Monday, November 9th, 2009
I have been at this blogging stuff for almost a year and I have tried to get credentialed to as many things as possible. I have had moderate success, but the rejection I have received is for what I think are the wrong reasons. Most of the time when I ...
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Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Thunder closed out their season Saturday night. Unfortunately, the home team was unable to end on a high note losing 63-43 to the playoff-bound Green Bay Blizzard. The 2-14 record posted by the Thunder does not even come close to the spirit and competitive fire I saw ...
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Sunday, June 28th, 2009
My heart goes out to Coach Chris MacKeown, his staff, and the players for Mahoning Valley. If there were a betting line on this game in Vegas, Wilkes-Barre would have probably been 30 point favorites. Mahoning Valley played a great game against a great team and came up short in ...
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Monday, June 8th, 2009
New Thunder Head Coach Chris MacKeown is without a doubt obsessed with turning Mahoning Valley's turbulent season into a smoother ride. MacKeown has eleven years of arena coaching experience and a great track record to behold, a good sign for Thunder fans. He kind of reminds me of a young ...
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Blake Powers broke his left collarbone and is out indefinitely. In AF2, a player put on the disabled list must be inactive for at least four weeks. Unfortunately for Powers, collarbones usually take six to eight weeks to mend.
Davon Vinson has been named the starting quarterback. "I have all the ...
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Sunday, May 31st, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Thunder showed heart and resiliancy in the second half of their game with the Kentucky Horsemen. Ultimately, however, the Horsemen prevailed 61-39. The Horsemen prevented new coach Chris MacKeown a victory in his debut and also sent Mahoning Valley away with their eighth consecutive loss.
Jared Lorenzen gave ...
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
Blake Powers has had his ups and downs in the lifetime of a football player so far. He was a starting quarterback at The University of Indiana, and still loves the school. He visited his girlfriend there during the bye week. His father was also a standout at Indiana and ...
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Sunday, May 24th, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Thunder played a better game at Manchester despite losing, 56-42. This Manchester team lost to Wilkes Barre / Scranton by just three points a couple of weeks ago, so it appears that the Thunder are constantly making improvements and becoming more competitive under the watchful eye of ...
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