Alvaro Fernandez's goal early in the second half is enough to earn the Seattle Sounders FC a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers in the initial meeting between the two MLS clubs in a match played in heavy rain in front of a record 36,593 fans and a national television audience

Seattle Pacific appears postseason-bound for the first time in five years after bumping off Western Washington, 2-1 in overtime at Interbay. Tyler Schultz's 6-yard header with 46 seconds remaining in the first extra period earns SPU its 12th win in the last 15 games. Schultz has six goals in the last four wins and 14th overall.

Chad Kearns scores twice and assists on Pacific Lutheran's third goal in a tournament berth-clinching, 3-0 win at George Fox in Newberg, Ore. The Lutes tie for first with Whitworth but swept the Pirates for the NWC tiebreaker and NCAA Division III automatic berth. PLU last reached a national tournament stage in NAIA in 1992.

Hope Solo makes four saves to earn her second straight shutout in the 3-0 USWNT win over Colombia in group play in Sinsheim, Germany. For Solo it's her eighth straight shutout in all competitions. Stephanie Cox sees her first action of the tournament, as a second-half substitute for Amy LePeilbet, and on Cox's first touch she crosses to Carli Lloyd for the third goal.

Tacoma native and all-time NASL Sounders scoring leader Mark Peterson dies suddenly of unknown cause at 51. Signed by Seattle out of Wilson High School and Norpoint Royals, Peterson went on to play for the U.S. National Team and Tacoma Stars before coaching in North Tacoma SC. At 22, he was the 1982 NASL North American Player of the Year and totaled 61 goals in all competitions in four seasons with the Sounders.

Christopher Morris heads in a long free kick from Evan Robicheau just 79 seconds into overtime, and 13th-ranked Seattle Pacific knocks out longtime postseason rival Cal State Dominguez Hills in a first-round NCAA game at Interbay. It's the Falcons first playoff win since 2005. The Toros, who won eight straight versus SPU, including elimination games in 2000 and '05, forced overtime by equalizing with 4 seconds left in regulation.

North Thurston High School retires Kasey Keller’s No. 18 jersey. Keller was a prep All-American for the Rams, graduating in 1988. It’s a huge honor," Keller said. "I had a lot of fond memories of my time at North Thurston. I played a lot of my club ball in Federal Way, and it was a chance to play with my friends. We had a good time, and we had a good team."

Lamar Neagle scores his first-career MLS goal and Patrick Ianni adds another, giving the Sounders a 2-1 victory over a 10-man Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium. Ianni ends Salt Lake's 409-minute shutout streak at 71', and Neagle rips a rising drive past Nick Rimando in the 84th. RSL sees its MLS record 29-game home-unbeaten streak snapped while Seattle begins an 11-game unbeaten run (8-0-3) across all competitions.

Tiana Brockway seals Florida State's 2-0 first-round NCAA win over Samford with a goal in the 65th minute. Brockway, a junior defender from Tacoma, weaves her way through defenders down the middle of the field before firing into the upper left corner of the net from 17 yards. She's was part of the Seminole defense that holds Samford to a single shot. FSU goes on to reach the College Cup for the first time since 2007.

Osvaldo Alonso converts a rebound equalizer in the 89th minute as Seattle secures passage to the Champions League knockout stage by drawing, 2-2, at Comunicaciones. Alonso had also tied it at 1-1 in the 44th minute on a deflected drive from outside the box. Down 1-nil since 7th minute, along Zach Scott throw deflects into Alonso's path. Now 3-1-1 in group play, Seattle is assured of advancing with one game remaining.

First-half goals from Brandi Hamre and Kellie Zakrzewski pace Seattle Pacific to a 2-1 victory at Northwest Nazarene, clinching the Falcons' third straight GNAC regular season title. SPU wins its seventh in a row and clinches an NCAA tournament berth for the eighth straight year.

Girls from Arlington's U14 Renegade FC use break training to instead fill about 50 Easter baskets with candy and small gifts and dye hard-boiled eggs for residents at Marysville Care Center, a nursing home. Club President Roy Berry says the team eagerly got behind the service project idea. "They like getting together outside of playing soccer. It's about more than just soccer, it's about developing the kids into being good people, too."

Julie Woodward records her 200th career win with her alma mater as Seattle University drops San Diego State, 3-1, at the Nike Invitational in Las Vegas. Stephanie Verdoia scores the go-ahead goal in the 60th minute in the Redhawks' third straight win.

Bremerton's semi-pro Kitsap Pumas hold their own against the Sounders in a third-round U.S. Open Cup match at Starfire Stadium. Mike Fucito scores past former Seattle draft pick Bryan Meredith in the 39th and 61st minutes. Nik Besagno pulls the Pumas a goal back at 71'. The game also features brothers Daniel (Kitsap) and Zach Scott (Seattle) on opposite sides.

Seattle University relieves Brad Agoos of his duties as men's head coach. Agoos just completed his sixth year, finishing with an overall record of 49-49-9, including 2-13-2 in the final season. The Redhawks were 11-35-6 since becoming members of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, and did not qualify for the six-team conference postseason tournament for the second straight year.

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.

Eight Seattle Public Schools high schools begin round-robin play in the inaugural season of the Seattle Unified Soccer League at Interbay. SPS is partnered with Washington Special Olympics, which describes the international Unified Sports program as being for teams that include players “with and without intellectual disabilities,” training and playing together. Prior to play, the opening ceremonies include a March to the Match. Participating schools include Ballard, Cleveland, Chief Sealth, Ingraham, Nathan Hale, NOVA, Rainier Beach and West Seattle.

Skagit Valley Youth Soccer Association and the Stanwood Camano Youth Soccer Club compete in Kicking Hunger food drive which collects nearly 1,500 pounds of donations for local food banks.

Kasey Keller is named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year and Mauro Rosales is Newcomer of the Year. Keller, 41, played every minute of his final season and led all keepers with 18 wins while making a career-high 110 saves. His 1.09 goals against average tied for fifth and his nine shutouts tied for third-most. Rosales finished third in MLS with 13 assists – a new club record – and added five goals.

We've been told that Seattle fans are the best in the MLS, and I think we witnessed that tonight.

Two days after Seattle parts ways with striker Designated Player Blaise Nkufo, Argentine winger Mauro Rosales is signed following a lengthy trial. Nkufo, who scored five times in the second half of 2010, comes off the Sounders roster minutes before the season opener and retires March 28. Rosales comes north after four years at River Plate. He earned a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics and has 10 caps.

Sounders winger Steve Zakuani suffers a season-ending injury during a Good Friday 1-0 win at Colorado. Less than three minutes into the game, Rapids veteran Brian Mullan runs down and slide-tackles Zakuani, fracturing his right fibula and tibia. Zakuani, Seattle's co-leader in goals and assists, is immediately taken away by ambulance. Mullan is shown a straight red card and, a week later, is given the longest suspension in MLS history, 10 games, for a foul judged to be "reckless, egregious and showed utter disregard for the safety of his opponent."

Three-time state champion Eastside FC 94 Red, coached by Dan Strom, takes third place in the USYSA U16 Boys finals in Phoenix, losing out on a place in the final on goal differential.

Brooke Yokers stops eight shots and Brandi Hamre scores just 37 after entering the game to ignite Seattle Pacific's 4-0 first-round win over Grand Canyon at the NCAA Division II Far West Regional in Los Angeles. Hamre's goal is her fourth in six games. The No. 5 Falcons, who also get two goals from Megan Lindsay, win their 10th match in a row. They fall to host Cal State L.A., 2-1, Nov. 12.

After giving up two goals in the first six minutes, No. 2-ranked Seattle Prep rallies for a 3-2 victory over No. 3 Liberty of Issaquah to capture a second straight 3A state girls championship. The Panthers (20-0-2), in the title game for the fifth time in six years, had allowed only eight goals all season and never more than one in any match. Kaylynn Huebner heads in the game-winner five minutes before halftime.

Fredy Montero snaps a scoreless tie in the 78th minute and Osvaldo Alonso adds an insurance tally deep into stoppage time as the Sounders become the first MLS club to win three consecutive Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championships with a 2-0 win over the Chicago Fire. A tournament-record crowd of 35,615 witnesses Seattle become the first club in 42 years and the fourth in the Open Cup's 98-year history to win three years in a row. Montero's goal, his 16th in all competitions and fifth in the last four matches, came after Sounders FC had twice hit the post.

Eastside FC 94 Red completes a dominating display at the Far West Regional by blanking Cal North's Tigres, 2-0, in the final at Boise. Kyle Bjornethun and Maxwell Harvey score in the final, reversing a loss to Tigres a year earlier. Eastside finishes with a 19-1 goal differential for the week.

Despite a strong start, Puget Sound is eventually caught and then knocked out by Concordia-Moorehead in a first-round NCAA playoff at Thousand Oaks, Ca. Jenny Moore puts UPS ahead after 18 minutes on a solo effort. Yet the Cobbers tie it in the 75th minute and convert their first three penalties, advancing 1-1 (3-1). The Loggers' first two shootout attempts are saved.

The Seattle Sounders Women push until the final whistle but cannot overcome a 3-nil deficit and lose to the undefeated Ottawa Fury, 3-2, in the W-League semifinals at Starfire Stadium. League MVP Mallory Outerbridge scores a brace against the depleted (five season-ending injuries) Sounders. Jocelyn Charette and Justi Baumgardt-Yamada bring the hosts within a goal by the 88th minute. After a 2-1 consolation game loss to Vancouver, Seattle finishes fourth.

Federal Way's Keyln Rowe, a sophomore at UCLA, is named Pac-12 Player of the Year after finishing as the league's leader in assists (10). Rowe also scored six goals as the Bruins completed a perfect (10-0-0) season in Pac-12 play.

A Nathan Beasley first-half brace paves the way for a 3-0 Camas victory over Bainbridge for the boy's 3A crown in Lakewood. Beasley, who also scored in the semifinal win over Southridge, scores in the 19th and 29th minutes. The Papermakers' shutout is the 14th of the year and fourth in five postseason games. Parker Roland also tallies for Camas (20-1-0), which collects its third state championship in six years.

Kaylie Winston finds the net seconds before halftime and Walla Walla go on to win an unprecedented third straight NWAACC women's title, 1-0, over Peninsula at Starfire Sports Stadium. It's the 51st goal in two seasons for Winston, and the Warriors (21-0-1) are 154-6-6 since Chad Bodnar became coach in 2005.

Kitsap Pumas score in the final minute to capture their first PDL Western Conference championship, 1-0 over the host Fresno Fuego. Daniel Scott scores and Bryan Meredith saves a penalty kick in stoppage time. Kitsap not only advances to the PDL finals but will host.

In a World Cup classic, Hope Solo helps the shorthanded United States fight back to eliminate Brazil, 2-2 (5-3) in Dresden, Germany, and move onto the semifinals. Playing with 10 following a red card in the 68th minute, the USWNT extends Brazil to overtime and then, on Abby Wambach's equalizer in stoppage time, penalties. Solo makes a one-handed stop of Daiane in the third round, allowing Ali Krieger to convert the winning shootout attempt.

Hope Solo is among three players with Washington connections named by Pia Sundhage to the U.S. World Cup squad. Solo will play in her second World Cup when U.S. matches begin June 28. Gig Harbor resident Stephanie Cox and Amy LePeilbet, who was born in Spokane, will make their first appearance.

Jessica Olivers scores twice in the first 14 minutes and Northwest University goes on to beat Southern Oregon, 2-1, for a program-best 11th win at Ashland. It's the Eagles' fourth straight win and its three more wins than ever before. Just two years prior, NU won only three times.

Kelyn Rowe scores to give UCLA a late lead, but No. 1 North Carolina comes back to force extra time and eventually advances to the NCAA College Cup final via a shootout, 2-2 (3-1). The Tar Heels proceed to win the national championship over Charlotte. Rowe completes a give-and-go in the 74th minute for a 2-1 lead. He also has two assists in the Bruins' 3-0 win over Rutgers in the Round of 16.

After guiding Washington State to NCAA tournament appearances in three of the last four seasons, Matt Potter leaves Pullman for Oklahoma. Potter was 88-69-22 in nine seasons at WSU. The back-to-back trips to the postseason in 2008-09 were a first in program history and the Cougars advanced to the second round in 2009 and 2011 while attendance more than doubled during his tenure.

Fredy Montero and Mauro Rosales score in the 82nd and 84th minutes, spurring Sounders FC to a comeback win over the reigning MLS Cup champion Colorado, 4-3, in front of a national television audience and 36,424 fans. It is the first Seattle home match played on grass (installed for Manchester United friendly).

Xan Nixon scores in the 88th minute and Saint Martin’s earns a 2-2 draw at Montana State Billings. It’s the record 30th career goal for Nixon, who also scores a first-half goal for the Saints.

Jamie Clark, formerly at Harvard and Creighton, is named Washington men’s ninth head coach, replacing Dean Wurzberger, who resigned following the 2010 season. Clark guided Creighton to a 13-5-2 mark and the second round of the 2010 NCAA tournament. From 2008-09 his Harvard teams went 25-9-1and made two NCAA appearances.

Federal Way’s Keyln Rowe opens his U.S. U20 National Team account with a hat trick in 4-0 win over Suriname in Guatemala City. A freshman at UCLA, Rowe then scores two more in 2-0 win over Panama. He was named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year after scoring seven goals and 10 assists for the Bruins.

Mexico's El Tri pulls 50,305 from across the region for a festive 1-1 friendly with Ecuador at Qwest Field. With plentiful sunshine and constant din of vuvuzelas, Mexico dominates (14-2 in shots), yet only can count a 7' goal from Jorge Torres Nilo. Ecuado equalizes before halftime through Michael Arroyo. Giovani Dos Santos and Aldo De Nigris have good looks for El Tri in the final 10 minutes, but each shoot over the crossbar.

Nate Jaqua's extra-time goal proves to be the series winner as Seattle tops Panama's San Francisco FC, 2-0 (2-1 aggregate), in the second and deciding leg of the CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round, in front of 21,233 fans at CenturyLink Field. Alvaro Fernandez relieves some of the pressure with a 41' header to tie the aggregate. Jaqua, a second-half substitute, takes an entry ball from Fernandez and thumps it just below the crossbar in the 98th minute.

In the weeks following the World Cup, Hope Solo's profile elevates to celebrity status. Solo is announced as a contestant in ABC's Dancing with the Stars and eventually reaches the semifinals with partner partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy. She posed for ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue and signed multiyear endorsement deals with Gatorade, Bank of America, BlackBerry, Ubisoft and Electronic Arts.

A brilliant second-half brace from Fredy Montero clinches the Cascadia Cup for Seattle with a 3-1 comeback win over Vancouver at Empire Field. It’s a positive start to a huge travel week for Sounders FC, which also clinches a third straight playoff berth. Beginning with the bus ride north, Seattle will travel 9,000 miles in all, with stops in Guatemala City and New England.

Rain, tifo, away support and a tight contest: The first Cascadia Cup match of the all-MLS era begins with the Sounders and Timbers drawing 1-1 before a Seattle record crowd for a league match (36,593) at Qwest Field. Alvaro Fernandez delivers the first blow in the 52nd minute, but Mamadou Danso answers in the 65th.

Fredy Montero scores two second-half goals and Osvaldo Alonso converts the game-winner on an 83rd-minute penalty kick as Seattle rallies for 3-2 away victory over Portland at JELD-WEN Field. Twice the Timbers go ahead on deflected shots, but Montero quickly responds, his first on a 25-yard free kick. The Sounders push their unbeaten streak to eight league games.

The largest crowd in Pacific Northwest soccer history, 67,052, gathers for the Sounders friendly with English Premier League champion Manchester United, who run rampant on Seattle reserves in second half for 7-0 outcome. Wayne Rooney, a non-starter, scores three of United's six second-half goals. Seattle actually out-shoots United 10-9 in the first half, yet only the visitors' Michael Owen scores. Against Seattle's second team, Rooney blows open the game, scoring three times and assisting Ji-Sung Park in a span of 21 minutes to make it 6-nil.

The third annual Casino Road Futbol Academy attracts 470 youth for a weeklong day camp at Walter E. Hall Park. Organized by Everett police Lt. Manuel Garcia, the camp is run with 200 volunteers. In addition to instruction and games, kids, some in foster care, also learn about the importance of education and alternatives to gangs and violence.

A boisterous record crowd in Pullman urges Washington State to hold No. 4-ranked UCLA to a scoreless draw. The Cougars, before 1,652 fans, move into second place in the Pac-12 as redshirt freshman Gurveen Clair, facing 29 shots, makes five saves. A month earlier WSU tied then-No. 4 Virginia, 0-0, on the road with Clair making four stops.

Mike Jennings and Tacoma Football Club transfer of ownership of the PDL Tide and W-League Seattle Sounders Women to Lane Smith and Cliff McElroy. Jennings maintains a minority stake in clubs, and the USL approves the sale of both.

After two seasons and a championship, the Kitsap Pumas and coach Peter Fewing part ways. Fewing guided the Pumas to the PDL playoffs in both 2010 and 2011, finishing with a league championship and a 24-3-5 record. He had been been commuting between his Seattle home and Bremerton while operating his soccer camps and serving as a Sounders broadcaster.

England's Port Vale defeat Kitsap Pumas, 1-0, at Bremerton, wrapping-up the U.S. portion the of League Two side's first North American tour. The Valiants defeat each win all three friendlies, including North Sound (3-1) and Tacoma (4-2). At a clinic sponsored by the Tacoma Pierce County Junior Soccer Association, head Port Vale coach Micky Adams and his staff joined with Tide head coach Gerry Gray in a simulated practice session and chalk talk and Washington Premier's complex.

Washington gives new coach Jamie Clark a win in his first outing, a 3-0 verdict at Gonzaga. Clark is the first new coach since 1992. Brent Richards supplies two second-half goals and the Huskies start 3-0-2.

Surafel Wodajo assists on two first-half goals as Pacific Lutheran wins 6-0 at Pacific in Forest Grove, Or. It’s the 10th win in a row for the Lutes. Wadajo connects with Chad Kearns on a quick combination in the 14th minute, and Spencer Augustin scores in the 23rd minute. Wodajo sets a PLU record with 16 assists and graduates as the career leader with 37.

Bellingham United is formed, with plans to play in a yet-to-be-determined adult amateur men’s league in 2012. The club is owned by Jeff McIntyre and Erin O'Brien, founders of Seattle-based Ruffneck Scarves.

For the first time in Washington State's 23 seasons of varsity play, the outcome is decided in penalty kicks. The Cougars come from behind for the fifth time to oust Kentucky via a shootout, 1-1 (4-2) in an NCAA first round game at Lexington. Ali Fenter brings the visitors level in the 57th minute, and Bethanie Skelton and Mesa Owsley convert the final two penalties to secure the victory.

Despite being ranked 19th nationally, Washington is bypassed by the NCAA selection committee for a second straight year. The Huskies (12-4-2) won seven of their last eight games, losing only to No. 10 UCLA. The Bruins won the Pac-12 and are the only team in the NCAA tournament.

After playing five seasons at Curtis High School in University Place, the Tacoma Tide adopts Stadium Bowl as its new PDL home. A late Daniel Gray penalty secures a 2-2 draw with the North Sound SeaWolves before a record gathering of 226.

Early second-half strikes from Kylie Beeson and Christine Isabella break open Puget Sound's 5-0 swamping of Pacific in the regular season closer at Baker Stadium. It secures the Loggers' 10th straight NWC championship after moving into first a day earlier, ahead of Linfield. After Mikaela Freeman’s 29’ opener, Beeson and Isabella score at 47’ and 50 for a 3-nil lead.

Vancouver United Soccer Alliance Timbers win the girls U17 Premier Division title at U.S. Club Soccer National Cup Finals in Boise. Maddi Barton and Kristen Berry score first-half goals, leading Van United to a 2-1 win over the Scorpions of St. Croix, Minn.

Lamar Neagle’s hat trick leads the onslaught as Seattle erupts for a club-record six goals against Columbus, its third straight win and part of an five-match wins streak across all competitions. Neagle put Seattle up after just four minutes and, following a Mauro Rosales penalty, makes it 3-0 on a 21' volley. His hat trick is completed with a 71' banger from the top of the box. Columbus’s Jeff Cunningham becomes the MLS career scoring leader on a second-half penalty.

A quadruple save from Kasey Keller and two late goals by Sammy Ochoa and Fredy Montero thrill the third-largest stand-alone crowd in MLS history with a 2-1 comeback win over San Jose. Playing his final home regular season match before 64,140, Keller is in vintage form with seven saves, including the 65th-minute flurry which keep the Sounders within a goal. Keller, 41, has announced he will retire at the end of the season.

Defender Lianna Simms, an injury replacement on the back line, connects on a free kick in the 22nd minute as No. 1 Skyline turns back Bellarmine Prep, 1-0, in the 4A state championship match. It's the fourth shutout in four playoff games for Skyline, which posted the school's first unbeaten season (18-0-2)in school history.

Seattle Sounders rally in the final minutes to become first visitor to win, 2-1, at newly-opened Livestrong Park. Mauro Rosales and Lamar Neagle score in the 90th and 92nd minutes to snap Sporting Kansas City's league-best 14-game unbeaten streak. Sigi Schmid also becomes first coach in MLS history to reach 150 career victories.

Roger Levesque provides the finishing touches and a memorable celebration to the Sounders' 4-2 victory over New York to send a big crowd home happy. Seattle opens the entire upper deck of Qwest Field for the first time for an MLS match, and the attendance of 46,065 is nearly 10,000 greater than any previous MLS home match. Levesque subs after the Red Bulls' tying goal and has an immediate impact, heading in a 67th-minute corner kick. He seals the win at 78' by stealing the ball from New York goalkeeper Greg Sutton, knocking it into an empty net and enacting a scuba dive off the signage board.

In a state 4A boys' final between two schools separated by just over a mile, Eastlake defeats its Sammamish neighbor Skyline, 2-0, at Lakewood. The Wolves get second-half goals from Brandon McComb and Sean Klauer for their third victory over the Spartans. It's their third title but first since repeating in 1997. Klauer finds McComb for a short chip at 46' and then hammers home a rebound at 58'.

Robby Christner scores in 11th minute from Bryan Burke and Bryan Meredith posts shutout as Kitsap Pumas beats Laredo Heat, 1-0, to win PDL Championship at home. The PDL finals attract 2,657 to Bremerton Memorial Stadium over two days. Kitsap allows only one goal total in four postseason matches, finishing 16-1-3 in league and playoffs.

A second-half surge fueled by goals from Osvaldo Alonso and Lamar Neagle secures the first-ever postseason win for the Sounders, however it’s not enough to advance. Seattle loses, 3-2 on aggregate, to Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference Semifinals. Numerous missed first-half opportunities keep it scoreless at halftime. Alonso's 56' penalty is followed five minutes later by Neagle finishing a Fredy Montero pass. The best remaining chance was Alonso's in the 78th minute. The Sounders dominate throughout, finishing with a 26-4 advantage in shots. Alonso had an open look in the 78th minute and fired high. Seattle sustained it worst loss of the season, 3-0, in the Oct. 29 first leg.

Sounders forward O’Brian White, in midst of scoring surge with two goals and two assists in four games, undergoes surgery for blood clot in leg.

Edgar Esquevil scores an ice-breaking goal at the hour mark and later adds an assist in Northwest University's record-breaking 11th win of the year, 3-0 over Cascade Conference leading Corban, in Kirkland. The Eagles, winning six of the final eight regular season games, finish three points behind Corban but manage a season series sweep.

Spencer Augustin's goal stands for the difference between Northwest Conference frontrunners Pacific Lutheran and Whitworth. Augustin one-touches a Chad Kearns cross into the net in the 31st minute for his 12th of the campaign, and Joe Rayburn is forced to make just one save at Parkland.

Alvaro Fernandez scores the first-half winner and Terry Boss earns a clean sheet as Sounders beat reigning Champions League winner Monterrey, 1-0, in a group stage match at Estadio Tecnologico. Despite resting Fredy Montero, Kasey Keller and Mauro Rosales, Seattle becomes the second MLS club to win a competitive match in 50 tries on Mexican soil. It also snaps a 13-match unbeaten run in CCL for Monterrey.

Kelyn Rowe of Federal Way scores a brace for the U.S. to beat Panama, 2-0, and take first in Group B at the Concacaf U20 Championship in Guatemala City. Each of Rowe's goals come in the first 20 minutes. He had a goal and assist Mar. 29 versus Suriname. Host Guatemala eliminates the U.S., 2-1, in the quarterfinals Apr. 6.