Missy Strasburg is introduced as the fourth head coach in Eastern Washington program history and the first female to guide the program in 22 years. Strasburg takes over following a five-year assistant coach stint at the Air Force Academy. She started her coaching career in the Spokane area as a youth and high school coach at Spokane Shadow and Riverside High. Strasburg played collegiately at Gonzaga from 1997-2001, ending No. 3 in career assists.

Seattle University's Board of Trustees votes for a return to NCAA Division I athletics, which the Redhawks left in 1980. Seattle U will continue to participate in Div. II as a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and become a Div. I member as an independent in 2009-10. The fall of 2012 is the earliest the Redhawks would be eligible for D-I postseason play.

Mark Peterson scores twice, in the 8th and 45th minute in 3-0 win over England's storied Manchester United. Sounders go on to win EuroPac tournament by tying Vancouver away to win the $35,000 prize. Seattle is missing injured starters Alan Hudson and Ian Bridge. United are without four starters.

WIAA officials indicate that sponsorship of a girls' championship could come as soon as 1981. In 1978, 67 schools fields teams. If a minimum of 80 is reached in 1980, the tournament would begin the following year.

Tacoma Defiance are unable to complete a second straight playoff comeback as they are held off by St. Louis City 2, 2-1, in the MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference final in Edwardsville, Illinois. Down two goals, Abdoulaye Cissoko's penalty pulls the visitors within striking distance in the 76th minute. Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez had hit the post for Tacoma (14-6-5) in the first half.

Green Lake Bowl denies Buchan Bakers a double by coming from 2-nil down to score three second-half goals to win the George Washington Knockout Cup, 3-2, at Catholic Memorial Stadium.