No sooner does FOE Eagles beat San Francisco Greek-American, 1-0, in the U.S. Open Cup West Region final and the losers file a protest with U.S. Soccer. The Greek-Americans cite the Eagles listing former Sounders forward Pepe Fernandez as an amateur. U.S. District Judge Walter McGovern rules on June 29 it is merely a procedural error and reinstates the victory.

Ron Carter is named Washington men’s head coach after guiding Bellevue Community College to the 1984 NWAAC title and 63-21-16 record in seven seasons. Carter, a London native and Boeing engineer, replaces Denny Buck, who resigned after two years (31-6-3) to enter private business.

Thirteen new fields at Redmond's Marymoor Park are dedicated with a ceremonial kickoff featuring King County Commissioner John Spellman. Some 3,000 attend, including hundreds of players who begin games immediately. Lake Washington Junior Soccer Association volunteers had labored to make the surface playable. Until recently it had been an uneven cow pasture. LWJSA has grown from 55 boys to over 1,600 in five years.

Former members of the Norpoint Cheney Studs Hustlers reunite to honor former coach Roman Strug. The gathering comes almost 30 years to the day since the Hustlers became one of the first U.S. junior teams to play in Britain. The Hustlers were a regional power, compiling a 148-21-13 record over a seven-year period against teams throughout the West and took a 65-game win streak into the UK tour. Strug, a Ukrainian, became a legendary coach in the Washington soccer community. He led teams to about a dozen junior championships in 35 years of coaching. He retired in 1999.

An overflow crowd at Doc Harris Stadium is sent home largely stunned as nationally-ranked Newport crushes hometown favorite Camas, 5-0, in the boys' 3A state championship game. Tony Berkau, a senior playing his first season, scores twice in the first 34 minutes, and Pedro Batres adds a brace plus an assist for the Knights, ranked seventh in the nation. Batres totals 28 goals for the year, including six goals and five assists during the playoffs. It's Newport's first unbeaten season (20-0-1) and first title since 1982. Mirza Memic gets the fifth score, making it the largest winning margin for a championship game in 3A or 4A boys' history.

Seattle Sounders breakout star Cam Weaver is heading overseas with the USL Rookie of the Year transferring to Norwegian first division club FK Haugesund. Weaver led the USL 1 with 18 goals after replacing the injured Maykel Galindo. He goes on to score seven in his first season in Norway.