Steamwheelers Weekly Report
August 4, 2003 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Quad City Steamwheelers News Release
Recap: The Steamwheelers are coming off their first round bye in the ArenaCup playoffs. Head coach Rich Ingold put the Steamwheelers through a short week of light workouts allowing for his team to freshen their bodies up for their run towards their third ArenaCup championship.
Next Up: Now that the first round of the ArenaCup playoffs are complete, the Steamwheelers now know their first round opponent. The challenge will come in the form of the Arkansas Twisters on Saturday night at The MARK of the Quad Cities. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. The âWheelers and Twisters have not met this season, but the âWheelers hold a 4-0 edge over the Twisters. The last time the two teams met was May 26, 2001 at The MARK where the Steamwheelers won 60-32.
Gooch Gone for Playoffs; Hewitt, Dodge Get NFL Tryouts: OS Ira Gooch got an opportunity of a lifetime at the most inopportune time for the Steamwheelers as the New Orleans Saints called Gooch and next thing you know he is signed to a reported two-year deal with them. Thus leaving the Steamwheelers without their top star going into the playoffs. A day later, WR/DB Tim Dodge and WR/DB Jeff Hewitt got a call from the Carolina Panthers to come out for a tryout. The good news for those two and the Steamwheelers was that the Panthers promised Ingold that they would not offer either of them anything until the completion of the Steamwheelers season.
Upcoming Steamwheelers Appearances: This week the Steamwheelers will be out and about this week, starting on
Practice Times: The Steamwheelers will begin work early this week in preparation for the Arkansas Twisters. Rather than taking the normal Monday off, the Steamwheelers will be in full gear starting on Monday night at 5:00 p.m. They will be at The MARK every day this week starting at 5:00 p.m. and will go âtil 6:30-7 p.m. on Monday â Thursday and until 6:00-6:15 p.m. on Friday. Players begin to arrive at The MARK between 4-4:30 p.m. with the best time to reach them between 4:30 â 5 p.m. and after practice for interviews and between for 5:20-5:30 p.m. for quick comments from the players.
On the Air: This Saturday's game, as well as every other Steamwheelers game, can be heard on WOC 1420 AM with Jim Albracht making the call and John Furlong on color with the pre-game show starting at 7 pm.
You can also listen in to Q106.5's Dwyer and Michaels every morning as they discuss the âWheelers periodically on the "Mornings with Dwyer and Michaels" show that runs from 5:30 a.m. â 10:00 a.m.
Also, the "Voice of the Steam" Jim Albracht also hosts "Albracht in the AM" from 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on WOC 1420 AM. Throughout the show he discusses a variety of topics as well as the Steamwheelers.
Every Sunday night on the NBC affiliate KWQC-TV6 following the 10:00 p.m. news, sports director Thom Cornelis hosts "Wheeler Watch" which features highlights of the previous weekends game and a discussion with head coach Rich Ingold.
Tickets: Good tickets are still available for the Steamwheelers quarterfinal playoff game. Tickets can be purchased at The MARK box office or through TicketMaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 563.326.1111.
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