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Zell Brace Lifts Falcons to West Title
November 22, 1975

Senior Kit Zell lifts his career postseason goal total to nine with a brace in Seattle Pacific's 2-1 overtime comeback victory at Cal State Hayward. It gives the Falcons their second straight NCAA West Region championship. Zell ties it in the 53rd minute and wins in in the 103rd. SPU now advances to the semifinals, which it was already chosen to host.

Late Penalty Decides Girls 3A for Holy Names
November 20, 1999

Jennifer Bosa's penalty kick with eight minutes remaining settles the state girls' 3A championship at rain-soaked Federal Way Stadium. Holy Names secures its first state title over Mount Rainier, 1-0. Bosa's kick comes after Heidi Safadago is fouled. Her spot kick, the first of the season, goes low to the right corner. While both teams are playing in their first final, the Rams had advanced to three straight semifinals.

Western Women
December 1, 2022

Sophie Bearden Croft's first two goals of the season prove timely as the sophomore comes off the bench to propel Western Washington past No. 3 Columbus State (Ga.), 2-1, in an NCAA Division II semifinal at Seattle’s sub-freezing Interbay Stadium. Early in the second period Croft breaks the ice, finding the top left corner from 12 yards. At 76' she strikes again, following a cross from Morgan Manalili. Western keeps Columbus State, averaging 3.87 goals per game, off the scoreboard until the 85th minute.

Passing on Huddersfield
January 6, 1955

WSFA officials decline to sponsor a stop by England’s touring Huddersfield Town in the spring. Huddersfield goes on to finish mid-table of the first division and plays friendlies versus local selections in Vancouver and Calgary, as well as five other cities across North America.

Medved, Colorado Complete APSL Double
September 26, 1992

Shawn Medved and the Colorado Foxes complete the APSL double by defeating Tampa Bay, 1-0, for the championship in Englewood, Co. Medved plays the final 20 minutes as a substitute in the final. He had scored in both the regular season finale and semifinal shootout win over Fort Lauderdale. The Foxes also defeated Tampa Bay for the Professional Cup on Sept. 19.

New League Forms, Begins Play
October 30, 1919

The Northwestern Association Football League is formed. It features seven clubs: Celtics, Rangers, Rainiers, Shamrocks (all from Seattle) and Tacoma, Everett and Port Blakely. In the inaugural matches, Rangers blast Celtics, 5-1, at Woodland Park and Tacoma posts 2-0 home win over Rainiers.

1978
2009
A broad smile and an insatiable appetite for goals fast made Roger Davies a crowd favorite in 1980. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1980
Civic and SEA 2026 leaders pose on Seattle's Pier 62 in celebration of FIFA World Cup matches coming to Lumen Field. (Courtesy Corky Trewin/Sounders FC)
2022
Lam Le helped Whitworth claim both the NCIC and NCSC South in 1993. (Courtesy Whitworth Athletics)
1993
Washington Huskies standout Jaclyn Softli. (UW Athletics photo)
2014
Harry Redknapp, seen here versus Toronto, was both a Sounders player and assistant coach in 1978. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1978
The Lake City Hawks display their seventh state cup trophy. (Courtesy Walter Schemtzer Sr.)
1979
Tiffeny Milbrett poses after scoring five goals, tying the U.S. National team record, vs Panama at Safeco Field. (Courtesy Mike Siegel / Seattle Times)
2002
UCLA and Sigi Schmid won their first NCAA championship at Seattle's Big Kick. (Courtesy UCLA Athletics)
1985