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Reign Closes Out Campaign With Win
October 17, 2020

Sofia Huerta stakes OL Reign to an early lead and Leah Pruitt adds second-half insurance in a season-ending 2-0 closed-door, home win over the Utah Royals at Cheney Stadium. Shirley Cruz assists on both goals. The Reign finishes the NWSL Fall Series 1-2-1 and 2-3-4 altogether. They played the final four games without regulars Megan Rapinoe (opted out) Jodie Taylor (sold to Lyon), Lauren Barnes, Nicole Momiki, Rebecca Quinn, Jess Fishlock and Darian Jenkins. The latter five were loaned to clubs overseas. Utah relocates to Kansas City seven weeks later, following the club's sale.

Yakima Reds Revived, Will Play-On
November 17, 2008

The Yakima Reds will play-on after a rescue effort from new owner Perry Piercy. Two months earlier, previous owner Irwin Research & Development announced it could no longer fund the PDL club after 12 seasons in light of the ongoing economic crisis. Attendance had hovered between 300-500 and the annual budget reached $200,000 annually.

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.

SPU Wins Twice-Delayed Regional Final
November 22, 1978

A twice-delayed NCAA West Regional final is finally played at noon on a Tuesday in a neutral stadium. Still, Seattle Pacific retains its Best in the West mantle for the third year running. The Falcons get goals from Jim McKay and Bruce Raney to beat San Francisco State, 2-1, at Husky Stadium. Snow had left Memorial Stadium unplayable the previous three days.

Playoff-Bound SPU Wins at Air Force
October 28, 1995

Nate Daligcon scores twice, including the go-ahead goal with 35 minutes left, as No. 7 Seattle Pacific University wins its fourth straight game, 3-2 over Air Force at Colorado Springs. SPU never trails, going in front twice in the first half on goals by Daligcon and Ricci Greenwood, who scores for the fourth straight match. The Falcons finish the regular season by winning eight of their final 10 games to finish 13-6 and make the playoffs for a NCAA Division II record 22nd time in 24 years.

Matheny's Wins Second Half
March 26, 1950

Matheny & Bacon rout Tacoma Cammaranos, 6-3, at McKinley Park to clinch the second half of the state league. Matheny's goes 5-0-1 to force a playoff with first-half winner Acme Tyee for the overall crown.

(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1982
Before hundreds of fans and family members, the afternoon after beating N.C. State the Huskies delivered their NCAA championship trophy back home to Husky Stadium. (UW Athletics)
2025
Lindsay Elston scored 11 goals in helping the Huskies reach the NCAA tournament in 2012. (Courtesy University of Washington Athletics)
2012
Annette Duvall scored in a record 22 consecutive games during her career at Western Washington. (Courtesy of Western Washington University)
1984
Michelle Akers was already drawing attention at Shorecrest High School.
1983
Washington Youth Soccer's 50th anniversary logo.
2016
(Courtesy Seattle Times archives)
1973
Action from Newcastle United vs. SeaTac SC at Memorial Stadium. (Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
1970
Steve Zungul and the Stars celebrate a goal. (Courtesy NASL Jerseys)
1985
Blake Bodily became just the third player in Washington history to earn first team All-American honors and was also the Huskies' first Pac-12 Player of the Year in 12 seasons. Bodily, a junior, scored 12 goals and added six assists. (Courtesy Washington Athletics)
2019