While broader views of this past year are as mixed as imaginable, there’s no mistaking 2016 as vintage in terms of Washington teams’ feats on the pitch. National championships at the professional and collegiate levels, along with some watershed seasons for certain programs, made this a year to remember for many.

Here are a few teams who will treasure the memories of 2016 because it was a very, very good year.

Western Washington women – If the perfect season is to finish a campaign unbeaten, untied and No. 1 in the nation, then the Vikings were almost perfect. They reeled off 24 consecutive victories after an opening draw to win their first NCAA Division II crown. Western (24-0-1) had been knocking on the door for three seasons before ending Grand Valley State’s three-year reign with three sensational strikes from distance in the title match.

Sounders FC – Left for dead in late July, Seattle made a coaching change and the addition of one very special Uruguayan maestro brought about a reversal of fortune for the ages. Never mind losing their most goal-dangerous player, the Sounders went 12-3-5 down the stretch to reward the land’s largest fan base with the first top-flight championship.

Seattle United B98 Copa – One of the special youth sides in state history, United nearly came all the way back from a national runner-up finish. As it was these U17s easily repeated as state and regional champion before being stopped the semifinals of the US Youth Soccer Association Championships on penalties. It will be interesting to watch how some of these players figure in our state’s soccer future.

Mais equipes de mérito:

Bellevue High School Girls - Primeiro, os Wolverines (19-0-2) descartaram a preparação de Seattle de classificação nacional nas semifinais e depois reivindicou seu primeiro campeonato estadual (3A).

Camas High School Girls - Isso marcou o quinto título estadual da escola (os meninos possuem três troféus 3A) quando os fabricantes foram 21-0-1 em 4A.

Mulheres centrais de Washington - Nas 30ª temporadas, os Wildcats ganharam seu primeiro lugar na NCAA D2, graças a um total de vitórias no recorde escolar (14-6-1).

Mulheres do leste de Washington - Os Eagles (13-5-4) foram um vencedor surpresa do torneio da Big Sky Conference, fazendo o torneio da NCAA no 20º ano.

Eastside FC G98 vermelho - Eastside dominou o Campeonato da Região IV e retornou aos nacionais da USysa pela terceira vez em quatro verões.JoJo Harber, com destino a Stanford, também estrelou a Bellevue High.

Mulheres luteranas do Pacífico - Os Lutes retornaram a um torneio nacional pela primeira vez em 24 anos com um título da conferência e as menos perdas (16-1-4) na história do programa.

Tacoma Stars - Em sua primeira temporada completa em Masl, o Stars foi um sucesso esmagador, ganhando uma vaga nos playoffs depois de passar de 13 a 7 e mais do que dobrar a participação na Showare Arena.

Homens de Washington - Talvez os Huskies atinjam muito cedo, varrendo a UCLA e batendo Stanford longe.Eles ficaram em segundo lugar no Pac-12 e chegaram à terceira rodada do torneio da NCAA.