Claire Potter's two goals pace 12th-ranked Western Washington past rival Seattle Pacific at Harrington Field, extending the Vikings' unbeaten run to 13 games after starting 0-1-2. Potter has four goals and one assist in the last five games.

Former NWSL MVP Kim Little, 26, announces she's leaving the Seattle Reign after three seasons to join Arsenal Ladies, her former club. Little, a Scottish international, scored 33 times for Seattle including a club record 17 in 2014 regular season and playoffs.

In a 2A boys'championship game pitting two unbeaten teams, Bainbridge completes a perfect season (26-0-0) by clipping Squalicum in a shootout, 1-1 (3-1). Cooper Harrington saves three of the penalties he faces. Maddox Strickland puts Squalicum (21-1-1) ahead early with his 39th goal. Ryder Mortensen ties it early in the second period.

Sounders fans overwhelmingly vote to retain Adrian Hanauer as general manager in the first such quadrennial poll of season-ticket holders and Alliance members. The determination is announced at the club's year-end business meeting at WaMu Theater. Out of 13,775 total votes, 13,271 (96 percent) are in favor of retaining Hanauer. It is believed to be the first vote of its kind in American professional sports.

Title IX’s upcoming 50th anniversary is celebrated with Washington State Legends of Soccer curating and hosting a 10-panel display at Lumen Field during a Sounders match. In addition, 10 of our state’s early women’s soccer icons led the pregame Scarves Up! OL Reign and Washington Youth Soccer also marked the anniversary later in the year.

Eddie Craggs, instrumental in growing and organizing the local game since arriving in 1947, is voted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Known as The Gaffer, he is the state's third inductee (Craggs accepts the award several weeks later, in Miami). Craggs was the longtime secretary of the state senior association and supervised the state league doubleheaders at Lower Woodland Park. He also managed the Fremont Boys Club which then morphed into perennial senior power Buchan Bakers.