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Huskies Chop Down Beavers
October 12, 1997

Jana Wilson's brace and Jeanne Rein's goal and two assists pace Washington to its biggest margin of victory in a Pac-10 game, 7-0 over Oregon State at Husky Soccer Field. It's the Huskies largest overall margin since an 8-0 win over Gonzaga in 1994.

Card-Marred Final Meeting of Shadow, Reds
July 22, 2005

Spokane wins its fifth in a row at the expense of Northwest Division rival Yakima in a card-marred match at Marquette Stadium. The Reds take a 1-nil lead in the 59th minute through Maykel Schafer, but then the referee issues three red cards over the next few minutes: two to the Shadow and one to Yakima. Although shorthanded, the Shadow ties it at 79' on a Manuel Arceo goal and wins it two minutes later when Brett Hite scores.

Shadow Wraps-up Division Title
July 12, 2003

Spokane Shadow wraps-up the Northwest Division in style, pummeling second-place Cascade Surge, 6-0, at Joe Albi Stadium. It's also the Shadow's 100th victory in franchise history. Spokane puts on a passing clinic to score five first-half goals. Garth Cummings gets three of them, becoming the fourth Shadow player to do so. Recent addition Kieran Barton scores on a free kick and Elliott Fauske gets the other two.

Dempsey, Seattle Run Resumes vs. Minnesota
August 20, 2017

Clint Dempsey's fourth goal in three matches comes in the fourth minute of stoppage time as Seattle wins for the sixth time in seven outings, 2-1 over visiting Minnesota. A corner kick by Seattle's Joevin Jones floats into the box, and Minnesota's Jermaine Taylor is called for a handball. Dempsey drills his kick past Bobby Shuttleworth for his 11th goal of the year. Chad Marshall also scores for the Sounders who tie a club record by extending their unbeaten streak to nine games (6-0-3). A club-record shutout streak ends at 421 minutes on a goal by Minnesota's Ethan Finlay in the 21st minute.

Sparta Tacpoma
June 14, 2026

North Tacoma’s Sparta Tacoma 09 Red wins the Elite Academy League national boys U17 championship in St. Louis, defeating California’s Boca SC, 2-1. Samuel Bulldis and Taylor Albert score, while J.D. Mathias was voted the division’s top goalkeeper. Sparta, playing its first year in the EAL, becomes the first champion in NorTac's 52-year existence.

Four-time WSSFA President Passes
March 12, 1950

William H. (Bill) Chapman, who served four different terms as president of the Washington State Soccer Football Association, dies at 77. Born in England, Chapman had been associated with Pacific Northwest soccer since 1905. His last term was from 1944-49.

2006
(Courtesy Western Washington archives)
1970
Osvaldo Alonso quickly establishes himself as one of the most tenacious players, here going nose to nose with New York's Macoumba Kandji.
2009
Sounders coach John Best with a young camper named Adrian Hanauer.
1975
Mike Enneking proved an attacking force for the Washington Huskies.
1983
Seattle's St. James Cathedral faced a tough challenge for the local CYO crown before advancing to play for (and eventually win) the Oldershaw trophy. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1955
1960
Seattle Pacific's women's club, coached by men's assistant Jimmy Dunn, far right. (Seattle Pacific archives)
1976
Richland's Hope Solo, seen here vs. France in a U.S. 4-1 win during group play, was named the 2006 Algarve Cup's outstanding goalkeeper. (Courtesy Brad Smith/ISI Photo)
2006
Located just beyond Seattle's southwestern city limits, White Center became a regular soccer venue beginning after World War II. Here a team goes through pregame warmups. (Courtesy Pep Peery/Mike Mikkelsen)
1949