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Rose Goal Pushes Shadow to Home Final
August 14, 1999

Jeff Rose rises from the bench to score the winning goal as the host Spokane Shadow move into the PDL national final with a 2-1 victory over top-seeded Willamette Valley Firebirds before 3,829 at Joe Albi Stadium. Rose enters the match in the 59th minute and nine minutes later he meets a Zane Higgins cross for a header inside the left post. Three minutes earlier, Higgins scores tying goal from Dave Berto's feed. Prior to the game, the Soccer Jam finals are held on the field. More than 200 youth teams participated in the 3-on-3 tournament.

Sounders Launch S2 to USL-PRO
October 14, 2014

Sounders FC launches a USL Pro team for 2015. Sounders 2 will play home games at Starfire Sports and Sounders Community Trust will hold a 20 percent interest in the team.

Serrano Scores in First Louisville Start
March 23, 2022

Ray Serrano, 19, of Moses Lake scores in his first start for Louisville City. Serrano, who joined the USL Championship side after his release from Tacoma Defiance in the offseason, collects his own rebound and quickly converts for Lou City’s first goal in a 2-0 win at New York Red Bulls II.

Sounders Sign Homegrowns Wingo & Adekoya
January 18, 2017

Sounders FC signs two 21-year-old local players formerly in their academy program, Seyi Adekoya and Henry Wingo, to Homegrown contracts. Adekoya is a three-time all-Pac-12 selection at UCLA. He attended Lakeside High and also played for Crossfire Premier. Wingo is a two-time all-Pac-12 honoree at Washington. He is a Shorecrest High graduate and played club for Puget Sound Gunners, Crosssfire and Northwest Nationals.

Long Road Stretch Ends with Reign Win
May 5, 2018

After scoring just twice in three outings, Seattle Reign packs plenty of punch in winning before over 16,000 fans in Portland. The visitors, on the East Coast for their last three games, come west and never trail during a 3-2 win over their rivals. Beverly Yanez and Jodie Taylor twice put the Reign ahead. But after Lindsey Horan brings the defending champion Thorns level in the 70th minute, Rumi Utsugi unleashes a 25-yard drive to win it in the 75th.

Camas Completes Unbeaten Season in 4A
November 20, 2021

Camas completes an unbeaten campaign, but it doesn't come easily. The Papermakers get a couple saves in the shootout to turn back Issaquah, 0-0 (4-2), for the girls' 4A title at Sparks Stadium. Although Camas pushes relentlessly in the second half and overtime (17-3 in shots), it comes down to penalties. Keely Wieczorek saves a pair of Eagles attempts, and Nora Melcher nets the clinching penalty in the fifth round. It's the Papermakers' second crown in five years and sixth runner-up finish for Issaquah.

Obed Vargas, shown here vs. Botofago, attracted attention from clubs around the globe during the Sounders' three FIFA Club World Cup matches. (Mike Fiechtner/Sounders FC)
2025
Ivan Raznjevich, Seattle Croatia coach, lifts the U.S. Amateur Cup trophy. (Courtesy Soccer America)
1982
Eastern Washington won both the Big Sky regular season and clinched a second straight NCAA berth by winning the tournament title as well. (Courtesy Eastern Washington Athletics)
2017
Seattle Pacific players joined hands to walk out to the dedication game of Interbay Stadium, the Falcons' new home.
1997
At 22, Preki begins coming into his own as an offensive force for the Tacoma Stars, scoring 41 goals in his first MISL season.
1986
A record throng of 68,741 cheers Sounders and Pumas prior to kickoff of the Concacaf Champions League second leg final at Lumen Field. (Courtesy Dane Kuhn/Sounders FC)
2022
In July 2025, the Seattle Reign pulled off one of the biggest signings in NWSL history with Mia Fishel's acquisition from England's Chelsea. (Eira Castillo/Seattle Reign)
2025
Les Fabri, left, and Steve Furjesi of the Hungarians. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1962
Founding owner Bill Predmore and Megan Rapinoe address the audience at announcement of Reign's 2019 move to Tacoma. (Courtesy Lindsey Wasson / Reign FC)
2019
To the delight of more than 56,000, the Sounders take a victory lap after beating the Aztecs in the playoffs.
1977