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Captain Jack guarantees victory

June 22, 2006 - United Indoor Football Association (UIF)
Rock River Raptors News Release


The gauntlet has been thrown down in the first annual Rock River Raptors Hot Dog Eating Contest to be held on Saturday, June 24th prior to the Raptors game against Central Division rival Bloomington. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:35 p.m.

Captain Jack of 104.9FM WXRK says his team of three contestants will defeat three contestants picked by Manic the Hispanic of Classic Rock 95.3FM.

"For the hot dog eating contest Saturday night at Raptors Park, it's three of my listeners against three of Manic's listeners," Captain Jack said. "I am going out on a limb and guaranteeing a victory for The X right now. When it comes to free food, X listeners don't mess around."

When contacted by the Raptors and told that Captain Jack is guaranteeing victory. Manic the Hispanic had this to say.

"Captain Jack should never bite off more than he can chew." Manic said."

The contest begins at 6:45 at RAPTORS PARK and is being held in conjunction with Free Hot Dog Night. 10,000 FREE HOT DOGS will be given away while they last. The promotion is sponsored by Insight Cable.

There will be a limit of four hot dogs per adult and two per child. There is no limit on how many times you can stand in line.

Fans will want to come early to RAPTORS PARK to hear the group AGNUS JACKSON, who will take the stage at 5:30 p.m. Agnus Jackson is a popular local rock band who has shared the stage with such national acts as Warrant, Great White, Joan Jett, Uncle Kracker and .38 Special. For more information on the group visit www.agnusjackson.com.

Along with the exciting pre-game activities, the Raptors will be looking for their third win of the season over the Extreme, Rock River defeated Bloomington 36-34 on April 8th at U.S. Celluar Coliseum on a Hail Mary Pass from Ben Sankey to Luke McArdle.

The Extreme made their first trip to the MetroCentre on May 6th and Rock River came away with a 53-45 win.

The Raptors are coming off a 29-27 win over the Fort Wayne Freemdom last Saturday at the Rock Pile.

It was a 38-yard field goal by the Raptors' Dillon Pieffer as time expired to give Rock River the win.

That effort earned Pieffer his third UIF Special Teams Player of the Week Award.

Bloomington fell to Omaha 28-10 and are now 5-7 on the season.

On defense for the Raptors, former Kansas Jayhawk line-backer Greg Cole turned in another 8.5 tackle performance.

In two games with the Raptors, Cole had registered 17 tackles.

With an 8-4 record, Rock River has secured the third spot in the UIF play-off by winning the Central Division.

Since the Raptors are the Central Division Champions, the team is guaranteed a first-round home game.

Bloomington is in a three-way fight with Sioux City and Evansville for the sixth and final play-off spot and a first-round match-up with Rock River.

The Extreme are facing a tough road in the final three weeks of the season as they will face all three of the UIF's Division champions.

After the game against the Raptors, the Extreme travel to the Storm Shelter for a game against Sioux Falls before wrapping up the season at home against Lexington.

RAPTORS NOTES

- Fans can listen to Saturday's Extreme-Raptors game on the Rock River Raptors Radio Network. Coverage begins with Andy Gannon's pre-game at 7:05 p.m. on ESPN 1380-The Jock and on 93.7 FM the "Big Easy". The game is also available on the internet. Log on to www.espn1380.com, www.wekz.com, and on www.raptorsuif.com.

- The Raptors wrap up the regular season on July 8th with a date against the Ohio Valley Greyhounds. That game will feature Youth Hat Night where the first 1,500 youths ages 17 and under with receive a free Raptors hat courtesy of Pepsi and Fox 39 TV. At half-time of the last two home games will feature exhibition games from the Rockford NFL Flag Football program.

- Individual tickets are on sale now by calling the MetroCentre box office at (815)968-5222 or by logging on to www.centreevents.com. Group tickets are also on sale by contacting Director of Ticket Sales Laura Houston in the Raptors office at (815)965-7000.

- Raptor fans planning to attend the concert in Davis Park on Saturday night are welcomed to come early to the Raptors game at the MetroCentre and show their ticket to the concert and receive a $12.00 ticket for $9.00.

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