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Penalties Boost Bellarmine in Girls' 4A
November 18, 2000

Carin Larkin's goal in the sixth round of the shootout, coupled with sophomore goalkeeper Kelsey Rasmussen's save, lifts Bellarmine to the girls' 4A championship over Roosevelt, 0-0 (4-3) at Federal Way. It's the fourth title for the Lions. In the shootout, Bellarmine gets goals from Christine Mintz, Katie Buser and Kim Butler before Larkin's clincher. Rasmussen, who had eight stops during regulation and overtime, goes to her right to save Roosevelt's Leah Peterson with a diving stop to her right. The Roughriders nearly scored in the dying seconds of the first half when Tiffany Fenster shot, but Rasmussen leaps to tip the ball over the net.

International Incident
February 17, 1963

A Pacific Coast League between the Hungarians and Victoria United is abandoned with three minutes remaining due to a melee. Police responded and escorted the officials from the field after the referee was allegedly attacked by a Seattle player while a linesman was reportedly struck by a fan. Victoria had been leading, 4-1, at the time play was halted. One member of the Hungarians was later suspended indefinitely and charged with assault.

Soccer-Themed Beverage Launched in Seattle
October 31, 2010

Golazo, an all-natural performance sports energy beverage targeting a soccer audience, is launched in Seattle by former Microsoft executive Richard Tait and Alex Rosenast. The company's products are sold across eight states and by major retailers including Whole Foods, QFC and Amazon. Among the players endorsing Golazo are Jessica Fishlock of Seattle Reign and DeAndre Yedlin of the Sounders.

Early Bellarmine Goal Is Enough for 4A Crown
May 28, 2022

An early goal proves sufficient for Bellarmine Prep to beat Skyline and add a third 4A state championship trophy to its collection. Jaggar Judkins scores in the seventh minute on a free kick, and the Lions' defense stands firm the rest of the way at Sparks Stadium. Bellarmine had upset top-seeded Pasco in a semifinal shootout the night before. Judkins scored one of the penalty kicks and his goal in the final was his 13th. It's Skyline's third runner-up finish.

WSJSA Votes to Join USYSA
February 28, 1976

By a vote of 18-1, Washington State Junior Soccer Association votes to join the U.S. Youth Soccer Association during meetings at president Karl Grosch's home. WSJSA will issue a check for $14,250 for its 29,000 registered players' national dues.

Walla Walla Women Are Perfect Champs
November 22, 2009

Walla Walla becomes the first NWAACC women's champion to complete a season unscathed, defeating defending champion Columbia Basin, 1-0, in overtime at Starfire Sports Stadium. The Warriors finish 18-0-0 when Tahlia O'Loughlin scores a golden goal in the 94th minute.

Hannah Huesers of Seattle Pacific led the GNAC with 13 goals in 2016 and the Falcons extended their run of NCAA tournament appearances to 16 straight years. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific Athletics)
2016
U.S. National Team coach Jill Ellis delivered the keynote speech at Washington Youth Soccer's 50th Anniversary Gala, 9/9/2016.
2016
Former Sounders and Washington Huskies keeper Dusty Hudock played for Colorado Rapids in their inaugural season. (Courtesy Major League Soccer)
1996
Scene from a Sounders 1998 home match vs. San Diego.
1998
A new Pacific Northwest attendance record of 67,385 was set on August 25, 2013 at CenturyLink Field for the Sounders-Timbers match. (Courtesy Sounders FC)
2013
1965
1964
Sounders players (l to r) James Dunn, Marcus Hahnemann, Peter Hattrup, Wade Webber, Neil Megson and Gary Heale hold roses for some of the 11,874 fans attending the final regular season game versus Vancouver.
1994
Alan Hudson and Vladislav Bogicevic face-off in the Sounders-Cosmos match before nearly 50,000 in the Kingdome. (Courtesy NASL Jerseys)
1980
1992