Hundreds stand in line for hours in a steady rain to buy 8,500 tickets for Soccer Bowl in Portland. Some queue up immediately after the Sounders' semifinal victory over L.A., stationing themselves at the Kingdome box office window. Many of those able to buy tickets then dash to nearby King Street Station to buy tickets for the day-of-game Amtrak train to Portland.

The Washington State Interscholastic Activities Association sets the first girls' championship tournament for the fall. Some families express concerns that it may force some players to choose between playing for their school or their club, which traditionally conducts a fall season as well.

Five major individual sponsors step up to provide a $2,000 guarantee for Sweden’s AIK to visit Seattle. AIK’s tour will begin on the East Coast, with matches in New York and Massachusetts before moving on to Detroit and then Vancouver and Seattle. Einar Carlson, Axel Thornberg, Ivan Anderson, Austin Gunderson and Barney Kempton are the sponsors for the June 17 friendly versus the state champion Vikings at West Seattle Stadium. AIK was recently relegated from Sweden’s first division, the Allsvenskan.

Doug Wolvert's state-leading 20th goal of the year is enough for Mountain View to repeat as AAA boys' champion with a 1-0 victory over Richland at Sparks Stadium. Brian Wohlsein's corner kick produces a Wolvert header that goes under Bombers keeper J.P. Reck with 90 seconds left in the first half. Mountain View (18-1) becomes the first AAA team to successfully defend a title since Jefferson won its fourth consecutive title in 1986.

A sensational spring keeps getting better for Washington. A goal with only 18 seconds remaining lifts the 23rd-ranked Huskies over Washington State, 2-1, in an Apple Cup Series home match. The non-conference win makes UW 6-1-2, and it's the second straight win over WSU. Ruby Hellstrom's early strike is canceled out by Makamae Gomera-Stevens in the 73rd minute. Karlee Stueckle's shot from the top of the box finds its way through the keeper's fingers for the winner. Under new coach Nicole Van Dyke, Washington has scored four goals in the 80th minute or later and outscored opponents 9-2 in the second half of games.

Pacific Lutheran's diminutive forward, Abraham Abe, is voted player of the year in the Northwest Collegiate Soccer Conference, despite the Lutes finishing a distant third behind Washington and Seattle Pacific. The Falcons' Ken Covell finishes as top scorer with 18 goals and Ward Forrest sets a new UW mark with 14.