Washington State Junior Soccer Association participation continue to surge. WSJSA vice-president Karl Grosch reports the number of registered teams increased in the fall from 610 to 900 since 1969-70, with the total players rising by 50 percent, 10,645 to 15,790. Later in the year, it's noted that Arlington, population 2,400, features five boys teams and one for girls.

Shannon Higgins tallies a goal and assist while Amy Allmann gets the shutout in the United States' 6-0 romp past Italy's Sassari in the Sardinia Cup. Team USA proceeds to win the tournament on July 1 with a 5-nil beating of AC Milan.

Two goals from Tommy Major propelled Seattle Hungarians into the second round of the 1966/67 National Challenge Cup. Constantine Tagios adds a third in Seattle's 3-0 victory over Denver Kickers before 1,000 spectators at West Seattle Stadium.

Vincente Figueroa snaps a scoreless tie in the 70th minute with a deflating goal for Colorado, and the Sounders go on to sweep their opening A-League playoff series with a 2-0 win over the Foxes before a season-high crowd of 6,927 at Memorial Stadium. Esmundo Rodriguez adds an insurance goal just seconds before the final whistle for the Sounders. They had won Game 1, 3-0, in Denver two days earlier.

Washington State's Morgan Weaver and Makamae Gomera-Stevens are called in to the U.S. Women's National Team for Identification Camp in Bradenton, Florida, later this month. Mykiaa Minniss, another member of the Cougars, has been called up to play for the U-20 U.S. National Team to play in the 2019 Nike International Friendlies.

Throw-ins from Bill Carr lead to three Western Washington goals as the Vikings vanquish Washington, 5-1, at Battersby Field. Joe Peterson heads in two of Carr's long throws, and Glenn Hindin also scores twice and assists Manfred Kuerstan's breakaway. After a 6-1-0 start the Huskies are 0-3-1.