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Sounders Face First MLS Opposition
June 4, 1997

Thirteen days before polls close on Referendum 48, Paul Allen's Football Northwest sponsors a showcase of what a new soccer and football stadium would offer. The Sounders face their first Major League Soccer opposition as the San Jose Clash visit Memorial Stadium for an exhibition. The Clash feature former Sounders midfielders Shawn Medved and Dominic Kinnear. Attendance is 6,601 for standouts include Sounders a match which ends 0-0, with Seattle taking the resulting shootout, 3-1.

Washington Youth Soccer Organizes
December 19, 1966

Leaders from five districts – Seattle, East Side, Tacoma, Federal Way and Snohomish – unite to form the Washington Junior Soccer Association. Mike Ryan is elected president, adding to his existing duties as coach of Washington varsity, Buchan Juniors and vice-president of senior state association. Ryan had begun recruiting associations for a meeting at his Lake City home in October.

Flyers, Stompers Add More State Titles
March 22, 1982

Highline's Pepsi Stompers win their fifth Washington girls' state cup and Avionic Flyers from Seattle area win their fourth in a row at Renton Stadium. The Stompers claim the U14 title 5-0 over North Shore Untouchables. The Flyers are forced into overtime by Tacoma's Team Adidas before prevailing, 5-4 in the U19.

Puget Sound Gets Second 300 WInner
October 5, 2019

Puget Sound becomes the first school to boast two 300-win coaches as Reece Olney surpasses the milestone with 2-0 win over Willamette. Sean Hamel and Angel Herrera-Flores score on either side of halftime for the Loggers. In 2015, former women's coach Randy Hanson preceded Olney with 300 victories at UPS.

Kelso Field Complex Gets Approval
November 15, 2005

The Kelso City Council agrees, with certain stipulations, to allow the Kelso Soccer Club to build a soccer field complex on a 9-acre stretch along the Cowlitz River. With a land-use agreement in hand, the soccer club applies for a U.S. Soccer grant, which the club estimates will be $284,000. If the soccer club is awarded the money, the fields should be ready for play by fall 2007.

Lowenbrau Earns Right to Defend Crown
May 30, 1983

Seattle's FC Löwenbräu wins the West Regional of the U.S. Women's Amateur Cup in San Francisco, 2-1 over Hawaii Leahi. Sharon McMurtry scores on Lowenbrau's first foray of the match, and Joan Dunlap doubles the lead in the 75th minute. Seattle defeated Colorado, 2-1, in the semifinal. The three-time national champions, who started the season slowly after adding seven new players, will now defend their title at the finals in Houston.

Tacoma Stars goalkeeper Danny Waltman made 15 saves to earn MVP honors at the 2020 MASL All-Star Game in Independence, Mo. (Courtesy MASL)
2020
Ray Serrano scored a brace for Tacoma Defiance in a June 27 win, 2-0, over LA Galaxy II. (Courtesy Sounders FC/Charis Wilson)
2021
Skagit Valley College finished unbeaten (15-0-3) en route to claiming its eighth NWAC crown in 1988. (Courtesy NWAC)
1988
Hope Solo, right, and Reign FC are all smiles while tripling their points in their second year and improving the goal difference by 44. (Jane Gersovich photo)
2014
A NWSL record-breaking crowd of 34,130 at Seattle’s Lumen Field features a pregame card stunt tribute to Megan Rapinoe for her final regular season match on Oct. 6. 2023. (Courtesy Seattle Reign FC/Jane Gershovich)
2023
FC Seattle Storm's Eddie Henderson breaks upfield vs. the Arizona Condors. (Joanie Komura photo)
1990
The Belgium National Team established the Sounders’ Providence Swedish Performance Center & Clubhouse in Renton as its World Cup base camp from June 10 through July 5. (Mike Fiechtner/Sounders FC)
2026
Lowenbrau Zurich forward Joan Dunlap tests the Rochester keeper.
1983
Tacoma's Danny Vaughn veers from the Cosmos' Franz Beckenbauer while England international and Detroit teammate Trevor Francis looks on. (Courtesy Dan Vaughn)
1978
Washington’s Joe Dale maneuvers down the wing in the foray leading to the Huskies’ winning goal against Seattle University on Sept. 9, 2024. (UW Athletics/Scott Eklund)
2024