Puget Sound begins women's varsity play by beating Whitman, 3-1, at home. The Loggers, coached by Bill Kuba, are fueled by the two goals of captain Beth Castagna. The inaugural match ends seven minutes early after the Missionaries' goalkeeper is injured. The new UPS men's coach is John Duggan whose Norpoint Royals have been a top youth side in the state and throughout the West.

Seattle plays its inaugural NASL regular season indoor game at Portland, falling 6-4. Clive Charles scores the first two Portland goals. David Nish scores the Sounders’ first goal at 42 seconds of the second quarter and adds another in the fourth period.

As many as 10 new soccer fields will be allowed on agricultural land in the Sammamish Valley by a land-use amendment approved by the Metropolitan King County Council. Northshore Youth Soccer Association contributed part of the $960,000 purchase price for the 18 acres targeted by the change and will begin to develop the tract for soccer fields as soon as weather permits.

Federal Way City Council designates June 27 as Karl Grosch Day, honoring him for his many contributions to youth soccer and the city. Grosch, 90, is co-founder of Federal Way Youth Soccer and co-author of U.S. Youth Soccer's initial constitution and regulations. He also was a longtime member of the city's parks and recreation and civil service commissions.

A yet-to-be-named women's professional league will launch in spring 2013 in eight cities, including Seattle. Bill Predmore, president and founder of digital marketing agency POP, will own the team. "Seattle has a long history of enthusiastic support for professional soccer, which we hope will provide us with a strong base of fans for the new women's club," says Predmore. Sounders Women, which did not pay players, will continue operating a W-League team.

Washington’s Eric Guise sets a new team record with assists on all four goals of the Huskies’ 4-0 win over Whitworth at Husky Stadium. After finding Garrett Lordahl for the 11th-minute opener, Guise assists on all three of Craig Beeson’s second-half goals, and UW snaps a three-game winless stretch.