Kelsey Turnbow scores four goals as Central Valley successfully defends its title by vanquishing Jackson, 5-2. Turnbow begins her rampage by scoring in the third minute but not until Megan Dimmler’s 69’ goal do the Bears separate from the Timberwolves. Turnbow’s fourth comes at 75’. Central Valley is the third school to repeat in 4A.

Stefan Frei earns his league-leading 10th shutout of the season, but the Sounders' scoring drought continues with a scoreless home draw against Orlando City. Seattle still sits third in the West but has gone scoreless in three straight home matches and five of the last seven overall. It has just six points from the last seven outings. Missing due to international call-ins are Jordan Morris, Cristian Roldan and Alex Roldan, plus Raul Ruidiaz is in Peru following the sudden death of his father.

Soccer America magazine announces its all-decade team for collegiate women, and three Washingtonians are in the XI. Michelle Akers (Central Florida), Lori Henry (North Carolina) and Shannon Higgins (North Carolina). Akers and Higgins were the first two winners of the MAC Hermann Award. During the Eighties, Akers was a four-time All-American, Henry and Higgins two each while winning three and four NCAA championships, respectively.

Seattle's KCTS Channel 9 airs a 30-minute instructional program, "How to Play Soccer," with Derek Mallinson as host. Mallinson, 39 and former professional footballer in England, is the president of Lake Hills SC, and he includes a history of the game dating 112 A.D. in China, to modern game evolving in England in 1863 to contemporary times and skills, including goalkeeping. Repeat showings air three more times in the fall. Soccer also gets some air time on local newscasts, with KING's Rod Belcher narrating highlights from a Hungarians' state league contest.

Saint Martin's parlays a big comeback to earn a momentous victory, 3-2 over 24th-ranked and previous unbeaten Seattle Pacific at Interbay. Victor Kelmel redirects a Vlad Voin corner kick into the net at the 59:07 mark, capping the Saints' comeback from down 2-nil. That deficit is erased in 13 minutes. Xan Nixon makes it 2-1 at 20:22. A long throw-in by Brandon Scott leads to Gabe O'Hara's header for the equalizer at 33:17.

Portland's postseason arch-nemesis, Notre Dame, stops the Pilots and their Washington-based players short of the NCAA championships game. The Irish come from two goals down to win the semifinal, 3-2, before 8,800 at Santa Clara, Ca. A free kick from Justi Baumgardt of Federal Way creates the first UP goal. Jody Dutra, Wynne McIntosh and Kim Stiles are among the other Washingtonians playing for Portland. Notre Dame had beaten the Pilots in the 1994 semifinals and the 1995 final.