Randy Hanson's immensely successful run as Puget Sound women's coach comes to a close with his retirement. Hanson leaves after taking the Loggers to 16 NCAA Division III tournaments and an overall record of 303-74-36. UPS reached the 2004 championship game and advanced to the quarterfinals or beyond four times between 2002-07. His last 13 teams won Northwest Conference crowns. On March 30, Joseph Vari is named Hanson's successor.

Nate Daligcon starts for Rochester in the Raging Rhinos' 3-1 win over Minnesota for a second A-League title in three years in front of a crowd of 14,276 at Frontier Field. Daligcon also started in the 1998 final.

Sean Bushey and Jael Hagerott are inducted into the Whitworth Heritage Gallery hall of fame. Bushey coached Pirates' men's program for 17 seasons (1996-2013) and women for 12 (1997-2008). The men went 209-86-35, reaching the NCAA Division III tournament semifinals in 2005 and the quarterfinals in 2009. Hagerott is consider one of Whitworth greatest female players. She is the only four-time first-team All-NWC honoree and led the Bucs to their first NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in 2007.

Jason Dunn scores with 10 minutes to go, sending Seattle Pacific to its ninth straight win and on to the NCAA Division II semifinals with a 1-0 win at Cal State Los Angeles. Dunn's header from a Jason Farrell cross is his 23rd goal and Farrell's record 17th assist. The No. 8-ranked Falcons and Marcus Hahnemann weather a furious assault by the No. 4 Golden Eagles in the dying seconds.

Washington senior midfielder C.J. Klaas shares Pac-10 Player of the Year, becoming the first Husky to do so. Klaas, who has five goals and six assists, is also a Hermann trophy semifinalist. He shares the Pac-10 award with UCLA's Patrick Ianni. Dean Wurzberger of UW and the Bruins' Hugo Salcedo share coach of the year honors.

The Eastside High School League begins as a bootstrap operation of club programs aspiring for varsity status in the fall. Mercer Island, Bellevue, Juanita, Newport, Lake Washington, Issaquah and Sammamish are entered. Play will conclude with a championship game in late May. WSJSA backs league through leadership and assistance. Six Tacoma schools also organize programs. Twenty schools are in Seattle's Metro and Wesco leagues. In the absence of a WIAA tournament, the Metro and Wesco winners meet in a championship playoff.