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At the intersection of Third Avenue and Clement Street in San Francisco’s Inner Richmond, there stands a perfect encapsulation of how this reporter’s October is going: A Halloween-themed Valkyries installation, fittingly titled “Boohalla.”
At Boohalla — an adorable spin on “Ballhalla,” which is what the Chase Center becomes for Valkyries fans during games — you can find skeletons donning signature purple and lavender, a giant roster chalk fun of chilling puns (forward Gabby Williams is now “G. Wicked Williams,” Kaitlyn Chen is “K. Chensaw”) and a graveyard memorializing women’s basketball teams that have lost on the Valkyries’ road to the finals, which are starting this Saturday against the Atlanta Dream.
And, of course, one cannot forget Natalie Na-Cauldron, a skeleton rocking a black tracksuit and long dark hair, reminiscent of Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase, off to the corner, drawing a game plan.
“Can you tell we’re passionate?” said Sarah Swig, steward of Boohalla.
“It’s become, like, my whole personality,” her wife, Ainsley Rossitto, said.