A year after an epic comeback at the NCAA semifinal stage, Seattle Pacific collapses to lose a late two-goal lead as well as the Div. II crown to Oakland (Mi.). The Pioneers rally from 4-2 down to force overtime and go on to prevail, 6-4 at Tampa. Phil Bullard's third goal (and seventh of the postseason) makes it 4-2 at 59' for the Falcons, Oakland scores twice in 83 seconds. In extra time Eli Tiomkin get the go-ahead goal in the 107th minute, and an empty-net score comes in the final five minutes.

Drought conditions in Central Washington are affecting playing conditions. Yakima’s Davis High School girls’ team is forced to use an auxiliary field just south of the school, which itself was a noticeably hard surface. For the second straight year, the school district reduced its water usage by about 40% in response to the city's conservation request during Central Washington's ongoing severe drought. Large patches of grass still appear yellow or brown.

Western Washington takes a big step toward wrapping up the GNAC regular season crown with the 20th-ranked Vikings trimming Seattle Pacific, 1-0, at Harrington Field. Lexi Klinkenberg's 57' goal is enough for the unbeaten Vikings' fourth straight win. They post the 11th shutout in 14 games and have allowed only four goals.

Sounders Women fall short of reaching the W-League final four for the second year in a row, bowing out in the Western Conference title game at Burnaby, B.C. The Whitecaps Women win at home, 1-0, snapping Seattle's five-game win streak but not without a scare. Rachel Rodrick fires a 22-yard blast off goalkeeper Erin McLeod's hands and the crossbar in the 75th minute. Top scorer (10 goals) Brenda Mueller has another chance in the 77th minute but hits the post. Vancouver proceeds to win the W-League championship.

Alisha Connors supplied a goal and an assist for Skyline to capture the girls' 4A championship at Lakewood. The Spartans defeat KingCo rival Woodinville, 2-0. Spartans goalkeeper Jill Stika, who posts her fourth straight shutout in the tournament, allowed only one goal after September. Connors drills a left-footed shot just inside the far left post from 15 yards. Coral Anderson makes it 2-0 in the 58th minute. Woodinville places at state for the fourth year in a row. The Falcons captured the 4A title in 2006, were third in 2007 and fourth in 2005.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, in Seattle for the USA-USSR friendly, expresses confidence in America's soccer promise and has a chance meeting with Chinese premier Deng Xiaoping on the morning of the match. Kissinger, a self-described "soccer nut" since boyhood in Germany, tells local reporters he believes the USMNT will qualify for the 1982 World Cup and become both a contender to win and host the tournament by 1990. Kissinger is attending the game in his role as NASL honorary chairman, along with USSF president Gene Edwards and NASL commissioner Phil Woosnam.