S. Soccer)
2003
Brian Ching, the former Gonzaga star on loan from LA Galaxy, scored 16 goals to earn first team all-A-League in 2002. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
2002
(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1966
Memorial Stadium proved a near-perfect, intimate setting for the Seattle Sounders to take root in 1974. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1974
1951
Hope Solo did not allow a goal in seven starts for the USWNT in 2005. (Courtesy Michael Pimentel / ISI Photos)
2005
Coach Arnie Aizstrauts (top right) and his inaugural Seattle Pacific varsity team. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific University)
1968