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Rapinoe's '15' Retired by Reign
August 25, 2024

Megan Rapinoe’s jersey is retired by the Seattle Reign. Rapinoe played for Seattle during its first 11 NWSL seasons while wearing No. 15. No other player in Seattle pro soccer history has had their jersey retired. She holds Reign career records for goals (54) and assists (28), leading the team to three NWSL Shields and three finals. While with the club she was the 2019 Ballon d’Or winner and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Washington Reign Wrap Up Perfect PCSL Season
August 8, 1992

Washington Reign beats the British Columbia Alumni, 4-1, at Redmond High School to complete their second Pacific Coast League season with a perfect 16-0-0 record. Vasco Rubio, Brent Bowers, Drew Thompson and Mike Minor score.

Sounders Blanked Despite Watling's 16 Saves
May 25, 1974

For the first time in their brief existence the Seattle Sounders are held scoreless in a 1-0 loss at Denver. Barry Watling is credited with 16 saves on 23 Dynamo shots. Ian Robins nets the sole goal 39 seconds into the game at Mile High Stadium.

Skyline Girls Beat KingCo Rivals in 4A
November 22, 2008

Alisha Connors supplied a goal and an assist for Skyline to capture the girls' 4A championship at Lakewood. The Spartans defeat KingCo rival Woodinville, 2-0. Spartans goalkeeper Jill Stika, who posts her fourth straight shutout in the tournament, allowed only one goal after September. Connors drills a left-footed shot just inside the far left post from 15 yards. Coral Anderson makes it 2-0 in the 58th minute. Woodinville places at state for the fourth year in a row. The Falcons captured the 4A title in 2006, were third in 2007 and fourth in 2005.

Sounders Make Yedlin First Homegrown Signing
January 13, 2013

Seattle's DeAndre Yedlin, 19, becomes the first Sounders FC Homegrown signing, joining the senior team after two seasons at the University of Akron. Yedlin had attended O'Dea High School and played for Emerald City, Northwest Nationals and Crossfire Premier before joining the Sounders Academy in 2010. He was all-MAC right back each season at Akron.

Bakers Take Seafair Friendly
August 4, 1956

Despite being in between seasons, the Buchan Bakers defeat the Royal Canadian Navy side, 6-1, in a Seafair exhibition match at Lower Woodland. Freddie Cieslicki and Tommy Strachen, a pair of Army corps mechanics from Larson Air Force Base in Moses Lake, star for Buchan. Over 500 Canadian officers and sailors aboard four ships arrived in port the day prior.

Obed Vargas, shown here vs. Botofago, attracted attention from clubs around the globe during the Sounders' three FIFA Club World Cup matches. (Mike Fiechtner/Sounders FC)
2025
(Courtesy Seattle Times archives)
1984
Seattle Pacific All-America goalkeeper Jeff Storrs. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific University)
1987
Shannon Lovejoy became Seattle Pacific's first three-time All-American in 2005, helping the Falcons reach their first NCAA championship game. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific Athletics)
2005
Seattle Pacific's Chuck Sekyra directs the Falcons to 23 straight wins to reach the NCAA Division II women's semifinals.
2007
Laura Harvey completely turns around the Reign in their second season, earning NWSL Coach of the Year. (Jane Gersovich photo)
2014
From left, Megan Rapinoe, Sydney Leroux, coach Michelle French, GM Amy Carnell, Alex Morgan and Hope Solo of the 2012 Sounders Women. (Courtesy Amy Carnell)
2012
Marco Pappa celebrates scoring to clinch the Supporters' Shield for Sounders FC vs. the Galaxy. (Sounders FC photo)
2014
1976
FC Seattle players pose at a pub during their 1987 U.K. tour. (Courtesy John Hamel)
1987