The Carolina RailHawks hope to remove all doubt about their future with the revelation that Bob Young has purchased an ownership stake in the USL First Division team in Cary.
Young is the founder and CEO of Lulu.com, a self-publishing web site headquartered in Morrisville. Prior to launching Lulu. Click to continue reading...

David Fellerath over at Triangle Offense has some follow-up on the team's press release announcing Schweitzer's departure:

In a phone interview, team publicist Marco Rosa stressed that the move was not a firing or a response to the teams showing last season. It was an option, Rosa said, for Schweitzer to return but the coach and management were unable to resolve their differences.

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The ownership group of Triangle Professional Sports, LLC has purchased the remainder of Chris Economides ownership and Economides will no longer serve as president and general manager of the RailHawks. In addition, the ownership group and two-year head coach Scott Schweitzer have agreed to part ways. Click to continue reading...

Since Tim Candon left the Cary News, there has been a severe shortage of media coverage of the RailHawks. But Tim's back writing about the RailHawks at the WRAL Sports Fan site and has some more info on Economides' departure.
Some key quotes from the Candon article:

""It was a mutual, good parting of the ways," said Economides of his split with the team's majority owners, F.

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Founder and one of the initial owners of the Carolina RailHawks, Chris Economides has left the club.
According to RailHawks owner Brian Wellman, "the ownership group of Triangle Professional Sports, LLC has purchased the remainder of Chris Economides' ownership stake and Chris will no longer serve as President and GM of the RailHawks. Click to continue reading...

Martin Nuñez has been named one of 3 finalists for the USL-1 rookie of the year honor. Leaving college after his freshman season at Georgia Perimeter College proved to be a wise decision for the diminutive attacking midfielder from Uruguay who shared RailHawks' co-offensive player of the year honors with fellow South American Santiago Fusiler. Click to continue reading...

Just a quick public service announcement...
For the first time in 28 years, North Carolina is in play in this year's presidential election. The latest polls basically have the state as a 50/50 tossup at this point. While I have strong personal opinions about which way I believe this election needs to go, this isn't the place for a political debate. Click to continue reading...

RailHawks midfielder and 2008 season MVP has been named to the USL-1 Team of the Year. Watson, who joined Carolina this season from the USL-2 Richmond Kickers, logged 2136 minutes for the RailHawks in League play and contributed 1 goal and 4 assists. The RailHawks midfielder was named to the 2nd team honor squad
Named to the first team honor roll was former Carolina RailHawks midfielder Jonny Steele, who lead the League in assists this season for Puerto Rico Islanders with 11 "helpers" in 26 matches played. Click to continue reading...

OPERATION: Andy's Gift is a project the Stewart family of the Triangle Area is organizing to provide children in Afghanistan with new soccer balls and equipment. This project started out of a simple request from USAF Captain Andrew Stewart who is serving his third tour in the Middle East. This mission was derived out of Andy's love of sports and the fact that he is a father to two young children. Click to continue reading...

When Sheffield Wednesday and Burnley FC have visited Cary over the last couple of years, our supporters club has hosted their traveling fans for some social events before and after those matches. Fans from both clubs expressed genuine amazement at how friendly we were towards visiting supporters. Click to continue reading...

Real Maryland FC of the USL-2 has named Carolina RailHawks goalkeeper coach David Noyes as their new General Manager.
Noyes brings over twenty five years experience as a professional soccer player and coach to the USL-2 side. He has directed soccer programs ranging from youth camps and clinics to collegiate and professional levels. Click to continue reading...

With the final results of the USL-1 season coming in Sunday night, Carolina is now officially the sole owner of 8th place in the USL-1 table. Atlanta did indeed lose on Sunday night, the result that the RailHawks would have needed to make the playoffs, if only Montreal could have drawn with Minnesota on Saturday, we would have secured a playoff spot. Click to continue reading...

A light but compact crowd gathered at Bull McCabes in Durham on Friday night to watch the USL-1 Carolina RailHawks take on the Charleston Battery. It came as a surprise to some at the bar that such significant emotion could be generated for somthing that they did not heretofore know existed.
Yet, there it was, a handful of grown men screaming with arms raised when Matt Watson pulled the midfield lever that sent Hamed Diallo racing through to goal in the 8th minute. Click to continue reading...

These and other video clips courtesy of USL Live / PlayOn! Sports are also available through iTunes via the RailHawks Underground podcast. Click to continue reading...

The Carolina RailHawks had to win Saturday night in their season finale to have any hope of making the USL-1 playoffs. And just when it looked like a Kupono Low penalty miss and a great performance in goal from Chase Harrison would keep the RailHawks scoreless, Martin Nuñez, who earlier in the evening had been crowned a co-offensive player of the season along with Santiago Fusilier, found the game winner in the 4th minute of stoppage time to give Carolina a 1-0 victory. Click to continue reading...