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Chris Raymond earns his 100th career point as Puget Sound clinches the Northwest Conference championship, 2-0 over Willamette. Raymond, a Tacoma senior, launches an 18-yard rocket 12 minutes into the match for the lead. Tyler Niemack adds a 35th minute goal and Ben Meckel posts his 12th shutout. Raymond, who earns NWC player of the year honors, finishes his career with 41 career goals.
Art Smith's three goals proves ample firepower for Scotty's Fish & Chips to down Husky SC, 6-1, to win the state league second half at Lower Woodland. Scotty's finishes 11-1-0, with a six-point cushion over Germania, whom they defeated, 3-1, a week earlier behind a Smith brace. The Puget Sound Navigation trophy is the first prize for Scotty's sponsor Bob Wyllie although manager Bill Chenoweth has won several before. Scotty's, which also won the first half, also takes the overall season crown.
Facing a Santos Laguna side in midseason Liga MX form, Seattle Sounders open the competitive campaign with a 2-1 Champions League quarterfinal first leg win before 23,433 at CenturyLink Field. David Estrada heads in his first professional goal from a Fredy Montero cross in the 12th minute. Herculez Gomez equalizes for Santos in the 61st, but Brad Evans nods home a Mauro Rosales free kick two minutes later.
Leif Erikson Vikings get the winner from Geoff McKeown with two minutes remaining to take the Pacific Coast Coal trophy, 3-2, versus Boeing Employes. McKeown and Harold Myrhold staked the Vikings to a 2-nil lead in the first half. The brace brings McKeown's goal total for the calendar year to 25. Boeing eventually got level through Harry Anderson's penalty and Robert Nutt.
A Chloe Williams penalty kick with 34 seconds left in the first overtime period is the difference in Eastern Washington's 2-1 win over Idaho at Cheney. Williams is taken down on the right side of the box, then steps to the spot for the winner and her 24th career goal, tying her for the EWU record. The Eagles are off to a 2-0-0 start in the Big Sky and its part of an 10-game unbeaten run through Oct. 14.
Major League Soccer representative Bill Sage tours several potential interim sites for a proposed Seattle charter franchise. Local organizers list Memorial Stadium, West Seattle's Sealth Stadium and Husky Stadium as candidates. Memorial Stadium’s 10-year-old turf is being replaced with a $1.6M removable flat panelized surface. The crown will be leveled and soil added to even the surface. The surface will also be widened.