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Down a goal with 22 minutes to go, a determined Decatur of Federal Way scores twice in three minutes to repeat as state 4A boys champion, 3-2 over Spokane's Lewis & Clark at Everett Memorial Stadium. Alex Chursky delivers the game-winner after Kyle Colbath ties it. The Tigers had forged a 2-1 lead through Grant Lundberg and Matt Ross penalty. The Gators' (20-0-2) unbeaten streak reaches 44 games. Their coach, Jimmy McAlister, watches the final minutes from the stands after being sent off for complaining about rough play.
It's a very costly Seattle Sounders loss to start the season. In the first leg of their round of 16 Champions League match, the Sounders fall, 2-1, at Santa Tecla, El Salvador. They also lose forward Jordan Morris to a season-ending knee injury. Morris crumples untouched in the 85th minute, sustaining a torn ACL in his right knee.
Mark Stoppler scores 6:07 into overtime as Washington wrests the NCSC crown away from Seattle Pacific, 2-1, before 1,100 at Memorial Stadium. A win would've secured the title for SPU. Stoppler finds the upper left corner from 25 yards to avenge a home loss to the Falcons two weeks earlier. Mark Faller opens the scoring in the 26th minute before the Huskies' John Hamel ties nine minutes later. "This team has shown a great deal of character," says first-year UW Coach Ron Carter. "After suffering so many disappointing losses early in the season, it took a tremendous amount of character to come back and win the conference title."
DeAndre Yedlin moves in a trade to FC Cincinnati after two seasons at Inter Miami as a regular starter. Yedlin fulfills wingback role and contributes three assists, but it's the first time since 2020 he does not earn a USMNT cap.
The NBA Seattle SuperSonics announce they will operate a team in the Continental Indoor Soccer League beginning in 1995. Owned by Barry Ackerley, the team will spend its first season at the Center Arena, before moving to the renovated KeyArena. CISL expansion franchises reportedly cost $200,000, and Seattle becomes the league's 13th team for 1994. Seattle's total budget is between $500,000-800,000 with a salary cap of $160,000. CISL rules stipulate 13 players must be local and $3,500 is the maximum monthly salary.
The Women's United Soccer Association approves charter teams for eight cities: Atlanta, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Orlando-Tampa, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington. Listed as alternates were: Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Portland, St. Louis and Raleigh-Durham which later replaces the Florida cities. Seattle was not in the running.