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Lakeside Repeats in 2A Girls
November 23, 1996

Sophomore Bryce Weed follows her own shot for the sole goal and Sarah Peterson posts the two-save shutout as Lakeside repeats as state 2A winner, 1-0 over Gig Harbor at Shoreline Stadium. Weed's winner comes four minutes before halftime. Tides keeper Karen Ecklebe blocks the initial shot, but Weed puts home the deflection. Tammy Westinghouse, two-time Metro League MVP, helps the Lions keep Gig Harbor off the scoresheet. Lakeside (19-0-2) extends its unbeaten streak to 28 games. The Tides (19-1-0) are runners-up for a second year running.The Lions' Theresa Wagner caps her career with 120 goals, 38 as a senior.

Henderson Starts Quarterfinal Win in Motion
February 25, 1989

Chris Henderson scores the United States opener in a 2-1 quarterfinal victory over Iraq at the FIFA Youth World Cup in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Henderson volleys home from 15 yards in the 17th minute. Dario Brose eventually nets the second-half winner. Henderson and Kasey Keller are part of the first U.S. team to reach a FIFA semifinal since the 1930 World Cup. Nigeria defeats Team USA, 2-1, in extra time and Brazil takes the consolation final, 2-0.

Langsdorf Sends Stanford Back to College Cup
December 7, 2016

Defending NCAA champion Stanford books a place in the College Cup by beating Louisville away, 2-0. Foster Langsdorf heads the Cardinal in front in the 64th minute. Langsdorf, who also scored in NCAA tournament wins over Pacific and Virginia, takes over the national lead with his eighth game-winner of the season.

Lakeside Wins 3A in Fourth Try
May 31, 2014

Sharif Kombo's score midway through the first half stands up as the winner for Lakeside in the 3A boys' final. Kombo gets his 14th goal of the year, taking a long upfield feed from Paul Rothrock and firing home. It is the first championship for the Lions after three previous trips to the final, the last in 2006. They survived a semifinal shootout versus Shorewood.

Vini Wins Sounders Reality Tryout
February 1, 2009

Vinicius “Vini” Oliveira, a 20-year-old native of Brazil, Edmonds resident and player for Bellevue College, wins the Sounders SuperSearch, televised live from Starfire Sports. Oliveira earns a preseason roster spot. After being released he later signs with the PDL Yakima Reds.

Chieftains Earn 1st Trip to Nationals
November 15, 1997

George Czarnowski scores the tying goal with 1:40 left and Arne Klubberud gets the game-winner seven minutes into overtime as Seattle University seals its first trip to a national tournament with a 3-2 NAIA regional championship win over Simon Fraser in Salem, Ore. The Chieftains win their 11th in a row by defeating the five-time national champion Clan for just the third time in 30 years.

Seattle Pacific's Amanda Johnson scored twice in the the Falcons' 3-1 NCAA semifinal win over Metro State in Tampa. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific Athletics)
2008
Karli White finished her run with Western Washington as top scorer, GNAC Player of the Year and first team All-America. (Courtesy Western Washington Athletics)
2019
Chris Henderson scored a career-high nine goal for Kansas City in 2000. (Courtesy Sporting Kansas City).
2000
(Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
1952
Tom Webb, state youth president, poses with match officials for the 1971 state cups. (Courtesy WYS archives)
1971
Washington's U16 girls' state select team all packed for a road trip. (Courtesy Gina Segadelli)
1980
Sounders forward Kyle Smith battled San Jose's Todd Dunivant in a U.S. Open Cup match.
2003
Everett's Chris Henderson featured on the cover of the USA-Russia match program.
1994
Mike England of the Sounders goes in for the tackle on New York's Pele´.
1977
Hope Solo is seen in USWNT action versus Sweden at Hartford. Solo would later undergo reconstructive shoulder surgery, missing the final months of 2010. (Courtesy Andrew Katsampes / ISI Photos)
2010