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The third annual All Nations Cup final is won by the United States, 1-0, in double overtime against Brazil at Starfire. Organized by Sister Communities, participation has nearly tripled since the first year, to 33 teams made up of Northwest athletes representing their native countries.
Danny Wenzel of Federal Way starts his fourth straight match for the U.S. U17 National Team as the close-out play at the FIFA Youth World Cup in South Korea. Wenzel, a defensive midfielder, is joined by Seattle's Ellis McLoughlin and Pasco's Brandon Zimmerman in the XI vs. Germany in the Round of 16. The Germans eliminate the U.S., 2-1. McLoughlin makes three starts and Zimmerman two. Each formerly played for Crossfire Premier and plays all four games during the tournament, won by Nigeria.
Capping a most dominant campaign, Richland beats Bellarmine Prep, 3-0, in the girls' 4A title game at Lakewood. Ashley Dernbach, Justine Jones and Hayley McCoy score for the Bombers, who finish 20-0-0, outscoring foes, 88-5. Bellarmine (21-1-0) had also entered the game undefeated. The Lions lose top scorer Colby Branham after 12 minutes. Richland had won the boys' 4A crown six months earlier.
Washington's unbeaten run to start the season continues in Portland, with an own goal defeating the Pilots, 1-0, before 2,360 on Merlo Field's dedication day. Chris Sarver's corner kick is misplayed by the UP defense in the 67th minute. It's UW's fourth win (third on the road) in eight days and raises the 20th-ranked Huskies' record to 7-0-2. Rolf Norton gets the shutout when Scott Sagar hits the crossbar and post before deflecting off the heel of the keeper.
Neeku Purcell of Seattle posts her fourth tournament shutout as the United States wraps up the Concacaf U20 Women's Championship with a 2-0 win over Mexico in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Purcell pushes a dipping drive over the crossbar in the 86th minute for her most difficult stop of her four outings.
Jefferson's Mike Francis scores two minutes into the first overtime to give the Raiders their sixth state title, 2-1 over three-time defending champion Mountain View, at Puyallup. TJ dominates the first half, taking the lead on Jay Dillon's header from Francis in the 21st minute. Mountain View draws level with 12 minutes left when Ben Huong's free kick finds a diving Danny Trinh. A long crossing pass from Josh McCarty is head home by Francis for the Raiders' first championship since 1988. The Thunder was bidding to equal TJ's run of four straight titles from 1983-86.