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Wurzberger Gets 200th 'W'
September 21, 2019

Raphael Cox scores the tying and winning goals in Washington's 3-2 overtime victory over New Mexico on Montlake. It marks Dean Wurzberger's 200th win in 17 seasons with the Huskies. Cox forces extra time in the 79th minute and his second strike wins it 8 minutes into the first overtime period.

Magyars Rally to Win State Cup
May 4, 1969

Goals from Mike Kuczi and Les Mueller in the final 16 minutes complete a Hungarian comeback in the state championship final, 3-1 over Heidelberg before 1,200 at Lower Woodland. Ray Tudor opens the scoring for Heidelberg but Tommy Major's free kick cancels it at the hour mark. Both sides have players sent off for trading blows shortly before halftime.

Mount Si's String of Stunners Ends with 4A Title
November 22, 2025

Mount Si complete an unlikely run to their first girls' 4A championship as the 12th-seeded Wildcats blank Tahoma, 2-0, in the final. Reese Stanley and Bella Seidenstucker score in the first half for Mount Si, which had never advanced past quarterfinals previously. but toppled top seed Issaquah in the semifinals. Second-seeded Tahoma was seeking its third title overall and first in 20 years.

French Replaces Akers on Olympic Team
August 28, 2000

On the eve of the national team's departure for Australia, Michelle French is named to replace the newly-retired Michelle Akers on the U.S. roster. French, captain of the U21 national team, has nine full caps and can play several positions. She had originally been one of four alternates for April Heinrichs for the 18-player squad. However, she does not see game action during the tournament, which ends with the USWNT taking the silver by virtue of a 3-2 loss to Norway in the final.

Seattle Among 27 Seeking World Cup Matches
May 1, 1991

Seattle is among 27 cities submitting bids to host 1994 World Cup matches. The bid committee, headed by Gov. Booth Gardner, proposes games at Husky Stadium, where a raised platform is under consideration for the temporary natural grass surface. Local venue groups must pay for any such renovations. Eight to 12 hosts cities are expected to be named by December. Meanwhile a bill is before the state legislature for $3 million in funding for a 5,000-seat stadium which could also serve as a training center.

Waters Breaks James's Blocks Record
April 4, 1988

Joey Waters of the Tacoma Stars breaks the MISL season record for blocks during a 5-4, double-overtime loss to San Diego before 11,374 partisan fans. Waters surpasses the mark of 138 blocks, set by teammate Bernie James while with Cleveland the prior season. Waters finishes the year with 153.

Ahead of the 50th Anniversary of the original Sounders’ inception, a new crest was unveiled on Sept. 26, 2023, for use beginning in 2024. Accompanying the new crest were tertiary marks and modifications to the tones of blue and green. (Courtesy Sounders FC)
2023
An iconic celebration, Nata Jaqua chops down Roger Levesque – scorer of the U.S. Open Cup opener at Portland – as Sebastien Le Toux looks on. (Sounders FC photo)
2009
Seattle University, exhilarated by scoring a late equalizer then an overtime winner, celebrates another WAC tournament title and trip to the 2019 NCAA tournament on its own Championship Field. The Redhawks also won the regular season WAC title. (Courtesy Seattle University Athletics)
2019
1961
Sofia Huerta of OL Reign was voted to the 2022 NWSL Best XI. (Courtesy Jane Gershovich/OL Reign)
2022
Germania and Allemania of the state league pose on match day. Germania's Walter Schmetzer is back row, third from left. (Courtesy Walter Schmetzer)
1962
Viet Nguyen of the Sounders. (Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
2003
Ivan Raznjevich, Seattle Croatia coach, lifts the U.S. Amateur Cup trophy. (Courtesy Soccer America)
1982
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
In June 2021, Tacoma Defiance announces it will leave USL Championship and compete in MLS Next PRO beginning in 2022.
2021