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French Scores First Goal After Return
May 27, 2009

Michelle French scores the game's only goal in the Seattle Sounders Women's road victory over the Colorado Force. It is French's first score since coming back from an October 2008 diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She underwent seven rounds of chemotherapy, followed by radiation treatments, and later finishes as the team's top scorer and an all-W-League selection.

Seattle U's Porter Becomes GNAC Assist Leader
September 24, 2005

Leah Wymer's hat trick and Ashley Porter's three assists lead Seattle University past Northwest Nazarene, 6-0, at Championship Field. Porter, a senior, becomes the GNAC career leader in assists and goes on to total 14 for the season.

Another Keeper-Led Road Rally for Falcons
October 20, 2001

For the second time in three days, goalkeeper James Ward rescues Seattle Pacific's postseason hopes by moving up to forward and bringing the Falcons from behind. After trailing by three goals, SPU ties, 3-3, at Incarnate Word on Ward's second goal with 24 seconds left in regulation. David Smith begins the rally at 84:09, then Ward ties it at 84:47. He returns to goal to make two key overtime saves.

Central Wins First NCAA Tournament Game
November 10, 2016

Whitney Lowe's two goals power Central Washington to victory in the Wildcats' first-ever national tournament appearance, 2-1 over Seattle Pacific at Bellingham. Lowe, who had scored just twice during the regular season, hits the target in the ninth and 52nd minutes, the first after a 40-yard dribble and the other on a header from a weak clearance. Scoring in her fifth straight game, Hannah Huesers scores her 13th of the year at 60:05. Huesers finishes her career with 48, one shy of the Falcons' record.

Seattle U Names Pearson Coach
August 22, 1979

Seattle University picks Tom Pearson to be its new men's head coach just a few weeks before the season begins. Pearson was a student coach at Shoreline Community College and director of development for Washington Youth Soccer. He replaces Tom Goff, who was coach for two years while teaching at Enumclaw High School.

Wenatchee Overcomes Lots to Win 4A
May 28, 2016

Wenatchee overcomes one final hurdle of adversity to win its first boys' state championship, 1-0 over Tahoma in the 4A final at Puyallup. Without top scorer Luis Navarette (broken leg in semifinal), the Panthers get a 34' goal from Miguel Viramontes and stiff second -half defense. Viramontes, coming off a three-game suspension, flicks home a header from Salvador Chavez's free kick.

The Tacoma Stars finished their inaugural season in 1984. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1984
John Best was the face of the Seattle Sounders in their first three seasons of NASL play. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1974
Sounders coach John Best with a young camper named Adrian Hanauer.
1975
A year after the World Cup spurred creation of two U.S. professional leagues, the official film is screened in Edmonds.
1967
1955
Washington State Legends of Soccer curated a display marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX at Lumen Field on May 16, 2022. (Courtesy Michael Fiechtner/Sounders FC)
2022
(Courtesy The Seattle Times)
1971
Pepe Fernandez, a fan favorite in the Sounders' first two seasons, was recalled by Alan Hinton to play indoor in 1980-81. (Courtesy Joanie Komura/Frank MacDonald Collection)
1981
Fan favorite Tommy Hutchison of the Sounders clutches a rose given by fans during his postgame lap of honor. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1980
Tina Frimpong earned All-America honors at Washington while tying the record for goals with 16. (Courtesy UW Athletics)
2004