Sports

<< Previous   of   Next >> AP  (click to enlarge) Sounders FC forward Fredy Montero hands out flowers to fans in the stands after the team’s game against Dallas on Oct. 24 at Qwest Field in Seattle. Montero has been named the MLS Newcomer of the Year.   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Sounders FC’s Montero is MLS Newcomer of the Year Herald news services Seattle Sounders FC forward Fredy Montero has been named Major League Soccer’s 2009 Newcomer of the Year. The announcement was made Tuesday morning. Montero finished tied for third in the league in goals (12) and game-winning goals (four), and led MLS in shots (86) and was seventh in attempts on goal (32). He also scored the first goal in the Sounders FC’s 2-1 victory over D.C. United in the championship game of U.S. Open Cup. Seattle goalkeeper Kasey Keller and midfielder Freddie Ljungberg were the other finalists for the award. “This is a great honor for Fredy because he faced some formidable competition for the award within our own team,” Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid said in a statement released by the team. “He had a great first season in MLS, and we’re very proud of his accomplishment.” Montero, 22, came to Sounders FC from Deportivo Cali. He twice led the Colombian First Division in scoring. The Newcomer of the Year award honors a player who is in his first season in Major League Soccer but has prior professional experience, making him ineligible for the Rookie of the Year award. The award’s most recent recipients were D.C. United’s Luciano Emilio (2007) and San Jose’s Darren Huckerby (2008).

1. Crash victim warned his students against DUI 2. Medical examiner investigator arrives at crash scene, arrested on suspicion of DUI 3. Highway 9 crash is worst alcohol-related accident in Snohomish County in 14 years 4. Seattle patrolman kills suspected police killer; accomplices charged 5. Lynnwood swimmer turns therapy into competitive passion 6. Verizon landline sale advances 7. Man who killed daughter gets 13 years 8. Monroe home destroyed by fire 9. New police program aims to reduce prescription drug overdoses 10. Kamiak teacher in final 2 for CMT contest 2 - Top 10 Stories Most Talked about 3 - Top 10 Stories Most Emailed

• Wildcats fall to familar foe in semis • ‘Nutcracker' times three • Road warrior • Mavericks reloading • Holiday Lightings & Santa Sightings • Cities prepare for winter blast repeat • Wolfpack duo takes last shot at state tourney • This Weekend in Your Town • Tips for the stormy season • Boeing will build, flight test and deliver 787s in South Carolina to spe ... • Snohomish County EDC promoting job growth in key industry clusters • $4 million grant to advance brain tumor research has Everett links • Providence medical center construction tops off its 12-story steel frame ... • Tulalip affordable housing project to be financed by KeyBank, Raymond Ja ... • Arlington's Lak of Ink has a growing following for Luke Kooyman's creati ... • Bank of the Northwest formed • Cascade Bank earns $1.6 million