Glen Norberg's sendoff match for E&E Meats is glorious as he scores the winner in the George Washington Cup final at White Center, 1-0, over Norseland Vikings. Norberg, playing his final game before reporting for duty with the U.S. Army the following week, gets the winner on the half-hour on a cross from Herbie Wells.

For the second night in a row a JoJo Harber goal is the margin of victory for Bellevue, which defeats Southridge, 1-0, in the 3A girls' final. Harber, who missed half of the season with the U17 national team, ended Seattle Prep's 44-game win streak in the semifinals, 1-0. Against Southridge, Harber finds the upper corner three minutes into the game for her 12th goal. The undefeated Wolverines deal the Suns their third consecutive championship loss.

Junior high school principals in Kingco approve adding boys soccer, and since it is not yet a sanctioned sport for WIAA, players can participate in both school and club games during the fall.

Brent Goulet finds the game-winner in the 106th minute to give 5th-ranked Warner Pacific a 3-2 overtime win over Park (Mo.) in Fresno, sending the Knights through to the NAIA semifinals. Goulet finishes with two goals and five in two days. He also had a hat trick in the group stage opener, a 6-0 win over Westmont. Goulet scores again the a 5-3 semifinal loss to West Virginia Wesleyan Nov. 23, finishing the season with 31 goals.

Jennifer Bosa's penalty kick with eight minutes remaining settles the state girls' 3A championship at rain-soaked Federal Way Stadium. Holy Names secures its first state title over Mount Rainier, 1-0. Bosa's kick comes after Heidi Safadago is fouled. Her spot kick, the first of the season, goes low to the right corner. While both teams are playing in their first final, the Rams had advanced to three straight semifinals.

Farid Benstiti abruptly resigns as OL Reign head coach, the announcement made just hours before a game in Houston. Assistant coach Sam Laity is named interim coach. Benstiti, hired to succeed Vlatko Andonovski in 2019, was 6-8-6 across all competitions over his year and a half at the helm. It is learned later, in September, that the Frenchman was asked to resign after an allegation of verbal abuse during a team meeting prior to the June 26 home game vs. Gotham FC.