Omaha Beef game notes
May 5, 2005 - United Indoor Football Association (UIF)
Omaha Beef News Release
QUICK FACTS:
Black Hills Red Dogs (0-6)
vs. Omaha Beef (2-3)
Game Date: Saturday, May 7, 2005
Tickets: Available at all TicketMaster
locations. In Omaha charge by
phone at 402-422-1212
or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
OCA Box Office Open: 5:00 PM Central
Arena Doors Open: 6:00 PM Central
Kickoff: 7:05 PM Central
Site: Omaha Civic Auditorium
1804 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Game Sponsor:
Media Sponsor: Z-92
National Anthem: Sarah Trimble
Color Guard:
Coin Toss: Hope Center Basketball Team
& Gabe Bouwens
Radio: KHLP 1490 AM
Play-by-Play: Jim Kelter
Color Commentary: Sandy Buda
HALFTIME: Omaha Beef hosts the second annual Mascot Night featuring characters that have volunteered to play in a football game at halftime. Todd and Tyler from the Z-92 and Big Sports 590 morning show will quarterback each team.
GAME PROMOTION: It's Health & Services night. Omaha Beef Football offers an opportunity for discounted tickets to those presenting an employee identification card from a company in a related field. Pre-purchase discounts and game day discounts available. Please contact the Omaha Beef Football office for more information.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Omaha Beef Football is pleased to partner with The Food Bank of Omaha in a Food Drive. For each donation of an acceptable item on game day Omaha Beef Football will take $1.00 OFF a single game ticket for the May 7th game. For pre-purchased tickets the discount will be $3.00 OFF a single game ticket for an acceptable item donation for the May 7th game.
GAME OFFICIALS:
Referee: Dana Nelson, Yankton, SD
Umpire: Eldon Maxwell, Rock Rapids, IA
Linesman: Justin Ingalls, Sioux Falls, SD
Line Judge: Cary Radisewitz, Luverne, MN
Back Judge: Randy Waagmeester, Rock Rapids, IA
NEXT HOME GAME:
Omaha's sixth regular season home game will be Saturday, June 11th vs. Ft. Wayne Freedom. The Omaha Civic Auditorium Box office and WILL-CALL opens at 5:00 PM, doors to the arena open to the general public at 6:00 PM with kickoff is at 7:05PM.
The Media Sponsor for the game is CD105.
Halftime will feature Elite Cheer.
Elite Cheer Inc. has been in business for over 10 years and has grown from 8 students at its inception to over 350 strong. What we do here at Elite is quite simple... produce excellence. Not just in cheerleading but as outstanding people.
It's also HOME TOWN HEREOES NIGHT as Omaha Beef Football offers a discount those providing identification from an employer in a related field.
UPCOMING GAME EVENTS: JULY 9 ORANGE OUT
Fans are invited to rally around the team with an ORANGE OUT for the Saturday, July 9th game.
Omaha's seventh regular season home game will be Saturday, July 9th vs. Sioux City Bandits. The Omaha Civic Auditorium Box office and WILL-CALL opens at 5:00 PM, doors to the arena open to the general public at 6:00 PM with kickoff is at 7:05PM.
The media sponsor is 89.7 The River.
Halftime will feature the Salem Baptist Church Stepping Saints Drill Team ages 12 to 18. Back by popular demand, this exciting group of youth ages 12 to 18 will entertain with enthusiasm. For bookings, call 455-1000, ext. 355.
It's MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT. In a partnership with Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha Beef will provide a discount to all military personnel as well as VFW and ROTC members on a night to give tribute to all those who have and are serving our country.
Post Game will feature a jersey auction to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. The team will wear special orange jerseys to be sold off their backs to the highest bidder following the game.
GAME SCHEDULES
Omaha Beef (2-3)
Head Coach: Robert Fuller
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE
Saturday March 19 Sioux Falls W 31-55
Saturday April 9 Sioux City L 54-51
Saturday April 16 Evansville W 27-29
Saturday April 23 Sioux Falls L 34-47
Saturday April 30 @ Evansville L 23-52
DATE OPPONENT KICKOFF
Saturday May 7 Black Hills 7:05 PM
Saturday May 14 @ Sioux City
Saturday May 21 @ Black Hills
Saturday May 28 @ Lexington
Sunday June 5 @ Ft. Wayne
Saturday June 11 Ft. Wayne 7:05 PM
Saturday June 18 @ Black Hills
Saturday July 2 @ Sioux Falls
Saturday July 9 Sioux City 7:05 PM
Saturday July 16 @ Tennessee Valley
Black Hills Red Dogs (0-6)
Head Coach: Damon Ware
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE
Saturday March 19 @ Ft. Wayne L 29-57
Saturday March 26 Sioux Falls L 60-31
Saturday April 9 Peoria L 51-34
Saturday April 16 @ Ft. Wayne L 34-59
Saturday April 23 @ Evansville L 57-60
Saturday April 30 Sioux City L 73-35
DATE OPPONENT KICKOFF
Saturday May 7 @ Omaha 7:05 PM
Saturday May 15 Sioux Falls
Saturday May 21 Omaha
Saturday May 28 @ Sioux Falls
Saturday June 4 @ Sioux City
Friday June 10 @ Tupelo
Saturday June 18 Omaha
Saturday July 2 Ft. Wayne
Saturday July 9 @ Sioux Falls
FIRST OMAHA BEEF FOOTBALL FOOD DRIVE
SATURDAY, MAY 7 vs. BLACK HILLS RED DOGS
Omaha Beef Football is pleased to partner with The Food Bank of Omaha in a Food Drive for the May 7th home game. For each donation of an acceptable item on game day Omaha Beef Football will take $1.00 OFF a single game ticket for the May 7th game. For pre-purchased tickets the discount will be $3.00 OFF a single game ticket for an acceptable item donation for the May 7th game.
The Facts about Hunger in Nebraska and western Iowa
w Currently, 46,500 lived below the poverty line in Douglas County
w Shockingly, 40% of those below the poverty line are children.
w Children going to school on an empty stomach have a hard time concentrating in school.
w Between 2002 and 2003, poverty rose to 12.5% of the population, or 35.9 million people, up by 1.3 million people.
w Seniors who experience hunger are at risk for serious health problems. Hunger increases their risk for stroke, exacerbates pre-existing ill health conditions, limits the efficacy of many prescription drugs, and may affect brain chemistry increasing the incidence of depression and isolation.
w Average unemployment rates in the past year have risen: in 2001, the rate was 4.8%, jumped to 5.7% in 2002, and in 2003 was 7.2% in Douglas County.
w In 2003, the number of Americans who were food insecure, or hungry or at risk of hunger was 36 million, a rise over 2000, when 33.2 million Americans were food insecure.
w In 2004 56% of those requesting emergency food assistance were families; 17% of those requests have gone unmet.
w Major causes of hunger include low-paying jobs, high housing costs, and unemployment. 88% of US cities surveyed expect an increase in requests for emergency food assistance by families.
Omaha Food Bank History
The Food Bank was formed in 1981 as a non-profit 501(c) with a 3,800 square foot warehouse with 21 agencies. In that first year we distributed 38,000 pounds of food. In 1985, The Food Bank moved to a 38,000 square foot building downtown.
Then in 1999, The Food Bank moved to a more efficient warehouse located at 68th & J streets. Since 1981, The Food Bank has distributed over 66,000,000 pounds of food to 326 agencies including food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and low-income day cares.
Many local businesses hold annual food drives to raise can foods for The Food Bank. Monetary donations are used to help alleviate the increasing costs of our transportation and energy bills.
For every dollar contributed The Food Bank is able to distribute $18 worth of food for the needy in Nebraska and western Iowa. The Food Bank is also an affiliate of America's Second Harvest, a national organization of food banks across the country, which seeks donations from large corporations like Keebler and ConAgra. We share donations with food banks in Lincoln, Kearney and Sioux City, as part of the Nebraska Food Bank Network.
For more information about The Food Bank of Omaha log onto http://www.omahafoodbank.org. Or, contact one of these staff members:
Don Schinzel Rex Dauenhauer
President, The Food Bank Warehouse Manager
dons@omahafoodbank.org rexd@omahafoodbank.org
Jewel Knapp
Public Relations, Development, Volunteerism, Events
jewelk@omahafoodbank.org
Vicky Barents Nancy Lee
Agency Relations Programs, Food Drives, Acquisition, Kids Cafe
vickyb@omahafoodbank.org nancyl@omahafoodbank.org
Nebraska Food Bank Network, Inc.
6824 J Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68117
PHONE: 402-331-1213
WEEK 7 SCORES
Ohio Valley â 53 at Lexington â 56
Ft. Wayne â 34 at Sioux Falls â 31
Peoria â 32 at Tennessee Valley â 39
Omaha â 23 at Evansville â 52
Sioux City â 73 at Black Hills â 35
WEEK 8 GAMES (all times local)
Friday, May 6
Tennessee Valley at Tupelo 7:30 PM
Lexington at Ohio Valley 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 7
Black Hills at Omaha 7:05 PM
Sioux City at Ft. Wayne 7:30 PM
Sioux Falls at Peoria 7:05 PM
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Midwest Division W L
Ft Wayne 5 0
Peoria 2 3
Ohio Valley 2 4
North Division W L
Sioux City 6 0
Sioux Falls 3 3
Omaha 2 3
Black Hills 0 6
South Division W L
Evansville 4 2
Lexington 4 2
Tennessee Valley 2 3
Tupelo 1 5
UNBEATENS WIN IN WEEK 7,
STEP-UP SHOWDOWN IN WEEK 8
The Sioux City Bandits and Fort Wayne Freedom, United Indoor Football's only undefeated teams, won road contests in Week 7, setting up a showdown between the two teams in Week 8. The Freedom hosts the Bandits in Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Saturday, May 7. Week 7 had a full slate of games.
Running back Fred Jackson rushed 17 times for 134 yards with four touchdowns to lead Head Coach Jose Jefferson and the Sioux City Bandits past North Division foe Black Hills Red Dogs 73-35 in Rushmore Plaza Civic Center/Dan Barnett Arena in Rapid City, South Dakota. Jackson, whose 134 yards is the UIF single game record, also returned a kick for a touchdown and caught another touchdown for a total of 6 scores for the night. Bandits quarterback Jarod DeGeorgia was 10-16 passing for 126 yards, hitting wide receiver Johnny Ostermeyer for two touchdowns while Kenneth Horton and Willie Simmons also reached the end zone with DeGeorgia completions. Ostermeyer caught seven passes for 67 yards. Wide receiver Mario Patton shined for the Black Hills Red Dogs and Head Coach Damon Ware, scoring three touchdowns on catches of seven, ten, and 22 yards. The Bandits' 73 points set the UIF record for points in a game. Sioux City maintains their perfect record at 6-0 and Black Hills falls to 0-6 for the season.
The Fort Wayne Freedom won for the fifth time is as many games with a 34-31 road victory over the Sioux Falls Storm in the Sioux Falls Arena. Fort Wayne faced a 24-17 deficit at the end of three quarters, but put 17 points on the board in the forth. Running back Rocky Harvey led the way for the Freedom and Head Coach Matt Land, scoring 3 touchdowns while carrying the ball 29 times for 120 yards. Wide receiver Jeremy Dutcher caught seven passes for 65 yards and a touchdown for Fort Wayne. Dutcher's 21-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Bryan White came with 45 seconds left to give the Freedom the lead and the win. White was 18-30 passing for 150 yards. Storm wide receiver James Jones caught two passes for 20 yards and gained 123 yards on five kick returns for Head Coach Kurtiss Riggs' team. The Freedom improved to 5-0 with the win while the Storm fall to 3-3 with their second straight home loss.
In Lexington, Mississippi, the Lexington Horsemen escaped with a 56-53 conquest of the Ohio Valley Greyhounds in front of a crowd of 5,977 in Rupp Arena. Quarterback Dusty Bonner was 17-30 for 174 yards and four touchdowns for Head Coach Bob Sphire and the Horsemen. Lexington wide receivers Harry Lewis and Chad Spencer each caught two touchdown passes from Bonner. Lewis gained 90 yards on five receptions while Spencer caught 4 passes for 46 yards for the Horsemen. Running back Randy Bell added two touchdowns while rushing nine times for 41 yards. Ohio Valley quarterback Antoine Taylor threw for 270 yards with four touchdowns. Greyhound wide receiver Willie Austin caught nine passes from Taylor for 159 yards, reaching the end zone once. Taylor connected with wide receiver Shawn Swindell for two touchdowns. Swindell caught a total of six passes for 70 yards. Taylor's 270 yards set the UIF single game passing record, while the Greyhounds 324 total offensive yards also ranks first in the league for the season. Head Coach Mark Bonar and the Greyhounds fall to 2-4 with the loss while the Horsemen improve to 4-2 on the year.
The Peoria Rough Riders suffered their third straight defeat, dropping a 39-32 contest to the Tennessee Valley Raptors in Huntsville, Alabama. The game featured nine lead changes and the largest margin for either team was 10. Tennessee Valley quarterback Mike Scipione was 21-27 for 242 yards. Scipione threw five touchdown passes and ran for another for Head Coach Dick Adam's Raptor squad. Wide receivers Luke McArdle and Nicholas Wells were Scipione's top targets, catching two touchdown passes each. McArdle gained 119 yards on seven catches. Receiver Durocher Miller also got into the action, catching nine passes for 75 yards with one touchdown. The Raptors gained 294 total yards of offense while the Rough Riders racked up 234 yards. Peoria Head Coach Bruce Cowdrey got 209 yards passing and three touchdowns from quarterback Walter Church. Wide receiver Jonathan Schoonover caught seven passes for 135 yards while reaching the end zone twice for the Rough Riders. Tennessee Valley and Peoria now have identical 2-3 records for the year.
In Evansville, Indiana, the Omaha Beef fell 52-23 to the Bluecats in their first road test of the year. Evansville avenged a 29-27 loss to the Beef in Omaha earlier this season. The Bluecats limited Omaha to just six second-half points, a four yard touchdown scamper by running back Rod Malone. Evansville quarterback Ramon Robinson completed eight of 17 passes for 98 yards with three touchdowns. Gerald Clark reached the end zone with each of his two receptions while gaining 53 yards for Head Coach Ollie Guidry's Bluecats. The Omaha defense limited Evansville wide receiver Dale Jennings to eight yards on nine catches. Bluecats' running back Sean Bennett got just one carry, but he made it count on a one-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Bennett also caught three passes for 32 yards. Omaha and Head Coach Robert Fuller were limited to 103 yards of total offense, while the Beef defense held Evansville to 194 total yards. For all team rosters, statistics, scores, highlights and more log-on to www.unitedindoorfootball.com.
BEEF CUTS FOR CHARITY
A benefit for the Child Savings Institute
Supported by Pacific Pals
EVERY GAME: Stylists from Jay's Studio Barber & Beauty will be on hand to apply spray on tattoos for hair or just give fans an orange stripe. A $5.00 donation to Child Saving Institute will get you any kind of fanatic hair treatment you want.
WHEN THE BEEF SCORE 500 SEASON POINTS: Players & coaches will line up to have their heads shaved bald by you the fans! For a $25.00 donation to the Child Saving Institute you may purchase the opportunity to clip the locks of the player or coach of your choice who has volunteered to be get bald for charity. We'll line them up on the field after the game when the 500th point is scored. If the 500th point is scored at an away game we'll have them ready to shave at the conclusion of the next home game.
Volunteers for shaving include Coach Fuller, Coach Chavez, Dwayne Harris, Donavan LaViness, Demond Finister, Kevin Oberlander, Steve Lovell, Jaron Cook and Travis Kopf.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Child Saving Institute:
Daniel Flanigan, Public Relations / Promotions Coordinator
115 South 46th Street
Omaha, NE 68132
(402) 553-6000 Ext 164 or (866) 400-4CSI
Pacific Pals:
Mikaela Borecky, Coordinator
1905 Harney Street, Suite 400
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
402-345-5866 or fax 402-345-0422
POINTS SCORED
Game 1 â March 19 vs. Sioux Falls 55
Game 2 â April 9 vs. Sioux City 51
Game 3 â April 16 vs. Evansville 27
Game 4 â April 23 vs. Sioux Falls 34
Game 5 â April 30 at Evansville 23
Game 6 â May 7 vs. Black Hills
Game 7 â May 14 at Sioux City
Game 8 â May 21 at Black Hills
Game 9 â May 28 at Lexington
Game 10 â June 5 at Ft. Wayne
Game 11 â June 11 vs. Ft. Wayne
Game 12 â June 18 at Black Hills
Game 13 â July 2 at Sioux Falls
Game 14 â July 9 vs. Sioux City
Game 15 â July 16 at Tennessee Valley
TOTAL POINTS SCORED 190
OMAHA BEEF FOOTBALL JERSEY AUCTION TO BENEFIT THE
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE
SATURDAY, JULY 9 vs. SIOUX CITY BANDITS
Sponsored by McDonalds
Omaha Beef Football is pleased to partner with McDonalds for the June 9th home game in a benefit for the Omaha Ronald McDonald House. The players will be wearing special orange jerseys that will be sold off their backs to the highest bidder in a post-game auction. 100% off all money raised will be directly paid to the Omaha Ronald McDonald House.
Fans are invited to rally around the team and wear orange for the 2nd Annual ORANGE OUT.
Located at 620 S. 38th Ave., the Omaha Ronald McDonald House is part of a network of more than 200 Houses throughout the world.
Since it opened in September 1994, the Omaha Ronald McDonald House has served families from 44 states and six countries.
These families come to the Omaha area for medical treatment for their children. They come to Omaha to be with their sick child, and the Ronald McDonald House provides them with a place to temporarily call home.
The Omaha Ronald McDonald House is near most area hospitals. The House includes family rooms, a large kitchen and dining area, a recreation room, a playroom, a laundry facility, a sun porch and ample parking.
Referrals to the Ronald McDonald House come from medical staff and hospital social workers. Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Families are asked to pay $7.50 per day.
The Ronald McDonald House operates through the generosity of many people, businesses, community and civic organizations, and the Nebraska and western Iowa McDonald's owner/operators.
For more information contact:
Kevin Warneke, Executive Director
Ronald McDonald House Charities in Omaha
620 South 38th Avenue
Omaha, NE 68105
402 346-9377 or fax: 402 346-9468
This event is supported by Pacific Pals:
Mikaela Borecky, Coordinator
1905 Harney Street, Suite 400
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
402-345-5866 or fax 402-345-0422
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