Saginaw Sting

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Saginaw Sting
Saginaw Sting logo
Founded 2008
League Continental Indoor Football League
Team History Saginaw Sting 2008-present
Arena Dow Event Center
Based in Saginaw, Michigan
Team Colors green, orange
Owner Mike Johnson, Mike Trumbell & Esteban Rivera [1]
President Mike Johnson, Mike Trumbull & Esteban Rivera
Head Coach Karl Featherstone
Championships 0
Division Titles 0
Dancers Stingers[2]
Mascot Stanley Stinger[3]


The Saginaw Sting is a team of the Continental Indoor Football League that began play as a 2008 expansion franchise. The team will play its home games at The Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan. Team owners are Mike Johnson, Mike Trumbell and Esteban Rivera who also own the Kalamazoo Xplosion.[1]

Play by Play Broadcaster: Dave Leval

Contents

[edit] Season-By-Season

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

Season W L T Finish Playoff results
*2008 10 2 0 2nd Atlantic West --

* = Current Standing

[edit] 2008 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Home/Away Result
March 9 Flint Phantoms Away Won 51-25[4]
March 21 Marion Mayhem Home Won 54-48[5]
March 29 Miami Valley Silverbacks Away Won 70-26[6]
April 4 New Jersey Revolution Home Won 48-24[7]
April 11 Flint Phantoms Home Won 55-28[8][9]
April 19 Rochester Raiders Away Lost 43-59[10]
April 26 Rock River Raptors Away Lost 50-51[11]
May 2 Milwaukee Bonecrushers Home Won 51-28[12]
May 10 Fort Wayne Freedom Away Won 34-21[13]
May 24 Chicago Slaughter Home Won 53-28[14]
May 31 Milwaukee Bonecrushers Away Won 54-28[15]
June 6 Muskegon Thunder Home Won 60-23[16]
Playoff
June 14 Marion Mayhem (Playoffs) Home

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ a b Morgan, Wes. "Xplosion owners juggling two teams" (html), Kalamazoo Gazette, Booth Newspapers, 2008-04-18. Retrieved on 2008-04-23. 
  2. ^ Brandt, Patti. "Local women find high-energy fun on Saginaw Sting dance team" (html), Bay City Times, Booth Newspapers, 2008-04-07. Retrieved on 2008-04-23. 
  3. ^ Mancina, Greg. "Saginaw Sting football team begins season" (html), Saginaw News, Booth Newspapers. Retrieved on 2008-04-23. 
  4. ^ Nilsen, Dan. "Flint Phantoms lose CIFL debut to Saginaw Sting" (html), Flint Journal, Booth Newspapers, March 10, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-12. 
  5. ^ "Down big in final period, Mayhem comeback falls just short against Sting", The Marion Star, Gannett Company, 2008-03-22. Retrieved on 2008-04-23. Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. 
  6. ^ "Sting remain perfect, 70-26" (xml), Saginaw News, Saginaw, Michigan: Booth Newspapers. Retrieved on 2008-04-23. 
  7. ^ Mott, Geoff. "Sting cruise past New Jersey, 48-24" (xml), Saginaw News, Booth Newspapers, 2008-04-05. Retrieved on 2008-04-23. 
  8. ^ Gunther, Bruce. "Phantoms fade after strong start" (html), Flint Journal, Booth Newspapers, April 12, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 
  9. ^ Mancina, Greg. "Sting crazy" (xml), Saginaw News, Booth Newspapers, April 12, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 
  10. ^ "Sting suffer first loss" (xml), Saginaw News, Saginaw, Michigan: Booth Newspapers, 2008-04-20. Retrieved on 2008-04-23. 
  11. ^ "Sting fall in final seconds" (xml), Saginaw News, Booth Newspapers, 2008-04-28. Retrieved on 2008-05-13. 
  12. ^ Mancina, Greg. "Saginaw ends two-game slide with dominating performance" (xml), Saginaw News, Booth Newspapers, 2008-05-01. Retrieved on 2008-05-13. 
  13. ^ "Sting 'D' delivers at Fort Wayne" (xml), Saginaw News, Booth Newspapers, 2008-05-11. Retrieved on 2008-05-13. 
  14. ^ Mancina, Greg. "STING INSIDER: Saginaw Sting beat Chicago Slaughter 53-28" (html), Saginaw News, Booth Newspapers, 2008-05-24. Retrieved on 2008-06-09. 
  15. ^ "Sting win, 61-28" (html), Saginaw News, Booth Newspapers, 2008-06-01. Retrieved on 2008-06-09. 
  16. ^ Mancina, Greg. "The Saginaw Sting cap their inaugural season with a 60-23 victory over visiting Muskegon" (html), Saginaw News, Booth Newspapers, 2008-06-01. Retrieved on 2008-06-09. 

[edit] External links

Continental Indoor Football League
Atlantic Conference East Division West Division
Chesapeake Tide Flint Phantoms
Lehigh Valley Outlawz Marion Mayhem
New England Surge Rochester Raiders
New Jersey Revolution Saginaw Sting
Great Lakes Conference East Division West Division
Fort Wayne Freedom Chicago Slaughter
Kalamazoo Xplosion Milwaukee Bonecrushers
Miami Valley Silverbacks Rock River Raptors
Muskegon Thunder
Expansion Teams Wheeling Wildcats
CIFL Indoor Championship Game | List of CIFL seasons | Indoor football | Arena football