Solo Named USSF Player of the Year
December 21, 2009
Richland’s Hope Solo becomes the first goalkeeper named U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year. Solo helped lead St. Louis Athletica to second in the WPS standings and was instrumental in the USWNT going undefeated throughout the year and allowing only one goal.
Sounders Clinch Playoff Berth
October 17, 2009
Second-half goals from Roger Levesque and Nate Jaqua earn the Sounders a playoff-clinching, 3-2 comeback win at Kansas City. Freddie Ljungberg is a factor in all three Seattle goals and earns two assists. Jaqua nets the game-winner in the 76th minute.
A Ljungberg corner kick sets-up Levesque’s goal to knot the score in the 69th minute. Seattle becomes the first expansion team in 11 years to make the playoffs.
Palodichuck, Richey Help U.S. Cinch Qualification
April 26, 2009
Nick Palodichuk scores two first-half goals and Spencer Richey gets the shutout as the U.S. clinches first place in their group with a 3-0 win over Honduras at the CONCACAF U17 Championships in Tijuana, Mexico. Palodichuk, from Battleground, scores in the 28th and 45th minutes. While the U.S. clinches a place in the U17 World Cup, the semifinals and final are canceled due to a swine flu outbreak.
Walla Walla Women Are Perfect Champs
November 22, 2009
Walla Walla achieves the first NWAACC champion to complete a season unscathed, defeating defending champion Columbia Basin, 1-0, in overtime at Starfire Sports Stadium. The Warriors finish 18-0-0 when Tahlia O'Loughlin scores a golden goal in the 94th minute.
Kitsap Gets its Man
February 10, 2009
John Wedge is hired as first head coach of the Kitsap Pumas.
Kitsap Pumas clinch the PDL Northwest Division title.
Rave Signs Colombian Gold Booter
January 21, 2009
Seattle acquires 21-year-old Fredy Montero on loan from Deportivo Cali, where he was two-time scoring leader in Colombian first division.
Rave Wins 3rd Straight
April 4, 2009
Freddie Ljungberg scores in his first start and rookie Steve Zakuani also gets a goal as the Sounders remain perfect, winning their road opener, 2-0, at Toronto.
Levesque Torments Timbers
July 1, 2009
Roger Levesque opens the MLS era of the Cascadia rivalry by scoring after 48 seconds, and Stephen King tallies what proves to be the U.S. Open Cup third-round winner, 2-1, in the 27th minute before a record crowd of 16,382 at PGE Park.
Two New Fields for Clallam
November 18, 2009
Clallam County Parks dedicates two soccer fields in Agnew, between Port Angeles and Sequim. The fields are made possible through Storm King Soccer Club, Agnew Helpful Neighbors Club and a grant from the state Recreation and Conservation Office.
Hutchins Breaks Central Assist Mark
September 2, 2009
Kaycie Hutchins assists on a record five goals in Central Washington’s 8-0 rocking of Northwest University at Kirkland. Hutchins, who scored the Wildcats’ only goal in their first three matches, finds Monique Cornier to open the scoring at 5:42 and Cornier double the lead two minutes later. In the second half, Hutchins sets up Serena Tomaso (twice) and Gwenna Carie, all within a span of five minutes.
Lystedt Law Address Concussion Care
May 14, 2009
The Zackery Lystedt Bill is signed into law by Gov. Christine Gregoire in Olympia. It requires high school athletes who have sustained a concussion to be removed from practice and play and not to be allowed to return until cleared by a medical professional.
Sounders Tap Zakuani First
January 15, 2009
Sounders make Akron winger Steve Zakuani the first selection in the MLS SuperDraft in St. Louis.
Montero Named Top Newcomer
November 11, 2009
Seattle’s Fredy Montero is named MLS Newcomer of the Year after finishing third in scoring with 12 goals. Montero’s teammates, Freddie Ljungberg and Kasey Keller were the other finalists for the award.
Sounders Claim Open Cup
September 2, 2009
Seattle becomes the second MLS expansion franchise to win the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title with a 2-1 victory over D.C. United at RFK Stadium. Roger Levesque scores what proves to be the game-winning goal in the 86th minute on an assist by Sebastien Le Toux. Fredy Montero opens the scoring in the 67th minute after a Freddie Ljungberg shot was initially saved by United goalkeeper Josh Wicks. Moments after the goal, Wicks stomps on a fallen Montero and is sent off.
Skyline Beats Rival for 4A Title
November 21, 2009
Skyline sophomore goalkeeper Tina Vargas makes two saves in the shootout, the Spartans' third tiebreaker in four playoff games, as they beat rival Issaquah (1-1, 3-1) for their second consecutive 4A state title at Lakewood. Issaquah had defeated Skyline, 3-1, three weeks earlier for the Kingco title.
Fisher is New Youth Executive
June 1, 2009
Washington Youth Soccer names Terry Fisher as executive director and Chief Executive. As CEO, Fisher will oversee operations of the nation's sixth-largest association. He is the first executive director since 2002.
Seattle Wins, Sets Attendance Mark
October 24, 2009
Brad Evans scores the game winning goal in the 84th minute as the Sounders cap the regular season with a 2-1 comeback win over FC Dallas. Seattle’s 47 points (12-7-11) earns the third seed in the Western Conference and fourth-best total overall. It’s also the 125th career win for Sigi Schmid, the most in MLS history. Freddie Ljungberg assists on both goals, beginning with Nate Jaqua’s equalizer. With a crowd of 33,108, Seattle sets an MLS season average attendance record (30,943).
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 Sounders SuperSearch, televised live from Starfire Sports. Oliveira earns a preseason roster spot.
Novack Sparks Scots to Title
May 30, 2009
Jeremy Novack scores shortly before and after halftime in leading Shorecrest past West Valley, 5-2. It is the Scots’ second 3A state championship in the past five years.
Cascadia Cup to be Rebooted
March 18, 2009
MLS announces Vancouver to become 17th team in 2011. Two days later, Portland is admitted, recreating the Cascadia Cup rivalry.
Sounders Prepare in Argentina
February 26, 2009
A five-match, 9-day Sounders preseason tour of Argentina begins with a 3-1 training game win at Estudiantes in Buenos Aires. Fredy Montero scores two, Nate Jaqua one. Seattle goes 2-1-1 with one match canceled due to heavy rain.
Palodichuck Scores As U.S. Exits U17 World Cup
November 4, 2009
Nick Palodichuk of Battleground scores the second-half equalizer but the United States exits the FIFA Under-17 World Cup at the knockout stage, losing 2-1 to Italy in Kaduna, Nigeria. Italy opens the scoring through Giacomo Beretta, but Palodichuk ties it in the 51st minute. Pietro Iemello puts Italy back in front for good five minutes later. Seattle's Spencer Richey is also in the U.S. squad.
Fewing Named Kitsap Boss
November 9, 2009
Peter Fewing is named coach of Kitsap Pumas, who went 13-2-3 and won the PDL Northwest in their first season.
South Kitsap Shocks Pasco
May 30, 2009
South Kitsap becomes the first Kitsap squad to capture a boys’ soccer championship, with the Wolves toppling previously undefeated Pasco, 2-1, in Lakewood. The Bulldogs entered the match with a 19-0-0 record. South Kitsap, the No. 3 finisher in the Narrows League behind Stadium and Bellarmine Prep, played the role of underdog with 14-3-1 record.
Messi Masterful in Barca Visit
August 5, 2009
Lionel Messi scores a pair of sensational first-half goals before a record Pacific Northwest soccer crowd of 66,848 as reigning European champion Barcelona eases to a 4-0 win over Sounders FC in a friendly.
Levien Leaves UPS Records Rewritten
October 31, 2009
Five years after arriving as a defender, Janece Levien leaves her final, bold imprint on the Puget Sound record book. Levien scores her record 71st career goal to complete a brace at George Fox in a methodical 4-0 victory at Newburg, Or. Levien scored 66 of her goals after sitting out 2006 to recover from five concussions. Her 2007 total of 25 goals is also a standard. She puts the Loggers on top early, in the 12th minute. Levien assists on the UPS third just before halftime before scoring her second in the 54th minute.
Saints March to Top
October 31, 2009
Vlad Voin scores in the 75th minute and Saint Martin’s wins at Northwest Nazarene, 2-1, and clinch the Saints’ first Great Northwest Athletic Conference men’s championship.
Bremerton Welcomes Pumas
May 15, 2009
Kitsap Pumas draw, 1-1, with Tacoma Tide in first home game, played before 1,572 at Bremerton’s Memorial Stadium, which featured a new video scoreboard.
Nine New Fields in Monroe
August 27, 2009
Sky River SC opens new, nine-field complex in Monroe – second only to Snohomish’s Stockers Fields among Snohomish County facilities. Fredy Montero and Osvaldo Alonso of the Sounders are on hand for the opening.
Whitworth Shutout Earns Advancement
November 21, 2009
A second-half own goal pushes Whitworth through to the NCAA Division III section final with a 1-0 win over Hardin-Simmons in Dubuque, Iowa. Brian Sherpe earns the shutout for the Pirates, who go unbeaten in 13 games (11-0-2).
A Perfect Opening Night
March 19, 2009
Fredy Montero scores twice and Brad Evans adds another as Sounders win inaugural game, 3-0, over New York Red Bulls before a national TV audience and 32,523. Seattle played without Freddie Ljungberg. Four members of last season’s USL team – Zach Scott, Sebastien Le Toux, Sanna Nyassi and Roger Levesque - played. Kasey Keller, playing in his home state, made two saves to notch the shutout.
Van der Meer: Spokane's Mr. Soccer
September 30, 2009
Cor van der Meer, founder and former longtime coach of men’s and women’s soccer at Community Colleges of Spokane, dies after a lengthy battle with lung cancer at age 74. Van der Meer was regarded as Spokane’s Mr. Soccer. He was CCS men’s coach for 20 years and 11 for the women. He also founded a five-a-side tournament now marking 25 years.
Seattle Advances in USOC
July 7, 2009
Sebastien Le Toux’s 89th-minute penalty, his 11th career U.S. Open Cup goal, gives Sounders a 1-0 quarterfinal win over 10-man Kansas City, 1-0, before 4,352 at Starfire. It extends Seattle unbeaten run to six games (4-0-2) in all competitions.
Big Crowd Sees RSL Take MLS Cup
November 22, 2009
Real Salt Lake prevails on penalties to take MLS Cup (1-1, 5-4) over the LA Galaxy, the first played on artificial turf. Attendance was 46,011 the largest for a final since 2002 and the fourth-largest in league history. The crowd ranks No. 7 for soccer since Qwest Field opened in 2002 and No. 10 in Seattle history.
Gold Cup Comes to Qwest
July 4, 2009
Robbie Rogers assists on two goals and scores a third as USMNT celebrates Independence Day at Qwest Field by beating Grenada, 4-0, in a CONCACAF Gold Cup group match. Freddy Adu, Stuart Holden and Charlie Davies also score, and Sounders midfielder Brad Evans makes his international debut as a 63rd-minute substitute
Falcons Win 10th Straight by Shutout
September 30, 2009
Seattle Pacific erupts for five second-half goals and Maddie Dickinson posts the No. 1-ranked Falcons’ 10th straight shutout – all wins – to open the season, after a 5-0 victory over Western Oregon.
Chelsea Comes to Town
July 18, 2009
Daniel Sturridge and Frank Lampard score first-half goals as FA Cup-holders Chelsea earns a 2-0 win over the Sounders in a friendly match played before 65,289 at Qwest Field. The crowd established a new Sounders FC record for attendance and it was the third-largest figure for a match played in Seattle.
Sixty Acres South Breaks Ground
September 1, 2009
Lake Washington YSA breaks ground on a $1.6M project that includes nine new fields plus other amenities at Sixty Acres South. By summer 2010, the entire complex will total 25 fields, making it the biggest soccer facility west of the Mississippi. The first 16 fields have been leased and operated by LWYSA since 1984.
Seattle Storms Columbus Fortress
October 3, 2009
A first-half goal from Roger Levesque and relentless effort at the defensive end enables the Sounders to snap Columbus’ MLS record 22-game home unbeaten streak with a 1-0 victory at Crew Stadium. Making only his second start of regular season, Levesque staked Seattle to a lead in the 36th minute. The defending MLS champion Crew’s best chance to score came in the 81st minute. Guillermo Barros Schelotto sent his penalty kick wide of the left post. Tyrone Marshall figured in three pivotal defensive plays. He redirects Eddie Gaven’s shot off the crossbar and later Marshall’s overhead kick saved a header from Steven Lenhart on the goal line.
Pumas Purr in Opener
May 2, 2009
Stephen Phillips delivers a hat trick and Kitsap Pumas win their inaugural game, 5-0, at Spokane Spiders in Post Falls.
Solo Stars in Algarve Cup
March 9, 2009
Hope Solo is named Best Player of Algarve Cup, allowing one goal in four matches. She is the first keeper to win the award in 14 tournaments.
French Scores First Goal After Return
May 27, 2009
Michelle French scores the game's only goal in the Seattle Sounders Women's road victory over the Colorado Force. It is French's first score since coming back from an October 2008 diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She underwent seven rounds of chemotherapy, followed by radiation treatments, and later finishes as the team's top scorer and an all-W-League selection.
Sounders Head to USOC Final
July 21, 2009
Stephen King scores the game-winning goal in the fifth minute of overtime to give the Seattle Sounders FC a 2-1 comeback win over the Houston Dynamo in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal at Starfire Sports Stadium before 4,895. Nate Jaqua, playing with a bandaged head, sends the match into overtime with a goal in the 89th minute.
We work extremely hard. We fight like hell to stop teams from scoring. We put our bodies on the line.
— Kasey Keller, Sounders FC goalkeeper, after win at Toronto pushes them to perfect 3-0-0 start
Bottom line: If you're a soccer fan living in America, you're doing yourself a great disservice if you don't make an attempt to take in a Seattle Sounders FC game. The overwhelming fan support, the sold-out crowds, the insane noise level inside Qwest Field - it's enough to bring a tear to one's eye, as it did for MLS commissioner Don Garber.
— Jonah Freedman, Sports Illustrated
Tonight, our history becomes legend.
— Emerald City Supporters tifo prior to inaugural Sounders FC match
We really wanted to make a point, coming here and winning it for our fans and for our organization.
— Sounders FC captain Kasey Keller of U.S. Open Cup championship
How do you improve an atmosphere that had distinguished Seattle from every other team in the MLS sometime between opening of the gates and end of the national anthem?
— John McGrath, News Tribune columnist after Sounders FC inaugural match
He was a true professional - always loyal, and a man who believed in soccer and what youth and athletes of all ages could gain from participating in it.
— Maury Ray, CC Spokane athletic director, eulogizing longtime coach Cor van der Meer
It was amazing. It really reminded me of a crowd in Europe, they were all cheering the Sounders and rightly so. It was tremendous and a great atmosphere.
— Thierry Henry, Barcelona striker, of Sounders FC crowd
You have to tip your hat to Seattle as far as doing everything right. Every team that comes here wants to bring their best game because it such a great atmosphere.
— Denis Hamlett, Chicago Fire coach
You see him on TV. I see him every day. He is the best in the world not only for his youth, but also for his ability to dominate all aspects of the game.
— Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola of Lionel Messi following Sounders FC friendly
The scenes wouldn't be noteworthy in most parts of the world, but in America, they are rare. The Brougham End, where fans stand and cheer and chant for the entire game. The March to the Match, during which hundreds of fans and a 53-piece marching band fill the streets with color and noise on their way to Qwest Field, of which seats are filled by noisy, enthusiastic fans swathed in blue and green.”
— USA Today
I think the expectations are to win the league. Why not? They've got a trophy. I've said to Robin (Waite), I'd love to see us win in an Open Cup game or two.
— Peter Fewing, upon being named Kitsap Pumas coach
The night was full of magic. For two hours, the green-garbed fans danced and sang as if they thought they were from Manchester… This was the perfect beginning for a franchise that is doing everything right.
— Seattle Times columnist Steve Kelley, reflecting on Sounders FC opening night
To repeat as state champions in this state is probably the most difficult challenge I can picture for a high school team. The way they did it, by always competing, always playing tough and just being so stingy on conceding goals — it's exactly the kind of thing we wanted out of them."
— Skyline girls coach Don Braman
We did the motorbike celebration to show that Sounders FC is taking off for the start of great things.
— Fredy Montero, Sounders FC forward, describing his first goal celebration
If you would have told me at the beginning of the game that we would have won the game on a bicycle kick, and I had to pick one of my players that was going to score the bicycle kick, I think Ianni would have been number nine.
— Brian Schmetzer, coaching in Sigi Schmid's absence, on Patrick Ianni's overhead kick winner vs. Houston
When you take a step back, the credibility that we have, the awareness we have of the great success in Seattle on the field and off the field gives us something that we've never had before, which is a real indication as to what the sport can be in this country.
— MLS Commissioner Don Garber
It took 25 years, but the world’s game is back in Seattle. You guys (the fans) did it with a big bang. With 22,000 season tickets, the Sounders have the most successful start in MLS history. You did it — Seattle is the center of soccer in America.
— Sounders FC owner Joe Roth, addressing fans before inaugural match
The support that we’ve gotten from the city, the love that they’ve showered upon our team and the organization–and hopefully what we’ve returned to them as well–we just want this to continue. I don’t want to wake up if this is a dream.
— Sounders FC coach Sigi Schmid, following final regular season home match
College & High School All-America (USC)
Player (Hometown) |
School (Div/Team/Pos) |
Jocelyn Charette (University Place) |
Seattle Pacific (D2/2nd/F) |
Derek MacLean (Burien) |
Pacific Lutheran (D3/3rd) |
Spencer Richey (Seattle) |
Bradenton Prep (G) |
Collegiate Men's Records
Evergreen |
6-6-4 |
Gonzaga |
6-10-3 |
Northwest |
9-6-4 |
Pacific Lutheran |
14-5-0 |
Puget Sound |
9-9-2 |
Saint Martin's |
11-7-0 |
Seattle University |
4-12-1 |
Seattle Pacific |
11-5-3 |
Washington |
5-7-6 |
Western Washington |
8-11-1 |
Whitman |
4-12-3 |
Whitworth |
16-3-3 |
Collegiate Women's Records
Central Washington |
8-10-1 |
Eastern Washington |
7-9-2 |
Evergreen |
1-10-4 |
Gonzaga |
8-12-0 |
Northwest |
3-10-2 |
Pacific Lutheran |
5-13-1 |
Puget Sound |
18-2-0 |
Saint Martin's |
12-7-0 |
Seattle University |
7-11-1 |
Seattle Pacific |
16-3-2 |
Washington |
12-6-4 |
Washington State |
14-6-2 |
Western Washington |
11-4-4 |
Whitman |
8-9-2 |
Whitworth |
17-3-0 |
Commissioners Cup Winners
Age |
Boys | Girls |
U11 |
ISC Arsenal Blue ‘97 Barros (EYSA) | Chinook Ice 97 Connell |
U12 |
Tracyton SC Impact 96 (NSYSA) | MVP Marauders 96 Navy (MpVYSA) |
U13 |
GRFC 95 Rogers (GRJSA) | CW Crush |
U14 |
Vancouver United 94 Northstar (SWYSA) | SCSS Synergy (SWYSA) |
U15 |
Vancouver United 93 Northstar (SWYSA) | NK Chaos 93 |
U16 |
Redhawks | Crossfire Select 92 Habash (LWYSA) |
U17 |
Vancouver United 91 Blue (SWYSA) | FME Fusion (TPCJSA) |
U18 |
CW Bears (ECYSA) | Olympic |
PDL, W-League Records
Kitsap Pumas |
12-1-3, 1st Div. |
Seattle Sounders U23s |
5-7-4, 7th Div. |
Seattle Sounders Women |
3-3-6, 3rd Div. |
Seattle Wolves |
10-3-3, 3rd Div. |
Spokane Spiders |
3-13-0, 10th Div. |
Yakima Reds |
3-11-2, 9th Div. |
Professional All-League
Player (Pos) |
Team (Lg-Tm) |
Freddie Ljungberg (M) |
Sounders (MLS-1st) |
Michelle French (M) |
Sounders Women (WL-1st) |
Daniel Scott (D) |
Kitsap (PDL-NW) |
Ely Allen (M) |
Wolves (PDL-NW) |
Rory Agu (F) |
Tide (PDL-NW) |
State Youth Recreational Cup Winners
Age |
Boys | Girls |
U11 |
IR Galindo (D1) | FME Blue Flame (D3) |
U12 |
BullDogs (D7) | Dragons (D7) |
U13 |
ST Jaguars (D3) | Tracyton Tornados 96 (D4) |
U14 |
Cassidy 95 (D6) | Voltage (D7) |
U15 |
Tacoma United DP Mojonera (D3) | Skittles (D3) |
U16 |
HYSC Cushers (D7) | LSDSC Alakazaam (D3) |
U17 |
FC North Bend (D2) | SK7 Storm 92 (D4) |
U18 |
91 LWHS Chargers (D2) | FSC Comets (D3) |
U19 |
HYSC Pumas (D7) | Strykers (D2) |
Washington State Youth Champions
Age |
Boys | Girls |
U12 |
Crossfire 96 A. Spidahl (LWYSA) | Eastside FC 96 Red Fry/Bunnell (EYSA) |
U13 |
Washington Premier 95 Black (TPCJSA) | Eastside FC 95 Red Bialek (EYSA) |
U14 |
Eastside FC 94 Red Strom (EYSA) | G94 White (SSFC) |
U15 |
Washington Premier FC 93 Black (TPCJSA) | Evergreen 93 Green (NCYSA) |
U16 |
Crossfire Premier A. Henderson (LWYSA) | Emerald City FC 92 Green (SYSA) |
U17 |
Eastside FC 91 Red Lee (EYSA) | Crossfire Premier A McCormick (LWYSA) |
U18 |
Eastside FC 90 Red Storm (EYSA) | Crossfire Premier 90 Lombard (LWYSA) |
U19 |
River City SC Seely (SVJSA) | Shadow-Bushey (IEYSA) |
WIAA Championship Games
Boys 4A |
South Kitsap 2 | Pasco 1 |
Boys 3A |
Shorecrest 5 | West Valley (Yakima) 2 |
Boys 2A |
Squalicum 4 | Cheney 2 |
Boys 1A |
Columbia (White River) 2 | Connell 0 |
Boys 1B-2B |
Tacoma Baptist 2 | Bear Creek 0 |
Girls 4A |
Skyline 2 | Issaquah 1 |
Girls 3A |
Columbia River 2 | Mercer Island 1 |
Girls 2A |
Archbishop Murphy 2 | Cheney 0 |
Girls 1A |
Seattle Academy 2 | Overlake 1 |
Girls 1B-2B |
Orcas Island 2 | Napavine 1 |
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