UIF Omaha Beef

Omaha Beef game notes

May 19, 2005 - United Indoor Football Association (UIF)
Omaha Beef News Release


QUICK FACTS:
Omaha Beef (4-3)
vs. Black Hills Red Dogs (0-8)

Game Date: Saturday, May 21, 2005

Previous 2005 Season Meeting:
Week 8 - Saturday, May 7, 2005 - Black Hills – 24 at Omaha – 40

Tickets: Game Tickets available from the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center by calling 1-800-GOT-MINE or online at www.gotmine.com. Tickets are also available by calling the Black Hills Red Dogs office at 605-343-3535 or email a request to Bron Barthule, Office Manager at blackhillsreddogs@rushmore.com

Kickoff: 7:00 PM MT

Site: Rushmore Plaza Civic Center

444 Mt. Rushmore Road North
Rapid City, South Dakota
PHONE: 1-800-468-6463

Black Hills Red Dogs
201 Mai Street, Suite G
Rapid City, South Dakota 57701
PHONE: 605-343-3535
FAX: 605-343-3565

Radio: KHLP 1420 AM
Play-by-Play: Jim Kelter
Color Commentary: Sandy Buda
Listen Line: 402-573-0130

GAME OFFICIALS:
Referee: Jim Aberle, Lead, SD
Umpire: John Witcraft, Rapid City, SD
Linesman: Jim Phillips, Deadwood, SD
Line Judge: Stan Evans, Rapid City, SD
Back Judge: Vic Sosa, Rapid City, SD

NEXT GAME: at Lexington Kentucky
Saturday, May 28, 2005
Lexington Horsemen
7:30 PM MT Kickoff
Location:
Rupp Arena
430 West Vine Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40507
PHONE: 859-233-4567 FAX: 859-253-2718
Lexington Horsemen Media Contact:
Van Florence, General Manager PHONE: 859-221-2434
NEXT HOME GAME: vs. FT. WAYNE FREEDOM

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 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 to those providing identification as a member of a fire, law enforcement or rescue squad.

UPCOMING GAME EVENTS: vs. Sioux City Bandits
2nd ANNUAL 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 (4-3)
Head Coach: Robert Fuller
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE
Saturday March 19 Sioux Falls W 55-31
Saturday April 9 Sioux City L 51-54
Saturday April 16 Evansville W 29-27
Saturday April 23 Sioux Falls L 34-47
Saturday April 30 @ Evansville L 23-52
Saturday May 7 Black Hills W 40-24
Saturday May 14 @ Sioux City W 52-42
DATE OPPONENT KICKOFF
Saturday May 21 @ Black Hills 7:00 PM MT
Saturday May 28 @ Lexington 7:30 PM
Sunday June 5 @ Ft. Wayne 7:30 PM
Saturday June 11 Ft. Wayne 7:05 PM
Saturday June 18 @ Black Hills 7:00 PM
Saturday July 2 @ Sioux Falls 7:05 PM
Saturday July 9 Sioux City 7:05 PM
Saturday July 16 @ Tennessee Valley 7:30 PM ET


Black Hills Red Dogs (0-8)
Head Coach: Dick Lemke
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE
Saturday March 19 @Sioux City L 29-57
Saturday March 26 Sioux Falls L 31-60
Saturday April 9 Peoria L 34-51
Saturday April 16 @ Ft. Wayne L 34-59
Saturday April 23 @ Evansville L 57-60
Saturday April 30 Sioux City L 35-73
Saturday May 7 @ Omaha L 24-40
Saturday May 15 Sioux Falls Storm L 30-58
DATE OPPONENT KICKOFF
Saturday May 21 Omaha 7:00 PM MT
Saturday May 28 @ Sioux Falls 7:05 PM
Saturday June 4 @ Sioux City 7:05 PM
Friday June 10 @ Tupelo 7:05 PM
Saturday June 18 Omaha 7:00 PM MT
Saturday July 2 Ft. Wayne 7:00 PM MT
Saturday July 9 @ Omaha 7:05 PM



WEEK 9 SCORES

Omaha – 52 at Sioux City – 42
Tennessee Valley – 24 at Evansville – 48
Sioux Falls – 58 at Black Hills – 30
Tupelo – 13 at Lexington – 75
Peoria – 32 at Ft. Wayne – 52


WEEK 10 GAMES (all times local)

Friday, May 21
Evansville at Sioux Falls 7:05 PM
Ft. Wayne at Peoria 7:05 OM
Lexington at Tennessee Valley 7:30 PM
Tupelo at Ohio Valley 7:30 PM
Omaha at Black Hills 7:00 PM


LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team Wins Losses PF PA
Midwest Division
Ft. Wayne 7 0 313 207
Ohio Valley 3 4 285 262
Peoria 2 5 253 295
North Division
Sioux City 6 2 412 332
Sioux Falls 5 3 378 275
Omaha 4 3 240 253
Black Hills 0 7 250 418
South Division
Evansville 5 2 348 298
Lexington 5 3 389 350
Tennessee Valley 2 5 252 284
Tupelo 2 6 228 374

OFFENSE TAKES CENTER STAGE IN WEEK 9

The Fort Wayne Freedom, United Indoor Football's only undefeated team, opened Week 9 of the 2005 season by entertaining the Peoria Rough Riders in a Midwest Division match-up on Friday, May 13, in Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The Freedom lived up to the challenge, posting a 52-32 victory over the Rough Riders in front of a crowd of 7,022. Fort Wayne led 14-6 after the first quarter, stretched the lead to 38-26 at halftime, and allowed just one score in the second half. The Freedom defense allowed just 140 yards of offense, recovered one fumble, sacked Peoria quarterback Walter Church three times, and picked off three of Church's passes. Fort Wayne wide receiver Jeremy Dutcher, last week's UIF Offensive Player of the Week, made a strong case to repeat the honor with four touchdowns on seven catches for 135 yards. Freedom quarterback Bryan White was 18-27 for 220 yards with five touchdowns. White was intercepted once, and it was costly. Rough Rider defensive back Larry Thompson picked off White and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown. Fort Wayne receiver Luther Stroder caught four passes for 40 yards and a touchdown, while running back Rocky Harvey rushed 11 times for 66 yards, reaching the end zone once. The Freedom opened up the scoring when Carlos Smith returned an interception of Church 33 yards to the end zone. Church struggled, throwing for 86 yards and two touchdowns, with three interceptions. Peoria running back Thunder Collins scored twice, once on a 33-yard pass from Church in the first quarter and on a three-yards run in the third quarter. That third quarter score turned out to be the only points for the Rough Riders in the second half. Collins recorded 17 carries for 66 yards with two catches for 44 yards. Church reached the end zone on a three-yard scamper in the second quarter. Peoria and Fort Wayne will not have to wait long for a re-match, as the Rough Riders will host the Freedom in Week 10 on May 28 in Carver Arena. Head Coach Matt Land and the Freedom improved to 7-0 on the year, while the loss dropped the Rough Riders and Head Coach Bruce Cowdrey to 2-5 on the season.

On Saturday, the Omaha Beef avenged a 54-51 loss to Sioux City on April 9 by turning back the host Bandits 52-42 in the Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena. The North Division and Interstate 29 adversaries played in front of 4,175 enthusiastic fans. The Beef featured a strong defense and running game as they handed the Bandits their second straight defeat. Sioux City was limited to just 177 yards of net offense and the Beef recorded two sacks of Bandit quarterback Jarrod DeGeorgia. DeGeorgia completed a 36-yard touchdown pass to Dave Perrigo a minute and a half into the contest, but the Beef answered with two touchdowns to take a 14-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, DeGeorgia connected with wide receiver Johnny Ostermeyer for a 26-yard touchdown, but the Beef again answered with a touchdown and field goal to take a 24-14 lead to the locker room. Omaha held the Bandits scoreless in the third quarter while adding 14 points in each of the third and forth quarters. The Bandits scored 28 points in the forth quarter, but DeGeorgia was intercepted by Omaha's Johnson Lawson to seal a first-ever Beef victory in Sioux City. DeGeorgia was 10-21 passing for 121 yards with five touchdowns for the Bandits and Head Coach Jose Jefferson. Sioux City stellar running back Fred Jackson was limited to 60 yards on 13 carries by the Beef defense, although he did manage to score a touchdown on a 58-yard kick-off return at the beginning of the forth quarter. Bandit receiver Ken Horton scored twice on four catches for 21 yards, and Perrigo added two touchdowns on two catches for 40 yards. Ostermeyer gained 52 yards on three catches with a touchdown. Omaha quarterback John McMenamin threw just four passes for 83 yards, but he made them count as they all went for touchdowns. Four receivers were on the end of McMenamin's passes, including James Johnson (18-yards), Steve Lovell (seven yards), Jason Mitchell (32 yards), and Neuby Ras (26 yards). Beef running back Quincy Wright scored twice on nine carries for 72 yards, and Abrian Stovall reached the end zone on one of his two carries. Kicker Ted Retzlaff added a 28-yard field goal for the Beef just before halftime. Omaha and Head Coach Robert Fuller improved to 4-3 on the year, while North Division leader Sioux City fell to 6-2.

In a South Division battle on Saturday, Evansville Bluecats defeated the visiting Tennessee Valley Raptors 48-24 in Roberts Stadium as they set a franchise record for wins in front of 2,785 home fans. The Bluecats led 9-0 after one quarter and stretched the lead to 19-6 at halftime to coast to the victory. Raptor kicker Steven Lee scored all six of Tennessee Valley's first-half points with field goals of 35 and 29 yards in the second quarter. The Evansville defense held the Raptors scoreless for the third quarter, and Tennessee Valley added 18 points in the forth quarter. The Bluecats added 14 points in the third quarter and 15 points in the forth. Tennessee Valley was held to 126 yards of net offense and Evansville recorded two quarterback sacks. Evansville quarterback Ramon Robinson was 15-25 passing for 188 yards with three touchdowns, all to different receivers. Bluecats wide receiver Byron Curtis caught six passes from Robinson for 79 yards and a touchdown, while receivers Sean Bennett and Gerald Clark each reached the end zone once on four catches for 52. Bennett also added a touchdown on a one-yard carry. Evansville running back Otis Shannon scored a touchdown on 11 carries for 45 yards, and Dale Jennings added a touchdown on 12 carries for 43 yards. Quarterback Chris Gunn carried the Raptors, scoring three touchdowns on seven carries for 40 yards. Gunn reached the end zone on forth-quarter rushes of one, 13, and five yards. Evansville also defeated the Raptors 53-51 in the opening week of the season in Evansville, Indiana. The Bluecats of Head Coach Ollie Guidry lead the South Division as they improved to 5-2, while the Raptors and Head Coach Dick Adams fell to 2-5 on the season. All five Bluecat wins have been at home, and all five Raptor losses have occurred on the road.

The Lexington Horsemen improved to 5-3 in 2005 with a 75-13 victory over the visiting Tupelo FireAnts in a South Division match-up on Sunday in Rupp Arena. This was a re-match from the first week of the season as the Horsemen defeated the FireAnts 49-37 on March 19 in Tupelo. The Horsemen led 34-0 at halftime and the defense held off the FireAnts in the second half. Tupelo managed just 95 yards of net offense and fell victim to five turnovers, including a lost fumble and four interceptions. Tupelo wide receiver Adrian Cockfield scored once on six carries for 49 yards, while fellow wide receiver Chris Edwards reached the end zone once on two carries for nine yards. Wide receiver Laquonne Holden recorded nine catches for 65 for the FireAnts. Tupelo's rushing game struggled, as they had a net loss of two yards for the contest. Lexington quarterback Dusty Bonner was 14-18 passing for 108 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. Horsemen running back Derek Homer scored three times on eight carries for 73 yards, and wide receiver Harry Lewis also scored three times on six catches for 51 yards. Lewis added a rushing touchdown on two carries. Running back Randy Bell reached the end zone once on eight carries for 11 yards for the Horsemen. Lexington defensive back Anthony "Champ" Kelly logged three interceptions, a UIF single-game record. The 75 points scored by the Horsemen is also a single-game record. The Horsemen and Head Coach Bob Sphire improved to 5-3 on the year, while the FireAnts and Head Coach John Fourcade fell to 2-6 on the season.

In Rapid City, South Dakota, the Sioux Falls Storm turned back the Black Hills Red Dogs 58-30 in the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center/Dan Barnett Arena. It was the fifth straight road win for the Storm, while the Red Dogs suffered their eighth straight loss. The Storm took a 14-3 lead after the first quarter and increased it to 31-17 at halftime. The Storm defense limited the Red Dogs to 13 points in the second half. Sioux Falls quarterback Terrance Bryant returned to the lineup after missing a game last week due to a concussion and was 19-25 passing for 212 yards with three touchdowns. Storm running back James Jones scored three touchdowns on nine carries for 63 yards and added a touchdown reception on four catches for 48 yards. Running back Marques Smith rushed 12 times for 93 yards with two touchdowns for the Storm. Sioux Falls wide receiver Casey Veenhoff reached the end zone once on six catches for 71 yards. Storm defensive back Shannon Poppinga recorded two interceptions to bring his league-leading season total to seven. Black Hills quarterback Frank Borba was 11-22 passing for 136 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Borba also scored on a four-yard run in the second quarter. Red Dog wide receiver Chris Dixon caught scored twice on three catches for 81 yards, while Mike Scott reached the end zone once on four catches for 26 yards. Kicker Ton Ton Luzayadio added a 46-yard field goal for the Red Dogs. Sioux Falls and Head Coach Kurtiss Riggs improved to 5-3 on the year, while Black Hills and Interim Head Coach Dick Limke fell to 0-8 in 2005. For scores, statistics, highlights and more, log-on to www.unitedindoorfootball.com.



WEEK 9 PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARDS

Big men get group award and "The Champ" gets defensive honors. United Indoor Football is proud to announce Players-of-the-Week awards for Week 9 of the 2005 season. Weekly awards are presented in three categories: Offense, Defense and Special Teams.

Week 9 Offensive Player(s) of the Week weighs in at 985lbs. That happens to be the combined weight of the Omaha Beef's offensive line. The Beef line beat out last week's offensive player of the week, Ft. Wayne wide receiver Jeremy Dutcher, for the week 9 award. Ductcher did put up impressive numbers again in week 9 with 7 catches, 135 yards and 4 touchdowns against Peoria, but the Beef's bigmen were virtually impenetrable Saturday nigh against the Bandits and helped Omaha win their first game ever in Sioux City. Omaha's starting offensive line is made up of Dan Potmesil, Cody Beguin and Brett Wetton. The three Beef bigmen helped create 253 total yards of offense, including 170 yards on the ground on 43 attempts. Along with nearly a 4-yard average on running, Omaha's line gave up zero sacks on the night and had no penalties called against them. The Beef hope their heavyweights can help lead them to another road win this weekend when they travel to Black Hills to take on the Red Dogs Saturday night.

Anthony Kelly was "The Champ" for Lexington on defense last Sunday afternoon. Kelly, know locally as "The Champ", helped lead Lexington to one of their biggest wins on the year and perhaps their greatest defensive efforts of the season. The Horsemen's defensive back earned week 9 Defensive Player of the Week honors as he helped Lexington beat the visiting Tupelo FireAnts 75-13 in Rupp Arena. Kelly was instrumental in the Horsemen secondary recording 2 pass breakups and 3 interceptions on the night. Those 3 interceptions led to 88 return yards and one touchdown. "The Champ" also recorded 4.5 tackles on the night to help hold the FireAnts to 95 total yards offense and 13 points on the afternoon.

Wrapping up the week 9 awards in the Special Teams category is Evansville kicker Erik Rockhold. Rockhold scored 12 of the teams 48 points in route to a Bluecats win over visiting Tennessee Valley. He was 3 for 5 on point after attempts and was 3 for 3 on field goals, including kicks of 19, 25 and 44 yards. The Bluecats kicker narrowly beat out fellow footmen Justin Hutton (Lexington Horsemen) and Josh Telenko (Ft. Wayne Freedom), both of which had strong performances for their special teams. Rockhold hopes to add another dozen point to his total this weekend in Sioux Falls when the Bluecats travel to take on the Storm.

League MVP's and coaching awards will be handed out at the end of the 2005 UIF season. Stay tuned weekly for additional Players-of-the-Week winners and game highlights. For all team rosters, statistics, scores, highlights and more log onto 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, Leif Murphy 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 – March 19 vs. Sioux Falls 55
Game 2 – April 9 vs. Sioux City 51
Game 3 – April 16 vs. Evansville 27
Game 4 – April 23 vs. Sioux Falls 34
Game 5 – April 30 at Evansville 23
Game 6 – May 7 vs. Black Hills 40
Game 7 – May 14 at Sioux City 52
Game 8 – May 21 at Black Hills
Game 9 – May 28 at Lexington
Game 10 – June 5 at Ft. Wayne
Game 11 – June 11 vs. Ft. Wayne
Game 12 – June 18 at Black Hills
Game 13 – July 2 at Sioux Falls
Game 14 – July 9 vs. Sioux City
Game 15 – July 16 at Tennessee Valley
TOTAL POINTS SCORED 282

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 July 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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