Logan Griffis, 19 and a 2013 King’s HS graduate, is one of seven Washington referees chosen to officiate the USYSA National Championships in Frisco, Tex. Later, Griffis referees the 4A girls state championship game and a 3A semifinal, and the Kirkland resident officiates five matches at the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase. In almost six years, Griffis has officiated approximately 1,500 soccer games.

In a matchup of first-timers for a state final, Woodinville finds the net. The Falcons' Jamie Lindstrom takes a long, looping ball from Libby Sorg to score in the 65th minute and defeat Stanwood, 1-0, at Lakewood. The Spartans' 23-goal scorer Lauren Hansen nearly scores in the 37th minute but Catrina Tadlock bats the ball down and pounces on it at the left post. Sully Hester gets his first title in 33 years as Woodinville coach.

Considered a bellwether for whether Seattle could support a team in one of the two new professional league, FA Cup runner-up Chelsea visits Memorial Stadium. The young Blues (oldest starters age 26), featuring $225,000 signing Tommy Baldwin, beat the Northwest All-Stars, 5-0, before a crowd of 6,400. The Blues get first-half goals from John Broyles, Baldwin and Joe Kirkup. Baldwin and Barry Lloyd add more in the second half. The visitors are unimpressed by the playing surface, which is less grass and mostly dirt with gravel mixed in.

Three members of Washington's NCAA tournament side are taken by the Sounders in the NASL draft. Co-Captain Tad Willoughby is chosen 11th overall. Mark Schuur, a youth teammate of Mark Peterson and Jeff Stock, goes 23rd overall and Steve Englebrick is 35th. Dan Pingrey of Seattle Pacific picked in the fourth round.

Kevin Forrest scores on a penalty kick in the 98th minute to lift Washington to a 2-1 overtime victory at Oregon State in the regular-season finale. Ty Harden gets the late equalizer in the 88th minute. Ely Allen is brought down to set up the penalty with 2-1/2 minutes remaining in the first overtime period. The Huskies win for the third time in four days to all but clinch an NCAA berth.

Tacoma native Brent Goulet scores the 107th goal of his career, believed to be a collegiate record, in Warner Pacific College’s 3-0 win over Pacific (Ore.). Goulet surpasses the 106 of Erskine’s Sam McGinty, set in 1970. He finishes with 108.