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Seattle United Win Dallas Cup
April 4, 2015

Seattle United B98 Copa becomes the first Washington team to win a Dallas Cup championship, and it comes at the expense of their neighbor, Crossfire Premier. Behind first-half goals from Jackson Ragen and Paul Rothrock, Seattle United 98 Copa takes the U16 final, 2-0, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Teddy Nickerson posts the shutout in goal. Coached by former Sounder Jason Farrell, Seattle United proved dominant throughout the weeklong tournament, winning all six pool play and knockout games by a combined score of 20-2. Redmond's Crossfire, affiliated with Lake Washington Youth Soccer, had won five straight games going into the title game. Founded in 1980, the Dallas Cup invites elite teams from throughout the U.S. and the world. Seattle United met teams from Virginia, Texas, Mexico and Arizona.

Stanford Holds Off Huskies
November 12, 1994

Stanford staves off Washington's upset bid in the West Region semifinals in Portland, but not before the Huskies nearly beat the No. 3 and unbeaten Cardinal. Samantha Obara's shot slams off the post in the 32nd minute, the closest call to a goal over 120 minutes of regulation and overtime. Stanford advances, 0-0 (6-5) when Suzie Boots converts and UW's Sanya Trandum hits the crossbar with her penalty attempt.

Mitre Eagles Win Two Regionals in One Day
June 7, 1987

Seattle Mitre Eagles win both the Open Cup and Amateur Cup regional finals in Denver. John Klein scores three times, including overtime winner vs. San Francisco Greek Americans, 2-1, in regional final. In all, Seattle plays five games in two days. The Eagles defeat Denver Kickers, 1-0, in the Amateur final but commit to playing the Open Cup at nationals. FC Seattle Cozars claim their fifth straight women’s regional title, 4-3, over the San Jose Bobcats.

Daligcon Helps Rochester Win A-League
September 30, 2000

Nate Daligcon starts for Rochester in the Raging Rhinos' 3-1 win over Minnesota for a second A-League title in three years in front of a crowd of 14,276 at Frontier Field. Daligcon also started in the 1998 final.

Dawgs Hungry Early in NCAA Opener
April 27, 2021

Washington wastes no time in getting in front in its NCAA opener and goes on to blank Liberty, 3-0, in Matthews, N.C. It's UW's biggest postseason margin of victory since 2010 and a 4-nil scoreline vs. Oklahoma. Just 67 seconds into the match, Ameera Hussen put the Huskies up. Karlee Stueckle and Olivia Van der Jagt tally on either side of halftime.

Night of Champions Goes to UCLA
September 24, 1986

Defending Division I champion UCLA, unbeaten in 24 games, visits defending Div. II champ Seattle Pacific for an exhibition. The Bruins win, 2-1, before 3,100 at Memorial Stadium after the Falcons’ Scott Cairns is sent off. Shaun DelGrande deflects in Paul Caligiuri’s blast in the 44th minute.

A young Tacoma Defiance went 4-10-2 despite playing 10 of 16 games on the road in 2020. they won three of the final four Cheney Stadium matches. (Courtesy Tacoma Defiance)
2020
Michelle Akers (10) and the U.S. National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. (Courtesy U.S. Soccer)
1996
(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1959
Washington avenged a 2019 loss to Georgetown by winning their 2021 NCAA semifinal rematch, 2-1. (Courtesy University of Washington Athletics)
2021
Scenes from a North Sound SeaWolves vs Tacoma Tide PDL game. (Courtesy USL)
2008
(Courtesy Craggs Family)
1969
A vital win in the first leg put St. James in front, and Cathedral sealed the Oldershaw title with an away draw the next week. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1955
Brazil's Internacional takes the field prior to the Tacoma Dome's first sporting event, the EuroPac Cup.
1983
Unified Soccer was among the sports contested at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle. (Courtesy Special Olympics Washington)
2018
Seattle Pacific 1985 team photo. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific)
1985