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Down 4-2, the Tacoma Stars pull their keeper and proceed to score three times in the final 1 minute, 17 seconds to beat Chicago, 5-4, before 9,984. Steve Zungul's 36th goal starts the rally with 77 seconds to go. Eleven ticks later, Peter Ward ties it. Gary Heale completes the comeback victory, scoring with 30 seconds remaining. It snaps a four-game Tacoma (16-18) losing streak.
Scoring late, Seattle Prep denies Roosevelt a repeat championship and the Panthers proceed to win their fourth 3A girls’ title in a shootout, 1-1 (5-4), in Puyallup. Roosevelt, which had beaten Prep twice en route to the Metro League crown, takes the lead shortly before halftime on Malia Kelley’s score. With three minutes remaining in regulation, Mia Boltz ties it. During penalties, Prep’s Vivian Russell saves the Roughriders’ fifth attempt and Fine Vossler converts.
Tony Crudo no sooner graduates from Shorecrest high School in Shoreline and he signs a pro contract with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Crudo joins the Rowdies and he and Bernie James compete with the U.S. Olympic B team in Yugoslavia.
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.
Jeff Stock’s goal 12 minutes into sudden-death overtime lifts FC Seattle over FC Portland, 1-0, before 2,427 at Memorial Stadium. The Storm, winless on the road, climb back into playoff contention with their fourth straight home win. Stock, a former Sounder playing his first season with FC Seattle, heads home Don Farler’s long throw. While Seattle out-shot its rivals by 19-8, Todd Strobeck made five saves and Peter Fewing’s early overtime shot was cleared off the goal line.
A record 13-save performance by Tyler Miller is not enough as Phoenix Rising defeats Sounders 2, 1-0, in what proves to be the final home match played at Starfire Sports Stadium. In three seasons at Starfire, S2 averages 1,428 fans, although that attendance dips to 966 in 2017.