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Two New Fields for Clallam
November 18, 2009

Clallam County Parks dedicates two soccer fields in Agnew, between Port Angeles and Sequim. The fields are made possible through Storm King Soccer Club, Agnew Helpful Neighbors Club and a grant from the state Recreation and Conservation Office.

Eastern Wins Second Straight Big Sky Tourney
November 5, 2017

Chloe Williams scores her Big Sky-record 43rd goal as Eastern Washington wins its second consecutive conference tournament championship, 3-0 over Northern Colorado, in Cheney. The Eagles, who also won the regular season title, secure their record 16th win. Williams also scores in the NCAA first-round loss at USC.

Hungarians Win Fourth Straight NW Title
April 28, 1968

Les Mueller bags a brace for the Seattle Hungarians as they overpower the University of Oregon, 4-0, for the Northwest championship at Portland's Delta Park. It's the Hungarians' unprecedented fourth straight Northwest title and sixth since 1961. Seattle pulls away, scoring three times in the final 25 minutes. Brian Franklin and Les Fabri score the other Magyars goals.

Morris Clinches MLS Cup Berth
November 27, 2016

Behind Stefan Frei's shutout and a second-half strike from Jordan Morris, the Sounders clinch the first berth in an MLS Cup final with 1-0 Leg 2 win in Colorado (3-1 aggregate). Seattle, which fell short of the final in seven previous playoff runs, gets the vital goal in the 56th minute. Postseason hero Nelson Valdez springs an in-stride Morris to race into the box and find the far post. Morris had also scored in the 2-1 first leg win in Seattle, with Nico Lodeiro also getting his fourth playoff goal.

Seattle Gets Team in Proposed Women's League
September 11, 1997

A U.S. professional women’s league, the National Soccer Alliance, plans to begin play in 1998 in eight markets, including Seattle. Plans call for the yet-to-be-named team to play home games at Husky Soccer Stadium, which will be boosted to 4,000 capacity with 1,500 additional bleachers. Other cities awarded franchises were San Francisco/San Jose, Boston, Raleigh, N.C., Dallas, Los Angeles, New York/New Jersey and Washington, D.C. Former Gov. Booth Gardner is the NSA commissioner, and Shoreline’s Michelle Akers has committed to play. Player salaries are projected to range from $15,000-$30,000.

Busch Enshrined in HoF
October 19, 2007

Mount Vernon’s Tim Busch is inducted into the U.S. Adult Soccer Association Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale. Busch has served as president of the Washington State Soccer Association since 1992. He has officiated amateur games since 1978.

(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1969
Action from a 2010 PDL match between Crossfire (black) and Kitsap Pumas. (Courtesy USL)
2010
Clint Dempsey leaps in celebration after scoring for the U.S. vs. Cuba in the 2015 Gold Cup. (Courtesy Jose L. Argueta/ISI Photos)
2015
Tacoma's Danny Vaughn veers from the Cosmos' Franz Beckenbauer while England international and Detroit teammate Trevor Francis looks on. (Courtesy Dan Vaughn)
1978
Pat Henderson (left) served as Everett BigFoot player/coach each of the club's two seasons. (Courtesy Pat Henderson)
1995
Washington State Legends of Soccer curated a display marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX at Lumen Field on May 16, 2022. (Courtesy Michael Fiechtner/Sounders FC)
2022
Jaclyn Softli's 10 goals helped Washington return to the NCAA tournament in 2014. The Huskies reached the third round. (Courtesy Washington Athletics)
2014
Western Washington's Tera Ziemer fires on West Chester in the 2022 NCAA Division II Women's Championship Game at Interbay Stadium. (Courtesy Eric Becker/Western Washington)
2022
The U.S. National Team finds itself under constant pressure from Poland at Memorial Stadium.
1975
Craig Waibel is introduced as Sounders general manager as head coach Brian Schmetzer looks on. (Courtesy Jane Gershovich/Sounders FC)
2022