It’s like putting a bow on the 2019 Carolina soccer season. — Three years. We’ve been doing this Soccer ’n’ Sweet Tea thing for three full seasons now. And this has to have been the wildest ride of the three. I won’t steal too much of Chris and Corey’s thunder from the 2019 SNST Awards found below, but there were just so…

The games are over, and the Courage still reign. End-of-year SNST Awards still to come, but here’s to the last proper newsletter of 2019. — Happy Friday! Although it’s November and we’ve come to the end of the road, still I can’t let go of all of these great memories we’ve shared together. We experienced some soaring heights (the North Carolina Courage, again) and some depressing lows (the McGuinness-era Independence) this season. …

We take a look at the two Carolina USL teams still playing in 2019. (First published October 23) — Happy Wednesday! Yes, we’re in your inbox a day early this week, and with good reason: The USL Championship playoffs start tonight! (Well, technically, they’re the “play-in” games in this expanded postseason, but it’s easier to just call them playoffs.) We had our resident experts for the two Carolina clubs…

Hoo boy — what a week. And I’m not even talking about that dumpster fire of a U.S. Men’s National Team match Tuesday. (First published October 17) — Happy Thursday! Hoo boy — what a week. And I’m not even talking about that dumpster fire of a U.S. Men’s National Team match Tuesday. No, I’m talking about Asheville and the massive news that dropped Wednesday afternoon and rocked the SNST Slack. Asheville City has decided to comb down…

If we don’t talk about the Jacks now, we definitely won’t in the next few weeks as the postseason cranks up. — Happy Friday! The North Carolina Courage won the NWSL Shield and will host a playoff semifinal match Oct. 20. North Carolina FC clinched a USL Championship playoff spot, and the Charleston Battery are in the hunt for one of the last two playoff spots. …

The USWNT came to Charlotte Thursday night, and so did some big dreams. — Happy Thursday! We’re getting close to playoff time, so we’ll be paying close attention to our playoff-bound squads in the coming weeks. But before we do that, we’re going to spend this week thinking about the national team, and what the U.S. …

The Greenville Triumph are going to the playoffs in their first season. How did they get there? What more can we expect? (First published September 26) — Happy Thursday! It’s been a darn good week for some of our teams. The North Carolina Courage continued their unrelenting dominance over the NWSL by winning a third straight shield. Charleston Battery took the Southern Derby Cup from the Triangle after a 2–1 win over North Carolina FC. …

Let’s bounce around to a few good stories that involve our Carolina teams. (First published September 12) — Happy Thursday! We’re doing something a little different this week. Instead of spending a lot of time on one big story, we’re going to bounce around to a few stories that involve our Carolina teams. Think of it as “Extra Time” on steroids. Or like a really extra Extra Time. …

I told you we’d keep moving north. This week, our focus is on Raleigh. (First published September 5) — Happy Thursday! I told you we’d keep moving north. This week, our focus is on Raleigh. …