30 Jul
Posted by Bryan as hockey, football, basketball, Minor Leagues, Chicago
The other minor league teams in the area are a little bit easier to cover as far as their stadiums mostly because they overlap each other. For example, the Chicago Rush AFL team plays at the same stadium as the Chicago Wolves hockey team. In Rockford, the same stadium or arena is used for the […]
24 Jul
Posted by Bryan as scores, football, Minor Leagues, Chicago
The Rock River Raptors, Rockford’s indoor football team, despite having one of the best records in their league, could not muster the necessary offense to defeat the Bloomington Extreme this past Saturday.
The Extreme shot into the lead early on, scoring a touchdown in the first few minutes of the game. The Raptors were only able […]
23 Jul
Posted by Bryan as scores, football, Minor Leagues, Chicago
With the win in their first official NAFL season game, the Kane County Eagles moved into the first place position in their division.
They faced off Saturday night against the Milwaukee Marauders which drops them to 4- 4 overall.
The Eagles next face off against the Hoosier Hurricanes.
FINAL SCORE: Eagles 32 Marauders 7
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19 Jul
Posted by Bryan as football, Minor Leagues, Chicago, baseball
The biggest key to the success of various minor league teams is being able to reach out to families. This means that little kids are the largest part of the team’s audience. These teams do everything they can to attract families and earn those family dollars. They do this through things […]
19 Jul
Posted by Bryan as scores, football, Minor Leagues, Chicago
The Kane County Eagles kicked off their season on July 14 at their home stadium, Mooseheart Stadium. They faced off against the Leyden Lions. Playing like the champions they are, they opened the season with a resounding win.
The Eagles shut-out the Lions and came away with a 26 - 0 win.
They opened their scoring in […]
15 Jul
Posted by Bryan as scores, football, Minor Leagues, Chicago
The Chicago Rush went into Saturday’s game against the San Jose Sabercats confident that they stood a great chance of becoming the first AFL team to repeat as champions. Sadly, it was not to be.
The Rush committed five turnovers throughout the game and the injury to the back of quarterback Matt D’Orazio proved to be […]
10 Jul
Posted by Bryan as scores, football, Minor Leagues, Chicago
AFL
The Arena Football League is in playoff time. The Chicago Rush are the defending champions this year. Last year, they surprised everyone and snuck up on everyone to end up winning it all. This year, they did not do that.
The Chicago Rush
The Chicago Rush started off their playoff season with a band. Unlike last year […]
The weather looks great for this coming weekend here in Chicago. It may be a little warm, but the weather guys are not predicting any rain. It might be the perfect opportunity to pack up the family and check out a minor league game.
The Kane County Cougars are at home this weekend. They are playing […]
03 Jul
Posted by Bryan as hockey, football, basketball, Minor Leagues, Chicago
Of course, the minor league baseball teams are numerous in the Chicago area, but they are not the only minor league teams in the Chicago area. There are sports for nearly all other sports fans that would definitely fall into the minor league arena. Yes, that even includes the rabid football fans in the area.
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