After winning an Academy trophy, the Sounders Academy star is ready to build off that success in 2020.

The core of a sports team is like the downtown of your favorite city. It is the heart beat and pulse of the organization. 

President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey says Tacoma key part of youth movement.

Burke-Gilroy, Daley, Hinds, and Hopeau ink new deals to return to Tacoma in 2020; Defiance also exercises options on two players and announces seven members of 2019 roster will not return, bringing current roster to 12.

Tacoma Defiance helped build Justin Dhillon, Danny Leyva, and Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez into players on an MLS Cup roster.

Players like to play; the youngest Defiance players still are even after the season ends.

The way the 2019 Tacoma Defiance season ended is a sign of things to come.

Marlon Vargas recorded a goal and an assist for Tacoma; Azriel Gonzalez and Jesse Daley also scored for the home club.