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UPS Men Move to 2nd Round
November 13, 2002

Second-half goals five minutes apart from freshman Josh Hedrick and Justin Hughes propel Puget Sound into the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament, 2-0 Linfield at East Athletic Field. The NWC champion Loggers (17-3) and runner-up Wildcats (15-2-2) had split two previous matches. Hedrick's opener came after a long run to the post to head-in Anthony Fioretti's cross. "I started about midfield on a dead-out sprint," Hedrick says. "I didn't know if I'd get there in time. I still had to dive to just get my head on it." The Loggers' postseason run ends at Redlands, 2-0.

Seattle Pacific Wins Far West Classic
September 27, 1975

Steve Newman’s goal beats host UC Santa Barbara, 1-0, as Seattle Pacific claims its first Far West Classic title. Behind Kit Zell's seven goals, the Falcons (2-0-2) go unbeaten in their first 10 games.

Fresno State Stops Huskies in 2nd Round
December 1, 1996

Bang-bang goals from No. 13 Fresno State early in the second half foil the Huskies' dreams of a deep run in the NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs come from behind to win, 2-1, and again deny the top-seeded UW's bid to reach the quarterfinals at the North Creek Complex. Rees Bettinger heads the Dawgs ahed in the 10th minute and Fresno State went down to 10 men in the 22nd. Early in the second period, however, the visitors scored twice in a span of 1:38 to take the lead. The Huskies finish with a 21-6 advantage in shots.

Italians' Upset Delay Magyars' Title
December 17, 1961

Italian I.S. manages a 2-2 draw with the Hungarians, delaying their clinching of the first-half title. The Italians (1-8-1) surprisingly go up 2-nil on Peter DiValentine’s free kick and Earl Olsen doubles the lead out of a goalmouth scramble. Alex Csabay cuts it to 2-1, and Alex Bogdan ties it on virtually the last kick on a sloppy West Seattle pitch.

Shorewood Blanks Sammamish
May 26, 1978

Shorewood (AA) scores two quick goals in first half and holds off Sammamish (AAA) to win the state all-division championship, 2-0, before 1,146 at Memorial Stadium. Dan Nugent makes nine saves to earn the shutout. Greg Burk scores from 35 yards just 70 seconds into the game, his third tournament goal. Tom Jordan adds the second in 30th minute.

Big Crowd Greets Manchester Lads
August 10, 1969

A crowd of 3,500 flocks to Bellevue High School to see the Eastside Juniors face a touring English side of Manchester schoolboys. The Britons win, 1-0, and proceed to play the Tacoma Juniors August 13 at Bellarmine Prep.

Seen here, the Spokane Spokes were formed in the late 1950s of mostly German, Hungarian, Scottish and Dutch immigrants who played in the Western International Soccer League. (Courtesy Karl Hoffman)
1959
Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer presents Osvaldo Alonso with a framed jersey to commemorate his record 300th appearance for the club. (Courtesy Corky Trewin / Sounders FC)
2017
(Courtesy The Seattle Times)
1958
Geoff Hurst scores to give Seattle its first NASL playoff win, 1-0 over Vancouver. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1976
Hope Solo is reunited with her collegiate goalkeeping coach Amy Griffin at the USWNT match versus Ireland at East Rutherford, N.J. (Courtesy Howard C. Smith / ISI Photos)
2008
(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1959
Whitman College at play in Walla Walla. (Whitman digital archives)
1976
(Courtesy Seattle times archives)
1973
Mike Enneking proved an attacking force for the Washington Huskies.
1983
(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1957