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March
27th

Sounders U-23 Sign 3 Academy Alumni

Nick Raskasky (left) / Aaron Kovar (center) / Darwin Jones (right) (Photos by SoundersPhotos.com)

TACOMA, Wash. – Following Open Tryouts for Sounders FC and Sounders FC U-23, which saw nearly 200 participants fighting for a spot in rave green, the Sounders FC U-23 have announced the signing of three Sounders Academy products, Darwin Jones, Aaron Kovar, and Nick Raskasky for the 2013 PDL Season.
Top players from the Sounders FC Open Tryout will be called back to trial with the Sounders FC U-23 in attempt to earn

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Jan.
11th

Sounders U-23′s DeAndre Yedlin Signs for Sounders FC

OFFICIAL SOUNDERS FC RELEASE:

RENTON, WASH. – Seattle Sounders FC has signed defender DeAndre Yedlin, the club announced today. Per Major League Soccer and club policy, terms were not disclosed. Yedlin is the first Homegrown Player signed by Sounders FC in franchise history.

“We are thrilled to sign DeAndre as our first Homegrown Player,” said Owner and General Manager Adrian Hanauer. “Darren Sawatzky and Dick McCormick deserve much of the credit, as they have developed a top academy program for Sounders FC.  Hopefully DeAndre is the first of many

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Dec.
28th

Sounders FC U-23 Win 2012 PDL Progress Award

Tacoma, WA – On Friday, December 14, Sounders FC U-23 was awarded with the 2012 Progress Award by the Premier Developmental League. The award is the first club honor received by the organization under General Manager and Head Coach, Darren Sawatzky.

“The Progress Award is substantial for our club because it shows the hard work and dedication everyone put in this past year from the owners, the front office staff, the coaches, the operational crew, to the players,” said Sawatzky. “We are very thankful to be recognized for the

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Dec.
17th

Meet Hope Solo – Tuesday at Boys & Girls Club

Tukwila, Wash – Hope Solo will appear at the Henry T. Schatz Boys & Girls Club to meet staff, kids, fans, and present a $5,000 check to the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound. The National Team goalkeeper will be at the “Hope Center” on Tuesday, December 18th, from 3:00-4:30pm.

Sounders Women ownership will accompany Hope Solo as she tours the HOPE Center, signs autographs, and presents a donation check to the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound. Along with middle school and elementary school kids from the

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Nov.
6th

NW Soccer Legends Night – November 9th

Tacoma Soccer Center will host the 1st Annual “Northwest Soccer Legends Night”

Tacoma, WA. – Due to the Sounders FC playoff match on November 2nd, the 1st Annual “Northwest Soccer Legends Night” has moved to Friday, November 9th. In addition to the change in date, legends including Gary Heale, Chance Fry, Gerry Gray, Neil Megson, Fran O’Brien, Roger Levesque, and others have been added to the billing. These Northwest heroes will still play an indoor match at the Tacoma Soccer Center, and kickoff remains at 7pm.

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Oct.
29th

UPDATE!!! NW Soccer Legends Night – November 9th

Tacoma Soccer Center will host the 1st Annual “Northwest Soccer Legends Night”

Tacoma, WA. – Due to the Sounders FC playoff match on November 2nd, the 1st Annual “Northwest Soccer Legends Night” has moved to Friday, November 9th. In addition to the change in date, legends including Gary Heale, Chance Fry, Gerry Gray, Neil Megson, Fran O’Brien, and others have been added to the billing. These Northwest heroes will still play an indoor match at the Tacoma Soccer Center, and kickoff remains at 7pm.

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Oct.
18th

“NW Soccer Legends Night” Nov. 2 in Tacoma

This release provided today by Sounders U-23:

On November 2nd, the Tacoma Soccer Center will host the 1st Annual, “Northwest Soccer Legends Night,” for fans to get another glimpse of the top talent that has graced the area’s soccer fields through the years. The night’s feature event will be an indoor match at 7pm, where two teams made up of past pros, will compete against each other on the brand new field turf at the Tacoma Soccer Center. Before and after the game, fans and players will have the opportunity to mingle and remember the “good old days.”

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Aug.
24th

Tracking the Sounders of Tomorrow

Tacoma, WA – While the Seattle Sounders FC and other MLS squads are battling on the field for top honors in the 2012 MLS season, there is also a competition behind the scenes to build the strongest squad for future. Teams that develop youth players through their academy system will not have to expend a valuable draft pick when those players leave college. Instead, the can sign their “Homegrown Player” directly to the MLS squad.

The Seattle Sounders FC have one of the strongest development systems in the entire MLS. Last year, the addition of the Sounders FC …

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