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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883
John Allison

John Allison

Current Position: Copy Editor/Page Designer

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‘A great sign for Washington soccer’: Sounders play for sold-out crowd in Spokane

Spokane is a sports town. While it's official nickname is "Hooptown USA," the city is also home to extremely passionate soccer fans. That passion was evidenced by the endless sea of green, black, blue and white worn by the 5,126 spectators that sold out ONE Spokane Stadium on Wednesday night to watch the Seattle Sounders defeat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 (5-1 aggregate) in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16, and advance to the quarterfinals.
Sports >  Area sports

Velocity edge South Georgia in quarterfinal shootout, advance to semifinals

Since the start of the team's second season, it's been clear that the Spokane Velocity were poised for a consecutive playoff bid– after finishing as runner-ups in its first year– as they won 14 games, and allowed a league-best 1.16 goals per match during the regular season, earning home-field advantage for the quarterfinal round of the 2025-26 League One postseason. 

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