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Newport Girls Go Out Winners
February 19, 1977

Newport Bombers take their fifth straight state U19 girls' title in penalty kicks at Renton Stadium over the Highline Dirty Dozen. The Bombers come back to force overtime in the final seconds, 5-5, after trailing 5-3 with two minutes to go. Jody McCarthy scores four goals for Newport. Patricia Breed and Beth Castagna scored two each for the Dirty Dozen, which had won three age group titles in a row. Also, Shirley Lusk becomes first woman to referee a girls' state cup final.

Ex-Sounder Opens Indoor Center
April 24, 1983

Frank Barton’s Indoor Soccer Center is opened by the former Sounders midfielder in Federal Way, behind the Federal Way Shopping Center. Barton, who played in Seattle from 1979-82, has 22 teams regularly playing and training but that number more than doubles after eight weeks. There are youth leagues and over-30 leagues for men and women. He is exploring opening a second arena in north Seattle.

Chaos at Lower Woodland
February 14, 1965

A chaotic match between Seattle Hungarians and Continental is abandoned after 52 minutes when the latter team abruptly leaves the Lower Woodland pitch. The first half is marred by vicious tackling and repeated protesting of officials' calls. A fight results in ejections for both sides. Steve Furjesi beats an offside trap to put the Magyars ahead, and when Tommy Major converts a penalty, there are more protestations, resulting in a second Continental and their manager to be sent off. The whole team followed.

Galaxy Ousts Sounders from Open Cup
June 14, 2000

Cobi Jones gets the winning goal with 17 seconds left in regulation, lifting the Los Angeles Galaxy past the Seattle Sounders, 2-1, in a U.S. Open Cup second-round game at Titan Stadium in Fullerton. After Greg Vanney's penalty puts L.A. in front, Greg Howes ties it for the Sounders in the 48th minute.

Indoor Club May Relocate to Tacoma
February 22, 2000

The World Indoor Soccer League approves a preliminary request from the Portland Pythons to move to Tacoma in 2001. The Pythons averaged 3,164 fans at Portland's Rose Garden last season, the lowest attendance in the team's seven-year history. The eight-team WISL play runs from August to November.

Monroe Wins First State Crown in 48 Years
May 26, 2001

Monroe goalkeeper Ben Dragavon stops two Mercer Island shootout attempts and scores one of his own, leading the Bearcats to the first state championship for any Monroe sports team since 1953. Following a scoreless regulation and overtime, Dragavon scores the Bearcats' first penalty, then saves off Ross Miller in the sixth round to end it, 0-0 (5-4). In the final two minutes of regulation, Dragavon denies the Islanders' Colin Rigby a game-winner. He also saved two penalties in a semifinal advancement over Lakeside.

Lori Henry (r), a Hermann trophy finalist,  was captain of North Carolina's sixth national champion in seven years in 1989. (Courtesy North Carolina Athletics)
1989
Team America's Bobby Moore, far right, pumps the ball upfield against Brazil in a Bicentennial Cup match in the Kingdome. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1976
Advertisement promoting the West Ham-Kilmarnock contest, the first match to be played on artificial turf. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1969
Murphy's Pub team photo. (Courtesy Jason Farrell)
1993
John Lee of Clemson celebrates scoring the winner for Clemson vs. Indiana in the Big Kick. (Courtesy Getty Images)
1984
Western Washington's Annette Duvall battles three Oregon players. (Courtesy Western Washington University)
1984
Before hundreds of fans and family members, the afternoon after beating N.C. State the Huskies delivered their NCAA championship trophy back home to Husky Stadium. (UW Athletics)
2025
Bruce Raney became a Seattle Pacific scoring sensation as a freshman. (Seattle Pacific archives)
1978
Reece Olney, whose 29-years as Puget Sound men’s head coach was the second-longest in state collegiate history, retired in 2023 with 325 wins and guided the Loggers to four NCAA tournaments. (Courtesy UPS Athletics/Gregor Walz)
2023
Stuttgart becomes the first Bundesliga club to face the Sounders in a friendly. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1978