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Wolves, Dons Meet at Memorial
May 24, 1972

Scottish runners-up Aberdeen ruin Wolverhampton's holiday in Seattle, 3-0. A crowd of 6,100 comes to Memorial Stadium. Dons' newly signed Barrie Mitchell scores twice, both headers past Wolves keeper Phil Parkes in first 32 minutes. It's Aberdeen's fifth straight win on their U.S. tour. Wolves finished 10th in England's top flight.

Sounders Clinch First Place
September 20, 1994

Jason Dunn fires home his 10th goal, sending the Sounders on their way to a 3-1 win over Colorado and clinching the APSL regular season title in the club's first year. David Hoggan and Chance Fry score second-half goals for Seattle's (13-6-0) third win in a row. Dunn, second in league scoring, strips the Foxes' Robin Fraser and beats Mark Dodd in the 31st minute.

Gonzaga Stuns No. 15 Santa Clara
October 29, 2023

Gonzaga snaps a 15-year winless streak against WCC powerhouse Santa Clara with a nationally-televised 1-0 upset of the No. 15 Broncos at Luger Field. Lauren Towne stops six shots, and Chelsea Le scores a 40' penalty kick set up by a foul on Katelyn Rigg. The Bulldogs had beaten Santa Clara only once before, in 2007. It's their first win over a ranked team since 2017.

WYS Honors Grosch with Coin
March 30, 2014

Washington Youth Soccer creates a commemorative coin to honor Karl Grosch, who co-founded the Washington State Youth Soccer Referees Association. Referees will use the coin for the pregame coin toss.

Frimpong Ellertson Rejoins Huskies
March 20, 2020

Former All-America forward and U.S. international Tina Frimpong Ellertson joins the University of Washington women's program as an assistant coach. Frimpong Ellertson is the UW career leader in goals and total points, earning Pac-12 Player of the Year honors in 2003 and 2004.

Lake Washington Wins First 3A Crown
May 25, 2024

Lake Washington's Dillon Davis scores in the first half as the Kangaroos prevail in the boys' 3A final, 1-0 over Garfield at Puyallup. Lake Washington claims its first state championship by winning four straight one-goal decisions, the last three against defending champion Lincoln, Ballard and Garfield, all from Seattle's Metro League.

FA Cup holders Chelsea visited the Sounders in 2012, their fifth Seattle visit over the years. (Courtesy Sounders FC)
2012
Big crowd watches this Tacoma Tides game at Cheney Stadium. (Shanaman Sports Museum)
1976
Mike England of the Sounders goes in for the tackle on New York's Pele´.
1977
Ralph Black of the Tacoma Stars. (Courtesy NASL Jerseys)
1985
Seafair Queen Gail Reid performs the ceremonial first kick for the Century 21 team at Lower Woodland Park. Beside her is Ruy Peirera da Silva, team manager and deputy commissioner of the Brazilian Pavilion. He is holding the Brazilian Pavilion Cup, which Century 21 won by defeating Tacoma, 3-1. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1962
Tacoma Stars midfielder Preki. (Courtesy NASL Jerseys)
1985
1992
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels visits with Celtic manager Martin O'Neill (l) and Sir Alex Ferguson. (Courtesy Seattle City archives)
2003
Seattle’s Josh Wilkens issues a yellow card during the 2024 Concacaf Futsal Championships. Wilkens was also assigned to the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup. (Josh Wilkens)
2024
Everett's Chris Henderson featured on the cover of the USA-Russia match program.
1994