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Volunteer Fleeces Soccer Club
August 31, 2010

Prosecutors charge a female volunteer of theft of more than $75,000 from Snohomish County's Terrace Brier Soccer Club. The funds were stolen over a period of three years. Terrace Brier serves 700 youth with an annual operational budget of $70,000. The volunteer treasurer is later convicted and sentenced to one year in prison and must pay restitution. The non-profit club was forced to cut back on the financial assistance it offers to low income families.

Reign's Little Reunion
May 28, 2022

Two-time NWSL MVP Kim Little will be returning to Seattle on a short-term loan, OL Reign announce. Little won two NWSL scoring titles from 2014-16 before returning to Arsenal. She starts six times in her limited run from July 1-August 7 and contributes one assist.

Bialek Tags Pride for Four
July 5, 1997

Tom Bialek ties the club record of four goals and the undefeated (6-0) Seattle SeaDogs beat the rival Portland Pride for the fourth straight time, 8-5 in the Key Arena opener. Five goals come in a frantic fourth period in which both teams combine for 10. After Portland cuts the lead to 7-5, Dick McCormick puts the ball into an empty net.

Washington Fades Out of NCAAs
November 30, 2014

Washington seems to have one foot in the Elite Eight but is caught by No. 3 Michigan State in the final 15 minutes of regulation, and the Spartans advance via penalties, 2-2 (4-3) at East Lansing. Josh Moberg and Steven Wright put the 14th-ranked visitors up 2-nil at 73'. MSU rallies to tie it by the 88th minute and prevails when Darin Jones hits the crossbar in the final UW shootout attempt.

Immigrant Students Excel at BOC
April 11, 2006

Eighteen immigrant high-school boys who attend a special public school to learn English are excelling with their feet as a soccer team this spring. The students attend the Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center (BOC) on Seattle's Queen Anne Hill and are coached by Juan Carlos Torres, an instructional assistant at the school. The first-year team is 4-1-2 playing a schedule against high-school junior varsity and "C" teams.

Whitworth Registers First NCAA Win
November 7, 2001

Brandon Carlson's second-half goal is enough as Whitworth registers its first NCAA Division III postseason victory, 1-0, over Colorado College. Carlson scores from 10 yards out from Kurt Kagawa in the 54th minute. Ben Oakley preserves the first-round shutout with a diving stop of a free kick with 26 minutes remaining. The Pirates are making their first trip to a national postseason tournament.

Washington State Legends of Soccer mounted tiles of historical significance at The NINETY in 2015, when they co-hosted Women's World Cup watch parties. (Courtesy Leann Johnson/WA Legends)
2015
Janae Godoy is mobbed by Seattle Pacific teammates after scoring the golden goal in the NCAA championship match versus West Florida in Tampa. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific Athletics)
2008
1977
A friendly meeting of local senior all-stars with Canadian rivals such as BC power Vancouver Rangers often served as a late-season fundraiser. In this case it was to attract fans for the Hamilton Douglas trophy (youth) final between Black Diamond and Piston Service (2-0). (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1949
(Courtesy Walter Schmetzer)
1974
(Courtesy Seattle Times archives)
1984
After two years with the Sounders, West Seattle native Ian Russell joined the San Jose Earthquakes in 2000. (Courtesy San Jose Earthquakes).
2000
The U.S.A. starting XI versus Honduras at Safeco Field. (Courtesy ISI Photos)
2002
DeAndre Yedlin earned USL all-PDL honors for the Sounders U23s in 2012. (Courtesy Sounders U23s)
2012
Washington forward Mike Park in action at the Far West Classic.
1982