News Archive

Browse all news posts from our blog. Note, some news postings share multiple categories.

Note, these do not include published Past Events —go to the Past Events section for those.

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Celebrate the 3rd Annual Union Collective Pride and Support Unmatched Athlete
Celebrate the 3rd Annual Union Collective Pride and Support Unmatched Athlete
Union Collective Pride 6/1/24
Union Collective Pride 6/1/24
2023 Year-In-Review + Annual Report
2023 Year-In-Review + Annual Report
Upcoming Events this December
Upcoming Events this December
Under Armour Pride Month Promo
Under Armour Pride Month Promo
LGBTQ+ Youth Climbing Days Sign Up
LGBTQ+ Youth Climbing Days Sign Up
End of Year Newsletter
End of Year Newsletter
2022 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report
End of Year Survey
End of Year Survey
Summer with Unmatched! Newsletter
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Pride Month Games and Events
Waiver now on Docusign
Waiver now on Docusign
Board Meetings 2022
Board Meetings 2022
Winter Holiday Newsletter
Winter Holiday Newsletter
Joint Partnership with HCPSS
Movement Gyms Partnership
Movement Gyms Partnership
Thanks to Dick's Sporting Goods and the EVOLVE Foundation
Thanks to Dick's Sporting Goods and the EVOLVE Foundation
Giving Tuesday
Joint Partnership with GLSEN Maryland
Joint Partnership with GLSEN Maryland
National Coming Out Day 2021 Stories
Launch Game Recap
Summer 2021 Newsletter
Thank you Baltimore Ravens Foundation!
Call for Board Members
Call for Board Members
T-Shirts!
T-Shirts!
Spring Newsletter
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Announcing...Unmatched's New Logo
First Newsletter
LGBTQ+ Youth Sports Survey

General News

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Spring 2024 Season
Spring 2024 Season
Winter 2024 Season
Winter 2024 Season
2023 Year-End Schedule
2023 Year-End Schedule
SUMMER 2023 Quarterly Schedule
SUMMER 2023 Quarterly Schedule
Spring 2023 Quarterly Schedule
Spring 2023 Quarterly Schedule
Winter 2023 Schedule: Pickup Games and Events
Winter 2023 Schedule: Pickup Games and Events
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Pride Month Games and Events
Events Schedule May-June 2022
Events Schedule May-June 2022
Pickup Games this May
Pickup Games this May
Field Change!
Focus Groups Update
LGBTQ+ Youth Sports Focus Groups Feb. 2021
Pride Stride 2020

Game Schedules

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2023 Year-In-Review + Annual Report
2023 Year-In-Review + Annual Report
2022 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report

Annual Reports

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Unmatched featured in: Project Play's State of Play 2024
Unmatched featured in: Project Play's State of Play 2024
VIDEO: Watch Unmatched Interview at Orioles Pride Night on MASN
VIDEO: Watch Unmatched Interview at Orioles Pride Night on MASN
ARTICLE: Unmatched Athlete provides a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth to try sports
ARTICLE: Unmatched Athlete provides a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth to try sports
ARTICLE: Orioles dedicate their entire Twitter feed to LGBTQ community for Pride Night
ARTICLE: Orioles dedicate their entire Twitter feed to LGBTQ community for Pride Night
ARTICLE: ‘We’re really just there for the vibes’: LGBTQ+ Baltimoreans find community in playing sports together
ARTICLE: ‘We’re really just there for the vibes’: LGBTQ+ Baltimoreans find community in playing sports together
VIDEO: Under Armour Pride 2023 Commercial
VIDEO: Under Armour Pride 2023 Commercial
Interview: The Truth in this Art
Interview: The Truth in this Art
VIDEO: WJZ: Unmatched Athlete' empowers LGBTQ+ youth through sports: 'Helps you build community'
VIDEO: WJZ: Unmatched Athlete' empowers LGBTQ+ youth through sports: 'Helps you build community'
VIDEO: WMAR: Pride event in Hampden to raise funds for LGBTQ+ youth sports group
VIDEO: WMAR: Pride event in Hampden to raise funds for LGBTQ+ youth sports group
CELEBRATE PRIDE AT UNION COLLECTIVE AND HELP US FUNDRAISE
CELEBRATE PRIDE AT UNION COLLECTIVE AND HELP US FUNDRAISE
“It's About Instilling The Idea Of Fun, And That You Do Belong” | Comcast Newsmakers
“It's About Instilling The Idea Of Fun, And That You Do Belong” | Comcast Newsmakers
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Movement Gyms Collaborate With Local LGBTQ+ Artists for Pride Month
Fox 45's Hometown Hotspot on Wednesday 06/15 on Unmatched Athlete LGBTQ+ Youth Climbing Days
Free Pride Month Events in June
Free Pride Month Events in June
Londyn Smith-De Richelieu Swearing In Ceremony and Press Conference June 1 2022 from 2-2:45pm City Hall
Postponed: GLSEN MD Youth Summit to Fall
Postponed: GLSEN MD Youth Summit to Fall
June 18 Pride at Union Collective All Day Event
June 18 Pride at Union Collective All Day Event
Wellness nonprofits come together to promote movement in the Black community and equal usage of Baltimore’s green spaces
Wellness nonprofits come together to promote movement in the Black community and equal usage of Baltimore’s green spaces
PRESS RELEASE: GLSEN Maryland Announces Get Active 2022 Youth Summit
PRESS RELEASE: GLSEN Maryland Announces Get Active 2022 Youth Summit
Unmatched Athlete Announces Quarterly LGBTQ+ Youth Climbing Days In Partnership With Movement Gyms
Unmatched Athlete Announces Quarterly LGBTQ+ Youth Climbing Days In Partnership With Movement Gyms
Recognition by the City of Baltimore
Recognition by the City of Baltimore
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Sports and Transphobia - Transforming Together Podcast
Photos from Unmatched's Opening Pitch at the Orioles LGBTQ Pride Night
Photos from Unmatched's Opening Pitch at the Orioles LGBTQ Pride Night
Unmatched in the Baltimore Pride 2021 Sizzle Reel!
Unmatched in the Baltimore Pride 2021 Sizzle Reel!
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Unmatched Athlete to Host LGBTQ+ Youth Sports Field Day on June 12
Unmatched on MASN: Orioles to host LGBTQ Pride Night at Oriole Park on June 22
Unmatched on MASN: Orioles to host LGBTQ Pride Night at Oriole Park on June 22
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Baltimore-area Org Announces Sports Field Day For LGBTQ+ Youth
Rainbow Pridecast: Episode 24
Rainbow Pridecast: Episode 24

Press Items

Event Recaps

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Unmatched went to Ravens Training Camp!
Unmatched went to Ravens Training Camp!
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Thank You! Columbia LGBTQ+ Youth Climbing Days
Photos from Spooky Pickup Game
Launch Game Recap
Photos from Catonsville Family Pride
Photos from Unmatched's Opening Pitch at the Orioles LGBTQ Pride Night
Photos from Unmatched's Opening Pitch at the Orioles LGBTQ Pride Night
Unmatched throws the opening pitch at Orioles LGBTQ Pride Night!
Field Day Recap
Field Day Recap
Featured
Pride Olympics!
Pride Olympics!
Celebrate the 3rd Annual Union Collective Pride and Support Unmatched Athlete
Celebrate the 3rd Annual Union Collective Pride and Support Unmatched Athlete
Union Collective Pride 6/1/24
Union Collective Pride 6/1/24
Upcoming Events this December
Upcoming Events this December
Join us for the Holidays
Join us for the Holidays
Baltimore Boulders 8/19/22
Baltimore Boulders 8/19/22
Unmatched went to Ravens Training Camp!
Unmatched went to Ravens Training Camp!
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Pride Month Games and Events
May Events! This Sat Pickup Game + Chipotle Fundraiser!
May Events! This Sat Pickup Game + Chipotle Fundraiser!
BIPOC Climbing Night with Pigtown Climbs on May 21
BIPOC Climbing Night with Pigtown Climbs on May 21
PRESS RELEASE: GLSEN Maryland Announces Get Active 2022 Youth Summit
PRESS RELEASE: GLSEN Maryland Announces Get Active 2022 Youth Summit
Pickup Games this April
Pickup Games this April
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LGBTQ+ Youth Climbing Days in Hampden (Baltimore)
Climbing This Saturday!
Climbing This Saturday!
In One Month, Let's Climb!
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LGBTQ+ Youth Climbing Days in Columbia
Unmatched throws the opening pitch at Orioles LGBTQ Pride Night!
Pride Stride 2020

Event News

Volunteer News

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Volunteer this Spring
Volunteer this Spring
Join the Unmatched Athlete Team!
Join the Unmatched Athlete Team!
Volunteer this Winter
Volunteer this Winter
Volunteer this Fall + Winter
Volunteer this Fall + Winter
Volunteer Sign Ups -Summer 2023
Volunteer Sign Ups -Summer 2023
Volunteer Sign Ups -June PRIDE MONTh
Volunteer Sign Ups -June PRIDE MONTh
Volunteer Sign Ups -Spring
Volunteer Sign Ups -Spring
Volunteer Sign Ups - Winter
Volunteer Sign Ups - Winter
Volunteers' Virtual Coffee Breaks!
Volunteers' Virtual Coffee Breaks!
Volunteers Wanted for Winter Climbing Days
Volunteers Wanted for Winter Climbing Days
Volunteer Leadership Positions
Volunteer Leadership Positions
Volunteer Leadership Positions
Volunteer Leadership Positions
Volunteer for Oct 22 LGBTQ+ Youth Climbing Day!
Volunteer for Oct 22 LGBTQ+ Youth Climbing Day!
VOLUNTEERS WANTED: Timonium
VOLUNTEERS WANTED: Timonium
Volunteer this Summer
Volunteer this Summer
Volunteers Needed this June
Volunteer Sign-ups Now Up (April - May)
Volunteer Sign-ups Now Up (April - May)
Call for Volunteers
Call for Volunteers