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Briscoe Wins Parochial League
November 25, 1951

Briscoe School wins the Seattle Parochial League with 3-2 victory over St. Anne’s at Lower Woodland despite Oliver Flor’s 2 goals. St. Mary’s finishes the CYO league unbeaten by beating St. Benedict’s of Broadway, 5-4.

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.

Seattle U Goes Out in Quarterfinal
November 17, 2001

Despite getting two first-half goals from Joe Watson, Seattle University can’t hold off unbeaten Rio Grande in the NAIA quarterfinals. The Redhawks go down, 3-2, to close-out their NAIA era. Joe Watson scores in the 8th and 31st minutes. The lead holds until the 67th minute, when Rio Grande scores twice in 1:41, then wins it with 5:43 left. It ends an SU run in which they won nine of the last 10.

Gonzaga's Lewis Steps Down
December 5, 2024

Aaron Lewis resigns as Gonzaga men's coach after four seasons, having compiled a 20-40-11 record. Chris McGaughey, an assistant for two seasons, is named the interim head coach. The Bulldogs had started out 6-1-0 in 2024 following an upset of No. 9 Seattle University on Sept. 12. However, they went 0-9-2 the rest of the way, finishing in the WCC cellar for the second year in a row.

Stars Overcome by Sockers
May 7, 1986

San Diego erupts for six fourth-quarter goals to wipe-out a three-goal deficit and beat the Tacoma Stars, 8-5, to win the best-of-five MISL semifinal series, 3-1. A record Tacoma Dome crowd of 19,746 roars when goals by Steve Sharp and Preki put the Stars up, 5-2, going into the final frame. Seattle native Brian Schmetzer, who became a first-time dad a day earlier, scores the tie-breaking for Sockers goal with 10 minutes to go – only his second score of the season.

SPU Repeats in GNAC Tournament
November 8, 2014

Although it finished seven points behind Western Washington, Seattle Pacific prevails as GNAC tournament champion for the second year in a row at the expense of the Vikings. The Falcons, inserting Alexa Hughes specifically for the shootout, come away with the NCAA automatic berth, 1-1 (5-4), when Hughes saves in the deciding fifth round at Starfire Stadium. SPU starter Molly Stinson makes six saves before penalties. The Falcons never trail getting a 12' marker from Ali Martin before Elise Aylward's free kick late in the first half.

(Courtesy The Seattle Times)
1971
Federal Way's Justi Baumgardt, a sophomore at the University of Portland, is among the Missouri Athletic Club's finalist for collegiate player of the year.
1997
Hope Solo visits with Sounders Women fans after a game at Starfire. (Courtesy Sounders Women)
2012
Seattle Unified Soccer League action in 2012. (Courtesy Special Olympics Washington)
2012
Former Gonzaga and Sounders forward Brian Ching applauds fans at his testimonial match in Houston. (Courtesy Houston Dynamo)
2013
Washington's state select team awaiting their SeaTac departure. (Courtesy Shannon Higgins Cirovski)
1982
Game MVP Preston Burpo lifts the USL championship trophy as Scott Jenkins the rest of the Seattle Sounders look on after defeating Richmond in penalties for the title. (Courtesy USL)
2005
After two years with the Sounders, West Seattle native Ian Russell joined the San Jose Earthquakes in 2000. (Courtesy San Jose Earthquakes).
2000
Michelle Akers and coach Tony DiCicco display the trophy following the U.S. National Team's World Cup final victory over China. (Courtesy Michelle Akers)
1999
Born-again Sounders made their home debut at the Tacoma Dome.
1994