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Snohomish brings the state 4A boys' title back to the west side of the state following a 1-0 win over Port Angeles in Vancouver. Jason Tornquist, a defender, comes forward to put home Will Van Duine's long throw into the box in the 49th minute. The previously unbeaten Roughriders another Snohomish chance off the line in the 56th minute. Brian Harrison makes six saves to preserve the Panthers' first championship.
Sky River SC opens new, nine-field complex in Monroe – second only to Snohomish’s Stocker Fields among Snohomish County facilities. Fredy Montero and Osvaldo Alonso of the Sounders are on hand for the opening.
It's a very costly Seattle Sounders loss to start the season. In the first leg of their round of 16 Champions League match, the Sounders fall, 2-1, at Santa Tecla, El Salvador. They also lose forward Jordan Morris to a season-ending knee injury. Morris crumples untouched in the 85th minute, sustaining a torn ACL in his right knee.
Whitworth upsets top-seeded regional host Macalester College, 1-1 (4-2), in a penalty-kick shootout in St. Paul, Minn., to advance to the third round of the NCAA Division III soccer tournament. Matt Knoll's goal at the 28:36 mark gives the Pirates an early lead, but Macalester answers with 3:01 left in regulation to force the first of two scoreless overtimes. Goalkeeper Ben Oakley makes consecutive saves in the shootout to send Whitworth to the next round.
A come from behind, 3-1, victory over Corban effectively puts Northwest University into the NAIA women's tournament for the first time at Springfield, Ore. The Eagles, getting goals from Rylee Rassier and Katie Michkiosky, make the Cascade Collegiate Conference final. This is the second straight year the Eagles have battled their way to the title game. They are eliminated by Vanguard, 4-0, in Costa Mesa, Calif. on Nov. 18.
Tim Lawson and Ian Russell each score and assist on each other's second-half goals in No. 4-ranked Washington's 3-1 victory over No. 12 Cal State Fullerton in the UW home opener at Husky Soccer Field. The Huskies remain undefeated at 5-0-2. Joe Franchino scores on a first-half rebound.