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Work Party Clears Plantes Ferry Grounds
November 8, 1997

Spokane Valley Junior Soccer Association organizes its players, parents and greater soccer community to help create the new youth sports complex at Plantes Ferry Park. Anyone 11 and older is asked tp help with trimming and loading branches from the former tree plantation. Most of the trees have been cleared, but some remain around what will be the concession and parking areas. The 35-acre complex will eventually include two softball fields, 14 soccer fields, a picnic area and possibly a playground.

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.

Lincoln Wins All-Seattle Final
May 27, 2023

Lincoln of Seattle earns its first state championship in any sport since its 2019 reopening with a 1-0 victory over Metro League rival Ballard in the boys' Class 3A state championship game at Sparks Stadium. Wren Wagner scores from 16 yards in the 27th minute, and Tomas Sanchez Swenson makes a last-minute save to preserve the shutout. The Lynx finish 21-0-1 while the Beavers won eight straight after falling in the Metro quarterfinals. It's the fifth straight 3A final featuring at least one Seattle team.

Falcons Nearly Pull Off Comeback
November 30, 1974

After yielding three Adelphi goals in the first 24 minutes, Seattle Pacific pulls two goals back through Kit Zell but cannot equalize in the NCAA championship game, falling, 3-2, in snow and sub-freezing temperatures in St. Louis. Zell finishes with 16 goals for the season, including five in four postseason games.

Boys Soccer Becomes WIAA Sport
March 28, 1974

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) adds boys' soccer as a championship sport, beginning in spring of 1975. Only 35 high schools in the Seattle-Tacoma area have soccer programs at the time, however the announcement is the impetus for other schools in thriving junior soccer areas to begin varsity play.

Seattle Scores Six in Playoff Romp
September 11, 1999

After allowing an early goal from Jason Boyce, Seattle reels off four goals in the final 28 minutes of the first half all during a 6-3 romp over the Orange County Zodiac in a first-round A-League playoffs at Renton. Sean Henderson starts and finishes the spree, beginning with a 17th-minute header and culminating with a penalty kick 46 seconds before the break. In between, Mark Baena and an own goal are tallied. Russell’s brace comes in the second half, when the Zodiac unravel with two red cards. Boyce, the former UW star, gives OC a fifth-minute lead.

(Courtesy Seattle Times archives)
1984
Roger Levesque (left), Sebastien Le Toux, coachBrian Schmetzer and Craig Tomlinson take possession of the USL championship trophy following a win over Atlanta. (Courtesy USL)
2007
Sounders and fans rejoice after Fredy Montero puts Seattle in front over Chicago in the 78th minute. (Courtesy Stephen Brashear / ISI Photos)
2011
Interbay Field was opened as Seattle's first dedicated soccer venue, although soon other user groups and poor drainage took their toll. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1966
Marco Pappa celebrates scoring to clinch the Supporters' Shield for Sounders FC vs. the Galaxy. (Sounders FC photo)
2014
Washington's own (from left) Shannon Higgins, Lori Henry, Michelle Akers and Amy Allmann are members of the first FIFA Women's World Cup champions.
1991
1977
DeAndre Yedlin burst into international prominence with his surprise performance in the World Cup. (Sounders FC photo)
2014
1952
Whitman won a share of its first Northwest League title in 37 years in 2018. (Courtesy Northwest Conference)
2018