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April 3, 2006 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Quad City Steamwheelers News Release


Next Game
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Steamwheelers vs. Green Bay Blizzard, 7:15 p.m. (CDT) on Othopaedic Specialists Field at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Ill.

Television: KWQC-TV 6. Coverage starts 7:00 p.m. with Thom Cornelis providing play-by-play and Jim Foster providing color commentary. Radio: WOC 1420 AM, KWPC 860 AM and steamwheelers.com with Jim Albracht and John Furlong calling all the exciting hard-hitting action.

Last Game
Friday, March 31, 2006
Quad City Steamwheelers 58
Arkansas Twisters 68
On Orthopaedic Specialists Field at The MARK of the Quad Cities
* Steamwheelers hoist Second Annual Happy Joe's Pizza Bowl trophy in the preseason game.

Quad City Steamwheelers Notes/Story Ideas

Charity Auction a Success: The Quad City Steamwheelers and ALCOA teamed up for the season opener against the Arkansas Twisters. Steamwheeler fans helped raise over $3,300 for the Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities. Matt Pike's jersey went for $525, the highest fetching jersey of the event.

First Loss to Twisters: The 68-58 victory for the Arkansas Twisters marked the second time in franchise history that the Steamwheelers have lost their home opener. The Twisters have had success at handing the Steamwheelers several firsts. The Twisters were the first team to send Quad City to overtime and also the first team to defeat the Steamwheelers in the playoffs.

The Bye Week: The game before a bye week historically has been good to the Steamwheelers as they were 5-1 heading into their season opener. However, with the loss to the Arkansas Twisters the Steamwheelers dropped to 5-2 before the bye. The week following a bye has proven tough for Quad City as they are 4-4.

Recent Steamwheeler Transactions: 3/30/06 Placed Adrian Wilson (OL/DL) on Refused to Report; 3/28/06 Placed Ryan Bell (OL/DL) on Short-Term IR, Claimed from Re-Assignment Adrian Wilson (OL/DL); 3/27/06 Assigned: Ryan Bell (OL/DL); 3/26/06 Placed on re-assignment: Dion Brown (DS), Tony Burrier (WR/LB), Maurice Harris (OL/DL), Mike Lewis (DS). Placed on Short-Term Injured Reserve: Matt Manuma (WR/DB). Placed on Long-Term Injured Reserve: Chris Chandler (WR/LB), Roy May (FB/LB).

Get ‘em while their hot: Single game tickets are currently on sale. Tickets start as low as $13.00 for adults and $6.50 for children 14 and under. In addition, high school and college students with a valid student ID can purchase one upper deck ticket for $3.00 off the regular ticket price per ID.



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