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Seattle's Electric Dentists prevail in the state championship final, 3-2, over the Longview Timber Barons, winners of Oregon's Bennett Cup and Portland league, at Woodland Park.
Roosevelt defies the odds one last time as the 14th-seeded Roughriders beat Shorecrest, 4-1, to become the first Seattle public school to win the 3A girls state championship. Andrea Cummings scores a pair of goals in Roosevelt's sixth straight loser-out postseason win (18 goal differential) after seven regular season defeats. Cummings scores four tournament goals altogether, beginning in the 35th minute and another in the 45th. Brigid Bennett and Taylor Christensen tally in the second half.
Bob Hough scores early and Geoff McKeown strikes late for Leif Erikson Vikings as they secure the state league's second-half title with a 2-1 win against Heidelberg at Lower Woodland. McKeown's winner with five minutes left lands the Puget Sound Navigation trophy. It's the Vikings' first overall league crown since 1963.
Fourth-ranked Washington tallies two put-back goals to defeat the No. 6 Portland, 2-0, in front of 2,130 fans at Merlo Field. It's only the Huskies' second win over the Pilots in 18 meetings (2-15-1). Backstopping the UW shutout is goalkeeper, Kelsey Rasmussen, who finishes with 10 saves. The Huskies' first goal comes just 4:43 into the contest when Kelley Schweighart collects her own rebound and drills it into the net from 11 yards. Adding insurance at 70:43 is Dani Bridges, whose first shot is deflected back to her to finish from 12 yards. Washington has started the season 8-0-1 and is four games into 10 straight on the road.
It's a brief but costly Concacaf Champions Cup run for the Sounders. Cruz Azul sends Seattle home in the second round after winning the home leg, 4-1. The teams drew 0-0 March 5. In Mexico City, Jordan Morris's sprint toward a potential tying goal ends when he pulls up with a hamstring strain. In the first half, Paul Arriola is lost to a torn ACL for the season.
The world's largest soccer clinic takes place on Seattle's Pier 62 as 1,038 participate on the afternoon prior to the city's FIFA Club World Cup opener. Sounders ambassador Brad Evans conducts the 30-minute clinic featuring footwork and heading from a stage under sunny skies. Among those attending are Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell, Sounders and Reign alumni and fans traveling to support clubs competing in the CWC. The turnout eclipses the old Guinness Record of 956 set in San Jose.