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COVID Mask Protocols Expire
January 13, 2022

In accordance with State Department of Health protocols, Washington Youth Soccer drops masking requirements for players, coaches and spectators.

Kennedy Wins Fourth Girls' Title
November 19, 1994

Undefeated Kennedy wins its fourth state championship, 2-0 over previously unbeaten Gig Harbor for the AA girls' title at Shoreline Stadium. Jennifer Lewis assists on the opener and scores the Lancers' clincher, in the 58th minute. Michelle French earns her 30th assist on Robyn Perkins's goal, and Alicia Phillips gets the shutout. Kennedy (20-0-1) won AAA in 1988 and back-to-back AAs in 1990-91.

Stars Surge, Win Fourth in a Row
March 31, 1989

Peter Ward scores on a power-play goal with 2:37 remaining to break a 1-1 tie and lead the Tacoma Stars to a 3-1 victory at Kansas City. It's Tacoma's fourth win in a row and sixth in eight games. Ward has five goals in the last three wins. The Stars are now on track to reach the playoffs.

Seattle Pacific Dominates But Can't Repeat
December 8, 1984

Seattle Pacific dominates possession and chances while hosting the NCAA Division II championship game before 4,500, but the Falcons cannot repeat as champion. Florida International, scoring off its only corner kick in 110 minutes, wins the title, 1-0, in overtime. SPU defender Dennis Gunnell marks Sunblazers star Munga Eketebi out of the match. Eketebi, who scored five times in a 10-1 semifinal win, gets off one the visitors' five shots. Seattle Pacific fires 29 shots and earns a record 19 corners, but pays dearly for some missed chances, particularly in the opening 10 minutes. Troy Edwards heads in the FIU corner in the 96th minute.

Seattle Unified Soccer League Kicks Off
April 30, 2011

Eight Seattle Public Schools high schools begin round-robin play in the inaugural season of the Seattle Unified Soccer League at Interbay. SPS is partnered with Washington Special Olympics, which describes the international Unified Sports program as being for teams that include players “with and without intellectual disabilities,” training and playing together. Prior to play, the opening ceremonies include a March to the Match. Participating schools include Ballard, Cleveland, Chief Sealth, Ingraham, Nathan Hale, NOVA, Rainier Beach and West Seattle.

Impact Rocked in Opener
November 8, 2014

After losing its coaching staff just days beforehand, the Seattle Impact fizzles in its inaugural game, losing 14-4 to San Diego. Nick Perera scores four for the Sockers. Both head coach Jason Dunn and assistant Todd Haley part ways with owner and former college teammate Dion Earl after not being paid. Earl, 42, takes the coaching reins in addition to playing.

2015
Mercer Island native and Sounders Academy product Jordan Morris makes his U.S. National Team debut as a 76th-minute substitute vs Ireland at Dublin. Morris is a Stanford sophomore and the first collegiate player to represent the USMNT since 1999. (Courtesy John Dorton / ISI Photos)
2014
Cintrex surfaces were installed at many fields, including here at Seattle's Lower Woodland Park, throughout the Seventies and early Eighties. (Courtesy Seattle Parks)
1980
Western Washington standout Delanee Nilles was 2015 GNAC Defender of the Year and a first team All-American as a senior. (Courtesy Western Washington)
2015
Thor Ronning, an attacking force for the Vikings, was unable to score and stop Buchan Bakers from winning their first state league title. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1953
Vasco Rubio's 12 goals led Seattle Pacific to the NCSC Olympic Division championship and a runner-up finish in NCAA Division II. (Joanie Komura photo)
1990
Sounders forward Peter Ward, NASL MVP, protects the ball from San Jose's Mike Hunter. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1982
Seafair Queen Gail Reid performs the ceremonial first kick for the Century 21 team at Lower Woodland Park. Beside her is Ruy Peirera da Silva, team manager and deputy commissioner of the Brazilian Pavilion. He is holding the Brazilian Pavilion Cup, which Century 21 won by defeating Tacoma, 3-1. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1962
Sounders players and fans salute one another to close-out a magical night in Seattle's inaugural home match. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1974
Seattle Pacific appears on the Soccer America cover on the Falcons' way to the NCAA Division II final. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1974