Within a few hours of the terrorist attacks back east, Seattle Pacific postpones its women's soccer game vs. Western Washington later that evening at Interbay Stadium. Elsewhere, Puget Sound's men's afternoon game at Northwest Nazarene proceeds. The Loggers' flight back was canceled, however, due to the FAA ground stop order.

Seattle Center is chosen as the city's fan celebration hub for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It will be the state's largest and most interactive non-stadium fan experience, with big-screen watch parties, food and entertainment opportunities. An estimated 20,000-30,000 visitors are expected daily during the tournament per day during the World Cup. Seattle Center will be the northern terminus of fan events envisioned stretching along a corridor from Lumen Field, with activations also taking place in Westlake Park, City Hall Park, Pioneer Square, the Chinatown International District and Waterfront Park.

Fifteen hours after starting for runner-up Blanchet in the state 3A girls basketball championship game, Katie O'Brien converts the winning shootout goal for Seattle's Emerald City FC '81 Azzurri in the title game of the U-18 Snickers Championship Cup at Renton Stadium. Rebekah Ten Broek of Lynden and Temryss Lane of Sehome also played in state hoops games before playing for ECFC Azzurri. Both girls have Division I scholarships and will play soccer next season, Lane at Arizona State and Ten Broek at Marshall in West Virginia.

Darren Sawatzky and the Sounders will not be denied. Sawatzky's goal in the 66th minute nudges Seattle past the Bay Area Seals, 2-1, for a ninth straight win in Hayward, Ca. Scott Jenkins puts the visitors up in the seventh minute but theSeals knot it by halftime. Craig Tomlinson wins possession and quickly finds Sawatzky for his 16th goal and ninth during the win streak.

For the second year in a row Crossfire Premier boys are victorious in the U18/19 ECNL championship game. Anthony Garcia scores in stoppage time on XF home turf at Redmond's 60 Acres Park, to edge Chicago's Eclipse Select, 3-2. It's unbeaten XF's third U19 national title in four seasons.

Unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Washington clinches its fourth Pac-12 championship by beating UCLA, 3-2, on a soggy Husky Soccer Stadium pitch. The Huskies (14-0-3) never trail after Ilijah Paul nets his 11th goal in the eighth minute. Lucas Meek heads in a rebound at 48' and Gio Miglietti's penalty kick in the 65th provides an ample two-goal cushion. UW last won the conference in 2019.