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Whitman Wins Varsity Women's Debut
September 30, 1977

Whitman College proves victorious in the debut of women's varsity play, defeating Seattle Pacific's club, 1-0, at Queen Anne Bowl. Tammie Lamus scores the historic first goal late in the first half. The Missionaries play at Western Washington and Washington the next two days. Both are 1-0 losses.

Morris Earns Cap 10 Months After Surgery
December 18, 2021

Less than 10 months after undergoing surgery for a torn ACL, Jordan Morris is back starting for the USMNT in a friendly vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina in Carson, Ca. Morris, who plays 78 minutes, had returned to Sounders action Nov. 1 and played two regular season matches, plus a playoff game.

Schefter Assists Notre Dame Advancement
November 26, 2004

Annie Schefter, a junior midfielder from Yakima’s West Valley, assists on the first goal in Notre Dame’s 3-1 win over Portland in the NCAA quarterfinals. The Irish reach their seventh College Cup. It’s Schefter’s second postseason assist.

McAlister Carries Kennedy Past Lakeside
May 27, 2000

Bobby McAlister's hat trick fuels Kennedy's 4-1 victory over Lakeside in the boys' 3A final at Vancouver's Kiggins Bowl. It's Kennedy's second title in four years. McAlister, who also scored three goals in the Lancers' semifinal win over Blanchet, scores the go-ahead goal in the 64th minute. He then adds another eight minutes later to make it 3-1 before Eun Kang Chung's final tally two minutes from time. Chris Pohl scores for the Lions.

Cougars Lose McAlpine to USC
December 16, 2013

Keidane McAlpine leaves the Palouse for Hollywood after two successful seasons at Washington State. McAlpine, who led WSU to two NCAA tournament appearances in as many seasons as head coach, is lured by Pac-12 rival Southern California. He led the Cougars to a program-best second-place finish and 14-3-4 mark in 2013, earning conference and region coach of the year honors.

Sounders Advance in Playoffs
August 18, 1976

Geoff Hurst sends the Sounders to their first playoff win, 1-0 over Vancouver, before 30,406 in the Kingdome. Hurst's goal in the 39th minute comes on a rebound after David Butler's shot can only be parried by Whitecaps keeper Phil Parkes. Sounders rookie Tony Chursky makes six stops.

(Courtesy Frank MacDonald Collection)
1984
Preki was voted the MISL MVP for the second year in a row in 1989. (Courtesy NASL Jerseys)
1989
1960
A view from the top rows of Memorial Stadium for the Sounders' inaugural home match versus Denver. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1974
1965
Seattle Sounders celebrate their second USL championship in two years after defeating Atlanta, 4-0, before nearly 5,000 fans at Starfire. (Courtesy USL)
2007
Peter Fewing returned to coach Seattle University in 2012 after resigning six years earlier. (Courtesy Seattle University Athletics)
2012
Washington's Jeff Hoover maneuvers upfield. (Courtesy UW Athletics)
2004
Lifting the NCAA championship trophy in Tampa was none other than Seattle Pacific coach Cliff McCrath.
1983
Marco Pappa celebrates scoring to clinch the Supporters' Shield for Sounders FC vs. the Galaxy. (Sounders FC photo)
2014