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Hungarians: No Equal
March 12, 1967

The Hungarians (7-0-1) clinch the state league's second-half title and avert a championship playoff by blanking the Continentals, 2-0. The Magyars eventually finish 9-0-1. Mike Kuczi scores goals in each half and Walter Schmetzer’s penalty kick hits both posts before bouncing out for the Continentals. Elsewhere, Otto Myrold scores six goals in the Vikings’ 12-0 rout of United Hungarians.

Stars Make Playoffs
February 26, 2016

Joey Gjertsen scores twice and Michael Ramos nails the deciding goal as Stars clinch a MASL playoff berth in their first full season by beating Ontario, 5-4, before 3,500 at ShoWare Center. Tacoma's finishes 13-7 and goes on to play San Diego in the first round.

Fyfe Bags 4 for Bakers
December 9, 1951

Dave Fyfe scores four goals for Buchans in a 5-0 win over United Restaurants. Meanwhile, the Vikings debut their three new recruits: Billy Smith, formerly of Pacific Coast League’s North Shore, Oslo’s Lars Torviw and Dane Carl Pedersen.

Decatur, Tahoma Split Title After Officials No-Show
May 12, 2004

No officials show for the South Puget Sound League boys championship match at Curtis Stadium. So, after players fill time by kicking balls amongst themselves and off walls, the two coaches - Decatur's Jim McAlister and Tahoma's Lance Fischbach - decide the teams will split the title, and that the Bears would assume the league's No. 1 seed to the West Central District.

Aztecs, Cruyff Put Sounders to Sword
August 7, 1979

What had been a difficult season turns disastrous at the Rose Bowl, when the Los Angeles Aztecs become ruthless in the final half-hour in handing the Sounders a record 7-1 defeat. The loss assures Seattle of its first losing season. After John Ryan's penalty kick pulls the Sounders within 2-1 in the 60th minute, a potential equalizer by Ryan is waved off for a handball, and the visitors immediately unravel. Dutch star Johan Cruyff immediately scores to make it 3-1. Within 10 minutes the margin swells to 5-1. Then Cruyff scores again (he also added two assists), and Chris Dangerfield completes his hat trick for the final margin.

Tacoma Takes 10th Straight Road Loss
January 15, 1988

Tacoma's road woes continue as the Stars lose their 10th straight away game, 10-3, at league-leading San Diego (18-6). The Sockers' Paul Dougherty scores four times. Tacoma (11-13) has not won since the season's first road game, Nov. 7 at Los Angeles. Four of the 10 losses have been by one goal, two in overtime.

Tom Webb, state youth president, poses with match officials for the 1971 state cups. (Courtesy WYS archives)
1971
Columbia River completed a perfect 24-0-0 season by winning the Washington 2A boys’ championship on May 27, 2023. First-year Coach Matt Newman’s Rapids outscored opponents 114-9. (Courtesy Matt Newman)
2023
With the opening of Interbay Stadium, Seattle Pacific has a permanent home for the first time in 29 years. (Joanie Komura photo)
1997
Inglemoor High School's first girls' varsity team, featuring Sharon McMurtry, third from right back row. (Courtesy Inglemoor High School)
1978
Sounders defender Brandon Prideaux started 27 times as a rookie out of Washington.
1998
Meredith Teague of Seattle Pacific was named the NSCAA Division II player of the year. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific)
2008
Tacoma Tides promoted their inaugural home game at Cheney Stadium. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1976
Joao Paulo scored in his Sounders debut vs. Olimpia in the Concacaf Champions League, but the Hondurans advanced on penalties. (Courtesy Lindsey Wasson/Sounders FC)
2020
Former Sounders captain and coach Jimmy Gabriel took over as FC Seattle Storm head coach in 1986. (Joanie Komura photo)
1986
Beverly Yanez, left, joins in celebrating one of many Reign FC goals en route to the NWSL Shield. (Jane Gersovich photo)
2014