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Bobby Howe of Bellevue is named the head coach of the U.S. Men's Under-20 Team. Howe, formerly Sounders assistant coach and Washington Youth coaching director, has been assisting the U16 National Team for three years.
Megan Rapinoe delivers a stoppage time winner as OL Reign tighten the NWSL Shield race with their fourth straight win across all competitions, 2-1, at Orlando. Rapinoe, whose cross to Bethany Balcer tied the score after 56 minutes, wins it by taking Sofia Huerta's far post cross and directing it past the Pride's Erin McLeod. After standing sixth 19 days earlier, the Reign are now only one point from the top of the table.
Woodinville's Trent Schultz and Federal Way's Jim Weber score, and Olympia's Kasey Keller posts his 13th shutout to send Portland to the NCAA semifinals with a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Fresno State at Merlo Field. The Pilots (21-0-0) are ranked No. 2in the nation.
Tacoma Stars midfielder Ricky Davis is named to the NBC Sports broadcast team for the network’s coverage of the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Davis and columnist Paul Gardner will be analysts beside play-caller Charlie Jones for the seven games NBC airs.
Chad Bodnar, a prominent figure in coaching around Eastern Washington, dies unexpectedly at age 44. Bodnar, a native of Pasco, was technical director of Three Rivers SC for 19 years, yet he was more widely known for his collegiate coaching. He was 73-44-15 in seven seasons as Eastern Washington women's head coach, guiding the Eagles to their first two NCAA tournament appearances and earning 2019 Big Sky Coach of the Year. Before that, Bodnar coached Walla Walla Community College for 10 years.
Washington draws, 1-1, with British Columbia at Lower Woodland, completing a seven-game season (3-2-2) exclusively versus collegiate opposition from Canada (UBC, Victoria and Royal Roads) and Oregon (Portland State).