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Spokane Finishes Division Undefeated
June 30, 2018

Spokane Shadow completes an undefeated regular season by drawing at home with Kitsap Pumas, 1-1. Chase Reidt's volley from 30 yards puts Spokane ahead in the 66th minute. Tomas Jamett levels it with two minutes to go. It turns out to be the Pumas final outing. The Shadow win the NPSL Northwest Division at 7-0-5.

Raiders Win 3rd Straight State
May 25, 1985

Thomas Jefferson rolls to its third straight AAA boys’ state crown with a comfortable 3-0 win over previously perfect (19-1) Bellarmine Prep at Memorial Stadium. Jeff Moser, Ray Hoff and Todd Holman find the net for the Raiders, now unbeaten in 59 games and winners of 30 straight. TJ, missing Rob Sakamoto, Jim Weber and Kobi Yamada due to club conflicts, survived a semifinal scare from Roosevelt, getting a late Hoff equalizer and vital save from Mike Gosselin in the shootout (2-2 5-4). Bellarmine becomes the first Tacoma team to reach a final, eliminating Redmond, which takes third place.

Sub Scores Twice for Cascade Clincher
May 27, 1995

Laethe Al-Rashid comes off the bench to score two goals in the final eight minutes of the first half, and Cascade proceeds to roll over Gonzaga Prep, 4-0, in the state 3A championship game at Veradale. An Nuon gives the Bruins a lead in the eighth minute before Al-Rashid blows it open. Nick Parker adds a second-half goal for Cascade (15-1-4), which secures its third state title and first since 1989.

Sekany Saves, Shoots UW into Third Round
April 30, 2021

Olivia Sekany both saves and shoots Washington into the Sweet Sixteen. The Huskies knock off No. 15 Saint Louis, 0-0 (4-3), to reach the NCAA third round for the first time since 2014. After a scoreless 120 minutes, Sekany makes a huge punch save in the fourth round the tied shootout, then slots home the decisive penalty. UW out-shoots the Billikens, 15-9.

McAlister Carries Kennedy Past Lakeside
May 27, 2000

Bobby McAlister's hat trick fuels Kennedy's 4-1 victory over Lakeside in the boys' 3A final at Vancouver's Kiggins Bowl. It's Kennedy's second title in four years. McAlister, who also scored three goals in the Lancers' semifinal win over Blanchet, scores the go-ahead goal in the 64th minute. He then adds another eight minutes later to make it 3-1 before Eun Kang Chung's final tally two minutes from time. Chris Pohl scores for the Lions.

Sounders 2 Debuts with Home Win
March 21, 2015

Seattle Sounders 2 makes a victorious entrance to their USL existence by entertaining 2,951 Starfire fans en route to a 4-2 win over Sacramento. Seattle blows open scoreless deadlock in the second half, with Andy Craven finding the historic first goal in the 49th minute. After Republic tie it, Sam Garza no sooner enters the match than scores the go-ahead goal in the 70th minute. Pablo Rossi and Cristian Roldan add late goals.

The original crest for the Seattle Reign FC. (Courtesy Seattle Reign).
2012
Identical twins James (left) and Jason Dunn of Seattle Pacific. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific)
1993
DeAndre Yedlin (eft) congratulates Jordan Morris on scoring in his first start for the U.S. National Team, a friendly vs. Mexico in San Antonio. (Courtesy John Dorton/ISI Photos)
2015
Jadon Bowton saves the first of three Seattle University shootout attempts as Washington advances in the NCAA first-round game at Montlake. (UW Athletics/Scott Eklund)
2024
Karmen Koteles, left, and a Hungarians teammate. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1962
1951
Cristian Roldan assisted on the winning goal as the United States defeated Jamaica, 1-0, to reach the 2021 Gold Cup semifinals in Arlington, Tx. (Courtesy Wilf Thorne/ISI Photos)
2021
'Cruz Azul wins the Concacaf tournament' by virtue of 11-0 rout of Sounders.
1997
Cruz Azul's rout of the Sounders in the CONCACAF Champions Cup made headlines in Central America.
1996
Tacoma North End Wanderers
1963