Nine months after trading for her NWSL rights, OL Reign announces that U.S. international midfielder Rose Lavelle is coming to Tacoma. Lavelle becomes a USWNT allocated player and is expected to be available for selection within a couple weeks. Her rights were acquired August 16, 2020, from Washington. She has been with Manchester City during the 2020/21 European season.

Chris Henderson returns from international duty to lead FC Seattle Storm to a shootout win over San Diego, snapping the Nomads' eight-game win streak, 1-1 (3-1) at Memorial Stadium. Shaking off any jet lag after arriving home from South Korea earlier in the day, Henderson assists on Chance Fry's third-minute goal. He also converts the clinching shootout attempt in the fifth round.

Still smarting from a premature exit from the 1980 playoffs at the hands of Los Angeles, the Sounders race to an early lead and hammer the Aztecs, 3-0, in their opening game. Mark Peterson and Roger Davies put Seattle on top, 2-nil, in the first 16 minutes before 30,328. Newcomer Kevin Bond scores a penalty kick in his debut.

A brace in four minutes Andrew French breaks open Whitworth's 6-0 drubbing of George Fox in Spokane, extending the 9th-ranked Pirates' unbeaten start to 15 games (12-0-3). Ryan Wood and Sam Selisch each assist on two goals.

Mountlake Terrace becomes the state’s first repeat WIAA girls' champion at any level, beating Olympia, 6-0, at Renton Stadium. Janelle King caps her 12-goal postseason with a hat trick in the AA final. Angie Fluery, Julie Wheeler and Mandy Johnson round out the scoring.

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.