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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.

UW's Otagaki Strikes Again, Beats Cal
October 19, 2001

Halftime substitute Erin Otagaki scores on the hour, and Hope Solo preserves the lead in No. 18 Washington's 1-0 road over No. 15 California. It's Otagaki's second game-winner in six days and the Huskies fourth consecutive win. Solo totals nine saves, three of them very difficult, en route to her third shutout.

WSU Ends Season by Beating Huskies
November 2, 2016

In a duel for eighth place in the Pac-12 to end the season, Washington State blanks Washington, 2-0, in the Apple Cup before 1,131 at Pullman. UW keeper Kaylyn Smith thwarts a breakaway only to have Alysha Overland knock in her attempted clearance in the 15th minute. Kaitlyn Johnson doubles it at 39'. The Cougars extend their unbeaten streak against Washington to 13 seasons (9-0-4).

One Last Goal for Akers
August 13, 2000

Coming on as a substitute following shoulder surgery in April, Michelle Akers scores her 105th goal for the U.S. in a 7-1 beating of Russia at Annapolis, Md. Team USA was coming off a 5-match trip through Europe during which they scored just five goals. It proves to be the final international goal for Akers, who in 1985 scored the team's historic first goal.

Daley Hits Kicks for Two Goals, Again
May 30, 1981

Steve Daley scores from the edge of the box in the 69th minute and the Sounders go on to beat Minnesota, 3-2, with the backing over of 30,000 Kingdome fans. Daley, who also scores Seattle's opener, bags his second brace in four days. He also scored twice in a shootout loss (2-2 2-1) at Bloomington.

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.

Seattle's Ekaterina (Katja) Koroleva referees a USWNT friendly versus Russia at Frisco, Tex. Courtesy Brad Smith / ISI Photos.
2017
(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1976
Columbia River completed a perfect 24-0-0 season by winning the Washington 2A boys’ championship on May 27, 2023. First-year Coach Matt Newman’s Rapids outscored opponents 114-9. (Courtesy Matt Newman)
2023
Matt Freese of the United States reacts after conceding a third goal after a miskick during the second half against Belgium during the FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16 match at Seattle Stadium on July 6. (John Todd/ISI Photos)
2026
Mount Si’s Zach Ramsey scored all three goals in the Wildcats’ 3-1 victory over Camas for the 2024 4A state championship. It was the first hat trick in a 4A final since 1983, with Ramsey finishing his final season with a record 38 goals. (KLM Photography).
2024
Seattle Pacific (white) and Seattle University meet at Lower Woodland during the Falcons' inaugural season. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific Falcon archives)
1968
The Sounders celebrate Gustav Svensson's added-time winner in the MLS Western Conference final, a 3-2 comeback win over Minnesota. (Courtesy Mike Fiechtner/Sounders FC)
2020
Carlos Merancio, who made two saves in Spokane's USL 1 semifinal shootout with Portland (Maine), celebrated the Velocity's advancement to a second straight final. (Brandon Campea/USL Spokane)
2025
Whitman College at play in Walla Walla. (Whitman digital archives)
1976
The Sounders captured the 1981 Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup championship by defeating Southampton and Celtic and drawing at the Cosmos. (Courtesy Frank MacDonald)
1981