La Liga de Coulter: Scoring goals and setting goals

By: 
Kelly McGowan

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Under the dim glow of old stadium lights at sunset, 16 players gathered around a referee on a small soccer field in Coulter.
      Between goal nets that the league’s founder and family tied by hand, Hampton’s team, Coyotes, would face Dows’ team, Argentina, Oct. 24 for the chance to advance closer to the “La Liga de Coulter” (Coulter League) championship game.
     League manager Carlos Castro, Latimer, arrives before games to paint fresh lines on the field, check the schedules and warm up if he’s playing that night. His wife, Alma, and three daughters are busy in the concession stand preparing tacos, coffee and snacks for players and fans.

    Read the full article in the October 28 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.

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