The Raleigh World: Six Months, Give Or Take
It’s not that I had forgotten about my monthly update. Things are launching in some areas and others seem stuck on the launch pad and I’ve been working and nudging as seems appropriate. It...
Tagged: soccer
IT’S WORLD CUP DAYYYYYYYYYY!!!
via GIPHY I’m feeling many kinds of ways about the World Cup right now, but mostly I’m excited. Now I need to hurry up and finish up my brackets!
Being An Ally: Playing For Pride
On March 23, 2016, the North Carolina legislature delivered a rebuke to the city of Charlotte, NC after it passed an ordinance extending protection to transgender people by allowing them to use the public...
NCFC v Landsdowne Bhoys Football Club
Last night I went to my first Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match at WakeMed Soccer Park. The tournament has been around for over a century1 and includes teams from more than 30 states,...
NC Courage v Chicago Red Stars: 6 May, 2018
During the 2017 regular season, the Chicago Red Stars were the only team the North Carolina Courage could not solve, though they did beat them in the National Women’s Soccer League semi-final when it...
NC Courage v Utah Royals game recap
It was a perfect afternoon for soccer in Cary, NC as the 4-0-0 NC Courage took on the Utah Royals, in their first-ever NWSL matchup1. Utah was coming off a 0-1 loss to Chicago...
The Raleigh World: My First NC Courage Match
For all that the Bay Area has to offer in sports, it lacks women’s professional basketball1 and soccer teams. Luckily, now that I’m in Raleigh, National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) matches are just a...
North Carolina FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies
On St. Gertrude’s Day I got to attend my first North Carolina Football Club match. I had been looking forward to it since I discovered just before moving from California that I’d be living...
The Raleigh World: Two Months
I’ve sort of ghosted from my humble little blog recently. Sometimes I get so busy living life that I neglect to check in. So what have I been up to in Month Two? Visits...