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Rainier Brewers Win Second Half
April 16, 1972

Bob Shoemaker's lone goal seals the second-half state league championship for Rainier Brewers. Mike Kuczi threads a through ball for Shoemaker to finish for a 1-0 victory over Auburn Sorensen's at Lower Woodland. The Brewers (7-1-0), upset by Triumph Continentals a week earlier, win the Puget Sound Navigation trophy and will face Olympia Brewing for the overall state title.
Reign Loans Out Huerta
September 12, 2024

Sofia Huerta is loaned out by the Seattle Reign to France's Olympique Lyonnais through June 2025. Huerta, under contract through 2027, had played every minute of 19 matches. She scored on penalties in each of her final two Seattle appearances and her 31 career assists rank No. 7 all-time in NWSL.
Late Goal Beats Sounders U23 in PDL Semi
August 1, 2015

Seattle Sounders U23s cannot parlay home-field advantage into a PDL title, falling to Ontario's Kitchener-Waterloo United, 1-0, at Starfire Stadium. K-W United score off Julian Buescher's free kick in stoppage time. The Canadians had three other chances hit the crossbar, post and get cleared off the line. K-W United proceed to win the championship the following day, 4-3, over New York Red Bulls U23s.
Sounders Unveil Circle of Legends
June 12, 2024

Ahead of celebrating their 50th anniversary, Sounders FC creates the Eternal Circle of Legends. Categories for future ballots are Builders and Coaches (all eras), Veterans (1974-2008) and MLS Era Players (since 2009). Voting for selection, beginning in 2025, will include Alliance Members (25 percent), Sounders FC alumni (20%), Alliance Council (15%), Sounders ownership (15%), media (15%) and Sounders staff (10%).
Locals Humble Austrians
July 30, 1972

Seattle Heidelbergs of the state league defeat Vienna Sandt, 4-1, at West Seattle Stadium. It's only the second loss by Austrians in 18 touring games over three years. Abu Kamara, Sierra Leone student at UW, stars on defense for the Heidelbergs. Eli DeOliveira scores two goals for Seattle. The previous night Sandt drubbed Tacoma Heidelberg, 4-0, at Baker Stadium.
Perfect Zags Wallop Weber State
August 24, 2023

For the first time in Gonzaga annals, the Zags are perfect through three games to start a season. The Bulldogs wallop Weber State, 9-2 – the most goals scored on a Division I opponent. Giana Riley, Marissa Garcia and Shelby Runje all get braces at Luger Field. GU scored 19 times in going 3-0-0.

 Hope Solo played her 202nd and final match for the USWNT in a quarterfinal vs Sweden at the 2016 Olympic Games. Sweden advanced on penalties following a 1-1 draw, and Solo's postmatch comments were critical of her opponent's defensive tactics. U.S. Soccer responded with a six-month suspension. (Courtesy Brad Smith / ISI Photos)
2016
 Vancouver's Foster Langsdorf led defending champion Stanford back to the NCAA College Cup with 15 goals as a junior. Langsdorf was voted All-American and Pac-12 co-player of the year. The Cardinal succumbed to Wake Forest on penalties in the final. (Courtesy Stanford Athletics)
2016
 Dylan Teves delivered a hat trick for the second straight NCAA tournament game, bringing the Huskies from behind to defeat Indiana, 3-2, in overtime. (Courtesy University of Washington Athletics)
2021
 Many Washingtonians attended 1999 World Cup matches, including the record 90,185 in the Rose Bowl for the USA-China final. (Frank MacDonald)
1999
 Following the 2001 season, Brian Schmetzer was named Seattle Sounders head coach. (Courtesy Seattle Sounders)
2001
 Richland's Liz Heaston is a two-sport sensation at Willamette.
1997
2017
 Seahawks Stadium hosted its first international, U.S. vs. Venezuela, in 2003, with Kasey Keller serving as America's captain. (Courtesy U.S. Soccer)
2003
 Hope Solo jumps into the arms of USWNT coach Pia Sundhage after winning Olympic gold in Beijing. (Courtesy Brad Smith / ISI Photos)
2008
 Seattle's Celtics, shown here in 1913, adopted hoops like their Glasgow namesake.
1919
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