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Homegrown Peterson Departs Sounders
August 9, 1983

After five years playing for his hometown club and emerging as one of America's most productive forwards, Mark Peterson departs the Sounders on a loan agreement with Team America. Peterson signed with Seattle out of Tacoma's Wilson High School in 1978. In his first game for Team America the next day, he assists on the lone goal in a loss to the Cosmos.

Seattle Impact Coming to Kent
July 7, 2014

Semipro indoor soccer is coming to Kent’s ShoWare Center. Dion Earl, formerly of the A-League Sounders and Seattle SeaDogs, has purchased a franchise in the Major Arena Soccer League.

Washington Women Repeat as Open, Over-30 Champs
July 3, 1981

Joan Dunlap's early breakaway stands as the lone goal in FC Ramlosa's 1-0 victory over River City Kickers of St. Louis in the U.S. Open Division championship game before 2,000 at Memorial Stadium. The Seattle team repeats as champion, as does its sister squad, Bellevue Blue Angels. The Blue Angels come from behind to win the over-30 crown, 2-1, versus the Irving Flash of Texas. Dunlap scorers her third goal of the finals in the 13th minute, breaking free just inside the halfway line. Patty Cox earns the shutout. For the Blue Angels, Linda Adams and Marcia Tampourlos combine for both goals. Adams equalizes in the 38th minute, then crosses to Tampourlos for the 68th-minute winner.

Stars Deal for Local Favorites
June 30, 1987

Ten days after falling tragically in the MISL Finals, the Tacoma Stars begin reshaping their roster by acquiring a pair of local favorites from Cleveland. Bellevue native Bernie James and former Sounders league MVP Peter Ward come west. James is the MISL's all-time blocks leader. Ward is coming off 26 goals. It brings Tacoma's total of rostered all-stars to nine.

Sounders Tap D'Errico in NASL Draft
January 23, 1974

All-America defender and Senior Bowl MVP David D'Errico is chosen by the Seattle Sounders with the third overall pick in the NASL draft. D'Errico starred for New York's Hartwick College and signed earlier with the ASL New Jersey Brewers, but Sounders offer a better contract and make him their first official signing on Mar. 20.

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.

President Joe Biden presents OL Reign and U.S. National Team player Megan Rapinoe with the Medal of Freedom at The White House (Courtesy OL Reign/Josh Morgan, USA Today)
2022
Ballard FC players, coaches and staff celebrate their first USL League Two championship before a capacity crowd at Starfire Stadium on Oct. 6, 2023. Ballard defeated Lionsbridge, 2-1, in the final. (Courtesy Ballard FC/Blake Dahlin)
2023
Alex Morgan scored in her second regular season game for Sounders Women. (Courtesy Sounders Women)
2012
Members of the first U.S. Women's National Team, a.k.a. The 85ers, were honored by the Seattle Reign on the 40th anniversary of their inaugural match, Aug. 18, 2025. (Jane Gershovich/Seattle Reign)
2025
A North American record crowd witnessed the Kingdome's first sporting event. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1976
Washington U17 boys state select team. (Courtesy Washington Youth Soccer)
1982
State league play between the Washington Huskies and Hungarians. (Courtesy UW Library digital collection)
1962
1975
Justin Dhillon scored 12 goals to pace Tacoma Defiance in 2019. Among those goals was the fastest in USL history, coming just 9.17 seconds into a 1-1 home draw with Reno.(Courtesy Tacoma Defiance)
2019
One of Washington's first regional champions, the Tacoma Strikers.
1975