Matt Watson, fresh off winning team MVP honors, was named to USL-1’s All-League second team. He follows fellow midfielder Kupono Low, who picked up the same two awards last year. Watson, who scored one goal and tallied four assists for six points total, played 25 games in a season in which he was often injured. […]
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’Hawks awards round-up: Watson, Diallo, others cited
Prior to last Saturday’s home finale, the Carolina RailHawks announced their team awards, citing five players for excellence during a rocky season that nonetheless ended with a 5-2-1 record over its last eight games, good for 16 points. Probably the biggest surprise was the choice for Most Valuable Player: midfielder Matt Watson. There’s never been […]
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N&O comics poll: The end of affirmative action for Mallard Fillmore?
Last year, the N&O ran a much-ballyhooed comics poll that seemed to go on forever, in multiple stages. After all the voting, the paper’s readers boldly ratified a new comics page consisting of Cathy, Family Circus, Peanuts, Dennis the Menace, Beetle Bailey, Sally Forth, Marmaduke and that edgy avatar from the Jazz Age, Blondie. For […]
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UNC, NC State lose QBs to injury
Bad day at the infirmary for both N.C. State and UNC, although the news is much worse for the ‘Heels. First, Wolfpack QB Russell Wilson, who has already missed a game due to a Grade 3 concussion, will miss this Saturday’s matchup against South Florida, as will linebacker and leading tackler Nate Irving. Both players […]
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Martin Nuñez scores, pandemonium follows
It was a tough year for the Carolina RailHawks, but they still went into Saturday night’s matchup against the Portland Timbers with a slim hope of making the playoffs. Although the ‘Hawks prevailed, 1-0, on a heart-stopping finish, the result from the near-simultaneous Montreal-Minnesota match ended their season. Still, fans and players go to their […]
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RailHawks keep season alive, but the door closes tighter
The Carolina RailHawks outlasted the Charleston Battery 2-1, behind two explosive first-half goals from Hamed Diallo. In a game that showed USL soccer to good advantage on national television, the Battery anwered with a goal in the 64th minute but couldn’t equalize, despite a series of furious attacks. While the ‘Hawks accomplished what they had […]
