Sunday, August 9th, 2009
Things do not look very promising for a 2010 Mahoning Valley Thunder season. All office positions were laid off this past week and the word I have received is that the only way the Youngstown-based AF2 franchise will return is if they are sold.
I started questioning the future before the ...
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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, July 26th, 2009
Some things in life never seem to materialize. With all of the factors working against the Mahoning Valley Thunder, their 2009 season came to an end on the wrong side of a 63-43 score against the Green Bay Blizzard. When you add up all of the season-ending injuries, coaching changes, ...
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Thunder will close out their 2009 season at home this Saturday when they take on 9-6 Green Bay. Mahoning Valley is coming off of their second win of the 2009 season, a 41-39 victory over Albany. The win broke a two-plus year road losing streak and snapped ...
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Sunday, July 12th, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Thunder traveled West in hopes of ending their losing streak to take on the Peoria Pirates. The team was optimistic about their chances in Illinois, but the way this year has gone, optimism is a tough sell. Mahoning Valley trailed 49-7 at halftime and ended up losing 76-34. ...
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Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Mahoning Valley Thunder Coach Chris MacKeown insists that Tom Zetts is now with the team because he is a player, not because he is a local guy to promote as a ticket selling scheme. Zetts enjoyed a very successful career at Boardman High School and later with Youngstown State University.
As a ...
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Mahoning Valley Thunder Coach Chris MacKeown knows that when players have a bye week, that the first day back can be sluggish and that the lazy relaxed feelings need to go away. With just two road games and a home finale against Green Bay on July 25, the moves come ...
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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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