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Camas Goes the Distance in Perfect Season
November 19, 2022

Camas completes an unblemished campaign by the slimmest of margins, getting the shootout decision to lift the 4A girls' state trophy at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. The Papermakers (22-0-0) get two penalty saves from Keely Wieczorek to prevail over perennial contender Issaquah, 0-0 (4-2). Following a scoreless regulation and overtime, Norah Melcher delivers the decisive shootout conversion. Camas has 17-3 shot advantage since halftime and wins its second 4A and third title overall. Issaquah becomes a six-time runner-up, last winning in 2017.

Sounders Turn Attention to Kent
August 4, 2003

Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer confirms discussions with the City of Kent regarding development of an eight- to 10-field complex with the centerpiece being an 18,000-20,000-seat stadium. A piece of property had been targeted, but it is not the previously reported spot of the former Midway landfill. Price tag is $35 million, and once an MLS ownership group is in place, construction could begin. Sounders earlier considered sites in Fife, east of Lake Washington, and more recently at the Midway Landfill.

Portland's Tacoma Move May Be Off
July 3, 2000

A proposed move by the Portland Pythons to Tacoma grows tentative. Net worth for Peregrine Capital Inc., the club owner, has tumbled along with the stock market. Peregrine has laid off coach Ralph Black of Tacoma. World Indoor Soccer League will decide in August whether to approve the team's request to operate anywhere in 2001.

Watson Keeps Selects' Hopes Alive
July 22, 2000

Joe Watson's brace keeps the Seattle Sounders Selects playoff hopes alive by scoring in a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Willamette Valley Firebirds. Watson scores two goals in the final 13 minutes of the game including the winner in the 90th minute to erase a 2-1 deficit and help the Selects end a seven-game winless streak (0-6-1). Nick Downing converts a penalty kick for Seattle two minutes after halftime to knot the score at 1-1.

Dempsey Shut Down
August 26, 2016

Detection of an irregular heartbeat ends Clint Dempsey's season. Dempsey had scored eight goals in 17 games for the Sounders, including a hat trick at Orlando City three weeks earlier.

New Soccer Fields Open in Spokane
July 24, 1999

Four new grass fields at Plantes Ferry Soccer Complex are opened for the Spokane Cup men's tournament. The tournament, which has been ongoing for 31 years, has typically been held at Franklin or Underhill parks. Half of the 12-team field hails from greater Spokane. The Plantes Ferry fields were seeded in 1998 and unused until now. Eight more fields and three softball fields are scheduled to be built in the future.

Laura Harvey, formerly of Arsenal Ladies, was hired to coach Seattle  Reign by owner Bill Predmore (r) soon after the club formed in 2012. (Courtesy Reign FC)
2012
(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1950
Peter Fewing wrapped up his coaching career with Seattle University on April 4, 2023, opting to transition into administration after 29 seasons. Fewing’s teams won 343 games, including national championships in NAIA and NCAA Division II. (Courtesy Seattle University Athletics).
2023
Lowenbrau Zurich, aka, Ramlosa or PCI Sharks. (Courtesy Jan Smisek)
1982
1955
Clint Dempsey is congratulated after scoring the opening U.S. goal in the Copa América Centenario quarterfinal vs Ecuador at CenturyLink Field. Dempsey also assisted on the second goal. (Courtesy John Dorton / ISI Photos).
2016
Sandy Hunt of Bellingham refereed the opening game of the 2000 Olympic tournament featuring Brazil-Sweden in Melbourne, Australia. (Courtesy Sandra Hunt)
2000
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
Lifting the NCAA championship trophy in Tampa was none other than Seattle Pacific coach Cliff McCrath.
1983
Sounders defender Mike England. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1979