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Hagerott Returns to Coach Bucs
December 11, 2008

Daman Hagerott returns to coach the Whitworth women after 12 years away. Hagerott, who had coached the Pirates from 1993-96, winning two conference titles, replaces Sean Bushey, who wants to focus on coaching the Bucs men.

Tacoma Swoops for Zungul
February 5, 1986

Steve Zungul, MISL career leader and five-time scoring leader, is acquired by Tacoma from San Diego. He debuts Feb. 7, receiving a 30-second standing ovation from 9,182, and scores his first goal against the Sockers, his former team, Feb. 9. The Stars pay $200,000 to San Diego and pay Zungul a $150,000 bonus on top of his $200,000 salary.

Girls Do Double Duty In Hoops, Footy
March 11, 2001

Fifteen hours after starting for runner-up Blanchet in the state 3A girls basketball championship game, Katie O'Brien converts the winning shootout goal for Seattle's Emerald City FC '81 Azzurri in the title game of the U-18 Snickers Championship Cup at Renton Stadium. Rebekah Ten Broek of Lynden and Temryss Lane of Sehome also played in state hoops games before playing for ECFC Azzurri. Both girls have Division I scholarships and will play soccer next season, Lane at Arizona State and Ten Broek at Marshall in West Virginia.

Seattle Pacific Record Performance Thrashes Seattle U
October 28, 1987

Danny Machado and Chris McDonald spearhead a record goal onslaught by Seattle Pacific in a 15-0 thrashing of Seattle University at Memorial Stadium. Machado's five assists is a new record, and he also scores three goals. McDonald, a 6-foot-5 center back, becomes the first SPU defender to achieve a hat trick. The 5th-ranked Falcons are now unbeaten in 10 games.

Durgan, Fry Peterson Called in for WC Qualifying
September 11, 1984

Alkis Panagoulias calls in Jeff Durgan, Chance Fry and Mark Peterson in U.S. National Team preparations for upcoming World Cup qualifying matches. Durgan plays for the New York Cosmos, Fry for the Tulsa Roughnecks and Peterson for the Tacoma Stars. In all, 26 players report.

Tacoma Legend John Duggan Passes
January 6, 2004

John Duggan, who helped start the youth soccer movement in Tacoma and greater Pierce County, dies at age 76. Duggan founded the area's first select soccer program in 1969 - the Norpoint Royals, a boys team comprised of several players who would eventually play at the college and professional levels. Duggan was also the men's soccer coach at the University of Puget Sound from 1979-87. But the Irish immigrant was best known for his work with youth soccer. He didn't have much soccer or coaching experience when he started the Royals in 1967 yet that team, which included Stadium High graduates Jeff Durgan and Jeff Stock and Wilson's Mark Peterson, stayed together for 10 years and won numerous state and regional tournaments.

OL Reign's Megan Rapinoe scored twice vs. Australia to help the U.S. earn the Olympic bronze before an empty stadium in Kashima, Japan. (Daniela Porcelli/ISI Photos)
2021
A record crowd of 69,274 celebrates the final whistle of the Sounders' 3-1 MLS Cup victory over Toronto at CenturyLink Field. (Courtesy Sounders FC)
2019
Osvaldo Alonso quickly establishes himself as one of the most tenacious players, here going nose to nose with New York's Macoumba Kandji.
2009
Pepe Fernandez blocks an attempted clearance by a Tacoma Tides opponent. (Shanaman Sports Museum)
1976
Everett native Chris Henderson was voted 2004 MLS Humanitarian of the Year. (Courtesy Colorado Rapids)
2004
Seattle's Ekaterina Koroleva was selected to referee at the 2018 U17 Youth World Cup.
2018
Clint Dempsey of the Sounders was voted 2017 MLS Comeback Player of the Year, returning to score 12 goals and five assists after missing the final 10 games of 2016 with an irregular heartbeat. (Courtesy Michael Mangum / Sounders FC)
2017
Gary Heale, right, is defended by future Tacoma midfiedler Ricky Davis.
1983
Seattle Pacific (all dark) moved most home games to nearby Queen Anne Bowl in 1973, with fans sitting on the south bulkhead or the slope above. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific University)
1973
Team America's Bobby Moore, far right, pumps the ball upfield against Brazil in a Bicentennial Cup match in the Kingdome. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1976