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TV Delay, Delay, Delay
July 10, 1977

TVS, which syndicates NASL national telecasts, instructs KIRO 7 to delay broadcast of the Sounders-Cosmos game for one week. Short of a sellout, crowd of 41,720 sees Seattle beat Pele´, Franz Beckenbauer & Co., 1-0. KIRO, which argued for an 11-hour delay, opts not to show week-old replay.

Megson, Howes Reap A-League Awards
September 28, 2000

Neil Megson is named A-League Coach of the Year after leading the Sounders to the Pacific Division title, their first since 1994. Seattle went 18-7-3 for it's best win percentage in Megson's five years. A day earlier, Greg Howes won Rookie of the Year honors and Darren Sawatzky was named first team all-league. Howes, a Tacoma native who attended Oregon State, led the team with 17 goals and 41 points. In his first season back home, Sawatzky had 16 goals.

Record Crowd at Husky Classic
October 14, 1972

A record crowd of 5,000 attends the final day of the Husky Classic at Husky Stadium. San Jose State beats Chico State in championship final. Earlier Seattle Pacific upsets Cal, 3-0, and UCLA defeats Washington, 2-0.

Gonzaga Women Set Unbeaten Mark
October 19, 2022

Marcia Garcia's brace powers Gonzaga to a 3-0 home win over Loyal Marymount, extending the Zags' unbeaten run to a record nine games (7-0-2). Garcia scores only three minutes into the match and doubles the lead in the 61st. Kate Doyle assists on both scores. Maddie Kemp also scores for Gonzaga, which started the season 0-1-2.

Shorn Torres Scores, Seattle Gets 2 Seed
October 6, 2019

Making his first start in more than two months, Román Torres heads home the winner and controls air traffic in front of Seattle's goal during a vital 1-0 victory over Minnesota United. The win, coming on the final day of the regular season in front of 47,297 at CenturyLink Field, earns the Sounders the West's No. 2 seed. It's also Osvaldo Alonso's first visit to Seattle since signing with the Loons in January. A searching, long cross from Joevin Jones finds Torres for a running header that flies into the net off newly-close-cropped skull the 29th minute. Torres, who has just returned from a 10-match suspension for violating MLS substance-abuse policy.

Sounders Women Begin Stretch Run
July 13, 2003

Melissa Bennett helps set-up two goals, and Tina Frimpong scores in her debut at Sounders Women begin the final month of the regular season by beating Denver Lady Cougars, 3-0, at Seahawks Stadium. Bennett finds Shannon Forslund for a first-half header and Frimpong for another header in the 67th minute. It's the start of a three-game win streak to finish league play, with the combined wins against the Colorado a 13-0 goal differential.

Back for a Sounders reunion, John Rowlands mixes with fans. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1982
Tony Chursky rises to punch out a Portland cross to Clyde Best.
1977
Two weeks after completing his high school career, Chris Henderson joined FC Seattle Storm where he made the Western Soccer League Best XI. (Courtesy Joanie Komura/Frank MacDonald Collection)
1989
In April 2021, the Sounders saw the return of fans after 11 months empty stadiums due to the pandemic. (Courtesy Sounders FC/Mike Fiechtner).
2021
Action from a Washington-Portland women's match. (Courtesy Washington archives)
1993
(Courtesy Seattle University Spectator archives)
1968
(Courtesy The Seattle Times)
1970
Former Pacific Lutheran head coach Colleen Hacker (far left) was a member of the U.S. National Team's coaching staff for the 1999 World Cup. Assistant coach Lauren Gregg and head coach Tony DiCicco are to the right. (Courtesy Pam Whitesell/ISI Photos)
1999
Martial arts and acting legend Bruce Lee was honored with the Sounders’ second Community Kit in 2023. (Courtesy Sounders FC)
2023
Zac Mathers served as Sounders 2 captain and scored 11 goals to lead the team in 2017. (Courtesy Charis Wilson / Sounders FC)
2017