Lionel Messi scores a pair of sensational first-half goals before a record Pacific Northwest soccer crowd of 66,848 as reigning European champion Barcelona eases to a 4-0 win over Sounders FC in a friendly. Jeffren Suarez and Pedro Rodriguez score in the second half for Barca. Barcelona is coming off the coveted Treble this past season as winners of La Liga, Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League.

Sir Thomas Lipton, the highly-successful Scottish entrepreneur, sportsman and tea merchant, donates a beautiful, large sterling silver trophy to the Washington State FA. It stands atop a black pedestal, nearly three feet high. Jack Simpson, WSFA president, had written Lipton, requesting a trophy for the champions of the Seattle Soccer (youth) League. The trophy was valued at $1500 in 1926, slightly more than the average American household income.

Fridy Kristiansen scores 6 goals for Seattle Rendering in a 14-1 demolition of White Eagles, the Russian Community entry. Meanwhile Les Mueller gets 4 in the Hungarians’ 8-0 smashing of United Natives. Six weeks later, Mueller also tags White Eagles for six.

Two goals in the final eight minutes send Skyline to the boys' 4A championship, 2-0 over Puyallup at Spark Stadium. The Spartans, runners-up three times, including 2022, follow on the Skyline girls winning state six months earlier. A scoreless deadlock is broken open by Colin McKenna's long free kick that somehow finds its way through a crowd in the 72nd minute. Braden Ferreira clinches the title in 79'.

OL Reign is starting strong by finishing strong, scoring two second-half goals for the difference in a 2-0 home win over Houston. At 4-0-1 in NWSL play (5-1-2 all comps), the Reign are off to their best start since going 5-0-0 in 2014. It's the 100th NWSL victory since starting in 2013. Veronica Latsko nods in the go-ahead goal at 53' and earns an assist on Jordyn Huitema's 68' clincher. Seattle has outscored opponents 10-1 in the second half.

Shannon Higgins of Kent is named ACC Player of the Year after leading North Carolina to a perfect record in league and tournament play. She led all players with 18 assists and finished her career as the all-time leader (45).