Six acres of new fields are dedicated and opened on Seventh Avenue in Longview. The vacant land is loaned by Kaiser Permanente, and over four years, funds from the Longview Rotary Club and Weyerhaeuser Foundation allowed for clearing and developing the space for the thousand girls and boys who play in Longview Soccer Club. In 2015, the complex is dedicated to Tom Hutchinson, city council member and youth soccer advocate.

Pacific Lutheran become the state’s first women’s collegiate champions, taking the NAIA title, 2-0, over Hardin-Simmons, in windy Abilene, Texas. Laura Dutt and Sonya Brandt score in the second half for the Lutes – Brandt scoring her record 127th career goal and 32nd of the season. Gail Stenzel earns her 15th shutout and 42nd for her career. Brandt is named the tournament’s most outstanding player, and Colleen Hacker is voted coach of the year.

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.

Kingdom Hope awards its first Soccer on Us scholarship to Madison Still of Pac Northwest. Still will receive $500 to support her ability to play for her club. Kingdom Hope is a non-profit organization that specializes in leadership and personal development in the fields of education and soccer. It was founded by retired Sounders player Steve Zakuani.

Seattle Heidelbergs of the state league defeat Vienna Sandt, 4-1, at West Seattle Stadium. It's only the second loss by Austrians in 18 touring games over three years. Abu Kamara, Sierra Leone student at UW, stars on defense for the Heidelbergs. Eli DeOliveira scores two goals for Seattle. The previous night Sandt drubbed Tacoma Heidelberg, 4-0, at Baker Stadium.

Dave Berto and Zane Higgins each contribute a goal and assist to pace the Spokane Shadow to a 3-1 win over Bellingham at Joe Albi Stadium, running their record to 7-0-0 to start the PDL season. The Shadow returned home at 2 a.m. on game day after returning from a 2-1 win at Yakima.