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Cascade Competes Perfect Season in AAA
May 30, 1987

Cascade, behind a Chris Henderson winner, caps a perfect season by rallying for a 2-1 victory over Kennedy in the Class AAA championship game at Memorial Stadium. Henderson puts the Bruins ahead in the 58th minute off a corner kick from Clint Carnell. The Lancers' Mike Dennis scores first, off a Jayson Leveich throw-in in the 15th minute. Carnell ties it just two minute before halftime when his penalty kick caroms off the post and in. Cascade finishes 20-0-0.

Huskies Extend Win Streak to 8
October 5, 2014

Washington wins its eighth in a row, completing a sweep of the Bay Area schools by beating No. 18 Stanford, 3-1, at Husky Soccer Stadium. The No. 5-ranked Huskies put away the Cardinal when Darwin Jones converts a turnover into his eighth goal of the season.

Western Honors French
November 5, 2005

Paula French of Tacoma is inducted into Western Washington's Hall of Fame after scoring 19 goals and going 49-5-5 during her career (1982-85). French also played for Cozars, a regional and national power amateur club.

1986

Highline’s Pepsi Stompers claim an eighth state cup title in 10 years, winning a second consecutive girls U19 championship while Federal Way’s Cheetahs earn a fourth championship in six seasons, this time the girls U15. The Cheetahs have already begun fundraising $50,000 toward becoming the first U.S. youth team to visit China, June 27-July 14. They will play three games and also participate in clinics and cultural exchanges.

Sounders Threepeat in Open Cup
October 4, 2011

Fredy Montero snaps a scoreless tie in the 78th minute and Osvaldo Alonso adds an insurance tally deep into stoppage time as the Sounders become the first MLS club to win three consecutive Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championships with a 2-0 win over the Chicago Fire. A tournament-record crowd of 35,615 witnesses Seattle become the first club in 42 years and the fourth in the Open Cup's 98-year history to win three years in a row. Montero's goal, his 16th in all competitions and fifth in the last four matches, came after Sounders FC had twice hit the post.

Reign's Little Reunion
May 28, 2022

Two-time NWSL MVP Kim Little will be returning to Seattle on a short-term loan, OL Reign announce. Little won two NWSL scoring titles from 2014-16 before returning to Arsenal. She starts six times in her limited run from July 1-August 7 and contributes one assist.

Advertisement promoting the West Ham-Kilmarnock contest, the first match to be played on artificial turf. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1969
Brian Schmetzer earned A-League Coach of the Year after guiding the Sounders to the league's best record in his rookie season at the helm. (Courtesy USL)
2002
Paul Mendes (with trophy) guided Newport to an unbeaten season and the Knights' second state title (first in 4A) in 2003. (Courtesy Paul Mendes)
2003
Northwest university celebrated winning the Cascade Conference tournament and an NAIA automatic berth in 2018. (Courtesy Northwest Athletics)
2018
Jaclyn Softli's 10 goals helped Washington return to the NCAA tournament in 2014. The Huskies reached the third round. (Courtesy Washington Athletics)
2014
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
(Courtesy Walter Schmetzer)
1974
Denzil Miskell's Sports Specialties, located in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood, was the first shop dealing solely with soccer equipment and it was known for special sales. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1980
Seattle native Ian Russell shared USL Championship Coach of the Year in 2020 after guiding Reno to first place in the Western Conference. (Courtesy USL)
2020
Seattle Pacific's Marcus Hahnemann during 1993 NCAA final vs. Southern Connecticut. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific archives)
1993