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Reign Rallies to Take Women's Cup
August 20, 2022

OL Reign comes from behind on enemy turf to take the Women's Cup from defending champion and host Racing Louisville, 2-1. Olivia Athens brings the visitors level in the 59th minute before Jordyn Huitema nets the winner in the 66th. Both were halftime substitutes. The Reign beat Mexico's Club America, 2-1, in the semifinals.

Vaughn, Huskies Take Sounders Cup
November 2, 1977

Dan Vaughn bags a pair of goals to power Washington past Seattle Pacific, 4-1, at Husky Stadium. Vaughn and Paul Retchless jump on SPU early in the first half. While Jim McKay spoils Cliff Brown's string of five straight shutouts, Vaughn and Ron Dorn respond and stretch the UW unbeaten run to nine games (8-0-1) and clinch the Sounders Cup. John Graves, whose goal decided the first meeting with the Falcons, has two assists.

Reign Rally to Remain Relevant
September 6, 2024

Tziarra King's first goal in nearly five months renews the Seattle Reign playoff hopes with a 3-2 win at Angel City. After not winning consecutive games all year, the Reign take their third in a row. Ji So-Yun's free kick in first-half stoppage time gives Seattle the lead and King increases it to 3-1 in the 58th minute. The Reign are now only three points out of the eighth and final NWSL playoff spot with seven games to go.

Ducz Withdraws from Hungarians
January 3, 1970

Balint Ducz announces he will no longer serve as manager and sponsor of Seattle Hungarians. Under Ducz's 11-year stewardship, the Hungarians won seven state championships, six Northwest championships and became the first Washington club to contend for the National Challenge Cup. Former league commissioner Andrew Goodman takes the reins and rebrands the teams as Seattle Magyars. The league recognizes it as a new entry rather than a continuation.

Reign Earns Away Draw in Inaugural Match
April 8, 2013

Christine Nairn scores the historic first goal that earns Seattle Reign FC a 1-1 road draw against Chicago in both clubs' inaugural NWSL match at Lisle, Ill. Nairn, a rookie from Penn State, puts the Reign ahead in the 10th minute, and the Red Stars' Lori Chalupny knots it 15 minutes later. Michelle Betos, starting in place of the injured Hope Solo, makes eight saves to preserve the result. Seattle proceeds to go winless (0-9-2) in the first 11 matches.

Sounders Oust Mexico's Tigres from CCL
March 12, 2013

Sounders FC becomes the first MLS club to oust a Mexican team from the Concacaf Champions League, coming from two goals down to win, 3-2, on aggregate, behind a pair of long-distance drives at CenturyLink Field. Tigres UANL had won the first leg, 1-0, and adds another goal in the 23rd minute of the second leg before Seattle catches fire. DeAndre Yedlin, 19, blasts his first career goal in the 53rd minute on a 30-yard volley through a crowd. Djimi Traore then cracks a vicious shot from well outside the box, off the crossbar, at the hour mark. Eddie Johnson caps the comeback at 75' and Tigres, down to 10 men for the second half, succumbs.

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
One of the first published encounters was a Christmas Day 1890 encounter between Tacoma AFC and Portland. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1919
1997
Seattle Sounders celebrate their second USL championship in two years after defeating Atlanta, 4-0, before nearly 5,000 fans at Starfire. (Courtesy USL)
2007
(Frank MacDonald Collection)
1985
The scene in Miami, just seconds after Bruce Raney's golden goal gives Seattle Pacific its first NCAA championship, 1-0 over Alabama A&M. (Seattle Pacific archives)
1978
Hope Solo was an All-American in goal for Washington in 2000. (Courtesy University of Washington Athletics)
2000
Ballard FC's Peter Kingston (L) and Leo Burney (r) celebrate Kingston's late game-winning free kick vs. Capital FC at Interbay in 2023. (Courtesy Ballard FC/Blake Dahlin)
2023
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
Skagit Valley College finished unbeaten (15-0-3) en route to claiming its eighth NWAC crown in 1988. (Courtesy NWAC)
1988