Wanna play semi-pro football?
One of our local semi-pro football teams, the Virginia Cowboys, is having tryouts this Saturday. Here is the info:
VIRGINIA COWBOYS 2008 FOOTBALL COMBINE………. IT’S ON AND POPPIN’
TO ALL POTENTIAL PLAYERS OLD AND NEW…..
YOUR VIRGINIA COWBOYS ARE GETTING READY FOR AN EXCITING 2008 RAFL SEASON. WE ARE CALLING ALL SERIOUS PLAYERS IN THE RICHMOND, VA AREA TO COME TRYOUT FOR THE MOST EXCITING TEAM IN THE CAP-CITY AREA. WE ARE FILLING ALL POSITIONS AS NO ONE IS GUARANTEED A ROSTER SPOT……
PLACE:
ACTS PERFORMANCE
2440 OAK LAKE BLVD
MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23112
WHEN:
FEBRUARY 23RD, 2008
TIMES:
SKILLED POSITIONS PLAYERS: REPORT AT 9AM FOR REGISTRATION WITH A 10AM WARM UP TIME
LINEBACKERS & TIGHTENDS: REPORT AT 10AM FOR REGISTRATION WITH A 11AM WARM UP TIME
LINEMEN (OL) & (DL): REPORT AT 11AM FOR REGISTRATION WITH A NOON WARM UP TIME
WHAT TO BRING:
1. PROPER VALID ID
2. PROPER WORKOUT ATTIRE
3. TENNIS SHOES
4. REGISTRATION FEE ($50 CASH) FOR ROOKIES, RETURNING VETERANS ($25 CASH)
FOR FURTHER INFO CONTACT: 804-269-1669
LET’S GET IT….COWBOYS PRIDE, HONOR, RESPECT AND THE WILL TO WIN…..!!!!!
Ravens play for EFA title tomorrow in Petersburg
Our Virginia Ravens have been playing great throughout the EFA title tournament so far and get to host the title game tomorrow! Come on out to Cameron Field in Petersburg at 1pm tomorrow to see the Ravens take on the Atlanta Prime for the EFA title! Go Ravens!
Update: The Ravens fought hard but fell to the Atlanta Prime 20-17 in the game. Thanks for a great season Ravens!
Virginia Ravens play for the title tomorrow (Location changed)
Our semi-pro football team, the Virginia Ravens, play for a national title tomorrow. The location and time of the game have been changed. They will now be playing at Amelia High School at 5pm. If you can get out and support the Ravens, please do. Go Ravens!
Update: The Ravens won their game against the Lehigh Valley (PA) Steelers 34-7. They now travel up to PA next Saturday(the 17th) to play the Conshohocken (PA) Steelers for the EFA Northern Regional Championship. As a former Baltimore resident it does my heart good to get to see a Ravens team beat up a Steelers team after last week.
Spiders host Villanova today at 3:30PM
Richmond Spiders host Villanova today at 3:30 over at UR Stadium. The Spiders at ranked #11 and are in an important stretch of the season as they push towards the playoffs. It is homecoming weekend which is always fun, and Villanova is no slouch team, they are ranked #23. The game can be seen live on CN8.
Football: Richmond Spiders at JMU
The Spiders are up in Harrisonburg playing at JMU today at noon. The game is being broadcast on Comcast SportsNet if you want to check it out. Leave your comments on the game in the comments of this post. Go spiders!
Update: The Spiders jumped out to a 17-0 lead today and was able to hang on for the victory as JMU came fighting back. The final score was 17-16. The Spiders were again led by the amazing Tim Hightower who finished with 102 yards rushing and a touchdown. To find out more click here.
Bring back Arena Football?
A number of you have already voted in the poll on the right, but in case you haven’t seen it we want to know what new professional sport you want in Richmond? Right now Arena Football is leading the poll by a healthy margin. We’ve had arena football here before with both the Speed and the Bandits. The Speed were in the AF2(minor league for the AFL) and the Bandits were in the AIFL(now the AIFA). The Bandits folded after a disagreement with the league and it looks like there is talk of bringing back the Speed. I’ll see if I can find out more information about that but if you know anything about it leave a comment and let us know.
Tim Hightower is amazing
If you haven’t been paying attention to Richmond Spiders football this year you have been missing out! The Spiders are 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the CAA. If(when?!?) we beat JMU this weekend we’ll be tied for the lead in the CAA South division. The real story this season has been senior running back Tim Hightower. He has been incredible! Through 7 games he has 1099 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns! If that wasn’t enough then don’t forget his 3 receiving touchdowns as well! He was recently added to the watch list for the Walter Payton Award which “is given annually to the most outstanding player at the Football Championship Subdivision level.” Make sure you get a chance to see Tim play this year! You can watch Saturday’s game versus JMU at noon at Comcast SportsNet.
Meet the Virginia Ravens
Until recently I was totally unaware of the Virginia Ravens. They are our semi-pro football team that plays in the Maxon-Dixon Football League(MDFL). It is considered a AAA football league. That is interesting enough as it is, but apparently the Ravens are really good! In fact, they just won the Northern Conference Championship and play the Fayetteville RuffRiders on Saturday for the MDFL Championship up in Winchester, VA. Minor League Football News lists them as the 18th best AAA team in the country in their most recent poll. I’ll let you know how they do on Saturday. Go Ravens!
Update: The Ravens won the championship game 42-6! This is their 3rd MDFL championship in the past 4 years! Go Ravens!
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