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Another Milestone for McCrath, SPU
October 9, 1998

Alex Vandamme gets Seattle Pacific off the mark with a goal in the first minute, and the Falcons get coach Cliff McCrath's 400th win at the helm, 3-0 over Colorado School of Mines at Interbay Stadium. In all, McCrath has 485 career victories, ranking No. 2 in collegiate soccer.

No. 4 UPS Snubbed By D3 Tournament
October 28, 2001

Fourth-ranked Puget Sound is inexplicably snubbed by the NCAA Division III women's tournament selection committee. Somehow, the Loggers (15-2-1) are denied one of 11 at-large berths. Instead, the lone West at-large spot goes to Redlands, a team UPS beat eight weeks earlier, 4-1. Willamette, which defeated Puget Sound on a late goal to claim the NWC title and automatic berth, will play host to the regional. If the Loggers had tied Willamette, UPS would have garnered the automatic bid.

Seattle Fans Reach First of Nine World Cup Bus Stops
June 15, 1994

Eight Seattle men, ages 23-24 and most graduates of Garfield High School, reach Chicago for the World Cup's opening match. They have refitted a retired school bus with bunk beds, a kitchen and bathroom with a portable toilet. They will drive an estimated 10,000 miles, stopping at each of the nine tournament venues over six weeks before returning home. The bus, with 147,000 miles on its odometer, cost $2000 and another $2000 was invested in improvements.

Heidelberg Advances Past San Jose
February 21, 1971

Physicality triumphed over finesse as Seattle’s Heidelberg beat San Jose Grenadiers, 4-2, in advancing to the National Challenge Cup’s West finals at Memorial Stadium. A stout defense stymied the visitors’ diminutive frontrunners. Les Fabri puts the Brewers up in the 10th minute, and he doubles the lead minutes later. Colin Lindores brings the Grenadiers a goal back, but Mike Kuczi’s penalty following a foul on John Goldingay makes it 3-1 at halftime. Coco DeVettori scores in the second half.

Three Invited to Olympic Camp
August 18, 1973

Greg McKeown of Auburn, and Tacoma's Greg Dillard and Elgin Olragg are invited to Olympic development camp. Meanwhile, Seattle's Walter Schmetzer and Auburn’s Bill Logie become the first in the state to receive USSF A coaching licenses.

Reign's Barnes First to Reach 200 Appearances
June 10, 2023

OL Reign captain Lauren Barnes is the first NWSL player to reach 200 regular season appearances, starting and playing the entire 90 minutes in the Reign’s 2-1 home win over Kansas City. During her 11 seasons with the Reign, Barnes, 34, has only missed 14 of 214 regular season matches. She also holds NWSL records for starts (196) and minutes (17,328).

(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1957
England international Kevin Keegan and Southampton met Ian Bridge the Sounders in the 1981 Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup. (Courtesy Joanie Komura/Frank MacDonald Collection)
1981
1964
Sounders forward Patrick Beech lets fly on a shot vs. Vancouver.
1998
Seattle's Ekaterina (Katja) Koroleva referees a USWNT friendly versus Russia at Frisco, Tex. Courtesy Brad Smith / ISI Photos.
2017
One ball and four U9 players going for it in Alderwood.
1978
Lindsay Elston scored 11 goals in helping the Huskies reach the NCAA tournament in 2012. (Courtesy University of Washington Athletics)
2012
Seattle Reign's Beverly Yanez (left) and Megan Rapinoe celebrate scoring in a 5-4 home win over Sky Blue. Rapinoe had a hat trick and Yanez also scored. (Courtesy Seattle Reign)
2017
Tacoma's Danny Vaughn veers from the Cosmos' Franz Beckenbauer while England international and Detroit teammate Trevor Francis looks on. (Courtesy Dan Vaughn)
1978
Former UW star Theresa Wagner Romagnolo of Edmonds is named Notre Dame's new head coach in March 2014 after a successful run at Dartmouth. (Notre Dame photo)
2014