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June 12, 2015 | Krista Brick

Spirit Signs Two World Cup Players

The Washington Spirit has signed two international players now competing in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015. Hayley Raso plays for Australia and Josephine Chukwunonye plays for Nigeria. Each player will take an international spot on the Spirit roster at the end of their World Cup play. Australia and Nigeria face each other today in […]

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June 9, 2015 | Krista Brick

U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Nets Win Against Australia

The U.S. Women’s Soccer team dominated Australia Monday night in their first game of the FIFA World Cup Canada 2015, outscoring their opponent 3-1. The win puts the American team in first place in Group D. GROUP D STANDINGS #USA #NGA #SWE #AUS http://t.co/6CblMGcF0i pic.twitter.com/vhiMzReh4R — FIFA Women’sWorldCup (@FIFAWWC) June 9, 2015 You can watch […]

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June 6, 2015 | Krista Brick

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Spirit Battle Boston on Saturday

The Washington Spirit have their second game in a row at home against the Boston Breakers on Saturday, June 6th. It will be a closely contested affair as the Boston Breakers have held opposing teams to one goal in each of their last three games, and are looking to jump from third place to second […]

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May 29, 2015 | Krista Brick

Spirit Back At Plex Against Portland Saturday

The Washington Spirit arrive back home to play the Portland Thorns FC on Saturday at 7 p.m.  “I am excited we are coming home for two games starting with hosting Portland this weekend,” said head coach Mark Parsons. “The schedule has been tough and I am very proud of every member of this team and […]

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May 16, 2015 | Krista Brick

Spirit Back to the Plex Saturday

The Washington Spirit are back at Maureen Hendricks Field in Boyds Saturday, for their second game this season against Sky Blue FC . The game starts at 7 p.m. “We are so excited to be back at home this weekend,” said midfielder Tori Huster. “There’s nothing like playing on your home turf in front of your […]

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May 2, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Gaithersburg Opens Lakelands Synthetic Field for Public Play on Weekends

A Gaithersburg city official says that beginning on May 2nd the Lakelands synthetic turf field will be open for public play on designated weekend hours. “The field will be available on Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.,” said Michele Potter, Gaithersburg’s director of parks, recreation and culture, […]

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April 27, 2015 | Krista Brick

Spirit Notches Road Win in New Jersey (VIDEO & PHOTOS)

The Washington Spirit netted a 3-1 road win over Sky Blue FC at Yurcak Field Sunday. The Spirit’s Crystal Dunn’s scored two goals in the first half and Christine Nairn’s added one on the second to top Sky Blue’s one goal by Katy Freels. Head coach Mark Parsons praised the performance. “It was a strong team […]

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April 26, 2015 | Krista Brick

Washington Spirit Gets Groove on Before Heading to New Jersey

Coming off a big win against FC Kansas City last weekend, the Washington Spirit head to Morristown, N.J. on Sunday to take on the Sky Blue FC at Yurcak Field. The game is set for 6 p.m. You can watch it live here. Watch the team have some fun at a dance class on Thursday before […]

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April 25, 2015 | Sonya Burke

A Day in the Life of Recreation in Montgomery County (PHOTOS)

There are ample opportunities for recreation in Montgomery County and that’s one of the reasons that makes living here so wonderful. There’s so much to do. We received over 1,100 photos during our “Day of the Life of Montgomery County” event on April 22nd and many of those photos showed residents at play in our […]

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April 23, 2015 | Aline Barros

More Than 1,000 Pictures Showed A Day in the Life of Montgomery County (VIDEO)

Through the eyes of the community, we went to find out what it’s your day like whether you work, play or live in Montgomery County. It all begins with a county proclamation marking April 22 as a Day in the Life of Montgomery County. Montgomery Community Media encouraged everyone to participate. The day starts early […]

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