Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

BASEBALL American Association: The independent American Association started its 2025 season this week with the same 12 teams as last season and again aligned in 6-team East and West divisions. Each team will play a 100-game schedule through September 1, 2025. Frontier League: The independent Frontier League started its 2025 season this week with 18 teams each playing 96 games through August 31, 2025. All 16 teams that were aligned in eight-team East and West divisions last season have ... Full Story

Valkyries Claim 2025 Pro Volleyball Federation Title

HENDERSON, NV. - In the second ever Pro Volleyball Federation championship, the Orlando Valkyries defeated the Indy Ignite in four sets, by set scores 25-21, 25-19, 19-25, 25-15. An entire team effort, the Valkyries capped off a tremendous second year turnaround, from an 8-16 record last year to an 18-10 regular season record, the Valkyries finished on top as champions As a team, the Valkyries showed up in all three phases tonight. Setting a season-high with 15 blocks, Orlando made it extremely difficult for Indy to find their rhythm and get something going. Lindsey Vander Weide stepped up ... Full Story

Svechkov Send Ads to Division Finals

Milwaukee, WI - Fedor Svechkov scored the series-clinching goal in overtime to propel the Admirals to a 4-3 win over Rockford in a decisive game five of the Central Division Finals. The win puts the Admirals into the Division Finals against Texas in a best-of-five series that will begin in Austin on Thursday night. This is the fourth consecutive season the Ads have advanced to the division finals and the third straight year they will play the Stars in the post-season. Today's win also marks the second straight season the team has overcome an 0-2 series deficit in the division semifinals ... Full Story

Bears Take Series-Clinching Game 5 over Phantoms, 4-2

(Hershey, PA) - Riley Sutter scored twice and the Hershey Bears (3-2) closed out their Atlantic Division Semifinals series with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (4-3) with a 4-2 Game 5 victory on Sunday evening at GIANT Center. With the series-clinching win, the Bears have advanced to the Atlantic Division Finals for the third consecutive postseason, where they will face the Charlotte Checkers in a best-of-five series. The series victory also gave Hershey its ninth consecutive playoff series win dating back to the start of the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs (2023, 4; 2024, 4; 2025, 1) breaking the prev... Full Story

• Valkyries Claim 2025 Pro Volleyball Federation Title - Orlando Valkyries (PVF)
• Media Notes: Calgary Wild FC Battle to 0-0 Tie with Ottawa Rapid FC - Calgary Wild FC (NSL)
• Minnesota Takes 2-1 Series Lead in Historic High-Scoring Game - Minnesota Frost (PWHL)
• 'Caps extend unbeaten streak to 11 matches in all competitions after comeback draw - Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS)
• Electric Second Half Lifts Valkyries over Mercury, 84-79 - Golden State Valkyries (WNBA)
• Svechkov Send Ads to Division Finals - Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
• Not the Ending They Wanted, But Ignite Take Pride in PVF Runner-Up Finish - Indy Ignite (PVF)
• Surge Battle Back to Edge Stingers in Season-Opening Thriller - Calgary Surge (CEBL)
• Lions Head Home with a 3-2 Series Lead - Trois-Rivieres Lions (ECHL)
• Bears Take Series-Clinching Game 5 over Phantoms, 4-2 - Hershey Bears (AHL)
• All Today's Minor League News
  

• Liberty set for final preseason tune-up, roster decisions before WNBA title defense begins - WNBA New York Post
• Mothers Day at the Diamond: Hillsboro Hops win against Eugene for moms in the stands - NWL KPTV
• Homers help power RedHawks past Canaries - AA Fargo Forum
• MIlwaukee Admirals win AHL playoff series on Fedor Svechkov's OT goal - AHL Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• TinCaps pound Cubs for second series win in a row - MWL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
• UConn's Bria Hartley joins Connecticut Sun as final cuts loom - WNBA Hartford Courant
• Riley Sutter scores twice, Hunter Shepard returns to lift Bears past Phantoms 4-2 in Game 5 - AHL Harrisburg Patriot-News
• Hershey Bears oust Phantoms, advance in Calder Cup Playoffs - AHL Carlisle Sentinel
• Eddys Leonard, Ian Anderson Lead Gwinnett Stripers to Victory at Durham - IL Gwinnett Daily Post
• Dallas Wings make another set of roster moves as WNBA season opener approaches - WNBA Dallas Morning News
• All Today's Minor League Headlines

• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report by Dan Krieger
• Courage Play Defending Champs to a Draw, Left Wanting More by Fran Stuchbury
• North Carolina FC Digs Deep for Win over Orange County SC by Fran Stuchbury
• Inside the UFL by Fran Stuchbury
• Gritty Effort Falls Short for North Carolina FC against MLS Foe by Fran Stuchbury
• Last Week around the Leagues by Fran Stuchbury

Calgary Surge vs. the Edmonton Stingers

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. Columbia Fireflies - Carolina League (CarL)
2. B.C. Lions - Canadian Football League (CFL)
3. Topeka Scarecrows - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
4. Tampa Bay Rowdies - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
5. New Mexico - ECHL (ECHL)
6. York United FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
7. Richmond - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
8. Seattle - Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
9. Atlético Dallas - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
10. Vancouver - Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)

1. Pee Dee IceCats Name Unveiled Honoring Local Hockey Legacy
2. Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report
3. Indiana Fever Waive Jillian Alleyne and Bree Hall
4. Fans Have Voted and Topeka Pro Hockey Has a Name
5. Inside the UFL
6. Perkins, Taumoepenu and Marsh Named OurSports Central UFL Players of the Week
7. Last Week around the Leagues
8. Western Hockey League Completes First Round of 2025 WHL Prospects Draft
9. Western Hockey League Completes 2025 WHL Prospects Draft
10. Gritty Effort Falls Short for North Carolina FC against MLS Foe

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

• Golden City Football Club - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
• Indiana Sentinels - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
• New Mexico - ECHL (ECHL)
• Seattle - Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
• Fort Lauderdale United FC - United Soccer League One (USL1)
• Vancouver - Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
• Pee Dee IceCats - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
• Cleveland - Women's Premier Soccer League Pro (WPSL Pro)
• Noblesville Boom - NBA G League (G League)
• Richmond - Northwoods League (Northwoods)

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
AF1, IFL, NAL, TAL
Outdoor Football
CFL, UFL

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, WLL

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR
Other Women's
LOVB, MLV, NWLS, PVF

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