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Cougars Win Away, Again
November 5, 2015

Washington State extends its unbeaten run in the Apple Cup to 12 meetings with yet another road victory, completing the regular season with a 3-1 verdict at Washington. The Cougars finish Pac-12 play with a perfect 6-0-0 mark away from Pullman and 9-1-0 altogether on the road. Kaitlyn Johnson scores her seventh goal to erase an early UW lead and Cara Wegner's 25th-minute strike puts WSU ahead and all but assures a fifth consecutive postseason berth.

Tacoma Beats San Diego in Playoff Opener
March 8, 2018

Dominating the final quarter, the Tacoma Stars open the MASL playoffs by beating San Diego, 5-2, at ShoWare Center. It's the Stars' fourth straight win and ends a six-game losing streak against the perennial power Sockers. Taylor Bond's goal with 11:19 left puts Tacoma ahead, 3-2. Jamael Cox and Raphael Cox close out the scoring. Two nights later in San Diego, the Sockers win Game 2, 9-3, and the deciding mini game, 6-2.

Sounders Academy Takes Third at USSDA Finals
July 16, 2017

Milo Barton and Paul Rothrock score for Sounders FC Academy in a 2-1 win over Colorado Rapids in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy playoffs at Carson, Calif. It's the highest finish to date for the SFC Academy. SFC had beaten Crossfire Premier, 3-2, in the quarterfinals before falling to LA Galaxy, 3-2 in extra time, in the semifinals.

SPU Remains Unbeaten After Halted Game
October 25, 2014

Seattle Pacific’s Stephen MacDonald nets the lone goal in the fifth minute of game shortened by a power outage at Interbay Stadium. The No. 3 Falcons defeat the University of Mary, 1-0, to reach 14-0-1 on the season. They have set records for consecutive wins (13) and games unbeaten (15). Power is lost throughout the surrounding neighborhoods at 8:40 p.m., when the match reached the 82nd minute. After both teams wait 80 minutes to resume, officials rule SPU the winner.

Goulet Goal Sends Warner to Nationals
November 9, 1984

Brent Goulet, a sophomore from Tacoma, scores with under two minutes left in overtime, lifting Portland's Warner Pacific over defending NAIA champion Simon Fraser, 1-0, in the Area 1 championship game at Burnaby, B.C. Goulet takes a cross from Seattle's Erick Knapp for his 25th goal. Seattle native Todd Strobeck makes 10 saves in earning the Knights' shutout. Warner Pacific advances to its first NAIA national tournament.

Timbers Oust Sounders from USOC
July 12, 2005

Seattle drops a 2-0 decision to the Timbers in Portland in third round of the U.S. Open Cup. "It's a $30-, $40- or $50-thousand loss for us," says Bart Wiley, Sounders assistant general manager. "It's very disappointing, especially after we just thumped them."

Raul Ruidiaz joined Fredy Montero with two goals in a 6-2 road pummeling of Portland. (Courtesy Sounders FC/Mike Fiechtner)
2021
(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1966
Seattle's first friendly of the MLS era  is versus England's Chelsea at Qwest Field.
2009
Karmen Koteles, left, and a Hungarians teammate. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1962
Stephanie Verdoia scored 22 goals in 2014 to finish as Seattle University's career leader and lead the Redhawks to their first NCAA Division I tournament victory, 2-1 over Washington State. Verdoia was named Academic All-American of the Year as well All-American. (Courtesy Seattle University Athletics)
2014
Astroturf was also installed at Seattle's High School Memorial Stadium in 1968, and soon after high school and state league games were playing on the carpet. (Courtesy Seattle Times archives)
1968
Finn Hill Shindiggers, feature Sharon McMurtry, front row far right. (Courtesy Sharon McMurtry)
1976
Fans scattered around the track and hillside to watch Seattle Pacific and Washington play at Queen Anne Bowl. (Seattle Pacific Falcon archives)
1974
After playing in Austria, Karoly Szilagyi reportedly turned down offers to play pro in Mexico and South America before arriving in Seattle, where he played accordion. Istvan Biro had played in Hungary's second division. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1957
Mike Ryan and his Blue Angels celebrate after winning the national over-30 championship in Miami. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1980