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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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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Saturday, July 18th, 2009
June 2, 2007 was the last time the Mahoning Valley Thunder won a road game. July 17, 2009 will go down as the beginning of a new streak, a road winning streak as the Thunder upset the Manchester Wolves, 41-39 in front of nearly 5,000 fans hoping to see their ...
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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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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Patrick Wells is one of the newest members of the Mahoning Valley Thunder. He has led the team in tackles the past couple of games, and has been a difference maker on a defense that seems to be improving every week.
Wells grew up in Dayton and played his high school ...
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Big Kenny Shane credits his father with all of the success he has achieved throughout his life of playing football. Shane said his dad got him into it and just kept on him all of the time to make him a better player. He played on a traveling team as ...
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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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