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Happy International Womens Day  March 8, 2024 Look closely! The expressions of awe and disbelief on these players and ref's faces say it all, watching #15, the first female on this soccer team go for a head ball.  Her look of sheer determination reminds me of all the women - and men who never stopped pursuing their true passion or denied themselves their dreams. I'm so grateful for the choices and opportunities we have today  because those who came before us refused to be content with or to be bullied into accepting the status quo. My first official writing job was for Sports Journal - of all things. Luckily the Editor, who's since become a dear friend was open minded and a former athlete, always up for a challenge - no matter the tussles and flare ups they caused. He was cutting edge, and everyone that knows him honors and respects him for his fervor to take the industry up a notch, even if it meant venturing down heretofore unblazed paths and bold new ideas. I was not a...

No one could have ever anticipated what would happen in the time following this photo. As we celebrate Womens History Month, I wanted to share the story of a young woman I had the pleasure of meeting many years ago, in hopes it will lift and inspire you as you deflect the curve balls life has a way of throwing us all.                                                 Meet Katie (Tracy) Kishore, college athlete bottom right It's been 24 years this month since I took this photo during my first  interview with these phenomenal UVA Soccer athletes for "Sports Journal," where an old friend Dan Smith was Editor.  The comradery , and love of sports and these girls' exciting lives at UVA is clear in their enthusiastic expressions.   Even after a tough game against UNC- a formidable opponent at best, I distinctly remember their boundless ...