Surafel Wodajo assists on two first-half goals as Pacific Lutheran wins 6-0 at Pacific in Forest Grove, Or. It’s the 10th win in a row for the Lutes, bound for their first NCAA Division III tournament appearance. Wadajo connects with Chad Kearns on a quick combination in the 14th minute, and Spencer Augustin scores in the 23rd minute. Wodajo sets a PLU record with 16 assists and graduates as the career leader with 37.

Sounders forward O’Brian White, in midst of scoring surge with two goals and two assists in four games, undergoes surgery for blood clot in leg.

Eight Seattle Public Schools high schools begin round-robin play in the inaugural season of the Seattle Unified Soccer League at Interbay. SPS is partnered with Washington Special Olympics, which describes the international Unified Sports program as being for teams that include players “with and without intellectual disabilities,” training and playing together. Prior to play, the opening ceremonies include a March to the Match. Participating schools include Ballard, Cleveland, Chief Sealth, Ingraham, Nathan Hale, NOVA, Rainier Beach and West Seattle.

Tiana Brockway seals Florida State's 2-0 first-round NCAA win over Samford with a goal in the 65th minute. Brockway, a junior defender from Tacoma, weaves her way through defenders down the middle of the field before firing into the upper left corner of the net from 17 yards. She's was part of the Seminole defense that holds Samford to a single shot. FSU goes on to reach the College Cup for the first time since 2007.

A brilliant second-half brace from Fredy Montero clinches the Cascadia Cup for Seattle with a 3-1 comeback win over Vancouver at Empire Field. It’s a positive start to a huge travel week for Sounders FC, which also clinched a third straight playoff berth. Beginning with the bus ride north, Seattle will travel 9,000 miles in all, with stops in Guatemala City and New England.

Three-time state champion Eastside FC 94 Red, coached by Dan Strom, takes third place in the USYSA U16 Boys finals in Phoenix, losing out on a place in the final on goal differential.

Skagit Valley Youth Soccer Association and the Stanwood Camano Youth Soccer Club compete in Kicking Hunger food drive which collects nearly 1,500 pounds of donations for local food banks.

Seattle University relieves Brad Agoos of his duties as men's head coach. Agoos just completed his sixth year, finishing with an overall record of 49-49-9, including 2-13-2 in the final season. The Redhawks were 11-35-6 since becoming members of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, and did not qualify for the six-team conference postseason tournament for the second straight year.

Freshman Nathan Beasley scores two goals as Camas (20-1-0) claims its third 3A boys title by defeating Bainbridge (17-4-1), 3-0, in Lakewood.

Fredy Montero scores two second-half goals and Osvaldo Alonso converts game-winner on 83rd-minute penalty kick as Seattle rallies for 3-2 away victory over Portland Timbers before 18,627 at JELD-WEN Field.

North Thurston High School retires Kasey Keller’s No. 18 jersey. Keller was a prep All-American for the Rams, graduating in 1988. It’s a huge honor," Keller said. "I had a lot of fond memories of my time at North Thurston. I played a lot of my club ball in Federal Way, and it was a chance to play with my friends. We had a good time, and we had a good team."

After guiding Washington State to NCAA tournament appearances in three of the last four seasons, Matt Potter leaves Pullman for Oklahoma. Potter was 88-69-22 in nine seasons at WSU. The back-to-back trips to the postseason in 2008-09 were a first in program history and the Cougars advanced to the second round in 2009 and 2011 while attendance more than doubled during his tenure.

Robby Christner scores in 11th minute from Bryan Burke and Bryan Meredith posts shutout as Kitsap Pumas beats Laredo Heat, 1-0, to win PDL Championship at home. The PDL finals attract 2,657 to Bremerton Memorial Stadium over two days. Kitsap allows only one goal total in four postseason matches, finishing 16-1-3 in league and playoffs.

Lamar Neagle scores his first-career MLS goal and Patrick Ianni adds another, giving the Sounders a 2-1 victory over a 10-man Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium. RSL sees its MLS record 29-game home-unbeaten streak snapped while Seattle proceeds to go unbeaten in 11 in all competitions.

Jamie Clark, formerly at Harvard and Creighton, is named Washington men’s head coach, replacing Dean Wurzberger, who resigned following 2010 season.

Vancouver United Soccer Alliance Timbers win the girls U17 Premier Division title at U.S. Club Soccer National Cup Finals in Boise. Maddi Barton and Kristen Berry score first-half goals, leading Van United to a 2-1 win over the Scorpions of St. Croix, Minn.

A second-half surge fueled by goals from Osvaldo Alonso and Lamar Neagle secures the first-ever postseason win for the Sounders, however it’s not enough to advance. Seattle loses, 3-2 on aggregate, to Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference Semifinals.

A quadruple save from Kasey Keller and two late goals by Sammy Ochoa and Fredy Montero thrill the third-largest stand-alone crowd in MLS history with a 2-1 comeback win over San Jose. Playing his final home regular season match before 64,140, Keller is in vintage form with seven saves, including the 65th-minute flurry which keep the Sounders within a goal. Keller, 41, has announced he will retire at the end of the season.

Tacoma native and all-time NASL Sounders scoring leader Mark Peterson dies suddenly of unknown cause at 51. Signed by Seattle out of Wilson High School and Norpoint Royals, Peterson went on to play for the U.S. National Team and Tacoma Stars before coaching in North Tacoma SC. At 22, he was the 1982 NASL North American Player of the Year and totaled 61 goals in all competitions in four seasons with the Sounders.

Bellingham United is formed, with plans to play in a yet-to-be-determined adult amateur men’s league in 2012. The club is owned by Jeff McIntyre and Erin O'Brien, founders of Seattle-based Ruffneck Scarves.

Fredy Montero and Mauro Rosales score in the 82nd and 84th minutes, spurring Sounders FC to a comeback win over the reigning MLS Cup champion Colorado, 4-3, in front of a national television audience and 36,424 fans. It is the first Seattle home match played on grass (installed for Manchester United friendly).

Alvaro Fernandez scores the first-half winner and Terry Boss earns a clean sheet as Sounders beat reigning Champions League winner Monterrey, 1-0, in a group stage match at Estadio Tecnologico. Despite resting Fredy Montero, Kasey Keller and Mauro Rosales, Seattle becomes the second MLS club to win a competitive match in 50 tries on Mexican soil. It also snaps a 13-match unbeaten run in CCL for Monterrey.

Xan Nixon scores in the 88th minute and Saint Martin’s earns a 2-2 draw at Montana State Billings. It’s the record 30th career goal for Nixon, who also scores a first-half goal for the Saints.

Osvaldo Alonso converts a rebound equalizer in the 89th minute as Seattle secures passage to the Champions League knockout stage by drawing, 2-2, at Comunicaciones. Alonso had also tied it at 1-1 in the 44th minute on a deflected drive from outside the box.

Fredy Montero snaps a scoreless tie in the 78th minute and Osvaldo Alonso adds an insurance tally deep into stoppage time as the Sounders become the first MLS club to win three consecutive Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championships with a 2-0 win over the Chicago Fire. A tournament-record crowd of 35,615 witnesses Seattle become the first club in 42 years and the fourth in the Open Cup's 98-year history to win three years in a row. Montero's goal, his 16th in all competitions and fifth in the last four matches, came after Sounders FC had twice hit the post.

Federal Way’s Keyln Rowe opens his U.S. U20 National Team account with a hat trick in 4-0 win over Suriname in Guatemala City. A freshman at UCLA, Rowe then scores two more in 2-0 win over Panama. He was named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year after scoring seven goals and 10 assists for the Bruins.

Lamar Neagle’s hat trick leads the onslaught as Seattle erupts for a club-record six goals against Columbus, its third straight win and part of an eight-match unbeaten run across all competitions.

Alvaro Fernandez's goal early in the second half is enough to earn the Seattle Sounders FC a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers in the initial meeting between the two MLS clubs in a match played in heavy rain in front of a record 36,593 fans and a national television audience

The largest crowd in Pacific Northwest soccer history, 67,052, gathers for Sounders FC friendly with English Premier League champion Manchester United, who run rampant on Seattle reserves in second half for 7-0 outcome. Wayne Rooney, a non-starter, scores three of United's six second-half goals.

Kasey Keller is named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year and Mauro Rosales is Newcomer of the Year. Keller, 41, played every minute of his final season and led all keepers with 18 wins while making a career-high 110 saves. His 1.09 goals against average tied for fifth and his nine shutouts tied for third-most. Rosales finished third in MLS with 13 assists – a new club record – and added five goals.

Kaylie Winston finds the net seconds before halftime and Walla Walla go on to win an unprecedented third straight NWAACC women's title, 1-0, over Peninsula at Starfire Sports Stadium. It's the 51st goal in two seasons for Winston, and the Warriors (21-0-1) are 154-6-6 since Chad Bodnar became coach in 2005.

England's Port Vale defeat Kitsap Pumas, 1-0, at Bremerton, wrapping-up the U.S. portion the of League Two side's first North American tour. The Valiants defeat each win all three friendlies, including North Sound (3-1) and Tacoma (4-2). At a clinic sponsored by the Tacoma Pierce County Junior Soccer Association, head Port Vale coach Micky Adams and his staff joined with Tide head coach Gerry Gray in a simulated practice session and chalk talk and Washington Premier's complex.

Defender Lianna Simms, an injury replacement on the back line, connects on a free kick in the 22nd minute as No. 1 Skyline turns back Bellarmine Prep, 1-0, in the 4A state championship match. It was the fourth shutout in four state playoffs games for Skyline, which posted the school's first unbeaten season in school history.

Seattle Sounders rally in the final minutes to become first visitor to win, 2-1, at newly-opened Livestrong Park. Mauro Rosales and Lamar Neagle score in the 90th and 92nd minutes to snap Sporting Kansas City's league-best 14-game unbeaten streak. Sigi Schmid also becomes first coach in MLS history to reach 150 career victories.

After giving up two goals in the first six minutes, No. 2-ranked Seattle Prep rallies for a 3-2 victory over No. 3 Liberty of Issaquah to capture a second straight 3A state girls championship. The Panthers (20-0-2), in the title game for the fifth time in six years, had allowed only eight goals all season and never more than one in any match. Kaylynn Huebner headed in the game-winner five minutes before halftime.