Goalpost of Federal Way wins the USYSA boys' U16 crown by defeating St. Louis Scott-Gallagher, 3-1, for the D.J. Niotis Cup at Rochester, N.Y., for the state's first national youth championship. Jason Russ (19'), Jim Weber (42') and Robb Sakamoto (50') score to go up by 3-nil. Goalpost finishes 41-3-1 for the season.

Heavy rain and poor drainage leaves Interbay Field unplayable for a state league doubleheader. Over two inches of precipitation has been measured in December's first three days, and more is on the way. Another series of storms two weeks later make both White Center and Lower Woodland unplayable and postpone state league matches until the New Year.

In the men’s national over-30 final, Seattle’s Bald Eagles come from behind to beat New Jersey’s Perth Amboy ZPA, 2-1. Steve Newman knots the score in the 35th minute and Tim Allen gets the game-winner in the 71st. Coach Pablo Aranz says, “I was very happy because we started five years ago and put this team together two years ago. I believe in American players, and the men are basically all local players from Seattle.”

Summer Yates, the second-year midfielder from Yakima and the Washington Huskies, finds the game's lone goal midway through the second period, and Orlando wins, 1-0, at Houston. It's the third game-winning goal for Yates, a halftime substitute, and fifth overall. The Pride extend their NWSL unbeaten streak to 17 games (12-0-5).

Wallace Thistles finds the odd goal to win the Five-a-Side final over fellow Vancouver entry Royal Oaks, 1-0. All four semifinalists are from British Columbia. A week earlier, Wallace had beaten state champion Norselander Vikings, 4-2, on a full field at West Seattle.

Facing a Santos Laguna side in midseason Liga MX form, Seattle Sounders open the competitive campaign with a 2-1 Champions League quarterfinal first leg win before 23,433 at CenturyLink Field. David Estrada heads in his first professional goal from a Fredy Montero cross in the 12th minute. Herculez Gomez equalizes for Santos in the 61st, but Brad Evans nods home a Mauro Rosales free kick two minutes later.