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NASL Drafts 5 Locals
January 23, 1978

Tacoma native Danny Vaughn, the Washington Huskies scoring king with 52 goals, is the 13th selection of NASL first round by expansion Detroit Express. Vaughn will begin training with Detroit in England the following week. Leif Redal (Tacoma/UCLA) goes to LA Aztecs with 20th pick. Jose Reyes (Bakersfield/SPU) of SPU to Sounders in second round, Cliff Brown (Tacoma/UW) chosen by Seattle in third round, SPU’s Todd Shilperoort (Seattle) in 4th.

Oldershaw Trophy Goes to Cathedral
December 11, 1955

At Vancouver, Cathedral School of Seattle ties at Vancouver North Shore 2-2 to clinch the Oldershaw Trophy series, 4-3 on aggregate. Cathedral won the first leg at home, 2-1, on goals by brothers Fred and Gene Hall.

Cecil Sends Lutes to NCAA Second Round
November 16, 2024

Hannah Cecil's breaks through for the lone goal with seven minutes to go, lifting Pacific Lutheran over Maryville (Tenn.), 1-0, in the NCAA Division III first round at Atlanta. Abby Winkler posts her third straight shutout, and the 21st-ranked Lutes extend their unbeaten string to 19 games, having not lost since August 31. PLU defender Kayden Hulquist's long clearance finds Cecil behind the Scots' defense and she scores her 13th goal at 83'.

Wildfire Smoke Prompts Three Cancellations
September 11, 2022

With wildfire smoke increasingly plaguing the Pacific Northwest, three women's collegiate contests are canceled across the state. Games at Western Washington, Gonzaga and Whitworth are nixed due to measurements registering above the recommended limit of 150 on the air quality index. None of the games are rescheduled.

Cannon, Chico Blast Falcons
November 20, 1971

Otey Cannon fires all six goals in Chico State's 6-1 demolition of Seattle Pacific in an NCAA first-round tournament game at Chico, Ca. Ken Covell scores his record 12th goal for the Falcons, who then are credited with a forfeit in the regional consolation match the next day, when UC Davis withdraws. SPC had been unbeaten (6-0-2) in its last eight games.

Zags Win Seventh Straight
November 6, 1998

Brett Fink tallies the game-winning goal with 2 minutes, 46 seconds remaining in the second overtime to lift Gonzaga to victory, 3-2, at Loyola Marymount. It's the Bulldogs' seventh straight, their longest streak in 18 years. Fink notches his second goal of the game after Loyola had erased a 2-nil deficit. His first came in 31st minute. Matt Blasdel opens the scoring two minutes earlier, converting Jason Kuska's shot off the post.

A record crowd for a Concacaf Champions League final goes scarves-up at Lumen Field prior to the Sounders-Pumas second leg of the final. (Courtesy Jane Gershovich/Sounders FC)
2022
Hope Solo launches the ball upfield during the USA 4-1 win over Japan at San Jose in 2007. (Courtesy John Todd/ ISI Photos)
2007
Highline Albion Reds, 1982 state U13 girls champions. (Courtesy Washington Youth Soccer)
1982
(Courtesy The Seattle Times)
1956
Skagit Valley College finished unbeaten (15-0-3) en route to claiming its eighth NWAC crown in 1988. (Courtesy NWAC)
1988
Seattle Pacific captain Jamie Deming is presented the NCAA championship trophy after defeating Alabama A&M in Miami. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific archives)
1978
Seattle Greeks of the State League, ca. 1952. (Courtesy Peter Mitalas family)
1952
Seattle's Steve Buttle keeps an eye on Pele´, far right, as the Cosmos' Carlos Alberto and Franz Beckenbauer look on.
1977
Following her National Soccer Hall of Fame induction, Hope Solo poses with U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone and husband Jerramy Stevens on May 6, 2023, in Frisco, Texas. (Courtesy National Soccer Hall of Fame)
2023
Carbonado, seen here in 1913, would win consecutive league championships in 1914 and '15. (Spalding Guide 1914)
1919