Category: Professional Sports

MARION, OH – The Marion Blue Racers had never lost before in their home facility until Saturday, February 16th. They lost on a controversial end of the game call, as the Blue Racers were attempting a 38 yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining in the game. Seth Burkholder had completed a field goal earlier in the game and had converted other extra point attempts; but, kicked the last moment field goal and had it centered straight through the uprights. BUT… the ball hit the ceiling tiles before going through…

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Marion, OH – The Erie Explosion will go into the 2013 Continental Indoor Football League season opener on the road, as they face the Marion Blue Racers. Both teams played in the Ultimate Indoor Football League last season, in which the Explosion lost to the Blue Racers in the first round of the playoffs. However, Head Coach Shawn Liotta has gotten the bulk of his 2012 team back and tweaked a few positions for the ultimate top talent available. The game will be broadcast on The Mid State Sports Network…

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WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The Williamsport Crosscutters have announced a ticket exchange program for fans of the now defunct Williamsport Outlaws hockey team. Anyone with tickets to the canceled January 21st Williamsport Outlaws game can exchange them for FREE tickets to Opening Night 2013 with the Williamsport Crosscutters on June 18, 2013. “We feel bad for the sports fans of the area, especially those who purchased tickets for the January 21st game that wasn’t played when the team announced they were leaving town,”  said Gabe Sinicropi, Crosscutters Vice-President of Marketing and…

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The Federal Hockey League has officially announced they have taken over the management of the Williamsport Outlaws hockey team. This relates only to the on ice aspect of the team. This action by the Federal Hockey League Board of Governors is a result of the decision by the Williamsport Outlaws ownership refusing to play their remaining 12 road games. The FHL has restructured the schedule for the remaining 5 teams and have filled all game slots. No games for any FHL team have been lost or rescheduled, only some opponents…

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by Nick Magoulas DANBURY, CT – The Danbury Whalers started the second half of the 2012-2013 campaign on a high note, defeating the Williamsport Outlaws 3-2. Richard Vanderhoek scored the game winner and Nick Niedert made 33 saves as the Whalers continued their dominance of the Outlaws at home (4-0). The Whalers would fall behind 2:24 into the first period on former Whaler Martin Moucha’s 17th goal of the season. The score would stay that way until 3:30 of the second when Kamil Vavra connected on his 12th goal of…

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia Phillies officially announced that Nelson Prada will manage the Williamsport Crosscutters, the Phillies short-season class A affiliate, in 2013 as part of an all-new coaching staff. A former catcher, Prada has managed in the Minnesota Twins organization for the last 8 seasons, first with the Gulf Coast Twins (2005-2007) and for the last 5 seasons with the Beloit Snappers (Class A-Midwest League).   He has compiled an overall record of 436-418. Prada will be joined on the Cutters staff by pitching coach Les Lancaster and coach…

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WILLIAMSPORT, PA – In the first game after the All Star Game the Williamsport Outlaws found themselves in a close game against the New York Bluefins early. The Outlaws would survive the early scare and skate away with a 7-4 win over the Bluefins. Williamsport got on the board when Brian Yanovitch found the twine for the first time since joining the Outlaws at the 12:30 mark of the period. The assists were credited to Tyler Matheson and Brett Needham. New York would tie it up with a Michael Guerra…

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WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The city of Williamsport hosted the first ever outdoor hockey all-star game in North America and there was a show put on by the players of the Federal Hockey League All Stars and the Williamsport Outlaws. Danbury Whalers forward Tyler Noseworthy of the FHL All Stars would skate away with the All Star Game MVP honors in an 18-13 win over the Outlaws in front of almost 1,500 fans at Airmen Pond at Historic Bowman Field. In a game in which there was a combined 31 goals…

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