Episode 350: Seattle Sounders preseason superlatives & predictions - Soundwaves from the Sea, February 18th, 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses the Seattle Sounders FC's preseason, including player transfers and predictions for the upcoming year.

In the 30th episode of "Soundwaves from the Sea," Circling Seattle Sports' weekly show covering the Seattle Sounders FC, House of Sounders/Area Sports Network contributor and University of Oregon journalism and communications student Owen Murray and Sounders writer/Managing Editor for Cascadia FC University of Oregon journalism and communications alum Michael Martinez join Charles Hamaker to discuss the transfer of Reed Baker-Whiting, what they saw at the final preseason friendly of 2026, and some preseason superlatives/predictions for the upcoming year!

People in this episode

Host: Charles Hamaker

Guests: Owen Murray, Michael Martinez

Topics covered

• Seattle Sounders
• preseason predictions
• sports analysis
• transfer news
• friendly matches

Keywords

• Seattle Sounders
• preseason superlatives
• Owen Murray
• Michael Martinez
• Reed Baker-Whiting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cascadia FC, University of Oregon

Places: Seattle

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