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Columbia River Reclaims Girls' 3A
November 17, 2012

Columbia River of Vancouver reclaims the girls' 3A championship by defeating Mount Spokane, 2-1. The Chieftains took their first title in 2009. All three goals come in a 12-minute span of the first half. Marion Lilly opens in the 25th minute, the Wildcats' Alyssa Lloyd answers in the 35th and Emily Heaton's 18-yard drive from an attempted clearance proves the winner in the 37th.

Comeback Sends SU to National Final
November 28, 1997

Stan Thesenvitz's late goal forces overtime and Sean Cassidy delivers the vital winner for Seattle University in a 3-2 victory over William Carey College (Ms.) in an NAIA semifinal at Birmingham, Al. The Chieftains trail in the first half until Tom Hardy scores in the 33rd minute. After going behind in the 85th, they get a close-range equalizer from Thesenvitz with 2:30 to go in regulation. Cassidy finally puts SU over the top with a sudden-death winner 9:26 into the first extra period, his fourth goal of the postseason.

State Threatens to Expel LWYSA
November 12, 2004

Washington Youth Soccer Association suspends and will expel Lake Washington Youth Soccer Association, effective Dec. 7, leaving the future of 6,500 young player from Kirkland, Redmond and Sammamish in question. The move by the state association comes after Crossfire Premier president Jim Harnasch questioned LWYSA finances and the LWYSA board retaliated by suspending Harnasch’s 15-year-old son. WSYSA seeks to assure parents that "every one of our members will continue to play on their teams as we replace the previous association with a new one."

UW Stays Undefeated, Surge Past Dartmouth
September 18, 2015

Quentin Pearson's header brings Washington level, and James Moberg's penalty kick two minutes later seals a 3-2 road comeback victory over Dartmouth. The 9th-ranked Huskies, who trailed 2-nil at halftime, move to 4-0-3.

Kufeld Save Paves Way for Huskies
September 19, 2014

Megan Kufeld stops Stephanie Verdoia from the penalty spot, enabling Washington to trim Seattle University, 1-0, at Championship Field. With the match still scoreless, Kufeld's dive to her right stops Verdoia. In the 66th minute, Kimby Keever latches on to an Amanda Perez ball to score the winner. The Huskies, with six wins in the first eight games, have nearly equaled their 2013 victory total of seven.

Weaver Celebrates WSU Senior Day in Style
November 3, 2019

Morgan Weaver celebrates her final home match for Washington State by tying a record with four goals in a 4-1 win over Colorado at Pullman's Lower Field. Weaver, whose first goal comes in the third minute, ties a record first set by Kim Lynass in 1990. She goes on to finish No. 2 in career goals with 43.

1968
The victorious Seattle Sounders pose after winning the 1995 A-League championship. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1995
Northwest university celebrated winning the Cascade Conference tournament and an NAIA automatic berth in 2018. (Courtesy Northwest Athletics)
2018
In his first season with Wolverhampton, Marcus Hahnemann came on strong in the second half of the Premier League season to help Wolves avoid relegation. (Courtesy Wolverhampton Wanderers)
2010
Kim Little makes a big impression in her first season with Seattle Reign FC, winning NWSL MVP and Golden Boot honors. (Jane Gersovich photo)
2014
Mark Peterson came on strong late in the Sounders season but many of his 14 goals came after NASL Rookie of the Year balloting. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1980
Game program for Hungarians-Orange County second leg to determine West Coast representative in U.S. Challenge Cup semifinals. (Courtesy Craggs Family)
1966
1979
Seattle's first friendly of the MLS era  is versus England's Chelsea at Qwest Field.
2009
Indiana and Clemson converge on a corner kick during the 1984 NCAA Championship game in the Kingdome. (Courtesy Soccer America)
1984