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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Monday, June 8th, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Thunder trailed Milwaukee 28-7 in the second quarter of their AF2 game Friday. The Thunder rallied back to tie the game at 34 apiece, but eventually ended up losing the contest, 58-47. The Milwaukee offense scored 41 of their 58 points in the first and third quarter. ...
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Saturday, June 6th, 2009
Larry Harrison is one of those guys who can talk about anything. I have seen him talk to management, coaches, fans, kids, media, and members of his Mahoning Valley Thunder team. The fact that he can adapt his conversation level to suit who it is he is talking to makes ...
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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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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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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
The first player to be featured in a Mahoning Valley Thunder Profile is Quorey Payne. The first time I met Quorey was after a home game in which he returned a kickoff for a touchdown which was called back because of an illegal block. The next home game, Payne again ...
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Saturday, May 9th, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Thunder knew they had a tough opponent in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The two teams met earlier this season and Wilkes-Barre posted an 80-43 rout. The score was not much different at The Covelli Centre Friday night as The Pioneers posted a 73-37 victory over The Thunder. What was different ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
The 1-5 Mahoning Valley Thunder know things will get better sooner or later. Unfortunately, sooner might not be until next week as The Wilkes-Barre Pioneers (5-1) come rolling into The Covelli Centre this Friday. The game is on a Friday to accomodate WWE Wrestling at the center on Saturday. Maybe new ...
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