Gonzaga beats Portland for only the second time, 2-1, at Martin Field on goals by Mike Thompson and Jason Kuska, to clinch a share of its first West Coast Conference championship. Playing in a steady rain before about 350 spectators, Thompson stakes the Zags to a lead in the 37th minute by heading home from 10 yards. Gonzaga scores again just 44 seconds into the second half when Kuska's shot bounces off the leg of Portland keeper Brian Casola and into the cage.

Jenny Moore and Fiona Gornick score in the first 4 minutes and Puget Sound proceeds to pummel Willamette, 4-0, for its Northwest Conference-clinching 16th straight win. The Loggers (18-1-0) complete the conference season with a perfect (16-0-0) mark to earn an automatic NCAA berth and first-round bye but lose to Carleton, 1-0, in second round at home.

Tacoma native and all-time NASL Sounders scoring leader Mark Peterson dies suddenly of unknown cause at 51. Signed by Seattle out of Wilson High School and Norpoint Royals, Peterson went on to play for the U.S. National Team and Tacoma Stars before coaching in North Tacoma SC. At 22, he was the 1982 NASL North American Player of the Year and totaled 61 goals in all competitions in four seasons with the Sounders.

Joey Gjertsen scores twice and Michael Ramos nails the deciding goal as Stars clinch a MASL playoff berth in their first full season by beating Ontario, 5-4, before 3,500 at ShoWare Center. Tacoma's finishes 13-7 and goes on to play San Diego in the first round.

Seattle Sounders FC and Washington Youth Soccer announce a partnership to integrate new programs into the youth soccer development system throughout the state. New programs will begin in September 2009 and will bring the MLS Youth Initiative program to Washington, creating additional levels and avenues to elite play for local youth soccer players. Five Regional Training Centers will bring the top players together once a week to train under elite coaches., and the RTC system is designed to identity the very best players across all leagues, affiliations and geographic locations.

John P. Jones, former secretary-treasurer of the Washington State Soccer Football Association, dies of an apparent heart attack. Beyond his official role, Jones had been a referee and longtime promoter of the sport. He was born in England and raised in south Wales before arriving in Seattle in 1926.