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Youth, Adult Leagues Suspend Play
March 13, 2020

Washington Youth Soccer postpones all games in the Regional Club League and state cup tournaments. The Greater Seattle Soccer League joins other adult leagues throughout the state in suspending play due to the growing COVID-19 outbreak. The GSSL halts games through April 3 and later makes it indefinite. Recreational Adult Team Soccer (RATS) had canceled its season the previous day.

Mitre Eagles Advance to Amateur Cup Finals
June 1, 1986

Mike Hiatt and Kit Favorite each bag a brace and Seattle Mitre Eagles beat Tucson Gulf United, 7-0, at Memorial Stadium in the U.S. Amateur Cup regional final at Memorial Stadium. It is the third of four games in 35 hours for the Eagles, who are doubling up in the Open Cup. Peter Hattrup scores one of his four goals across the weekend's matches.

Stars Eliminated by Sockers
April 29, 1988

After an encouraging split in Sand Diego, the Tacoma Stars are eliminated from the MISL playoffs by a second straight home loss to the Sockers, 7-6, to clinch the series 3-1. Tacoma's most turbulent season before 7,297 in the Tacoma Dome.

Kitsap Wins Northwest Division
July 11, 2014

Kitsap Pumas get a hat trick from Miguel Gonzalez to clinch the PDL Northwest Division for the first time in three seasons with a 3-1 win over Washington Crossfire in Redmond. Kitsap (9-1-4) finishes four points in front of Vancouver and Victoria.

Germania Takes Second Half
March 17, 1963

The biggest crowd of the season sees Germania become the first German team to win a state league trophy with a 3-2 comeback win over Loyal Realty to clinch the second half crown at Lower Woodland. The Vikings (6-2-0) cancel out Bert Lerch's opener with early second period goals by Fred Kristianson and Matti Niemela. Walter Schmetzer knots it and Heinz Ritter fires home from 25 yards with two minutes left for the Germania (7-1-0) winner.

Sounders Drought Continues
June 24, 2023

Stefan Frei earns his league-leading 10th shutout of the season, but the Sounders' scoring drought continues with a scoreless home draw against Orlando City. Seattle still sits third in the West but has gone scoreless in three straight home matches and five of the last seven overall. It has just six points from the last seven outings. Missing due to international call-ins are Jordan Morris, Cristian Roldan and Alex Roldan, plus Raul Ruidiaz is in Peru following the sudden death of his father.

The NWSL was the first U.S. professional team sport to return amidst the pandemic. All players wore Black Lives Matter shirts prior to the kickoff at Herriman, Utah.
2020
Jordan Morris stressed the Sounders crest after scoring vs. LAFC to become Seattle's career scoring king during a 5-2 victory. (Mike Fiechtner/Sounders FC)
2025
Felix Chenkam of Sounders 2, who made Cheney Stadium their home in 2018. (Courtesy Sounders FC)
2018
Seattle Pacific's Shannon Lovejoy helped lead the Falcons to an NCAA final in just the program's fifth season.
2005
Seattle Pacific players joined hands to walk out to the dedication game of Interbay Stadium, the Falcons' new home.
1997
Tina Frimpong earned All-America honors at Washington while tying the record for goals with 16. (Courtesy UW Athletics)
2004
Washington State's All-American forward Elysse Bennett was chosen seventh overall in the w021 NWSL draft by Kansas City. (Courtesy WSU Athletics)
2021
Sounders FC captain Kasey Keller raises the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup following the 2-1 win over D.C. United. (Sounders FC photo)
2009
Camas won its second 4A and third state girls' championship overall with a perfect 22-0-0 season in 2021-22. (Courtesy Camas High School)
2021
Seattle University celebrates winning the NCAA Division II championship, 2-1 over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in Wichita Falls, Tex. (Courtesy Seattle University)
2004