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WSU Ends UW Pac-10 Title Hopes
November 7, 1998

Deka DeWitt delivers the game’s only goal with four minutes left in overtime to give Washington State a 1-0 win over Washington in Pullman. It’s the Cougars’ first win in the series since 1992 and ends the Huskies’ Pac-10 title hopes.

Catfish Rules Five-a-Side
April 30, 1950

Catfish Five win the grand prize of $125 in savings bonds for the 7th annual Five-a-Side tournament at West Seattle Stadium. The Catfish defeat Acme Tyee, 4-1, in the final 15-minute game. Acme received a consolation prize of sport coats. They had advanced from the semifinals on the corner kick tiebreaker after tying Black Diamond. Proceeds benefit youth soccer programs.

Cities, County Pledge Support for Fife Complex
August 17, 2003

Fife, Milton, Edgewood and Pierce County have agreed to spend $1.4 million in county money toward a 12-field soccer complex in Fife and a skate park in Milton. Local youth leaders hope corporate sponsorships could bridge the gap. Fields with synthetic surfaces could open in September 2005, and grass fields in the spring of 2006, says Doug Andreassen of Tacoma-Pierce County Junior Soccer Association. Washington State Youth Soccer Association, which would locate its headquarters at the complex, will seek grant money from the U.S. Soccer Federation.

Sounders Crushed in CONCACAF Exit
July 20, 1997

A reduced-strength Sounders go out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup ignominiously with a 11-0 beating by Cruz Azul in Guatemala City. Seattle, which left its coach Neil Megson and five other top players at home or sent to the A-League All-Star Game, had earlier lost 2-0 to Comunicaciones and 4-1 to Necaxa.

Crossfire Wins Record 4th ECNL Title
July 21, 2025

Crossfire Premier boys' teams collect three ECNL national championships in Richmond, Va., and set a record with four altogether for 2025. Of the six age groups contested, Crossfire takes U13, U14, U17 and, earlier, the U18/19. With a 2-0 win over Southern California's Legends FC, the XF U13s finish 31-0-0 with a goal difference of 173-13. Owen White scores in the final minute for the U14s’ 1-0 victory over Atlanta's Concorde Fire Platinum. Oscar Santana's brace fuels the U17s' 4-0 conquest of St. Louis Scott Gallagher. The XF '08s also won the 2023 ECNL title.

Sounders Win Fifth Straight Behind Fry's Brace
August 27, 1994

Chance Fry scores twice in the final 15 minutes, his second brace in as many nights, and the table-topping Sounders win their fifth in a row, 2-1 over the Los Angeles Salsa before 5,160 in the Tacoma Dome. Fry's first goal, a header off Shawn Medved's corner kick, gives Seattle a 1-0 lead in the 76th minute. Jason Farrell finds Fry in the 86th minute for a 2-nil lead. Fry also scored two second-half goals in a 3-1 home win over Toronto the night before. The Sounders (10-4-0) finish their Tacoma stint with a 6-0-0 mark.

From left, Megan Rapinoe, Sydney Leroux, coach Michelle French, GM Amy Carnell, Alex Morgan and Hope Solo of the 2012 Sounders Women. (Courtesy Amy Carnell)
2012
Members of the first U.S. Women's National Team, a.k.a. The 85ers, were honored by the Seattle Reign on the 40th anniversary of their inaugural match, Aug. 18, 2025. (Jane Gershovich/Seattle Reign)
2025
CISL Goalkeeper of the Year Juan de la O proves vital to the SeaDogs' championship run.
1997
(Courtesy Seattle Times archives)
1984
Michelle Akers, winner of FIFA's Silver Ball and Golden Shoe at the Women's World Cup, plus 1991 U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year.
1991
(Courtesy NASL Jerseys)
1995
Michelle Akers and the U.S. on the victory stand at the Olympic Games. (Courtesy Michelle Akers)
1996
Marcus Hahnemann was loaned by Fulham to England's Rochdale in 2001, and they nearly made the promotion playoffs. (Courtesy Marcus Hahnemann)
2001
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney fires at the Sounders FC goal en route to scoring a second-half hat trick in the 7-0 friendly. (Sounders FC photo)
2011
Alex Buck delivered a handful of vital goals in Washington's 2025 postseason run, beginning with a brace at home vs. Montana in a 2-0, NCAA first-round victory. (UW Athletics)
2025