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Vikings' Obi Becomes College Star
November 7, 1955

Former Norselander Viking standout scorer Joseph Njoku-Obi is the ‘toast of college soccer’ in San Francisco. Njoku-Obi, the Nigeria native and former Seattle Pacific College tennis player, debuts with a hat trick and scores 23 goals in just seven matches for USF, which claims the Northern California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference championship. Njoku-Obi is named second team All-America.

Frei, Ferreira Give Sounders Edge vs. San Diego
May 28, 2025

Jesús Ferreria notches his first goal in Rave Green, and Stefan Frei makes seven saves for his 121st MLS career shutout in the Sounders' 1-0 home win over San Diego. It caps a 6-1-2 run following a disastrous, injury-marred 1-3-3 start in league play. It's the 400th Sounders appearance for Frei, 39.

PLU Clinches NCAA Berth
October 30, 2011

Chad Kearns scores twice and assists on Pacific Lutheran's third goal in a tournament berth-clinching, 3-0 win at George Fox in Newberg, Ore. The Lutes tie for first with Whitworth but swept the Pirates for the NWC tiebreaker and NCAA Division III automatic berth. PLU last reached a national tournament stage in NAIA in 1992.

Stars' Star Nick Perera Becomes WA Youth CEO
June 10, 2021

Nick Perera, best known as the prolific scorer and player/coach of the Tacoma Stars, is named executive director of Washington Youth Soccer. The captain of the U.S. Beach National Team, Perera, 35, replaces Terry Fisher, who held the post since 2009.

Late Goal Gives Gig Harbor First Girls Title
November 17, 2018

Gig Harbor rallies for its first girls' 3A championship, finishing the season undefeated following a 2-1 win over Holy Names at Sparks Stadium. The Cougars, playing in their first final since 1999, find the net first, taking the lead on Julie Causbie's drive to the upper left corner from 19 yards in the 23rd minute. Alyssa Gray pulls the Tides level on the hour on a deflected shot. The deciding goal is a 13-yard effort by freshman Ashley Wright with four minutes left in regulation. Gig Harbor, a four-time runner-ip in the 90s, goes 23-0-0.

Minnows vs Sharks in WIAA Boys
May 20, 1981

If anyone needed a reminder that the WIAA tournaments encompass schools of all classifications, there is a round of 16 game matching a minnow vs. shark. San Juan County's Lopez High School, Northwest B champion with an enrollment of 44 students in grades 10-12, faces Highline (1,400). Lopez, missing two of its best players, starts two eighth-graders in a 12-0 loss to the AAA Pirates.

1963
A jamboree commenced the CYO fall season at Catholic Memorial Stadium. Corner kicks were used to break ties. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1955
Nicolas Lodeiro’s impactful, trophy-filled eight-season run with the Sounders ended in 2023. Here, Lodeiro is honored following Seattle’s 2022 CONCACAF Champions League triumph. (Courtesy Sounders FC/Rod Mar)
2023
2006
Marcus Hahnemann posts 13 shutouts for Seattle Pacific, earning All-America honors as a sophomore.
1991
Alex Morgan scored in her second regular season game for Sounders Women. (Courtesy Sounders Women)
2012
The Emerald City Supporters again helped energize Sounders crowds, which averaged 44,425 in 2015. (Courtesy ECS)
2015
Kelley Schweighart, scorer of Washington's winning goal in a second-round NCAA win over Auburn. (Courtesy UW Athletics)
2004
Tacoma's Jeff Durgan left the Cosmos for Team America and debuted for the USMNT in 1983.
1983
Pat Henderson (left) served as Everett BigFoot player/coach each of the club's two seasons. (Courtesy Pat Henderson)
1995