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Stadium Cops First 4A Title
May 29, 2010

Dylan Gaydosh gets the only goal as Stadium wins its first 4A state boys championship, 1-0 over Lake Stevens at Lakewood. Gaydosh, who also won a title at Bellarmine Prep in 2008, stabs home the goal out of a goalmouth scramble in the 30th minute. It's the fourth straight shutout during the tournament for the Tigers and goalkeeper Ian Clark, who makes three saves. It's Stadium's first championship game appearance. Lake Stevens had eliminated Federal Way (playing without 32-goal scorer Kelyn Rowe) in the semifinals.

Besagno Named Nation's Top Player
May 16, 2005

Nik Besagno is named Parade Magazine High School Player of the Year. Besagno will graduate from Edison Academy in Florida in a few days. Earlier he attended Kennedy High in Burien.

Dunn Named NPSL Top Defender
April 20, 2000

James Dunn is named the NPSL Defender of the year and is joined on the all-league first team by twin brother and Wichita Wings teammate Jason Dunn. James finished with 128 blocks and 22 goals. Jason was third in league scoring with 203 total points.

Schmetzer Key to Cleveland Title Win
April 27, 1994

Andy Schmetzer scores twice and set-up the NPSL championship-clinching goal for the Cleveland Crunch's 17-15 Game 4 win over St. Louis. Schmetzer, who also supplied two goals in the Game 2 win, plays a ball off the boards to Hector Marino for the deciding goal in the second overtime.

UW Road Woes Prove Critical
September 10, 1983

A hot start for Washington soon fizzles with the Huskies's postseason hopes all but snuffed out before mid-September. A 4-2 loss to Div. II Cal State L.A. in Portland is UW's third in a row, coming on the heels of defeats at Santa Clara (1-3) and Stanford (0-2) earlier in the week. Washington's road trip featured six games in eight days, beginning with wins over Fresno State and San Diego State.

Whitman Inducts Thompson
May 7, 2005

Tina Thompson (Farley) of Seattle, an all-district midfielder and championship skier, is inducted into Whitman University's Hall of Fame. Thompson, after scoring 17 goals as a sophomore, capped her soccer career by leading Whitman to its first-ever berth in the NAIA West Coast Regionals in 1990. She was the 1991 Whitman Female Athlete of the Year.

Lesle Gallimore (right) and Amy Griffin finished their run on Montlake in strong fashion. Gallimore, Griffin,  Nikki Washington and Gabriela Quiggle were voted USC Regional Coaching Staff of the Year. Gallimore also earned Pac-12 Coach of the Year in her 26th season with Washington. The Huskies reached the NCAA tournament for a 14th time. (Courtesy Washington Athletics)
2019
Sporthaus Schmetzer in Seattle's Lake City was among the area's first dedicated soccer gear suppliers, with co-owner Walter Schmetzer a prominent youth coach. (Courtesy Walter Schmetzer)
1980
Adrian Hanauer, principal owner of the USL Sounders since 2002, becomes part of the MLS Seattle ownership group.
2007
Peter Kingston launches the stoppage time free kick that would win the USL League Two championship for Ballard FC, 2-1 over Lionsbridge, at Starfire Stadium. (Courtesy Ballard FC/Blake Dahlin)
2023
Liz Heaston accepts Willamette football coach's invitation to become Bearcats' placekicker, becoming the first female to score in a college game.
1997
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1984
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1966
Preki was among three starters with Washington ties for the Kansas City Wizards in their run to the 2000 MLS Cup. He was joined by Chris Henderson and Brandon Prideaux. (Courtesy Sporting Kansas City)
2000
After an injury-shortened rookie season, Ian Russell rebounded with 14 goals and eight assists for the Sounders in 1999.
1999
Seattle Pacific celebrates a golden goal from Janae Godoy (raised hand) in the NCAA Division II final at Tampa. (Courtesy NCAA)
2008