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Seattle U Wins PacWest Women's
November 4, 2000

Sheryl Williams secures the PacWest title for Seattle University with a penalty kick in the regular season finale at Monmouth, Ore. Williams scores at 56:11 for the fifth-ranked Redhawks' 1-0 victory over Western Oregon. Because SU is in the final year of transition to NCAA membership, it is ineligible for that postseason competition and instead will go to NAIA district playoffs.

Play in the Snow? You Bet!
January 26, 1975

Bremerton’s Peewee Association postpones games due to fresh dumping of snow. Disappointed kids bombarded the league office with calls, so the games were played, with the parents marking out the lines on the snow-covered pitches with sand.

El Salvador Defends Amputee Title
September 4, 1989

El Salvador blanks England, 2-0, for its third straight Amputee World Cup championship at Shoreline Stadium. England had earlier won the tournament's indoor division, defeating El Salvador, 4-2, at Woodinville Indoor Center. Nine teams entered the fourth annual tournament, including a new entry from Russia.

Seattle 'Bergs Fall in Amateur Cup
March 18, 1973

San Jose's Grenadiers end the U.S. Amateur Cup bid by the Seattle Heidelbergs in the regional semifinals, 2-1, in San Jose. Manny Hernandez of the U.S. Olympic team stakes the Grenadiers to an early lead that doubles through Tony Suffle. Tage Christiansen brings the Heidelbergs within a goal with 10 minutes left.

Tacoma Reels Off Fifth Straight Win
August 5, 2022

There is over 90 consecutive minutes of scoreless play, but goals in the first minute and the fourth of stoppage time give Tacoma Defiance a 2-0 win at San Jose. Travian Sousa stakes the visitors to the early lead by converting his own rebound, and Juan Alvarez adds late insurance for Tacoma's (12-3-4) record-breaking fifth straight victory.

Olson Completes Indiana's NCAA Victory
December 4, 1988

Renton’s Matt Olson makes a pair of routine saves in his 27 minutes in relief of Sommer, enabling Indiana to defeat Howard, 1-0, in the NCAA championship game at Bloomington, In. Olson had missed all of 1987 with a thumb injury and played in only 8 games prior to replacing Hoosiers starting goalkeeper Juergen Sommer, who sustained a broken nose. Three of the four teams reaching the semifinals feature Washington players. Portland has six key contributors, and South Carolina has Kent’s Mike Gosselin starting on defense.

Seattle's Ekaterina Koroleva was selected to referee at the 2018 U17 Youth World Cup.
2018
Geoff Hurst scores to give Seattle its first NASL playoff win, 1-0 over Vancouver. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1976
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1955
While in England, Tacoma Wanderers players got fitted for some new boots.
1967
(Courtesy Seattle Times archives)
1984
Washington State Legends installed this Michelle Akers banner at The NINETY in 2015. (Courtesy WA Legends)
2015
Shannon Stiles guided Gonzaga to a fourth straight season of 10 or more wins in 2006. (Courtesy Gonzaga University)
2006
(Frank MacDonald Collection)
1985
Jordan Morris stressed the Sounders crest after scoring vs. LAFC to become Seattle's career scoring king during a 5-2 victory. (Mike Fiechtner/Sounders FC)
2025