More than a year after closing for the pandemic, the Greater Seattle Soccer League resumes play with the start of the spring season. All is not normal, however. Players and officials must wear masks at all times, and six feet of distance must be maintained on the bench and team huddles.

Tied at halftime, Seattle Hungarians roar back to beat Buchan Bakers, 3-1, to clinch the state league first-half title with two games still to play. They finish that portion of the season 10-0-0 with a 55-11 goal differential and nine points clear of the Vikings to take the Roosevelt Trophy.

Seattle's new NASL club will be known as the Sounders. That name received 32 percent of the mail-in votes, with five other finalists – Cascades, Evergreens, Mariners, Schooners and Sockeyes - finishing well behind. Initially, more than 300 nicknames were submitted.

Two quick scores set up by Estera Levinte seize momentum and Western Washington rolls to a 3-1 home victory over Colorado School of Mines in an NCAA Division II women's quarterfinal at Harrington Field. Morgan Manalili gets her fourth postseason goal just 1:50 into the match, finishing Levinte's cross. Jayden Nguyen scores from 25 yards in the 12th minute and Tera Ziemer puts the Vikings up 3-nil after 35 minutes. As regional champion, Western advances to the finals, to be played at Seattle's Interbay Stadium.

The Sounders release their second Community Kit, which is a tribute to legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, who attended high school and college in Seattle. August 2023 will mark the 50th anniversary of Lee's final film, 'Enter the Dragon,' and the ruby-red jersey features a hand-drawn dragon. the kit makes its debut March 18.

Tom Powers of Seattle's Woodland Soccer Club is named 2024 U.S. Youth Soccer Recreational Boys Coach of the Year in Chicago. Powers, who has volunteered as coach of his son's team for eight years, is a self-proclaimed "fitness and attitude" coach. His coaching style was born from his experiences of working in both education and mental health.