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Buchan Wins First-Half Playoff
December 12, 1954

A pair of Bill Smith strikes cements the Buchan Bakers' grip on the state league first-half championship by virtue of a 2-1 playoff defeat of defending champion Norselander at White Center Stadium. The two teams had finished the first half tied at 7-1-0 and split their two meetings. Chet Miller, back from the U.S. Marines, starts in goal for the Bakers. It's his first game action in several years. Smith starts his brace with a penalty kick and then converts a right-wing cross from Michael Conneely.

Hagerott Returns to Coach Bucs
December 11, 2008

Daman Hagerott returns to coach the Whitworth women after 12 years away. Hagerott, who had coached the Pirates from 1993-96, winning two conference titles, replaces Sean Bushey, who wants to focus on coaching the Bucs men.

Highline's Mother-Daughter Combination
October 30, 1997

Highline Community College women’s team features a mother-daughter combination on the roster. 48-year-old Jean Wilcoxen is a freshman sweeper and mother to two of her teammates, Tracy and Farah Wilcoxen. HCC coach Shari Anderson claims Jean is one of the fastest players on the team if not the league. She has been playing since age 24. "I love playing soccer with my mother," says Farah. "It's an experience I will never forget."

Northridge Ends SPU Championship Run
November 21, 1987

Seattle Pacific's two-year reign as NCAA Division II men's champion is ended at the quarterfinal stage by top-ranked Cal State Northridge, 1-0, before a CSUN stadium-record crowd of 3,841. The Falcons silence 30-goal scorer Joey Kirk, but Juan Florez slices between defenders and evades onrushing SPU keeper Jeff Storrs for the game's only goal in the 27th minute. It snaps a 13-game unbeaten run, eight-game win streak and four national finals in a row. Seattle Pacific had beaten Northridge in the playoffs en route to its past two championships.

Sounders Look to Bremerton
March 1, 2006

While they are committed to Qwest Field for 2006, the Sounders submit a lease proposal draft play home games at Thunderbird Stadium on the Kitsap County Fairgrounds in Bremerton. They averaged just 2,864 for 14 matches at Qwest in 2005, which has a capacity of 67,000. Thunderbird Stadium has 6,500 seats.

Lynnwood's Velie Makes Officiating History
June 29, 1990

Linda Velie of Lynnwood becomes the first woman to referee a U.S. professional men’s match, working the APSL West game between FC Seattle Storm and New Mexico Chiles before 4,100 at Memorial Stadium. Velie, 44, has refereed since 1983 and is the state's director of referee instruction. She assesses 46 fouls and issues one caution. Seattle wins, 4-3. Twelve hours after making history, Velie conducts a clinic in Fife.

Alex Buck delivered a handful of vital goals in Washington's 2025 postseason run, beginning with a brace at home vs. Montana in a 2-0, NCAA first-round victory. (UW Athletics)
2025
Bob Lenarduzzi of Cananda watches a U.S. clearance in the first FIFA World Cup qualifying match played indoors, at the Kingdome.
1976
Trevor Thompson scored a record 23 goals for Pacific Lutheran as the Lutes repeated as Northwest Conference champions and returned to the NCAA Division tournament. (PLU Athletics/Jonathan Cohen)
2024
Jordan Morris made a rapid recovery from ACL surgery to rejoin the Sounders  late in 2021. (Courtesy Sounders FC/Jane Gershovich)
2021
One Roof Partnership’s rendering for the redeveloped Seattle Memorial Stadium shows what the 8,000-10,000 capacity facility will resemble when completed. (Courtesy OneRoof Partnership)
2023
Michelle Akers and Tony DiCicco share a pose with the Chiquita Cup trophy.
1992
DeAndre Yedlin earned USL all-PDL honors for the Sounders U23s in 2012. (Courtesy Sounders U23s)
2012
(Courtesy The Seattle Times)
1970
Pacific Lutheran advanced to the NCAA Division III tournament's second round for the first time in 2017. The 17 wins was the most for PLU in 25 seasons. (Courtesy Pacific Lutheran Athletics)
2017
Issaquah High School, winner of the 2017 WIAA girls 4A championship.
2017