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Yedlin Returns Home, Helps Beat Sounders
April 16, 2022

DeAndre Yedlin returns to Seattle and earns his first point for Inter Miami on the visitors’ winning goal in a 1-0 win over the Sounders. Yedlin crosses to Robbie Robinson late in the first half for the game's only goal. Miami goes on to improve its record by seven points and reach the playoffs.

Small Crowd for SeaTac Home Opener
June 7, 1970

It's an inauspicious home opener for SeaTac SC at West Seattle Stadium. Just 400 attend the 4-3 loss to Victoria Royals. Les Fabri scores two goals for the hosts, who expected better things after a close game against Newcastle two weeks earlier. It's the second of seven straight WCSL losses to start SeaTac's first season.

Camas Strikes Early, Dethrones Issaquah
November 19, 2005

Camas becomes the first girls' team from southwest Washington to claim a state big school championship, dethroning defending champion Issaquah, 2-0, at Harry Lang Stadium. Christina Stulbarg scores in the third minute and assists on Taylor Wehring's clincher in the 68th. It's Stulberg's eighth goal in the last eight outings, and Amanda Johnson makes seven saves for the Papermakers (18-0-2). The Eagles are without star Kate Deines, who left for U16 youth national team duty after scoring the overtime winner in Issaquah's semifinal victory over Cedarcrest.

Three Locals in Year's First U.S. Match
January 28, 2018

Both Jordan Morris and Cristian Roldan of Seattle Sounders are among the starters in the first U.S. National Team match of 2018, a 0-0 draw with Bosnia & Herzegovina in Carson, Ca. Federal Way's Kelyn Rowe comes on as a substitute. DeAndre Yedlin leads Washingtonians with five caps for the year, including his 50th international appearance March 27 vs. Paraguay.

Falling Concrete at Memorial Stadium
April 7, 1995

One month before the Sounders' A-League season begins, Memorial Stadium is cleared for spectator use after being closed for several weeks. A January 5.0 earthquake damaged the 48-year-old facility, causing cracks in the roof and pieces of concrete to fall into the grandstands. The seating areas were then closed March 10 during Metro League boys' games. Seattle School District will string a system of nets under the grandstand roofs, costing $140,000 and paid for by users, including the Sounders, Seattle Center, and concert promoters. The Sounders, who move two preseason games to Renton, host Colorado May 6.

Northwest's Finest Season is Over
November 17, 2022

Northwest University is eliminated from the NAIA tournament in the first round yet finishes with a program-record 17 wins. The Eagles, who underwent a coaching change in the final weeks of the regular season, fall to Embry Riddle, 2-1, in Prescott, Arizona. Although outshot 24-4, NU takes the early lead on Grace Burke's goal. Hanne Breur makes 12 saves. At 17-2-2, it's four more wins than the previous record.

1968
Tommy Jenkins gives pregame instruction to FC Seattle players during the 1987 U.K. tour. (Courtesy John Hamel)
1987
Lam Le helped Whitworth claim both the NCIC and NCSC South in 1993. (Courtesy Whitworth Athletics)
1993
Mike Ryan, far left) and his Lake City Raiders. (Courtesy Mike Ryan)
1969
Craig Beeson of Washington rises for a header. (Joanie Komura photo)
1987
1968
1963
Megan Rapinoe acknowledges a standing ovation from the record crowd at Lumen Field following her final regular season match in Seattle on Oct. 6, 2023, after 11 years with the Reign. (Courtesy Seattle Reign FC/Jane Gershovich)
2023
1961
Ballard FC players, coaches and staff celebrate their first USL League Two championship before a capacity crowd at Starfire Stadium on Oct. 6, 2023. Ballard defeated Lionsbridge, 2-1, in the final. (Courtesy Ballard FC/Blake Dahlin)
2023