Panther City Lacrosse Clubs Opens Season with Victory Over Vancouver Warriors

Vancouver, BC - The Panther City Lacrosse Club opened their 2023-24 season with a decisive victory on the road, 11-7, over the Vancouver Warriors. The team has started 1-0 now in two consecutive seasons. 18-year veteran Callum Crawford led the way for Panther City as he recorded five goals on the evening and now is one goal shy of passing Mark Steenhuis for 10th place all time in NLL history for most goals scored. The game was dominated by Panther City's defensive unit, as they never allow... Full Story

Roadrunners Beat San Jose 5-1 to Open Weekend

TUCSON, AZ - Without a lot of water in Tucson, the San Jose Barracuda drowned early, losing 5-1 on Friday night at Tucson Arena as the Roadrunners improved to 11-6-1-1 on the year. The Roadrunners came out in period one like a Barracuda out of water. Just 1:34 into the game Josh Doan was given a penalty-shot and took advantage. A great move in front of the net would give Tucson the early 1-0 lead and Doan his team-leading eighth goal of the season. At the 11:02 mark it would be Josh Doan again scoring his second goal of the period on a power-play and the ultimate game-winning goal for the R... Full Story

Stars Open Weekend Victorious at Cedar Rapids

Jared Mangan scored two goals and added two assists to lead the Lincoln Stars to a 5-1 win over the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders on Friday night at the ImOn Ice Arena. Martin Masa scored in the final minute of the second period for his first USHL goal and the eventual game-winner. Blake Montgomery recorded a Gordon Howe Hat Trick with a goal, two assists and a fight. Keaton Peters scored his fifth goal of the season, all of which have come in the last four games. Lincoln (5-13-0-2) earned its second win in its last three games, all of which have come on the road. The Stars never trailed and ... Full Story

Amerks Top B-Sens in Shootout in Levi's Debut

(Belleville, ON) -The Rochester Americans (11-5-2-0) rode rookie goaltender Devon Levi's 40-save effort as they picked up a 3-2 victory in a shootout against the Belleville Senators (7-8-1-2) Friday night at CAA Arena. With the win, the Amerks, who show a 4-1-0-0 record over their last five contests, sit in a two-way tie for second place in the North Division standings with Syracuse. Despite trailing Cleveland by one point for the top stop in the division, the Monsters have a game in hand with each of the Amerks and Crunch to begin the final month of 2023. Forwards Linus Weissbach and Gr... Full Story

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Vancouver Warriors' Adam Charalambides in action

See All Today's Images The following minor league and alternative professional sports teams on OurSports Central have been viewed the most over the last seven days:

1. Saskatchewan Roughriders - Canadian Football League (CFL)
2. Minnesota Lynx - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
3. Edmonton Elks - Canadian Football League (CFL)
4. Edmonton Oil Kings - Western Hockey League (WHL)
5. Colorado Rapids - Major League Soccer (MLS)
6. Corpus Christi Hooks - Texas League (TL)
7. Fresno Grizzlies - California League (CalL)
8. South Bend Cubs - Midwest League (MWL)
9. Charlotte FC - Major League Soccer (MLS)
10. B.C. Lions - Canadian Football League (CFL)

The most recent minor league and alternative professional sports teams added to OurSports Central:

• Oakland Ballers - Pioneer League (PL)
• Fort Lauderdale - USL Super League (USLSL)
• Huntington - Appalachian League (ApL)
• Chicago Rush - Arena Football League (AFL3)
• Arizona Bandits - Arena Football League (AFL3)
• Georgia Force - Arena Football League (AFL3)
• Minnesota Myth - Arena Football League (AFL3)
• Denver Outlaws - Premier Lacrosse League (PLL)
• Chattanooga FC - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
• Philadelphia Soul - Arena Football League (AFL3)

OurSports Central provides coverage of select alternative and minor league professional sports leagues in addition to the top junior hockey leagues and college wood bat baseball leagues:

BASEBALL
Affiliated Minor League Baseball
AzCL, AzFL, CalL, CarL, EL, FLCL, FSL, IL, ML, MLBDL, MWL, NWL, PCL, SAL, SL, TL
College Wood Bat Baseball
ApL, Northwoods
Independent Minor League Baseball
AA, AtL, FL, Pecos, PL

BASKETBALL
Men's Minor League Basketball
BIG3, CEBL, G League
Women's Basketball
WNBA

FOOTBALL
Indoor/Arena Football
AFL3, IFL, NAL
Outdoor Football
CFL, USFL, XFL

HOCKEY
Junior Hockey
NAHL, OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL
Minor League Hockey
AHL, ECHL, FPHL, SPHL
Women's Hockey
PWHL

LACROSSE
Indoor Lacrosse
NLL
Outdoor Lacrosse
PLL

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR, PVF

SOCCER
Indoor Soccer
MASL
Outdoor Soccer
CPL, MLS, MLS NEXT Pro, USL, USL1
Women's Soccer
NWSL, USLSL