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Spokane Women's Club Named Zephyr
November 5, 2023

A crowd approaching 2,000 at the historic Davenport Hotel witnesses the announcement of Spokane's name and crest for the new USL Super League women's team. Zephyr FC, says club president Katie Harnetiaux, is named for "a wind from the west." The crest features a stylized 'Z' to reflect the movement of wind. Its colors resemble that of the League One men's Velocity: teal, dark gray and gold. Play for the new Division 1 club begins in August 2024.

Reign Rebrands as OL Reign
March 6, 2020

Reign FC rebrands as OL Reign FC, signifying the NWSL club's new majority owner, France's OL Groupe. It's the third iteration of the Reign, known as Seattle Reign from 2013-2018. The rebranding also features a new color scheme – red, white and blue – and a badge featuring a lion, again consistent with OL Groupe's Olympique Lyonnais men's and women's teams.

Bellevue Caps Perfect Season in 3A
November 19, 2022

Bellevue becomes the first Class 3A undefeated and untied girls' champion in four years with a 1-0 win over Roosevelt. The Wolverines (20-0-0), who finished second in 2019, get an own goal off a corner kick taken by Lily Colby in the 27th minute. Colby's in-swinging kick hits a defender, then the post and bounces into the net. Roosevelt is the first Seattle public school to reach a 3A final. The Roughriders were also 4A runners-up in 2000. Bellevue's other 3A title was in 2016. Gig Harbor was the last unblemished 3A winner in 2018.

Solo Suspended by U.S. Coach
September 29, 2007

U.S. Women's National Team coach Greg Ryan suspends Hope Solo for the third-place match vs. Norway. Ryan says he consulted team leaders and barred Solo from training and attending the team's final World Cup match in Shanghai, which the U.S. would win, 4-1. Solo apologized to her teammates for her postgame comments about being benched for the semifinal loss to Brazil, and said she didn't intend to criticize Brianna Scurry, whom Ryan chose to start.

Washington Bounced from NCAA
November 19, 1976

San Jose State get a pair of goals from Steve Swadley to defeat Washington, 4-1, in the first round of the NCAA Division I tournament in San Francisco. It’s only the second loss for the Huskies, who had won seven in a row to finish the regular season. Jano Baghdanian had brought UW within 2-1 in the 39th minute.

Crossfire Boys Win ECNL U15 Title
July 17, 2023

Crossfire Premier comes from behind to win the Elite Club National League boys U15 championship in Henrico, Virginia. Just before halftime, Zachariah Hume ties it with California's Slammers FC at 1-1. Justin Chen scores to grab the lead at 60', and Bruno Perversi cinches the victory, 3-1, at 80'.

A record soccer attendance  for the Pacific Northwest (67,052) sees the friendly between Sounders FC and Manchester United. (Sounders FC photo)
2011
(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1969
FA Cup holders Chelsea visited the Sounders in 2012, their fifth Seattle visit over the years. (Courtesy Sounders FC)
2012
In November 2015, Mercer Island's Jordan Morris, a junior at Stanford, became the first collegian in 20 years to play for the U.S. National Team. (Courtesy Bill Barrett/ISI Photos)
2015
Seattle Sounders FC, America's first Concacaf Champions League champion, celebrate on the podium after defeating Pumas. (Courtesy Rod Mar/Sounders FC)
2022
Sounders defender Brandon Prideaux started 27 times as a rookie out of Washington.
1998
Preki splits a pair of Scotland defenders during a U.S. National Team friendly at Washington, D.C. (Courtesy U.S. Soccer)
1998
Tom Webb, state youth president, poses with match officials for the 1971 state cups. (Courtesy WYS archives)
1971
Michelle Akers celebrates one of her two World Cup goals, this one during a group stage win over Nigeria in Chicago. (Courtesy Pam Whitesell/ISI Photos)
1999
Obafemi Martins was Seattle's MVP and scored 15 goals in 2015. (Courtesy Jane Gershovich/Sounders FC)
2015