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| Click LockerRoom (above) to browse through Pictures, Message Board and Streaming Videos of MFL Games, Commercials and All American Bowl! First Round of the NAFL Mid-America Region Saturday October 5 Dakota Lawdawgs 1 (4) vs.Cass Cty Renegades 8 (16) Kansas Kaos 2 * (5) vs.Nebraska Wildcats 7 (15) Iowa Lightning 3 (6) vs. K C Panthers 6 (14) St Paul Pioneers 4 (7) vs.Twin Cities Lumberjacks 5 (11) http://www.pioneersfootball.org/ PIONEERS OPEN 2008 CHAMPIONSHIP RUN AT HOME The St. Paul Pioneers open the NAFL National Playoffs at home on Sunday Oct 5th at Humboldt High School is St. Paul. This game will once again pit the P-Unit with it's biggest rival; the Twin Cities Lumberjacks. This year, the Lumberjacks were the only team to defeat the the Pioneers with a 22-25 victory. The Pioneers defeated the Lumberjacks earlier in the season 28-14. Kickoff is at 2pm. NORTHERN LIGHTS DIVISION TEAM W L ST. PAUL PIONEERS 8 1 TWIN CITIES LUMBERJACKS 7 2 MINNESOTA MAULERS 3 5 http://360sportsmanagement.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=98 Top 25 Top 25 9/19/2008 Rank Team League Record 1 Central PA Piranha NAFL 9-0 2 Detroit (MI) Seminoles MCFL 9-0-1 3 Monroe Co (NY) Sting NFA 9-0 4 Nashville (TN) Storm NAFL 10-0 5 Puget Sound (WA) Titans Northwest 13-0 6 Wisconsin Wolfpack NAFL 8-1-1 7 Inglewood (CA) Blackhawks La Belle/NAFL 10-0 8 Virginia Crusaders Mason Dixon 10-0 9 Vermont Ice Storm Empire 11-0 10 Ocean State (RI) Vipers NAFL 7-0 11 Twin Cities Lumberjacks NAFL 8-1 12 West Virginia Lightning USFA 12-0 13 Carilona Express Ind 10-0 14 Brooklyn (NY) Mariners Regional 8-1 15 Ocean State (RI) Vipers NAFL 7-0 16 British Columbia Spartans NAFL 8-0 17 South Oregon Renegades NAFL 9-0 18 Mid Ohio Jets Mid Ohio 14-0 19 St. Paul Pioneers NAFL 7-1 20 New York Predators Regional 7-0 21 Carolina (NC) Heat Mason Dixon 8-2 22 Madison (WI) Mustangs Ironman 12-0 23 Kane Co (IL) Eagles NAFL 6-1-2 24 So. California Steelers La Belle 8-2 25 Kansas Kaos NAFL 6-0 1 Central Penn Piranha 10 0 0 438:83 355 40 2 Nashville (TN) Storm 10 0 0 381:44 337 40 3 British Columbia Spartans 10 0 0 331:52 279 40 4 Orange County (CA) Jaguars 10 0 0 311:98 213 40 5 North County (CA) Cobras 10 0 0 292:106 186 40 6 London (ONT) Silverbacks 9 1 0 273:65 208 38 7 Ocean State (RI) Vipers 9 1 0 177:66 111 38 8 Inglewood (CA) Blackhawks 9 0 1 450:119 331 37 9 Foothill (CA) Firehawks 9 0 1 411:84 327 37 - Georgia Mustangs 9 0 1 368:41 327 37 11 East County (OR) Blackshirts 9 0 1 413:101 312 37 12 Ohio Red Bulls 9 0 1 292:57 235 37 13 New Castle (PA) Thunder 9 0 1 282:83 199 37 14 Southern Oregon Renegades 9 0 1 321:136 185 37 15 Midwest (MO) Titans 9 0 1 293:112 181 37 16 San Diego (CA) Thunder 8 0 2 272:97 175 34 17 DC Explosion 8 0 2 218:61 157 34 18 Dakota (SD) Lawdawgs 8 0 2 319:183 136 34 19 Georgia Generals 8 0 2 262:127 135 34 20 Glens Falls (NY) Greenjackets 8 0 2 278:158 120 34 21 Long Beach (CA) Lions 8 0 2 228:114 114 34 22 Bay Area Pearland (TX) Gamblers 7 3 0 207:84 123 34 23 St. Paul (MN) Pioneers 8 0 1 302:148 154 33 24 Iowa Lightning 8 0 1 284:141 143 33 25 Kansas Kaos 7 2 1 "Lumberjacks featured on Rod Simons KSTP Sports" Check out the story http://kstp.com/article/stories/S211690.shtml?cat=7 "Twin Cities Lumberjacks Ranked 13th In The Nation" Wayzata, MN - The 7-1 Twin Cities Lumberjacks continue to climb in the national football polls. The most recent North American Football League power ratings dated September 4th has the Lumberjacks ranked 13th nationally. While National Football Events Coaches Poll has the Lumberjacks in the 25th spot Nationally and ranked 5th in the Central Region with league rival Midwest Pioneers coming in 8th.  The La Crosse Rough Riders, members of the North American Football League, announced they will play their 2008 home schedule at Veterans Freedom Park. Veterans Freedom Park is conveniently located near Interstate 90, off of Clinton Street, which connects North La Crosse and West La Crosse. It is located on an island off of a small tributary of the Mississippi River. The veterans teamed up with the La Crosse Rough Riders to make playing at Veterans Freedom Park possible. "The Rough Riders are very pleased to have the Veterans of La Crosse teaming up with us this year," said Dustin Poirier, General Manager and head coach of the Rough Riders. "It's a great honor and we're pleased to have them aboard the Rough Rider team." Poirier says the Rough Riders are extremely appreciative that the veterans are allowing the Rough Riders to utilize Veterans Freedom Park. For more information on the La Crosse Rough Riders, please visit http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=lcnightmare.  The Maulers website is located at http://www.minnesotamaulersfootball.com/.  Lightning sign Shawn LentsThe Iowa Lightning Owned by former Threshers owner Shawn Echelberry & Troy Tyler have signed Shawn Lent. Shawn charted 10 passes for 121 yards and one touchdown his junior year. "Shawn really gained some valuable experience and we expect him to take a major step forward in his game this year," Coach Niemann commented. 2005 (Junior): Appeared in eight varsity games, starting five...Caught five passes for 45 yards and two touchdowns...Made one tackle on special teams. 2004 (Sophomore): Played in all 10 varsity games, starting four. Caught 10 passes for 121 yards and one touchdown. 2003 (Freshman): A member of the Simpson Junior Varsity. High School: A 2003 graduate of Nodaway Valley High School...Coach was Aaron Stensland...Chosen second team All-District and Academic All-Conference as a senior...Lettered in baseball, basketball, and cross country...A member of the National Honor Society and Who’s Who Among American High School Students. Born Sept. 13, 1985...Son of Mark and Jayne Lents www.iowalightningfootball.net Lumberjacks Win NorStar Bowl Big Over Bulldogs
 The 13th annual All American Bowl All Star Game is set for December 15, 2007 at the Metrodome. This game is a regional/national all star game pitting the best Division II/III College seniors against the best in Minor League football. There are only 50 minor league roster spots available. Go to www.allamericanbowl.com to sign up!  North American Football League ChampionshipPress Release Source: North American Football League North American Football League Championship in Las Vegas Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 12:00 pm ET The 9th NAFL National Championship Game is scheduled for November 10 in Las Vegas Eden Prairie, MN, October 17, 2007>, /PRNewswire/ -- The North American Football League will be descending upon Las Vegas, Nevada in approximately three weeks for their annual National Championship event. The North American Football League is the largest Minor-League Football organization of its kind in the world. With over 140 teams nationwide this truly is a “National Championship.” The NAFL All-Star games will also be held the same weekend and feature the best players in America that play “For the Love of the Game” and not for a paycheck. These All-Star games attract talent scouts from around the country and often NAFL players are invited to Pro Scouting Combines as a result of their performance here. 10/28/2007: " More on this story" in team NEWS<< MFL Champions:  Congratulations to the Thunderbirds winners over the Lumberjacks for the MFL Championship. MORE TO COME! Winner Moves on to the NAFL play-offs against the winner of St. Louis Bulldogs vs. Midwest Titan. Lumberjacks Story on 5Click the picture to watch sports spot! 
Play-offs Start 9/29First Round Maulers (6) 2 @ Pioneers (3) 0 Vikings (5)0 @ Stampede (4)42 @ Superior 7:05PM Round 2 Stampede(4)0 @ Lumberjacks 16 (1) Saturday 10/6 @ Minnetonka Maulers(6) 12 @ Thunderbirds(3) 24Sunday 10/7 @ St. John's Solomon Johnson-T-Birds  pictures by Heather Reinhart,www.highactionphotography.com 
Tuff to be a official in the this League!   Lumberjacks Win on Walk Off Touch Down!The Twin Cities Lumberjacks (6-1 8-1) beat the DesMoines Spartans (4-2) 26- 23 on a 40 yard Touch Down pass from QB Paul Ciochetto to WR Rashem Sharpe with no time left on the clock. It was the first time the Jacks were ahead of the Spartans all night. Sharpe also scored the Jacks first points with a 84 yard kick-off return for a TD to tie the game in the first quarter.Stampede vs. ThunderbirdsThe Superior Stampede (3-1 6-1) travel to Collegeville, Minnesota on Sunday for a 3:00 p.m. showdown against the Central Minnesota Thunderbirds (3-1 4-1). The Thunderbirds knocked the Stampede out of the MFL playoffs last season in the league semi-finals. This game will be a battle of two of the league's top defenses, as the T-Birds are led by CB Ramon Burroughs (6-0 185 University of Oklahoma), FS Randy Lee (5-10 185 Minnesota-Crookston), SS Jeremiah Duvall (6-1 205 North Dakota State College of Science), & former MFL Player of the Year in DT Ray "Rino" Reinhart (6-0 365 Valley City State University). The Stampede defense, meanwhile, are coming off of a dominating performance over the Minnesota Maulers where they forced six turnovers and scored twice. They have given up an average of only 5.7 points per game. The game will be broadcast on www.ifan.tv. "Coach of the Week!Terry Fawcett Superior Stampede "Player of the Week!LB Tim Manns Superior Stampede - 8 tackles & 2 forced fumbles...Manns played college football at Minnesota State-Moorhead. He is from Dallas, Texas"O'Regan Shines as Vikings Win!" Fullback Jim O'Regan #45 ofs the Cedar Valley Vikings had a great day with 2 Touchdowns (WOW) as the Vikings started thier climb out of the cellar with a 21-18 win over the Win/Lac Rough Riders at the UNI-Dome in Iowa. 
 "Lumberjacks Announce Keith Williams Returns From Retirement"Wayzata, MN - The Twin Cites Lumberjacks are proud to announce that Semi-Pro Hall of Fame running back Keith Williams has returned from retirement. Williams who rejoined the team for a workout last week retired after the 2004 season. For the last two years Keith has been pursuing a professional body building career as well as opening several "Any Time Fitness" workout centers on top of his very successful Team Definitions Fitness personal training business. "Keith looks amazing" say's team president Rory Brinkman. "He looks like he never retired added Rory.Prior to playing in the MFL, Mr. Williams played two season for the Barcelona Dragons of the World Football League and for the New Jersey Express of the AFL. He also ran sprints at the world Elite level as part of Team Nike and was an alternate on the U.S. 4x100 relay team.  Thunderbirds 7, Maulers 3 Thunderbirds victorious on the road2007-08-26 The Thunderbirds overcame offensive struggles to beat the Minnesota Maulers on Sunday. The Maulers struck first with a field goal in the 1st half but were held silent by the stout "Dirty D". Offensively the Thunderbirds were led by Solomon "Solo" Johnson who had 5 catches and a 25 yard touchdown strike in the 3rd quarter to retake the lead and would be the deciding factor. The Thunderbirds now have off until September 8th when they travel to face the Midwest Pioneers. This will be a huge game so show up and show your Thunderbird Pride!!! 
 T-Birds Squeak By MaulersThe Maulers Hosted the Central Minnesota Thunderbirds on Sunday, August 26, at Minnetonka HS. The game turned out to be a Defensive Struggle from the beginning. The T-Birds came away with an admittedly ugly 7-3 victory, but in doing so only amassed a paultry 65 total yards on offense. The Maulers offense struggled to put the ball into the endzone all day but at least were able to make progress, gaining over 150 yards of offense on the day. Quarterback Soliman Sayedi managed to connect with Charles Klug and Jerome Newsom on a couple of key plays to keep drives alive. However the T-Bird Defense proved too much in the Red Zone and the Mauler "O" left a number of points on the field after coming up empty. The Green Machine Defense gave the Central Minnesota Offense all they could handle, forcing four turnovers (resulting in 3 points) in the first half and holding them to negative yards. The second half was much of the same, numerous three-and-outs and another turn-over for a total of 5. The bulk of the T-Bird offense came on three plays in the third quarter that resulted in the game's lone Touch Down. Beyond that the T-Birds offense produced precious little progress owing to the outstanding run defense of KT Turner, Khali Rashid, Joe "House" Mobley, Lance Horton and Moe Abumayalleh. Against the pass the Maulers relied on big-time sacks from Jonathan Shaw, Jimmie Gun, Dan Whiteside and Tido Laboissiee. Also, safety Darrell Marshall added two interceptions to the turn-over talley, and Corner Irece Smith produced one of his own on a great heads-up play on a tipped ball. The scoreboard, however, showed that this game would go down as a loss. Unfortunate because the progress that this team has made over the course of the season is palpable. Head Coach Bill Hunstock asks the players to get just a little better every day, and in the end it will add up to a big improvement. The coaches and the fans alike have seen how much this team has grown. Coach Hunstock has made the statement that "...this team bears little resemblance to the one that stepped on the field back in June." The Maulers will have to grow a little more this next week as they prepare to take on the Superior Stampede, a team that is contending for the top spot in the Division. With only one loss and momentum of a recent win over the Lumberjacks, the Stampede will be looking for an easy win on the road. They will have to keep looking because te Maulers are anything but push-over. Stampede WinThe Superior Stampede (6-1) defeated the previously undefeated Twin Cities Lumberjacks (6-1), 16-14 Saturday. The Lumberjacks entered the game averaging 33 points per game on offense and were ranked #22 in the nation by National Football Events and #15 by the the cominbed ranking of American Football & the NAFL. The Stampede blocked a field goal with five seconds remaining to secure the win. The Stampede were led by 2006 MFL Player of the Year and 1st team MLFN All-American in RB Kevin Guillory. Guillory rushed 24 times for 142 yards and scored one TD. Stampede 2-time MLFN All-American LB Nick Farrell recorded 11 tackles and blocked the potential game winning FG. WR Rob Smith caught 2 passes for 100 yards. Guillory Player of the weekKevin Guillory, Stampede 24 carries for 142 yards & one TD. Maulers 7 Rough Riders 0Stampede 16 Lumberjacks 14Spartans 38 Vikings 16Thundserbirds 24 Lawdawgs 14The Superior Stampede (5-1)(3-1) host the undefeated Twin Cities Lumberjacks (6-0)(6-0) on Saturday in a game that features the best offense in the MFL against one of the league's best defenses. The Lumberjacks offense is averaging 33 points per game, while the Stampede defense has given up an average of only 4.8 points per game. The Lumberjacks high-octane offense is led by Chisholm native & Vermilion C.C. star in QB Paul Ciochetto, WR/RB Riza Mahmoud (UND), RB James Bean III (Minnesota), WR Edwin Reed (AFL-2), and Division II All-American WR Rashem Sharpe of Concordia-St. Paul. Mahmoud is one of the state's all-time leading rushers, while Reed had a tryout with the Minnesota Vikings in 2005. The game has seeding implications, as did their game last year, when the Lumberjacks knocked off the Stampede 29-28 and dropped the Stampede from the #1 to the #3 seed in the playoffs. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m. at Ole Haugsrud Memorial Field and can be heard on The Fan 560 WEBC, and seen on www.ifan.tv. Thunderbirds prepared to rise again!!! Thunderbirds Vs. Lawdawgs 2007-08-14 Sunday August 19th @ 2:00 will be the date of the battle between the Dakota Lawdawgs and your Central Minnesota Thunderbirds. The Lawdawgs are coming off of a 37-0 victory over the Cedar Valley Vikings. The Thunderbirds are coming off of a heartbreaking loss at the hands of the MFL leading Minneapolis Lumberjacks. They will be showing that last weeks loss was nothing more than a hiccup in their quest for the MFL crown and a Bowl berth in 2007. 
  Raiders'offense sacked by PioneersBy Peter Jackel Journal Times It was just one of those flukish things for the Racine Raiders, something coach Jordan Kopac doesn’t care to ever see again. 7/23/2007: More Pioneers team NEWS<<  Winona/La Crosse Rough Riders outside linebacker, Tony Ford, eyes up Cedar Valley quarterback Will Staple during their game at Maxwell Field Saturday in Winona. (Photo by Andrew Link/Winona Daily News) RoughRiders linebacker uses intensity, speed to earn respect State Champion Dance Team06/02/2007: "More" at the Rams Website<< 04/05/2006: " Complete story" in team NEWS<< 02/05/2006: " Jacks Reed Signs with AFL2Complete story" in team NEWS<< 2/14/2007: Garnet Asmundson to be inducted into the Minor League Football Hall of FameMore On Garnet in team NEWS<< 12/01/2006: " All American Bowl - Metrodeme USA Bowl and NorStar Bowl Stats" in team NEWS<< 12/01/2006: " Complete College and Free Agent Roster" in team NEWS<< For information go to USABOWLTV |
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