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Reign's Barnes First to Reach 200 Appearances
June 10, 2023

OL Reign captain Lauren Barnes is the first NWSL player to reach 200 regular season appearances, starting and playing the entire 90 minutes in the Reign’s 2-1 home win over Kansas City. During her 11 seasons with the Reign, Barnes, 34, has only missed 14 of 214 regular season matches. She also holds NWSL records for starts (196) and minutes (17,328).

Three Youth Teams Go To Europe
June 25, 1974

Three-time state cup champion Lake City Hawks are among three Washington boys' teams leaving for summer tours of Europe. U11 Lake City recycled bottles and washed cars to raise funds for the 25-day visit to West Germany, which coincides with the FIFA World Cup. Also in Deutschland are the Hillwood Hawks and the Carlsen-Winquist Arco Oilers of West Seattle. Meanwhile, 80 youth from Eintracht SC are visiting the Puget Sound area.

Kuczi, Fabri Run Wild
September 24, 1961

Mike Kuczi scores four goals and Les Fabri three as the Hungarians rout Loyal Realty Vikings, 8-2, in the state knockout final at Lower Woodland. Fabri opens the scoring, Alex Bogdan hits from 20 yards and Kuczi’s free kick make it 3-nil at halftime. The Vikings briefly pull a goal back before the onslaught resumes.

Sounders Name New President of Business
February 16, 2023

Sounders FC majority owner Adrian Hanauer outlines a six-year growth strategy while also naming experience sports executive Hugh Weber as president of business operations. Weber, a Tacoma native, comes from Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, where he served as president for the parent company of the NBA Philadelphia 76ers, NHL New Jersey Devils, Prudential Center and other holdings including Premier League club Crystal Palace. Peter Tomozawa, who had served as Sounders president of business operations, has been appointed CEO fo SEA 2026, the local World Cup organizing committee.

Sounders Make Historic Three-Goal Comeback
April 29, 2017

For the first time in club history, Sounders FC comes from three goals down to earn a result, drawing 3-3 with New England at CenturyLink Field. Osvaldo Alonso's 88th-minute equalizer unleashes pandemonium among the crowd of 43,230. Juan Agudelo's second goal makes it 3-0 for the Revs in the 54th minute, but Seattle begins chipping away. Nicolas Lodeiro's deflected shot finds the net in the 75th and Will Bruin pulls the Rave within a goal in the 85th.

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.

One of the first published encounters was a Christmas Day 1890 encounter between Tacoma AFC and Portland. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1919
Pedro de la Vega congratulated Osaze De Rosario on scoring the Sounders' first goal in the 2025 Leagues Cup final before a sold-out Lumen Field. (Maddy Grassy/Sounders FC)
2025
(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1966
Seattle Pacific's Marcus Hahnemann during 1993 NCAA final vs. Southern Connecticut. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific archives)
1993
Sanna Nyassi wears the Sounders second kit at the jersey unveiling event at WaMu Theater. (Courtesy Seattle P-I)
2008
Battling kidney cancer, Mia Hamant poses with the Huskies' mascot Dubs prior to a 2025 home game. (UW Athletics)
2025
(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1982
Seattle Pacific celebrates a fifth NCAA championship. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific)
1993
In 2021 Sounders FC introduced its first adidas Community Kit, honoring Seattle’s music legend, Jimi Hendrix. (Courtesy Sounders FC)
2021
Pacific Lutheran successfully repeated as NAIA champions in 1989. (Courtesy Stacy Waterworth)
1989