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Stars Rise Up Late, Beat Sting
February 19, 1988

Down 4-2, the Tacoma Stars pull their keeper and proceed to score three times in the final 1 minute, 17 seconds to beat Chicago, 5-4, before 9,984. Steve Zungul's 36th goal starts the rally with 77 seconds to go. Eleven ticks later, Peter Ward ties it. Gary Heale completes the comeback victory, scoring with 30 seconds remaining. It snaps a four-game Tacoma (16-18) losing streak.

Seattle Prep Repels Roosevelt in Girls' 3A
November 23, 2024

Scoring late, Seattle Prep denies Roosevelt a repeat championship and the Panthers proceed to win their fourth 3A girls’ title in a shootout, 1-1 (5-4), in Puyallup. Roosevelt, which had beaten Prep twice en route to the Metro League crown, takes the lead shortly before halftime on Malia Kelley’s score. With three minutes remaining in regulation, Mia Boltz ties it. During penalties, Prep’s Vivian Russell saves the Roughriders’ fifth attempt and Fine Vossler converts.

Crudo Opts to Sign in Tampa
June 7, 1977

Tony Crudo no sooner graduates from Shorecrest high School in Shoreline and he signs a pro contract with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Crudo joins the Rowdies and he and Bernie James compete with the U.S. Olympic B team in Yugoslavia.

Washington Reign Wrap Up Perfect PCSL Season
August 8, 1992

Washington Reign beats the British Columbia Alumni, 4-1, at Redmond High School to complete their second Pacific Coast League season with a perfect 16-0-0 record. Vasco Rubio, Brent Bowers, Drew Thompson and Mike Minor score.

Stock Overtime Goal Beats Portland
May 9, 1987

Jeff Stock’s goal 12 minutes into sudden-death overtime lifts FC Seattle over FC Portland, 1-0, before 2,427 at Memorial Stadium. The Storm, winless on the road, climb back into playoff contention with their fourth straight home win. Stock, a former Sounder playing his first season with FC Seattle, heads home Don Farler’s long throw. While Seattle out-shot its rivals by 19-8, Todd Strobeck made five saves and Peter Fewing’s early overtime shot was cleared off the goal line.

S2 Signs-Off at Starfire
September 20, 2017

A record 13-save performance by Tyler Miller is not enough as Phoenix Rising defeats Sounders 2, 1-0, in what proves to be the final home match played at Starfire Sports Stadium. In three seasons at Starfire, S2 averages 1,428 fans, although that attendance dips to 966 in 2017.

Alan Hudson and Vladislav Bogicevic face-off in the Sounders-Cosmos match before nearly 50,000 in the Kingdome. (Courtesy NASL Jerseys)
1980
The first and only team for for the ASL Tacoma Tides. (Courtesy Shanaman Sports Museum)
1976
Spokane skipper Luis Gil continued scoring big goals in 2025, including the opener in the Velocity's USL 1 semifinal vs. Portland (Maine). (Brandon Campea/USL Spokane)
2025
Manchester United and Celtic met before a record crowd at Seahawks Stadium in 2003.
2003
Fans scattered around the track and hillside to watch Seattle Pacific and Washington play at Queen Anne Bowl. (Seattle Pacific Falcon archives)
1974
FC Seattle players pose at a pub during their 1987 U.K. tour. (Courtesy John Hamel)
1987
The Sounders captured the 1981 Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup championship by defeating Southampton and Celtic and drawing at the Cosmos. (Courtesy Frank MacDonald)
1981
Craig Waibel of Washington vies for possession with with Portland. (Courtesy Washington archives)
1996
Seattle's Ekaterina (Katja) Koroleva referees a USWNT friendly versus Russia at Frisco, Tex. Courtesy Brad Smith / ISI Photos.
2017
Sharon Remer (nee McMurtry) received this letter  notifying her that she had been named the first U.S. Player of the Year in 1985. (Courtesy Sharon McMurtry)
1985