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Bakers Count 5 from Conterio
January 23, 1955

Bill Conterio scores five goals for Buchan Bakers in a 12-3 romp over Harvey’s at White Center while Andy Phillips kicks 4 goals for Scotty’s Fish & Chips in a 4-3 win over Scandia at Woodland Park.

Puget Sound Gets Second 300 WInner
October 5, 2019

Puget Sound becomes the first school to boast two 300-win coaches as Reece Olney surpasses the milestone with 2-0 win over Willamette. Sean Hamel and Angel Herrera-Flores score on either side of halftime for the Loggers. In 2015, former women's coach Randy Hanson preceded Olney with 300 victories at UPS.

Seattle Women's Clubs Merge
March 9, 2006

Washington's top two amateur women's teams are merging, with the Hibernian & Caledonian Saints and Seattle Sounders Women forming the Sounders Saints Women. The Saints, operated by Bobby Lane, won the 2003 U.S. Amateur Cup and Pacific Coast League titles under coach Teddy Mitalas. The Sounders Women, owned by Adrian Hanauer, finished as high as second in the W-League Western Conference since forming in 2000. Mitalas will coach the newly merged club.

Akers-Stahl Returns Home for Blast
November 28, 1993

Seattle area native Michelle Akers-Stahl and other members of the U.S. National women's and men's soccer teams appear at Soccer Blast USA's tour stop at Seattle's Washington State Convention Center. Events include shooting and long-distance contests, obstacle course, skills clinics, youth soccer programs and a celebrity challenge.

Streak Ends, Hopes Dashed
April 5, 1985

In need of a fourth straight win to stay in the MISL playoff hunt, the Tacoma Stars go down, 7-5, at San Diego. Branko Segota scores three fourth-quarter goals as the Sockers pull away from a 3-2 deficit to claim the division title. The Stars will finish 17-31, five fewer wins than their inaugural season.

Aztecs, Cruyff Put Sounders to Sword
August 7, 1979

What had been a difficult season turns disastrous at the Rose Bowl, when the Los Angeles Aztecs become ruthless in the final half-hour in handing the Sounders a record 7-1 defeat. The loss assures Seattle of its first losing season. After John Ryan's penalty kick pulls the Sounders within 2-1 in the 60th minute, a potential equalizer by Ryan is waved off for a handball, and the visitors immediately unravel. Dutch star Johan Cruyff immediately scores to make it 3-1. Within 10 minutes the margin swells to 5-1. Then Cruyff scores again (he also added two assists), and Chris Dangerfield completes his hat trick for the final margin.

Since no county in Washington  permitted gatherings of more than five individuals due to COVID-19, OL Reign moved its 2020 preseason training to Missoula and the University of Montana campus. (Courtesy OL Reign)
2020
Jordan Morris celebrates after his extra time winner lifts the Sounders over defending champion LAFC and into the MLS Cup semifinals. (Sounders FC/Mike Fiechtner)
2024
Washington won the first Pac-10 men's championship in 2000. (Courtesy University of Washington Athletics)
2000
Viet Nguyen of the Sounders. (Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
2003
Sophia Chilczuk Chilczuk led NCAA Division II with a Seattle Pacific-record 17 assists. Chilczuk was a first team All-American and Academic All-America selection. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific Athletics)
2021
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
Sandy Hunt of Bellingham refereed the opening game of the 2000 Olympic tournament featuring Brazil-Sweden in Melbourne, Australia. (Courtesy Sandra Hunt)
2000
Dusty Hudock becomes the first two-time All-American for the Washington men in 1993. (Courtesy UW Athletics)
1993
Chuck Sekyra of Seattle Pacific was voted 2008 NSCAA Division II Coach of the Year. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific Athletics)
2008
Pat Henderson (left) served as Everett BigFoot player/coach each of the club's two seasons. (Courtesy Pat Henderson)
1995