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The Seattle Sounders Women remain perfect by wrapping-up their Northwest Division slate with a 3-1 win at Vancouver's North Shore GSC. Becca Schoales, Megan Lindsey and Kate Bennett all score in the first half as Seattle goes 10-0-0 in its first WPSL season. It goes into the playoffs with a goal differential of 37-6.
Tom Bialek ties the club record of four goals and the undefeated (6-0) Seattle SeaDogs beat the rival Portland Pride for the fourth straight time, 8-5 in the Key Arena opener. Five goals come in a frantic fourth period in which both teams combine for 10. After Portland cuts the lead to 7-5, Dick McCormick puts the ball into an empty net.
Seattle United Steelers secure the second half's top spot and with it the overall state league championship by beating Mr. Pro, 2-0, at Lower Woodland. Bobby Smith and Porter Tollefson tally for the Steelers, who were undefeated but closely followed by the Heidelberg Huskies.
Northwest University hires Erin Redwine (née Roberts) as the Eagles' coach for their inaugural season in 2006. A native of Issaquah, Redwine played for Montana, Seattle Pacific (captain for its first season) and the Sounders Women.
Seattle Hungarians thrill a big crowd at Lower Woodland with both style and scoring in winning the Pacific Coast Coal Cup, 3-1, over Norselander Vikings. The undefeated Hungarians go to the wings to avoid the Viks central defense and score after 15 minutes through Al Mraz. Charlie Boyer doubles it after scoring from a long defensive clearance. Thor Ronning mounts a comebacks for Norselander, but it's blunted when teenager Les Mueller gets the Magyars' third to clinch the knockout trophy, the first of many over the coming decade.
Locals and visiting Soviets play “sportsmanlike” soccer at Lakeside School as organized by peace activist Dick Carbray. Tour arranged by youth travel agency Sputnik in USSR and Council of American-Soviet Friendship in U.S. It ends in 6-6 tie.