Extreme signs all-star linebacker
April 8, 2008 - United Indoor Football Association (UIF)
Bloomington Extreme News Release
Bloomington Extreme indoor football coach Kenton Carr announced the signings of United Indoor Football all-star linebacker Blue Aldridge and running back Keith Brooks on Tuesday.
Aldridge, who earned all-league honors for Rock River, was the fifth leading tackler in the UIF last season. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound Aldridge recorded 78 solo tackles and 34 assists for 95 tackle points. He averaged 5.9 tackles per game and 1.5 quarterback sacks in 16 games.
The 5-10, 230-pound Brooks ranked eighth in the league last season with a 33.7 yards per game average for Ohio Valley. Brooks carried the ball 159 times for 505 yards and 11 touchdowns. He averaged 3.2 yards per carry.
The Extreme returns to action Saturday with a 7 p.m. Eastern Conference game at Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo., against the RiverCity Rage. RiverCity leads the Eastern Conference with a 3-1 record, while Bloomington has a 2-3 mark.
The Extreme's next home game is April 19 at 7:05 p.m. at U.S. Cellular Coliseum with the Omaha Beef of the Western Conference. The Beef has a 3-1 record and dealt the Extreme a 52-45 setback in Omaha earlier in the year.
Cody Linley of Hannah Montana fame will sign autographs and pose for pictures with fans prior to the April 19 game.
Single-game tickets for the April 19 game and all other remaining Extreme games are available at the Coliseum box office, 101 S. Madison Street, Bloomington or on-line at www.uscellularcoliseum.com. Tickets can be ordered by phone at 866-891-9992 or 309-434-2679.
Fans also can take advantage of a "special 4-pack" offer for the final four games of the season. Those four-game ticket packages range in price from $40 to $120 depending on seat location.
Season tickets-holders and club seat-holders also can exchange unused tickets from previous games at the box office for tickets to future games. The exchange cost is $2 to season ticket-holders. There is no exchange cost for club seat-holders.
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