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WA Legends, Sounders Mark Title IX's 50th
May 15, 2022

Title IX’s upcoming 50th anniversary is celebrated with Washington State Legends of Soccer curating and hosting a 10-panel display at Lumen Field during a Sounders match. In addition, 10 of our state’s early women’s soccer icons led the pregame Scarves Up! OL Reign and Washington Youth Soccer also marked the anniversary later in the year.

Schultz Puts SPU Closer to Berth
October 29, 2011

Seattle Pacific appears postseason-bound for the first time in five years after bumping off Western Washington, 2-1 in overtime at Interbay. Tyler Schultz's 6-yard header with 46 seconds remaining in the first extra period earns SPU its 12th win in the last 15 games. Schultz has six goals in the last four wins and 14th overall.

Shoreline Pays Tribute to Crossley
November 11, 1996

Shoreline Community College dedicates its field as Paul Crossley Memorial Stadium in a tribute to their former men's coach and Sounders winger. Crossley, 48, died March 11, 1996, from a heart attack. He guided SCC to a regional title in 1993 and also was boys coach at Lynnwood High School from 1994-95. Players raised funds for the plaque, mounted on a boulder above the pitch from where Crossley often observed training.

Skyview Strikes Fast, Wins 4A Boys
May 26, 2012

Carter Johnson connects twice in the first 22 minutes as Skyview of Vancouver stuns No. 2-ranked Central Kitsap early and hangs on for a 3-2 victory in the 4A state championship match at Puyallup. It's Skyview's first state title and first since 1993 for a Greater St. Helen's League team. Miles Rodriguez-Nilson's 30th goal of the year gives Central Kitsap hope in the 30th minute. But just three minutes later, the Storm restores the two-goal lead off Austin Horner's goal from a Cole Howard free kick from his own half. Jordan Kollars pulls the Cougars a goal back in the 65th minute.

USL W-League Shuts Down
November 6, 2015

The Seattle Sounders Women find themselves without a league when the USL W-League ceases operation after 21 years. The USL reasoned that not enough teams had committed to 2016 after finishing 2015 with 18 teams. The W-League was once the top flight of women’s soccer in the United States.

Shorecrest Girls Repeat
November 20, 1993

Shorecrest repeats as girls' 2A state champion, defeating Gig Harbor, 2-0, with two late goals at Shoreline Stadium. Defender Laurie Kukkonen breaks a scoreless deadlock from the top of the box with 16 minutes left. Pam Ruark then adds insurance with 3:40 left. Amy Bemis gets the shutout. Shorecrest (19-0-1), which had won the 1992 title game over the Tides via penalties, outscores opponents by a combined 112-3. Gig Harbor (18-2-0) had won 18 in a row.

1977
Loyal Realty Vikings, winners of the state and Northwest championships for 1960.(Courtesy George Craggs family)
1960
(Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
1971
Seattle's Mike England and the Cosmos' Giorgio Chinaglia do battle in the air at Giants Stadium as Bobby Moore looks on. (Courtesy NASL Jerseys)
1978
Clint Dempsey of the Sounders was voted 2017 MLS Comeback Player of the Year, returning to score 12 goals and five assists after missing the final 10 games of 2016 with an irregular heartbeat. (Courtesy Michael Mangum / Sounders FC)
2017
Sounders Academy product Jordan Morris enrolled at Stanford in 2013 where he was voted All-Pac-10 as a freshman. (Courtesy Sounders FC)
2013
Members of Seattle Pacific's first varsity men's team in 1968. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific University)
1968
Sounders FC captain Kasey Keller raises the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup following the 2-1 win over D.C. United. (Sounders FC photo)
2009
Freshman midfielder Chris Hellenkamp helped Seattle Pacific reach the NCAA Division II semifinals in 1979. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific University)
1979
Michelle Akers lifts the Chiquita Cup trophy.
1992