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Blackburn Awarded UIF Defensive Player of the Week

May 6, 2005 - United Indoor Football Association (UIF)
Sioux Falls Storm News Release


The Sioux Falls Storm of United Indoor Football (UIF) is pleased to announce that Storm linebacker, Mark Blackburn, has been awarded the Defensive Player of the Week award for week 7. Blackburn's efforts came from having one of the most impressive defensive showings of the year by amassing an amazing 14 unassisted tackles and 7 assisted, giving him 17.5 tackles for the game. Mark also had one pass break up, one tackle for a loss of yardage, and a sack to cap it all off. Blackburn's impressive performance came as Sioux Falls lost a close home game to the undefeated Ft. Wayne Freedom last Saturday, April 30, 2005. Mark's 17.5 tackles for the game against the Freedom, is also the most tackles by any player in the UIF during the 2005 season. Currently Blackburn sits second in the league for tackles with 33 unassisted tackles, 19 assisted, for a total of 42.5 tackles on the season, which is only 1.5 tackles behind the leader. Mark also has two sacks on the year.

The Storm is on the road for the next two weeks. May 7, 2005, the Storm will be in Peoria, IL to take on the Rough Riders, you can listen to the Storm vs. Rough Riders game with Rich Roste on KELO AM 1320 starting at 6:45 or listen live by clicking on the KELO AM link on the Storm's website. The following Sunday, May 14, 2005, they will travel to the Black Hills to battle the Red Dogs in the teams second on four meetings. The Red Dogs game will start at 2:00 PM Mountain time. The Storm's next home game will be Saturday, May 21, 2005 at the Sioux Falls Arena against the Evansville Bluecats with a 7:05 PM kickoff. Buffalo Wild Wings will again host the tailgate party which will start at 3:00 PM with live music, food and drink specials, Lightning Girls, Ball Babes, and much, much more.

Individual tickets for Storm home games are also on sale now at the Arena box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or any Ticketmaster location. For information on season ticket options or any questions, please contact the Storm Front Office at 605-332-4225 or visit the team's website at www.siouxfallsstorm.com.



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