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WA Players Key to Portland Pride
September 5, 1993

Bellevue's Dick McCormick delivers two assists and Kent's Bill Crook scores a goal as the Portland Pride clinch a CISL playoff berth by beating Arizona, 11-5, at Memorial Coliseum. McCormick passes to Oth Ngonethong for a pair of goals for a 5-2 lead in the second quarter. Other Pride players from the Puget Sound region include Joey Leonetti, Garrett Smith and several ex-Tacoma Stars. Most of them commute to games from Washington.

Sounders Draft 3 Huskies
December 14, 1982

Three members of Washington's NCAA tournament side are taken by the Sounders in the NASL draft. Co-Captain Tad Willoughby is chosen 11th overall. Mark Schuur, a youth teammate of Mark Peterson and Jeff Stock, goes 23rd overall and Steve Englebrick is 35th. Dan Pingrey of Seattle Pacific picked in the fourth round.

Sounders Rebound With Record Performance
September 10, 2020

It's an onslaught from the outset as the Sounders show no mercy in routing San Jose, 7-1, at Lumen Field. It's a record goal total for any competition and equals the margin of the 2014 Open Cup semifinal win over Chicago and ties for the second-largest margin in MLS annals. Jordan Morris scores after four minutes. After 15 minutes it's 3-nil, and by halftime it's 5-0. Both Raul Ruidiaz and Joevin Jones bag a brace in pushing Seattle to the top of the West (5-2-3) to complete the second phase of the truncated regular season. Six more games will be added through November 8. Officials carefully monitor air quality before and during the match due to pervasive smoke from nearby wildfires.

Seattle United First in Line
February 11, 2016

Seattle United becomes the first youth club to partner with both the Seattle Reign and Sounders academies.

Eastlake Goes Undefeated, Repeats
May 31, 1997

Third-ranked nationally, Eastlake boys complete a second straight season undefeated (17-0-0) by beating Ferris, 1-0, for the Class AAA championship in Selah. Mike Casale's cross caroms off a defender in the 56th minute. The Wolves outscored opponents 83-4, including a 7-1 trouncing of North Thurston in the semifinals. They feature three youth national team players: Nick Downing, Mike Casale and Matt Flynn.

Shoreline Pays Tribute to Crossley
November 11, 1996

Shoreline Community College dedicates its field as Paul Crossley Memorial Stadium in a tribute to their former men's coach and Sounders winger. Crossley, 48, died March 11, 1996, from a heart attack. He guided SCC to a regional title in 1993 and also was boys coach at Lynnwood High School from 1994-95. Players raised funds for the plaque, mounted on a boulder above the pitch from where Crossley often observed training.

Eastern Washington won both the Big Sky regular season and clinched a second straight NCAA berth by winning the tournament title as well. (Courtesy Eastern Washington Athletics)
2017
Bob Lenarduzzi of Cananda watches a U.S. clearance in the first FIFA World Cup qualifying match played indoors, at the Kingdome.
1976
Shannon Higgins (l) and Michelle Akers (r) assist FIFA's Sepp Blatter in the 1994 World Cup draw.
1992
One ball and four U9 players going for it in Alderwood.
1978
1992
Sounders captain Nicolas Lodeiro celebrates scoring the final goal in Seattle's 3-0 secnd-leg victory over Pumas for the Concacaf Champions League  championship. (Courtesy Lindsey Wasson/Sounders FC)
2022
Lowenbrau Zurich coach Mike Ryan addresses his team at the national finals in Houston.
1983
Hope Solo raises the World Cup trophy following a 5-2 victory by the United States over Japan at B.C. Place. (Courtesy Steven Limentani/ISI Photos)
2015
After two years with the Sounders, West Seattle native Ian Russell joined the San Jose Earthquakes in 2000. (Courtesy San Jose Earthquakes).
2000
Thor Ronning, an attacking force for the Vikings, was unable to score and stop Buchan Bakers from winning their first state league title. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1953