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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.

Hawai'i Wahine Stranded in Spokane
September 11, 2001

The nationwide ground stop leaves Hawai'i Wahine stranded at Spokane following games at Gonzaga and Eastern Washington. The Wahine is forced to cancel its own tournament in Honolulu. "It really gets to some of the girls when they compare this to Pearl Harbor," says Michelle Landis, the team's trainer. "A lot of the girls haven't been to the mainland that many times, and it really puts it in perspective for them."

Davies Scores Four in Comeback Win
December 18, 1981

Roger Davies can't stop scoring. Davies collects his second hat trick in four days, scoring a record-tying four times in the Sounders' 6-3 comeback indoor win over Vancouver before 5.158 in the Kingdome. He had three goals against San Diego and has scored in all six games to date. Seattle is down 2-0 after one quarter, but Davies gets the game's next three goals. Mark Peterson's goal late in the third quarter gives the Sounders the lead for good. Davies tallies his fourth and assists Alan Hudson in the final frame.

Campeau Steers Santa Clara Toward Berth
October 20, 1973

Seattle native Ballan Campeau's record ninth shutout, a 7-0 victory over St. Mary's, helps Santa Clara remain in contention for its first NCAA tournament berth. It's the Broncos' third straight win and part of an eventual seven-game unbeaten run that clinches a postseason berth. Campeau attended Seattle Prep but his only soccer was played for the junior associations under Mike Ryan. The senior keeper finishes his season with a second straight all-Pacific Conference honor.

Reign Rebrands as OL Reign
March 6, 2020

Reign FC rebrands as OL Reign FC, signifying the NWSL club's new majority owner, France's OL Groupe. It's the third iteration of the Reign, known as Seattle Reign from 2013-2018. The rebranding also features a new color scheme – red, white and blue – and a badge featuring a lion, again consistent with OL Groupe's Olympique Lyonnais men's and women's teams.

LaBarge Hits for Five Goals
September 16, 1989

Western Washington's Peter LaBarge hits a record five goals past Menlo College in the Vikings' 8-0 win. LaBarge, a Woodinville product who spent the past four years as Western's football placekicker, is named MVP of the Redwood Classic in Arcata, Ca.

Seattle Greeks of the State League, ca. 1952. (Courtesy Peter Mitalas family)
1952
Blake Bodily became just the third player in Washington history to earn first team All-American honors and was also the Huskies' first Pac-12 Player of the Year in 12 seasons. Bodily, a junior, scored 12 goals and added six assists. (Courtesy Washington Athletics)
2019
Sounders winger Harry Redknapp in action versus New York. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1976
Sounders FC players and staff celebrate becoming the first club in 42 years to win three consecutive U.S. Open Cups after a 2-0 victory over Chicago. (Sounders FC photo)
2011
In 2019, 17-year-old Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez scored six goals for Tacoma Defiance added another six for Sounders Academy U17s in becoming the first MLS club to win the Generation adidas Cup. Ocampo-Chavez had a hat trick against the West Ham United Academy in the GA semifinal. (Courtesy Tacoma Defiance)
2019
Kerri Tashiro was an All-American and led Colorado College to the 1989 NCAA final. (Courtesy Colorado College Athletics)
1989
Barney Kempton, who would become Washington's first National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee, is pictured in 1935 with sons George and Jim, players for both O'Dea High School and Westerman's youth entry in the Seattle Soccer League. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1949
Former Seattle Pacific and Sounders keeper Marcus Hahnemann joins MLS and the Colorado Rapids in 1997.
1997
(Courtesy Seattle Times archives)
1954
Chris Henderson scored a career-high nine goal for Kansas City in 2000. (Courtesy Sporting Kansas City).
2000