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North Shore Bests St. George's
December 6, 1959

Seattle CYO champion St. George's falls to Vancouver's North Shore All-Stars, 2-1, in the annual series between the two cities' youth. North Shore had won the first leg, 5-0.

Surging Zephyr Draw, Miss Playoffs
May 31, 2025

A spectacular surge over the second half of their inaugural USL Super League season ends in disappointment as the Spokane Zephyr draws, 1-1, vs. Fort Lauderdale United before 3,596 at One Spokane Stadium. Fort Lauderdale finishes identical to Spokane at 11-8-9 and 42 points, but United gets the final semifinal playoff berth by virtue of winning the series 1-0-3. The Zephyr zoomed from last place into contention by going 8-1-3 and scoring 22 goals since March 8. Emina Ekic (7), Ally Cook (5) and McKenzie Weinert (4) boosted the attack during the run.

Huskies Earn Share of MPS Title
November 6, 1994

Second-half goals from Ian Russell and Erik Penner snap at halftime tie and propel Washington past Oregon State, 3-1, in Corvallis to earn a share of the MPSF Mountain Division title with Fresno State. The Bulldogs own the tiebreaker, however, and proceed to take the MPSF championship. The Huskies, whose first goal came from John Cowmey, go in front on Russell’s goal in the 66th minute, and Penner clinches it in the 86th. The Beavers end Washington's defensive scoreless streak at 501 minutes.

Ex-Sounder Cave Dies in Accident
November 7, 1984

Micky Cave, 35, the No. 2 career scorer for the NASL Sounders, dies of accidental carbon-monoxide poisoning outside Pittsburgh. Cave, an assistant coach for MISL Pittsburgh Spirit, is found dead in his bedroom in Aleppo Township. He apparently left his car running in attached garage. One of those finding Cave was his former Seattle teammate Steve Buttle, who plays for the Spirit.

Surging Sounders Win Fourth Straight
October 2, 2016

Despite going a goal down early, the shorthanded Sounders catch and pass Vancouver, 2-1, at BC Place for their season-best fourth straight win. Seattle plays without Clint Dempsey, Nico Lodeiro and Andreas Ivanschitz and loses Alvaro Fernandez to injury after 10 minutes. Pedro Morales hits a 25' penalty for the Whitecaps but – after Osvaldo Alonso ties it late in the first half – is then sent off early in the second half. Brad Evans decides the outcome at 81', with the ninth straight penalty conversion of his career.

Stars Clinch MASL Playoff Berth
April 12, 2019

Nick Perera scores four times and adds an assist as the Tacoma Stars romp over Turlock, 14-4, to clinch an MASL playoff berth for the second year in a row. It's a scoring record for the Stars, who win two of their final three regular season games, all on road. Lamar Neagle, who has three assists in the game, scores his first goal of the season. San Diego eliminates Tacoma in two games.

Peter Kingston launches the stoppage time free kick that would win the USL League Two championship for Ballard FC, 2-1 over Lionsbridge, at Starfire Stadium. (Courtesy Ballard FC/Blake Dahlin)
2023
Clint Dempsey celebrates another of his Sounders goals. (Courtesy Sounders FC)
2017
Crossfire Premier won the first-ever Dallas Cup girls' U19 final in 2021. (Courtesy Dallas Cup)
2021
1960
Washington avenged a 2019 loss to Georgetown by winning their 2021 NCAA semifinal rematch, 2-1. (Courtesy University of Washington Athletics)
2021
1978
While the Sounders' 11-0 loss to Cruz Azul was largely overlooked by Seattle media, it was given extensive coverage in Mexico and Central America.
1997
Hope Solo launches the ball upfield during the USA 4-1 win over Japan at San Jose in 2007. (Courtesy John Todd/ ISI Photos)
2007
Danny Leyva, at age 16, became the youngest Sounders signing in 2019 and the third-youngest player to ever appear in an MLS match. Leyva also was a regular starter for Tacoma Defiance and played in all seven matches for the U.S. at the Concacaf U-17 Championships. (Courtesy Tacoma Defiance)
2019
Vikings keeper Perry Stangvik was beaten here, but he always had another sport to fall back upon. Stangvik, who starred at Seattle Pacific College from 1949-52, then signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1953