Darwin Jones achieves a hat trick in just his and Sounders 2's second outing, a 4-0 home win over Vancouver at Starfire. Jones, a rookie Homegrown Player signing out of the University of Washington, begins his night by finishing off a feed from Andy Craven in the 16th minute and another 20 minutes later. Jones caps his hat trick less than five minutes into the second half as the Seattle lead expands to 4-0. Craven adds the other goal for S2.

Swiss perennial contender FC Zurich impresses an audience of 1,500 at West Seattle by edging a Northwest Selection. Orchestrated by former Swiss player of the year Jacob Kuhn, the visitors win, 3-2, over a team comprised of SeaTac FC and Vancouver Cougars of the WCSL. Zurich, three-time national champions during the 1960s, is coming off a third-place finish.

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."

Sounders’ string of wins over MLS clubs in U.S. Open Cup ends before 10,385 at Qwest Field with a 2-1 extra-time loss to FC Dallas. After a scoreless 90 minutes, Carolos Ruiz strikes in the first minute of overtime, before an Abe Thompson penalty kick doubles the lead in the 118th. Leighton O’Brien gets a stoppage time consolation goal for Seattle.

Sky River SC opens new, nine-field complex in Monroe – second only to Snohomish’s Stocker Fields among Snohomish County facilities. Fredy Montero and Osvaldo Alonso of the Sounders are on hand for the opening.

NCAA accepts Seattle Pacific’s bid to host Division II semifinals, consolation and final at Memorial Stadium. Bid includes Nile Temple Shriners committing to buy 6,000 tickets each day.