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Zipp Comes Home for Hawks Reunion
November 17, 1981

Seattle native and O'Dea graduate Robbie Zipp, 18, returns home to sign with the Sounders after the Washington Diplomats fold. Zipp reunites with former Lake City Hawks youth teammates Fred Hamel and Brian Schmetzer. In all, seven NASL teams ceased operations after the season.

Sounders Clinch Playoff Berth
October 17, 2009

Second-half goals seven minutes apart from Roger Levesque and Nate Jaqua earn the Sounders a playoff-clinching, 3-2 comeback win at Kansas City. Freddie Ljungberg is a factor in all three Seattle goals and earns two assists. Jaqua nets the game-winner in the 76th minute from a Ljungberg run and cross. A Ljungberg corner kick sets-up Levesque’s header to knot the score in the 69th minute. Tyrone Marshall scores in the game's opener. Seattle becomes the first expansion team in 11 years to make the playoffs.

Huskies Start Strong, Upset UCLA
October 22, 2006

Ely Allen and midfielder George John put Washington ahead early and the Huskies proceed to upset No. 10 UCLA, 2-0, before 2,303 fans at Montlake. The Bruins had been unbeaten in six. Allen connects on a penalty kick in the sixth minute, and John scores his fourth goal of the season in the 18th minute. Redshirt freshman Rylan Hawkins, makes five saves, including a penalty attempt in the 84th minute.

Buck, Schilperoort Bound for Saudi Arabia
May 29, 1981

Denny Buck and Todd Schilperoort, both assistant coaches at Washington, depart for Saudi Arabia. Buck, 27, and Schilperoort, 24, have been hired by the U.S. Sports Academy to coach the Royal Saudi Air Force team and develop other programs.

Soccer Under the Heat Dome
June 26, 2021

Both the Sounders and OL Reign play at home in record-breaking heat as the entire Pacific Northwest endures an oppressive heat dome. Temperatures reach 102 degrees at SeaTac International, and it's the start of an unprecedented three straights days of records, topping out at 108 on June 28. The Reign-Gotham game at Cheney Stadium begins at 1 o'clock, when the thermometer hits 91 and keeps rising. Up at Lumen Field, by 6 p.m. the high slips back to 95, still breaking the mark for the highest game time temperature of 91, set in 2015. The Reign wilts, 3-0, to Gotham. The Sounders and Whitecaps draw, 2-2.

Issaquah Repeats in Girls' 3A
November 17, 2007

Kate Deines proves to be the difference in Issaquah's successful defense of their 3A state title. After converting the deciding tiebreaker penalty in the semifinal, Deines scores the only goal the Eagles, ranked 12th nationally, defeat Seattle Prep, 1-0, for the second year in a row at Harry Lang Stadium. Deines scores with nine minutes remaining to secure Issaquah's third title in four years and 14th straight win.

Crossfire Premier shows off their trophy and medals after defeating the Florida Kraze, 4-0, for the 2024 ECNL Boys’ U19 championship.  (ECNL)
2024
1951
Seattle's Mike England tackles the Cosmos' Seninho. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1978
Former Pacific Lutheran head coach Colleen Hacker (far left) was a member of the U.S. National Team's coaching staff for the 1999 World Cup. Assistant coach Lauren Gregg and head coach Tony DiCicco are to the right. (Courtesy Pam Whitesell/ISI Photos)
1999
After working USL Division I and Open Cup matches, Seattle's Jeff Hosking is assigned as assistant referee for the 2007 Mexico-China friendly at Qwest Field.
2007
Seattle Pacific celebrates a fifth NCAA championship. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific)
1993
(Courtesy The Seattle Times)
1971
Standing water resulting from torrential rains resulted in an abandoned Washington-California match on Oct. 28, 2021. The referee ruled in the 61st minute that the field was unplayable. (Courtesy University of Washington Athletics)
2021
1951
Marcus Hahnemann of Seattle Pacific covers a loose ball before a Florida Tech player during a 1990 NCAA Division II semifinal. The Falcons' Brian Meier looks on. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific archives)
1990