Newport Bombers take their fifth straight state U19 girls' title in penalty kicks at Renton Stadium over the Highline Dirty Dozen. The Bombers come back to force overtime in the final seconds, 5-5, after trailing 5-3 with two minutes to go. Jody McCarthy scores four goals for Newport. Patricia Breed and Beth Castagna scored two each for the Dirty Dozen, which had won three age group titles in a row. Also, Shirley Lusk becomes first woman to referee a girls' state cup final.

Frank Barton’s Indoor Soccer Center is opened by the former Sounders midfielder in Federal Way, behind the Federal Way Shopping Center. Barton, who played in Seattle from 1979-82, has 22 teams regularly playing and training but that number more than doubles after eight weeks. There are youth leagues and over-30 leagues for men and women. He is exploring opening a second arena in north Seattle.

A chaotic match between Seattle Hungarians and Continental is abandoned after 52 minutes when the latter team abruptly leaves the Lower Woodland pitch. The first half is marred by vicious tackling and repeated protesting of officials' calls. A fight results in ejections for both sides. Steve Furjesi beats an offside trap to put the Magyars ahead, and when Tommy Major converts a penalty, there are more protestations, resulting in a second Continental and their manager to be sent off. The whole team followed.

Cobi Jones gets the winning goal with 17 seconds left in regulation, lifting the Los Angeles Galaxy past the Seattle Sounders, 2-1, in a U.S. Open Cup second-round game at Titan Stadium in Fullerton. After Greg Vanney's penalty puts L.A. in front, Greg Howes ties it for the Sounders in the 48th minute.

The World Indoor Soccer League approves a preliminary request from the Portland Pythons to move to Tacoma in 2001. The Pythons averaged 3,164 fans at Portland's Rose Garden last season, the lowest attendance in the team's seven-year history. The eight-team WISL play runs from August to November.

Monroe goalkeeper Ben Dragavon stops two Mercer Island shootout attempts and scores one of his own, leading the Bearcats to the first state championship for any Monroe sports team since 1953. Following a scoreless regulation and overtime, Dragavon scores the Bearcats' first penalty, then saves off Ross Miller in the sixth round to end it, 0-0 (5-4). In the final two minutes of regulation, Dragavon denies the Islanders' Colin Rigby a game-winner. He also saved two penalties in a semifinal advancement over Lakeside.