Red Wolves SC Acquires Mehl from North Carolina

The Red Wolves recently acquired Timmy Mehl from the North Carolina FC, pending league approval.

Chattanooga Red Wolves SC has acquired defender Timmy Mehl from North Carolina FC on a short-term loan, pending league and federation approval. Mehl will be available to the Red Wolves beginning Friday, Aug. 30 on the road against FC Tucson.

Mehl joins the Red Wolves from USL Championship side North Carolina FC. The 23-year-old California native has appeared in three matches for NCFC during his rookie season, including starts in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches against Richmond Kickers and Florida Soccer Soldiers.

Mehl joined North Carolina FC in January after a standout collegiate career at Indiana University.

Chattanooga Red Wolves SC continues its four-week road stand on Friday, Aug. 30 as the team travels to Tucson, Arizona to take on FC Tucson. The match marks the third and final meeting between the two clubs and kicks off at 10:30 p.m. ET from Kino Sports Complex. Fans can stream the game live on ESPN+.The Red Wolves return home Saturday, Sept. 21 to host Orlando City B at David Stanton Field. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. For tickets, visit chattredwolves.com/tickets.

ABOUT CHATTANOOGA RED WOLVES SC _ Founded in 2018, Chattanooga Red Wolves SC is a USSF-sanctioned professional soccer club in Chattanooga, Tenn. The USL League One founding member is led by business executive Robert (Bob) Martino and coached by Tim Hankinson. The club has plans to construct a new state-of-the-art 5,500-seat soccer-specific stadium in East Ridge for the 2020 season. For more information, visit chattredwolves.com.

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.

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