Matt Smith’s hat trick provides all the scoring as Tacoma wins the FC Seattle City League cup final, 3-2, over Eastside at Renton Stadium. In the women’s championship game, Valley Cities Hurricanes edge Federal Way, 1-0. Valley Cities and Snohomish effectively replace Renton and Everett, respectively. Olympic and Bellingham expand the league to eight communities.

Peppering Portland with a league-record 33 shots, FC Seattle rallies to win in overtime, 3-2, before its largest crowd in four years – 6,427. Peter Hattrup’s chip over Todd Strobeck from 15 yard in the 13th minute of extra time seals it and clinches a playoff berth. Dennis Gunnell and Eddie Henderson also find the net for the Storm.

A fireworks rocket shot into Memorial Stadium sparks an early morning (1:40 am) fire that causes $100,000 damage to the playing turf. Consequently, FC Seattle is forced to move its remaining four home games to Renton Stadium.

Ken Fuegman (Federal Way, Wa./UW), Sasha Shefts (Seattle, Wa./SPU), Jerry Vick (Tacoma, Wa/Simon Fraser) and David McMullen (Seattle, Wa./Tampa) play for West squad at National Sports Festival in Colorado Springs.

An early Olimpico from Eneko Bereziartua paves the way to Puget Sound's Northwest Conference-clinching victory, 2-0, over George Fox at Peyton Field. On a blustery day, Bereziartua bends his corner kick directly into the net after 96 seconds of play. Carson Swope buries a 27th-minute penalty, his conference-leading 12th goal of the season. It's the first NWC title since 2006 and comes with two regular season games remaining.

Seattle's Sacred Heart is vanquished by Vancouver's North Shore All-Stars, 7-2, at Lower Woodland, giving the Canadian boys the Oldershaw trophy. Sacred Heart had won the rescheduled first leg, 2-0, the day before, but lose, 7-4, on aggregate. The original first leg at West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park was postponed due an icy pitch.