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Vikings Win State Championship
April 18, 1971

Sons of Norway Vikings claim the state league crown and Eddie Craggs trophy by defeating Triumph Continental, 3-1, before 1,000 at West Seattle. The first-half winners get two goals from outbound star Bob Hough and another from Mikko Niemela. Bruce Walyor scores for Triumph. Hough, one of the area's top layers for four seasons, is set to join San Francisco Scots the following week. Tacoma wins the Chidgey Cup for the second division, beating American-European Federation, 3-1. Hough is among the massive Boeing layoffs.

Teutonia Eliminates Hungarians in West Semi
March 17, 1968

An early 2-nil score fails to hold and the Seattle Hungarians are eliminated in West semifinals of the U.S. Challenge Cup by AAC Teutonia, 4-3, at San Francisco. Les Mueller punches in a couple goals for the lead, but Teutonia ties it by halftime. Jerry Melton's second goal gives Teutonia the lead and Mike Kramer adds a fourth before Heinz Ritter's 85th-minute score.

Miraculous Comeback Pushes Seattle to MLS Cup Final
December 7, 2020

Coming from two goals down in the final 15 minutes, the Sounders reach their fourth MLS Cup final in five seasons by beating Minnesota United, 3-2, in the Western Conference final at Lumen Field. Gustav Svensson flicks a Nicolas Lodeiro corner kick from near post to far corner in the third minute of stoppage time, capping the rally. After the visitors forged a 2-nil lead, Will Bruin is substituted and almost immediately ignites the rally in the 75th minute. Raul Ruidiaz equalizes in the 89th. Svensson, also a substitute, was playing for the first time since testing positive for COVID after returning from international duty for Sweden.

Whitworth Rally Falls Short
November 13, 2004

Whitworth goes out of the NCAA Division III men's tournament but not before the Pirates mount a second-half rally. In the end, St. Norbert College jumps out to a 3-0 lead and hold on to post a 3-2 win in the second-round match at De Pere, Wis. The Bucs pull a goal back at 54:30 through Austin Washington. In the final 10 minutes they pour it on. Skye Henderson scores at 82:06 and Whitworth seems on the verge of tying when time expires. At 16-3-1, Sean Bushey's squad has the most wins since 1989. Nicolas Varlamos, a sophomore from Edmonds, earns third-team All-America after scoring 13 goals.

Reign Moving Downtown
February 6, 2014

Reign reach agreement with Seattle Public Schools to move to Memorial Stadium beginning in 2014, for both matches and training. Owner Bill Predmore said there are plans to upgrade the locker rooms and paint over football lines.

Rioch Returns to Coach FC Seattle
February 25, 1985

Former Sounders star sweeper Bruce Rioch is named head coach of FC Seattle, which will pay players $3,000-5,000 for 12 summer exhibitions after going amateur in its inaugural season. Jimmy Gabriel had served as coaching director and Tommy Jenkins as coach in 1984. Since leaving Seattle in 1981, Rioch has managed England’s Torquay for three seasons.

Lori Henry of Shorewood High School. (Courtesy Lori Henry)
1984
A banner depicting Jeff Stock in the Washington State Legends of Soccer exhibit at The NINETY. (Courtesy WA Legends/Leann Johnson)
2015
(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1957
Steve Zungul and the Stars celebrate a goal. (Courtesy NASL Jerseys)
1985
A record throng of 68,741 cheers Sounders and Pumas prior to kickoff of the Concacaf Champions League second leg final at Lumen Field. (Courtesy Dane Kuhn/Sounders FC)
2022
Marcus Hahnemann is lifted onto the shoulders of fans following the Sounders' second straight A-League championship. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1996
When the Sounders hosted the first sporting event in the Tacoma Dome, it was only natural to have a native son, Mark Peterson, on the program cover.
1983
Michelle Akers and coach Tony DiCicco display the trophy following the U.S. National Team's World Cup final victory over China. (Courtesy Michelle Akers)
1999
On the move to Tacoma after six seasons in Seattle, Reign FC unveil a revised crest and new jersey sponsor: Zulily. Owner Bill Predmore is joined by (left to right) Beverly Yanez, Megan Oyster and Shea Groom.
2019
Kasey Keller flings himself at a Costa Rica goal attempt during a 3-0 USA World Cup qualifying win at Salt Lake City. (Courtesy John Todd / ISI Photos)
2005