Tye Tolentino scores three of Puget Sound's five second-half goals as the Loggers beat Evergreen State's Geoducks 5-0 at Tacoma. Tolentino, a senior, finishes with career records of 31 goals and 33 assists.

Northwestern Senior League forms with Seattle AFC, Wanderers, Thistles, Fort Lawton and Tacoma. Port Blakely, though owning an active team, opts out.

Although they overcame a disastrous start to surge into contention, the Tacoma Stars are eliminated from the MISL playoff race in the next-to-last game. A Juan Cardenas hat trick helps the L.A. Lazers snap the Stars' 11-game Tacoma Dome win streak, 6-5, before 10,824. Mark Peterson scores two goals for Tacoma, which had won 20 of 33. The Lazers also won at the Forum two nights earlier.

Mount Rainier claims its fourth AA state boys' championship via penalties, 0-0 (5-3), over Lindbergh in Puyallup. Mike Armstrong saves Lindbergh's first penalty attempt, and Tom Moore converts the decisive MR fifth-round kick. It's the fourth straight knockout game that the Rams have come through in the clutch. They scored in overtime to beat both Bellingham and O'Dea to reach the semifinals and scored with five minutes left in regulation to knock off Battle Ground. Mount Rainier won three straight titles from 1987-89.

Kennya Cordner snatches a winner in the final two minutes as the Seattle Sounders Women win their fourth in a row, 2-1 over Santa Clarita. It's Cordner's fifth goal during the win streak, including hat trick vs Colorado Storm on June 20. unfortunately, the Sounders Women proceed to lose three of the next five to fall from W-League postseason contention.

Hope Solo reaches a number of milestones but a FIFA World Cup championship remains elusive as Japan prevails over the United States in a shootout, 2-2 (3-1) in Frankfurt, Germany. Twice Japan fights back from a goal down. In penalties, Solo saves in the second round and gets a hand on Japan's third shot but still gets in the net. She is awarded the Gold Glove, Bronze Ball and a place on the all-tournament team. Solo became only the second USWNT keeper to reach 100 caps July 13 vs. France.