NEWS

Dec 27th,2003
New Orleans, LA-College Nationals-Preview
College Teams from all over the USA head to the Big Easy for the 25th anniversary of
the College Nationals 7Man Screen flag football tournament. 120 teams have registered to date, 53 Men,25 Women, 21 CoRec and 21 Open Mens teams have registered. FlagMag will have a Miss/Mr FlagMag party Monday-Dec 29th at  the Edge Sports Bar. Miss an Mr College FlagMag will be crowned.
       In the Women's collegiate division, its the first time in six years a Mexican team has not registered and taken the title south of the border. This leaves the title up for grabs for a usa team to finally win the crown, but don't be surprised if you see a last second registration from the Mexicans which are notorious for this, there is a possibilty three teams from mexico city will drive up on a coach(36 hours)
like last year. One of those teams is Six time defending champ Aguilas Blancas.
Photos/results
 

Dec 14th,2003
Las Vegas,NV-World Cup Qualifier
Ten youth teams participated in the first annual event.
Results/Photos

Dec 6/7th
Boston,MA-World Cup Qualifier-
WORLD CUP QUALIFIER
Plymouth, MA
Dec 6/7th,2003

Due to the Blizzard The International Flag Football Federation will allow all teams from this tournament to participate in the Invitational Tournament Feb 27-29th in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic


Several Teams need players(Free Agents) for the Invitational tournament in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Feb 27-29th. If you would like to go as an individual or with a few friends and be placed on a team please contact Butch
Staff@Flagfootballplayer.com or 603-437-0108 for more info.

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Playing football in the Snow, brought a whole new meaning this past weekend as 40 teams from all over the Northeast including Canada and England played through Blizzard conditions on both days. The Snow started to fall Friday evening, then turned to Sleet and Rain Saturday afternoon, then back to snow on Sunday with Wind gusts up to 30 miles an hour. The Amazing part was all but two registered teams made it to Plymouth as the entire east coast was hit by the storm. The longest trip for the USA teams was a tie between the PA and MD teams, from Canada it was Team From Toronto that made the trek but they were out down in mileage by the English who flew in just before the storm hit.
The Friday night captains meeting was packed with over 100 players and 20 beautiful FlagMag Girls as teams picked there place on the bracket. On Saturday morning the games began, and several teams were late as the driving conditions were treacherous. Around noon time the snow turned to sleet and rain making the conditions absolutely horrible. Saturday night FlagMag held its Christmas Party at Rip Tide were all 20 FlagMag girls competed for Miss FlagMag Boston,MA-2003.
The party was rocking as 200 players made it to the event. FlagMag girls mixed and mingled then paraded in three different sets of clothing- Causal, Bikini, and club wear in front of excited flag football players . The evening ended when the girls were auctioned off on dates.
On Sunday conditions got worse as the snow started to pile up, and the wind klicked in. The games became interesting in the end as in the 8Man Gold Division, it was the USA vs Canada in a grudge match as the Outkast of New Bedford,MA outlasted the Xmen of Toronto,Canada 6-0 in the 3rd overtime. Impressive for the Canadiens who only play 7man touch .
Results/Photos

Nov 27th,2003
Manchester,NH

3rd Annual New Hampshire Turkey Bowl

Thursday
4Man No Contact
FlagMag.com held its 3rd Annual New Hampshire Turkey Bowl in Manchester with five teams participating for what is seen as a traditional, fun event. All the teams that participated are from the New Hampshire State and know each other through either playing in the same league over the years or playing at high school together. We were graced with the presence of the Lancers old boys that participated last year, Obelix (Canada) Super Heroes, Rage both from the BMFFL and the FlagMag team. The games were quite but not so competitive as most teams were trying to maintain the thanksgiving spirit and had their minds set on watching football after being fully fed with turkey and the rest. Overall the tournament was successful with all the teams playing a reasonable amount of games and entertaining each other on a nice, sunny day made for flag football, I hope it was worthwhile.
Results/Photos

Nov 23rd,2003
Denver,CO-World Cup Qualifer
Ten teams took part under blizzard conditions in the 2nd annual event. Half way through the
tournament, blizzard conditions set in, a howling 40 mind wind and 6 inches of snow feel
making conditions exciting. In the 4man Gold Div, Home town favorite, One Time defeated arch
rival Criminals 43-12,while in the Silver Div, the Untouchables defeated Sticktly educated 28-12. In
8Man Inelgible  the All stars defeated the Dream Team 28-0
Results/Photos


Boston,MA-BMFFL Fall Championships

BMFFL Championship Story

As predicted the championship was special the games were exciting, full of action some teams left winners and the rest losers but at least I can say all the teams played well and gave it their best shot. There wasn’t a lot between the finalist as teams lost by either a score or just a mere point. The primary game between the Alliance, NH and Chiccone Outlaws, Providence was all about two half’s. The Alliance set the pace of the game in the 1^st half scoring three un-replied TD's clearly outsmarting their opponents, in the 2^nd half the cards were turned around and Tony Sanders, Charlie Holiday and Anthony Coma started to get a nice rhythm going and scored three TD’s after Alliance had scored their fourth TD and were up by 27 – 21. The game was still close and both teams were not well into the game, the Alliance could have easily put the game away but started slipping and the Outlaws were gaining more confidence with little time left in the game. The Alliance needed to obtain a first down on a running clock to end the game which they did, both teams congratulated each other and the undefeated Alliance win their first BMFFL title, the Outlaws I think are a good family unit and thanks to Mr. Chiccone have developed into a good side. Yes the Alliance are the 2003 BMFFL champions, congratulations good offensive line work to contain a huge defensive threat, Spaz and Matt Kling scored great TD’s but Spaz scored the best, with a long deep post diving catch for the first TD of the game. The first half was all about Alliance with the OL completely dominating the interior giving the receivers the opportunity to run their routes and the QB Arty Hazzard to deliver some exceptional ranged passes. Overall the game was good and played in an enthusiastic manner that was always expected.

Congratulations to the Assassins, Washington Tap, and Damiens for winning the B, C and D 8Man division titles, from the parts of the games I observed you guys played extremely well and were all very disciplined. The runners up teams, well what can I say you lost by very little which indicates that the position you got to was deservedly achieved, keep up the good work and maybe next year will be the champion.

In the 4man A Div Mr Steer remain the only unbeaten team in the league defeating the Hogwild  The Excite team won the B division in the best out of three with receiver Mike playing really well. Finally Guffy that worked extremely well to improve as one of the new teams were beaten by Knappy Trenches whom sustained an injury in the championship but as a handicap managed to rally some good plays together and sustain pressure from their opposition. Thanks for playing in the BMFFL 2003 season and we all hope to see you guys playing again soon. Watch out for upcoming tournaments and good luck to everybody.
results/Photos

Nov 18th,2003
Jerusalem,Israel-American Football in Israel
TIVUCH SHELLY" PHOTO CAPTION: Tivuch Shelly had its hands full against Big
Blue during Week 5 of the American Football in Israel league last week.
CREDIT: (Jay L. Abramoff)

"ECALIBUR" PHOTO CAPTION: Croton Watches got its first win of the season
against Excalibur last week, Week 5 of the American Football in Israel
league. CREDIT: (Hanan Amar)

Pallorium/Big Burger edges Norman's in Week 6 of AFI

Down 20-13, Norman's (1-2) scored a touchdown against Pallorium/Big Burger
(2-1) with no time left in the game, but were offsides on the two-point
conversion attempt, ending the game at a score of 20-19.

Pizzeria Efrat (2-1) 7, Holy Bagel (2-1) 0
Pizzeria Efrat and Holy Bagel may be end up as two of the best one-loss
teams in the Ron Mix division after a tightly-fought game last week.
Pizzeria Efrat scored their touchdown on pass from Mordechai Goodman to Eric
Davis. Efrat's defense was led by Josh Hasten, who had three interceptions
and also scored the extra point conversion on offense.

Yitz's Boyz (1-2) 46, DriMark (0-2) 18
Yitz's Boyz got its first win as QB Kenny Zweibel threw for seven TDs,
including three to newly-engaged Tani Kramer caught three TD passes.

Jump Gym (3-0) 45, Misha'an Plumbing (0-3) 13
Misha'an Plumbing surprised everyone, maybe even themselves, scoring two
touchdowns in the first half, as Jump Gym exposed weaknesses on defense. The
story was different after halftime, though, as Jump Gym showed why it is one
of the leading teams in the league.

Croton Watches (1-2) 21, Excalibur (0-3) 12
Croton Watches' Berish Paneth had three TD receptions from QB Moishe Wegh,
and two interceptions. Wegh also recorded a game-sealing, diving flag-pull
as Excalibur was driving down the field.

Jerry's Kids (2-1) 19, Israel Seed Partners (0-3) 6
While Jerry's Kids looks forward to a matchup with fierce rival Lobos, BJ
Steinman had one TD catch and an interception, and Yossi Perlow threw two TD
passes and ran for the other touchdown.

Valley Boys (1-2) 31, JM in the AM (2-1) 25
With most of the scoring in the last minute of the first half, Valley Boys
got their first win of the season as JM in the AM were beaten for the first
time this year. Valley Boys scored two touchdowns and JM in the AM scored
one TD after the one-minute warning before halftime last Friday afternoon.
Valley Boys' QB Yitz Rabovksy threw four TD passes to Yudi Riesel.

Big Apple Pizza (2-1) 43, METV (0-2-1) 18
Big Apple Pizza's QB Avrami Friedman threw six touchdown passes, including
four to Yehuda Pensak, and also had two interceptions on defense.

Lions (2-1) 33, Graphic Dimensions (0-3) 12
While the Lions' defense was being led by Yehudah Mishpatov, who had three
interceptions, QB Yehiel Horowitz made the difference on offense, throwing
four TD passes, including two to Chaim Pearl.

Kromar Printing (2-1) 67, YTC (0-3) 0
In one of the most lopsided games of the season so far, Kromar Printing QB
threw for eight touchdowns, and captain Yoel Herman caught two TD passes and
recorded two sacks on the defensive side of the field.

Other results from the AFI's Week 6: Halsey, Scott, and Associates (2-1) 26,
Polish Muppets (0-1) 0; Big Blue (3-0) 40, Tivuch Shelly (1-2) 0; Lobos
(2-1) 32, Seideman and Mermelstein (2-1) 14; Chaim's Boys (3-0) 18, Fairmont
Funding (2-1) 6; Daniel K (1-) 18, Shanky's Seforim (0-3) 6; World Class
Travel (3-0) 36, Penso Capital Markets (2-1) 26, Young Israel of Midwood
(2-1) 56, Ziontours (1-2).

Tuesday  Night League
In just the second week of the season, rain played a factor in the Tuesday
Night Football League games at Kraft Stadium.

In the late game on a cool, wet evening, Cafe Net (2-0) outlasted Jeff
Seidel's Information Center (1-1), 32-29, with both teams saying afterwards
that they should have played better.

In the two games earlier in the evening, Kfar Zippori (2-0) beat Pardes
(0-2), 42-31, and YM Events (1-1) evened their record against the
Conservative Yeshiva (0-2), 26-20.

Pensacola, FL-College Regional
The West Florida ACIC Regional Flag Football Championships brought to Pensacola,
Florida 53 teams representing 9 different states, 51 officials representing 18 different institutions and 35 professionals and graduate students representing 20 different states to the campus of the University of West Florida.

The competition of 33 men's teams, 10 women's teams, and 10 co-rec teams all competed for the coveted title of West Florida Regional Flag Football Champion.

The All Tournament Officials (top 4) who will go to the National Flag Football Championships in New Orleans December 27-31, 2003 are:

Nick Ryder - Florida State University
Sam Mayhew - University of Central Florida
Mike Prociuk - Sam Houston State University
Matt Harrison - University of West Florida

MEN'S DIVISION - Congratulations to the Georgia Southern Scandals as they took an easy win over Middle Tennessee State University for the men's championship.

The top 8 men's teams were:

1. Georgia Southern University "Scandals"
2. Middle Tennessee State University "Mean Machine"
3. Nunez Community College "Widespread Panic"
4. University of Alabama "The House"
5. University of Louisiana - Lafayette "Ragin Cajuns"
6. Pensacola Junior College
7. Southern University - Baton Rouge "Soldiers"
8. Nunez Community College "Pelicans"

Men's All Tournament Team
Deshaun Miliner (MVP), Levon Jones, Jamie Wells, Martez Jackson - Georgia Southern University "Scandals"Brett Moore, Stephen Moore - University of Alabama "The House"
Roy Dussouy, Daniel Duke - Nunez C.C. "Widespread Panic"
Kirk Slay - Pensacola Junior College
Ryan Alford - University of Louisiana-Lafayette "Ragin Cajuns"

WOMEN'S DIVISION - Congratulations to the Southern University - Baton Rouge "Dream Team" as they defeated the University of North Florida "Sliders" by a score of 33-21.

The top 6 women's teams were:
1. Southern University - Baton Rouge "Dream Team"
2. University of North Florida "Sliders"
3. Florida A&M University "Simply Marvelous"
4. Troy State University
5. University of West Florida "Much Respect"
6. Western Kentucky University "Winning Tradition"

Women's All Tournament Team
Alisia Cardoza (MVP), Tiesha Wilson, Arneisha Brisco - Southern University - Baton Rouge "Dream Team"
Tasha Kuritz, Julie Bouton - University of North Florida "Sliders"
Desiree Abrams - Florida A&M University "Simply Marvelous"
Wini Morgan - Troy State University

CO-REC - Congratulations to the Middle Tennessee State University "Bad Company" as they defeated the University of Louisiana - Monroe "SWAT" by a score of 20-6.

The top 6 co-rec teams were:

1. Middle Tennessee State University "Bad Company"
2. University of Louisiana - Monroe "SWAT"
3. Northwestern State University "Cornbread"
4. University of Louisiana - Monroe "Pull My Shorts"
5. Georgia State University "Lethal Injection"
6. University of Central Florida


Co-Rec All Tournament Team
Kyle Weatherly (Male MVP), Crystal Harvey (Female MVP) - Middle Tennessee State University "Bad Company"
Justin Steen, Marco Morgan, Casey Goodman - University of Louisiana - Monroe "SWAT"
Tuyen Nguyen - University of Louisiana - Monroe "Pull My Shorts"
Liz Luna - Northwestern State University "Cornbread"
Aya Funashi - University of Central Florida


Thanks to the Professional Staff who devoted a weekend to sunny Pensacola to help make the 24th Annual West Florida ACIC Regional Flag Football Championships a tremendous success.

*RULES COMMITTEE*
Bradley Petty - Angelo State University
Mark Crager - Florida State University
Seth Thomas - University of Louisville
Chris Bagwell - University of South Carolina
Gary Cahen - University of Central Florida
Dave Peters - Florida State University
Larry Mellinger - University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Adam Pruett - University of Kentucky
Edgar Reed - McMurray University
Steve Anderson - University of Texas at Dallas
Bradley Whittaker - Western Kentucky University
Jason Asbury - University of Southern Mississippi

*ALL TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE*
Sarah Fain - Georgia Southern University
Chris Morris - Ohio University
Greg Bailey - Kent State University
Charlie Burk - University of Kentucky
Matt Boyer - UNC-Charlotte
Brad Wilson - Louisiana State University
Emily Fellona - American University
Kelley Roach - Arkansas Tech University

Nov 18th,2003

Ft lauderdale,FL-World Cup Qualifier

The IFFF Regional qualifier that took place this past weekend in Ft Lauderdale lived up to its expectations. With so far the best talent at any of our events and an extremely positive youth and female sector we can claim it to be a very successful tournament so far. Teams such as the Florida Stingrays, Alliance, NH, Raw Talent, The Gators and ELY M both adults and youth have been to our World Cup and this showed at the qualifier. In the Youth section Ely M dominated, although all the other teams possessed good talent and were entertaining. The women's section in both 7Man and 4Man were clearly won by the Florida Stingrays the rest of the teams did put up a fight but couldn't compete against a well drilled outfit. The Stingrays used this tournament as a warm up for the Boston event where much stronger Canadian competition will be present. In the 7man men's sector the Alliance from NH a known 8Man team surprised the Florida talent that are renown for playing the 7Man category by reaching the finals and then beating Ely M 7-6 in a very close encounter. The biggest sector was the 4Man that was divided into an A/B category. Most of the games were extremely close in the A Div playoffs with the Alliance team eased out by finalist Legion of Doom, FL that only lost by a score in the finals to In the Zone led by Team USA receiver Angel. In the B Division playoffs the Young Guns did really well to beat the talent in their sector and came out winners beating X rated 26 -12. In summary the talent was very good, the weather was a beauty, the youth were exciting and added value to the qualifier so we will give this event an A+.
Results/Photos

Nov 12th,2003
Boston, MA-Boston Metro League Playoffs
This past weekend the BMFFL final playoff games took place in both NH and MA with all the top teams in both the 8man and 4man division playing for the a spot in the finals and in some cases semi-finals. In Manchester, NH the 4man division was what was anticipated, the Castros playing the league unbeaten Mr. Steer for the NH title, although there was the expectancy of the Muddawgs or Outbackers causing a bit of an upset. In the long run the Castros played like veterans of the game and tried extremely hard to defend their position as top dog in NH. Mr. Steer the new blood have now emerged as top dog, 34 games unbeaten and have been playing extremely well this season led by Team USA captain Jim Wilson. The Muddawgs, Outbackers and Nasty Boys all put on a pretty good show but in the end were not focused enough to beat either the Castros or Mr. Steer but we all know they will come back next year firing on all cylinders. In the 4man B division Excite had to lose twice against a strong and well improved Suspects team, Glen and his crew lost the first game but came back strong to win the second and book a spot in the finals. Finally, the NH C game between the Rams and Guffy had to go the full two games with a mature Guffy side narrowly beating the newcomers Rams to become the NH C division winners. In summary Mr. Steer have looked strong all season, the Muddawgs have become a exceptionally good A team , the Suspects, Wildcats and of course Excite should all be playing A div football next year; the Rams did well for a first time and will definitely be a team to watch next year.

In Brockton, MA two of the strongest contenders for the 8man title Outcast and Outlaws slugged it out in what was reported to be the game of the season so far. This rivalry has always been the one to set of the fireworks as these two teams are packed with power, skill, speed, technique and finesse. In a remarkable game of power and consistent flair both teams matched each other for most part of the game. Remember the Outcast have already beaten the Outlaws once this season, the Outlaws were out to revenge that defeat, the Outcast has other plans and in an action packed first half led by13-7. Charlie Holiday during the interval rallied his teammates and they came out firing all guns to tie the game. The Outcast once again matched them for skill, speed and power. Then QB Holiday threw a nice long pass to one of his receivers to tie the game. Overtime, the game went into overtime and the Outlaws beat the Outcast and will meet the Alliance in the BMFFL championship.

At Moaxley Park, MA it was the same kind of story top team the Generals that departed with key players that joined the up with Alliance leaving Al Menino with a young, new side that has taken this season to jell and play as a team. The Alliance versus The Generals has got cracker written all over it, especially with old boys Spaz, Norm, the Goodhart bothers all crossing over. Anyway reports from observers claimed an exciting game with two teams that are quite technical, have speed, skill and talent in abundance. The Generals matched the Alliance in all departments with the Generals leading 7-6 for a huge part of the game. It looked like the Generals had the Alliance in a corner and bam out of nowhere Arty Hazzard delivers a beauty to Gabe Boatwright for a TD in the last seconds of the game. The pass becomes the winning pass for Alliance booking them a place in the finals against the team on a high – Chiccone Outlaws, the only team to beat Alliance twice this season. Alliance has not been beaten in league play yet, in tournaments yes but not in league play. The final will be good to see, it is important that both teams watch their sidelines and discipline will be key, the rest of the attributes both teams possess, it will be another cracking game of flag football.
Photos/Results

Kir Kush, Iraq(2 Hours NE of Bagdad)

Flag Football in Iraq?  Is this possible? While it may not be your traditional Sonic Flags, they are currently using socks for Flags, there are 30 USA Military men playing 4on4 in the middle of the Iraqi desert. They are there to train the New Iraqi army. Games are played on Fridays which is the day off, as Fridays are holy days in the Middle east. November is a holy month, Ramadan is observed, and for this many people are on Vacation. In December everyone will return with close to 100 men playing.
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Columbus,OH-USFTL States
an impressive field of 80 Teams took part in the USA largest 8Man All Eligible tournament this past weekend. The event was straight double elimination and ran by the USFTL out of Cleveland,OH where the winners advance the their nationals Jan 17-20 in Orlando,FL.The tournament was enhanced this year with fifteen beuatiful FlagMag girls in attendence. The Girls played in a promotional 4man no contact game and hosted a FlagMag Girls Bikini party at the Super 8 Hotel Saturday night.
     In the 8Man A Division the Predators of Cleveland, OH proved they are still the top dog in Ohio as they defeated MacDocs 14 -7 for the title. MacDocs defeated the Raiders 15-7 in the losers bracket final to advance to the title game.
In the B Championship the Wreckers defeated the Red Zone 27-20. The Red Zone squeaked by the Xmen 13-12 in the losers bracket final to advance to the championship.
   In the C Division title game the Blue devils double dipped Ember care for the Title.
Blue Devils Jake Stewart kicked the game winning extra point for the Win. Blue Devils QB, AJ Saul dashed 30 yards to paydirt for there only touchdown. Embercare scored a touchdown by Ryan Shaw but failed on the extra point attempt. Embercare had a chance in the final minute but the Blue Devils defense came up big.
     In the D Division Championship Devauls defeated the Warriors 16-6. Devauls QB Brad Agler ran 40 yards for the team first score. Late in the second half Devauls Christopher Russell caught a 60 yard bomb to take a commanding 16-0 led. The Warriors made a late comback when the scored with one minute remaining but the onside kicked failed and the Devauls went on to win.
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Columbus,OH-FlagMag Girl Promo
FlagMag Girls Contest
The FlagMag Girl Ohio Contest proved to be interesting as fifteen girls from all over participated in the event. The event was based on Athletic Ability, Dress wear, Bikini attire, and overall attitude.

Order of finish
1.Alesha-Cincinatti,OH
2.Kinga-Chicago,IL
3.Tara-Milwaukee,WI
4.Lesly-Chicago,IL
5. Kristi L-Milwaukee,WI
6.Summer-Austin,TX
7.Kristi M-Columbus,OH
8.Amy-Portsmouth,OH
9.Neary-Chicago,IL
10.Melony-Columbus,OH
11.Collen-Peiora,IL

Four Girls were disqualified!

FlagMag Girls Will attend USFTL Nationals-Jan 17-20th
FLAGMAG GIRL'S BIKINI PARTY
FlagMag Girls will host a Bikini Party at the following Events.
(Stay with the FlagMag girls at the Host Hotel
Reserve your room by contacting
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Nov 15th-Rio Rancho, NM--World Cup Qualifier

Nov 15/16th- Ft. Lauderdale, FL--World Cup Qualifier

Nov 22/23-Milwaukee, WI--World Cup Qualifier
Nov 22/23-Denver, CO--World Cup Qualifier
Dec 6/7th Boston, MA--World Cup Qualifier
Dec 6/7th-Salem,OR-World Cup Qualifier

Dec 13/14th-St. Louis, MO-World Cup Qualifier

Dec 13/14th-Las Vegas, NV-World Cup Qualifier
Dec 27-31-New Orleans,LA-College Nationals

Jan 10th-Jacksonville, FL-World Cup Qualifier
Jan 17-20th-Orlando,FL-USFTL Nationals

Feb 26-29th-World Cup Extravaganza
Miss FlagMag Contest-
Puerto Plata,Dominican Republic-World Cup-
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Nov 6th,2003
West Florida Regional Flag Football Championship

8th November, 2003
Pensacola, FL

This weekend 53 teams will come to Pensacola, Florida vying for the West Florida Regional Flag Football Championships. 33 men’s teams, 10 women’s and 10 co-rec teams will form the toughest regional competition in the country. The West Florida tournament annually serves notice as to who the contenders will be in New Orleans.

This year, the top teams are who’s who among the collegiate rankings”

• Southern Baton Rouge Soldiers (defending Nat. champs)
• Nunez Widespread Panic (defending West Florida Regional Champs)
• GA Southern University Scandals (2003 UF Swamp Bowl Champs)
• Troy State University
• Pensacola Junior College
• North Florida "Blitz"
• Nunez CC "Pelicans"
• MTSU "Mean Machine"
• Valdosta St. "The Crew"
• UNC-Charlotte "Bring the Ruckus"

Who will win???

The women's team brings the dominant American women's team Southern University - Baton Rouge "Dream Team" to defend their last two West Florida championships. Strong competition should be provided by Troy State and Florida A & M University.

In the Co-rec division, this tournament is up for grabs.  The two-time defending West Florida Regional Champs and National Champs are taking this weekend off.  The favorites would be the two teams from La. Monroe, Ga Southern, and GaState University.

Fifty-one officials from eighteen different institutions will be competing for the right to officiate at the National Flag Football Championships in New Orleans, LA.  

Good luck to everyone in Pensacola!

Nov 2nd-2003
Brockton, MA- USFTL States
Round Robin- 3 Game Min

The Chiccone Outlaws have been crowned the USFTL MA States champions after beating the Alibrandes by 7-0. The tournament was a good sized event with teams from the BMFFL that didn't think it was necessary to take a week off participating in the tournament as warm-ups for the playoffs. The games were all extremely competitive with huge amounts of talented athletes from all the teams showing what they are really made of. The Chiccone Outlaws had looked strong from the start beating a strong Alliance team led by veteran players Spaz, Norm, Arty Hazard & co. The Alibrandes team out from another league came to compete against some of the best teams that play in the BMFFL and lost to Alliance in an action packed game. The event was dominated mainly by the big three which were the Alliance; Chiccone Outlaws, and the Alibrandis from Sommerville although the Hitsquad gave both teams a run for their money. The event also saw the league unbeaten Alliance team lose two games in one day, most likely the first time it has happened in a long time. Jim Zimolka and the English players that are here learning the program also had fun by playing in a combine team in the lower sector to gain 8man experience. As far as players that outperformed the rest, there was a nice competitive battle between Coma and Gabe Boatwright, Spaz was playing exceptionally well as receiver and D-line and so was Tommy Wilson at TE and D-line. The two most valuable players on the day could not be pulled apart and they both had different qualities that they added to the game on Sunday. No 21 Tony Sanders and the Chiccone Outlaws QB Charlie Holiday were the two MVP's on the day. The Outlaws have won their first tournament in a while and are fired up and looking good in the league also, the Generals and the Outcast both rested this past weekend and should be feeling fresh for the playoffs this coming Sunday. The Alliance team, well, they lost two games to the same team only by a shade and we all know they have talent in all departments to upset any of the big three already mentioned. Therefore, this is my summary, Outlaws just won & on a high (v.good), Generals took a rest and came to watch their opposition (v.good), Outcast also resting and should be ready (v.good) Alliance been beaten twice and will come out fighting to restore their pride and position in the League (good)

Photos/Results

Nov 1st,2003
Manchester,NH

The New Hampshire States tournament offered us excitement, joy, and some amazing flag football games this past weekend in Manchester. The tournament designed to accommodate teams from the BMFFL, LYFFL, MYFFL and teams that just come out once a year produced an astounding playing environment for all to see. With the adults starting early in the morning and the kids coming in later the crowd gradually grew to over 200 people that were watching, cheering and relaxing in the sunny Manchester weather.

The Youth City and State Championship - The Youth section was great to watch with the kids aged between 6 - 12 yrs old all playing their hearts out in front of what they would see as a huge crowd of spectators. All the games were full of excitement with the parents and the adult players all cheering the kids on. In the 6-8 yrs old Londonderry championship game the Cowboys beat the 49ers to advance to play the the Manchester Bills who had beaten the Dolphins to obtain their State championship spot. The State championship game for the 6-8 yr olds was fascinating to watch, the kids were so excited, full of enthusiasm and adrenalin that was a definitely captivating. The Cowboys from Londonderry being in their second year beat a very well coached Bills team by 12 - 6 to become the first NH Youth State champion. In the 9-12 yr old category the older kids also showed that they were capable of putting on a good show and the Londonderry Titans beat the league undefeated Bucs by 28 - 0 to reach the City final, only to be beaten by a narrow 6-0 by once again an experienced well coached Packers led by two year finalist Coach Bowen. Manchester sector that had only two 9-12 yr old teams and had competed against each other for the past six weeks proudly competed for the City honors with the Patriots running away with the game with a blistering 34-0 against the Cowboys. Coach Bowen (Packers) who had a taste of what it is like to play in a final, well finally received his reward for all his hard work and missing out last year to become the current NH State Champion Youth (9-12yr old).    
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Oct 30th,2003
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
 

The IFFF visited the Dominican Republic for the second time this year to finalize preparations for the 5^th Annual World Cup of Flag Football that takes place in February 2004. The event is gradually coming closer and has been welcomed by senior dignitaries in Puerto Plata. Governor Ginette Bournigal de Jimenez of the Providence of Puerto Plata has already promised to invite the President of the Dominican Republic to bless the event and is extremely excited at the prospects of hosting the biggest flag football gathering in the world. They are relishing at the opportunity to host a sporting event that runs alongside there carnival structured Independence Day celebrations which of course will create a great atmosphere for the players and the people of Puerto Plata. The entire sporting extravaganza will be surrounded by colorful parades, dancing and partying of which we intend to encourage being part of our event. Both international and the home based teams are advised to wear appropriate uniforms at the opening ceremony of the World Cup simply for media and organizational reasons as the aim would be making the event more prestigious. Unlike last year we had teams in not quite the right standard uniforms this year all teams should make an effort to look like a high-quality unit. Also the Open invitational shall start on Friday afternoon rather than on Saturday due to the amount of teams that have qualified this year, therefore it is mandatory that all teams be present in Puerto Plata from Thursday 26^th. Finally, the time we are hosting the event is renowned as peak season for vacation groups from all over the world and the host hotel shall be reserving the rooms till the 10^th of November. The IFFF is very excited at the progress made so far and with 500 people already booked with Target Sport adventures (the official travel agent for the event) illustrates good intentions. We are most definitely trying to persuade teams to place a deposit with Target Sport before the 10^th of Nov, making the process easier and more feasible to manage.
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Jerusalem, Israel
AFI kicks off record-shattering season

American Football in Israel began its 15th season Friday at a sun-drenched
Kraft Stadium in Jerusalem. With 18 games scheduled for the first weekend,
most of the 53 teams in the league had their first opportunity to prove
their mettle on one of the two fields set up at the stadium.

The AFI has a record 53 teams for the 2003-04 season, an increase of almost
50% from the previous season, which itself was a record for the league.
League coordinator Jay L. Abramoff said that the AFI organizers were pleased
to welcome so many teams into the league this year, and after a month and a
half of preparations, included work on the field itself, he was happy to
actually see the teams playing.

"The league has grown every year, and this year, to accommodate all 53 teams
and finish the season on time, we hope to play AFI games on other fields,"
he said. "We have been working hard to get everything ready for the new
season."

While the league does not play on Shabbat, it is discussing scheduling games
in Ma'ale Adumim on Saturday nights and possibly Mevasseret Zion on Fridays.

One of the highlights of kickoff weekend was the AFI debut of the team
sponsored by the satellite channel METV, which broadcasts NFL games in
Israel The team is made up of players from the Tel Aviv area who also play
in the METV-sponsored Tel Aviv Flag Football Club. METV's appearance was
spoiled by Fairmount Funding, which won 27-18, in what was the first
competitive American football game for most of the METV players. METV team
captain Hanan Stern said that it was a great experience for his team.

"Although some players on the team have spent time in the US, most of us did
not grow up playing American football, and we truly enjoyed our first-ever
competitive game. We look forward to the challenge of playing in the AFI,
and before the season is over, we are going to surprise some teams," he
said.

No AFI weekend would be complete without at least one major upset, and it
came late Saturday night when Chaim's Boys shocked Amerifone, led by AFI
veteran Yaacov Jacknis, 26-21.

Friday's results: Ron Mix Division, Holy Bagel 8, Bonker's/Moriah 0; Olive &
Fish 22, Nosson Mandel 0; Cafe Rimon 13, Pizzeria Efrat 6; Big Blue 32,
Tony's 8; Jump 45, Tivuch Shelly 13; Pallorium/Big Burger 40, Yitz's Boyz
33. Jay Fielder Division, Lobos 41, Excalibur 6; JM in the AM 20, Jerry's
Kids 13; Seidelman & Mermelstein 33, Hanoch Gewirtz 18; Big Apple Pizza 20,
Israel Seed Partners 19.

Results from Saturday night: Jack Kemp Division, Amigo US, Croton Watches
27; World Class Travel 38, Lev Hatorah 30; Fairmount Funding 27, METV 18;
Chaim's Boys 26, Amerifone 21. Marty Glickman Division, Young Israel of
Midwood 26, Graphic Dimensions 13; Derech Etz Chaim 42, Shankey's Seforim 0;
Ziontours 34, Yeshivat Toras Chaim 12; Wizard World 39, Daniel Kaye 6.


Corpus Christi, TX
Congratulations to the winner of the men's Division, the X-Bandits (University of Texas-San Antonio) and Charolastras (University of Texas-San Antonio) of the Co-Rec Division.  There were a couple of surprises this year in the Co-Rec Division, the Vipers (University of Texas-Pan AM) did not make it to the finals this year nor did Our Lady of The Lake.
 

The X-Bandits won convincingly over the Hot Boyz (Texas A&M University-Kingsville) in the

championship game. The Charolastras won in a dramatic overtime win against the Repeat

Offenders (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi). All 4 teams are heading to Waco to

compete in Baylor's Regional Tournament Nov. 14th - 16th. 

For more results visit:  http://www.tamucc.edu/~recsport/isbwlintro.htm

Caracas, Venezuela
The Jaguares defeated the Vikings 14-6 for the Metropolitan League title in 9Man Ineligible

play. Severn teams took part in the leagues first season, and there are now two leagues in

Venezuela.


Oct 29th,2003
Congratulations to the Scandals (Georgia Southern - men's division) and
the Dream Team (Southern BR - women's division) for winning the 2003 Swamp
Bowl Flag Football Regional Tournament.  Scandals defeated Gentlemen's
Club (U. Florida) in the Men's Final and Dream Team defeated Tuff Girls
(U. Florida) in the women's final to claim the trophies and prizes.  Both
teams win bids to New Orleans to compete for the National Flag Football
Championships in December 2003.
 

Results


Londonderry,NH-August Players of the Month

Oct 23rd,2003
 

La,CA-World Cup Qualifier
For the first time in the history of the IFFF regional qualifiers Jim Dutra former QB for Team USA in 2000, 01 and 02 came head to head with Pat Connolly current Team USA QB (Bahamas 2003). Jim Dutra one of the loyal players to the IFFF and World Cup of flag football has traveled to Mexico on three occasions to assist Jim Zimolka with the promotion of the sport and also represent his country. In Freeport, Bahamas Jim Dutra was commended with a special award for recognition for participating in all four annual World Cup events. However, with his status as one of the most experienced QB’s in the game of flag football Jim Dutra was not selected to play for Team USA because he did not meet the requirement which is to travel two countries. Pat Connolly led the Team USA offence in the Bahamas to their 4^th successive World Championship and already traveled to both France and Canada to help the IFFF promote the game. The LA regional final was always going to be a cracker all the teams were packed with talent and have a core understanding of the 8on8 game. The Swarm led by Jim Dutra however, thrashed Pat Connolly’s Taco surf 35-6 which does not justify a hard fought game. These teams participated in the last World Cup event in Freeport and have booked their spot to play in the World Cup event that is coming up in February 2004 in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, also present at the last World Cup was highly rated Cobras from Vista, CA. Most of the guys that participated in this event are ambassadors to the sport and have traveled with Flagmag/IFFF to help develop the programs of affiliated members such as Mexico, Venezuela, France etc showing that there is a lot of interest coming from the West Coast market.
Results/Photos

Gainesville, FL-Swamp Bowl-College Regional
Forty Nine teams will take part in NIRSA's(National Intramural Recreaction Sports Association) first college regional 7Man No Contact tournament. Winners of each division received a paid bid to the National Flag Football Championships in New Orleans, LA on December 28-31, 2003.The Team to beat in the Mens Division will be Wide Spread panic of New Orleans who last week placed in 2nd place at the World Cup qualifier in Baton Rouge,LA.In the Womens Division Ludacris of FL Southern will be the front runner has they won the World Cup Qualifier in
Tampa two weeks ago. Ludacris will be lead by WR Lauren Holley and QB Sherika
Lewis  who were both selected to play for TEAM USA.
Schedule

Corpus Christi,TX
Texas A&M University--8th Annual Island Bowl

The Tournament is scheduled for a two-day event, October 25-26. This year there are 12 men's teams and 6 co-rec teams that are competing. Out of the co-rec teams this year 4 have participated in the playoffs at the Regional Tournament at Baylor University last year.  Two qualified to play in the National Championships at the University of New Orleans. In the Men's Division, 4 teams participated in the playoffs at the Regional Tournament at Baylor University, in which 2 teams made it to the semi finals. For more information on teams, tournament schedules, and results check out the Island Bowl Web Site at: http://www.tamucc.edu/~recsport/isbwlintro.htm


Ottawa,Ontario-Canadien Touch Nationals
Seventy Six teams participated in Canada's 7 Man Touch Football Nationals. The game is played on a 65 x 110 yard field, a five yard rush, No Contact, and one hand soft touch.
Rules are catetered to Canadien Football rules, with Three downs and 15 yards to gain a first.
In the Mens A Division(Tier 1) the Canadiens upset the #1 seed the Spartans 20-16 for the Title. In the Women's A Division, the Devils won thier 5th consecutive
championship over the Montreal Raiders 26-6.
Results


Oct 21st,2003
Baton Rouge,LA-World Cup Qualifier

The LSU assisted the IFFF to host a very successful World Cup regional qualifier tournament this past weekend in Baton Rouge, LA. In total we had 15 teams participate in both the 7man and 4man categories respectively with the 7man sector showing interesting potential. The 7man was divided into the Gold and Silver division, the top four teams attaining the qualification status to play in the 5^th World Cup of flag football in the Dominican Republic. The team of the moment has got to be the Untouchables that seem to be dominating the 7man. Coming off winning the 7man tournament in Dallas they traveled to Baton Rouge to beat the second best team Widespread by 41 – 12. Team Untouchable is basically sending out a warning to all the 7man teams across the USA that they are waiting to play all in the Dominican Republic in February 2004. In the Silver division the final was fought by two local teams, the Darealists took the honors beating the Holla in a close game (18-14). In the 4man category Supreme thrashed the GMF’s both from Baton Rouge by 20 -7, both teams qualify for the World Cup also and would most likely want to meet each other again with different reasons. The most remarkable part of the qualifier was the fact that it was held at the LSU that provided staff, very nice fields and their great organizational skills to make it all happen.

Boston,MA-BMFFL Playoffs

The playoffs are creeping up faster than the players of the BMFFL would have expected and this week in Manchester the strong teams dominated the play by crushing anyone in their sights. In the 4man category we witnessed six shut out games as some teams took a pasting, would not like to mention their names as it will not be necessary to demoralize the teams. Teams such as the Castros, Mr. Steer, The Suspects, Muddawgs and the Wildcats won all their games while the Hammerheads, Outbackers, Gmen and Underdawgs all had a pretty bad Sunday. From an outsiders perspective the games were quite entertaining and illustrated that the big names are getting stronger as the playoffs approach. The lower order teams such as the Nasty Boys, Rams and Razorbacks seem to be improving and you never know may surprise one or two group leaders. The league also saw many forfeits this weekend which of course would not really be tolerated and the necessary measures will be undertaken to ensure such activities will not carry on. The Excite will know not to go out drinking too heavy before their games as they nearly got beat by the Underdawgs, if not for the Excite’s long pass game that would have been one hell of a story.

The playoff picture for the 4man in Boston is also looking good; it is difficult to actually write much on this sector mainly because we don’t have anyone willing to report the activities that happen there. However, the CWD and Hogwild are still in the position they deserve to be in and the B div 2^nd half team have taken pole position at the expense of 5 angry men losing to happy hour that are all chasing the bunch.

The 8man picture took a twist although not really that visible but the Generals lost their first game, this does not necessarily mean much as they have always played very well in the playoffs. The Outlaws, Alliance, Mill City Militia and the Legion of Doom (LOD) are the only 8man teams with 100% records. That once again can be viewed as just a statistic or as someone making a point to the rest of the league – that come playoff time they are not looking to lay low. Murphy’s Law, Bryans Place and the Untouchables have also been impressive over the past few weeks; the Untouchables did quite well, playing a close encounter with the Alliance that has so far beaten all in sight. The most important advice that can be given at a time like this for all the lower positioned teams to keep working hard as the results are showing improvement and very close games. The top teams cannot afford to slip up now that they have achieved so much; if they do the lower teams will be quite willing to take advantage
Standings/Schedule

Oct 20th, 2003
 

Boston,MA-BMFFL Week 7 Results
 

The BMFFL is gradually reaching its climax, a interlude when all the weak are withered away and all the strong stay on to compete for the glory. This past weekend again illustrated that you cannot be on top forever, although Legion of Doom and Alliance in 8man and Mr. Steer in 4man would surely have something to say about that, as they are still unbeaten as we head to the play-offs. In the Manchester sector there were some amazing games such as the Castros vs. the upcoming Wildcats, Mr. Steer vs. The Suspects and most surprisingly were the Outbackers that played 4man with only three guys to win one of their games 47 -13, once again will not mention who that happened to, but they will have to work on their defense. Everyone knows how fired up players can be in the playoffs and to a certain extent should be allowed to show emotion, however it is essential that they show emotion only and not aggress the referees or opposition. The penalty will be strictly implemented without hesitation and those who decide to be indiscipline will suffer the consequences. Anyway let’s get back to the league, the Alliance without Jimmy Wilson and Arty Hazard still played extremely well beating newcomers Muddas (the team that beat them in the Mud Bowl). There has to be a mention for the young linebacker no.7 Dan Summerlin  filling in for Jimmy Wilson, one TD, three sacks and an interception – voted man of the match by his teammates, Jimmy Wilson better watch your back. The Legion of Doom are still unbeaten and looking good for the playoffs sending a warning out to the rest. The Untouchables and Generals got back on track from their loss last week with a comfortable win over the Hitsquad and Shamrocks respectively. Mill City lost their 100% record and so did the Outlaws that lost to the Outcast by one, why didn’t they just kick a an extra point to tie and go into OT. Most of the teams will be participating in the states tournament on the 1^st/2^nd of Nov with a huge response coming through in the last two weeks. All the same, the league will not tolerate any misbehavior from any players in the playoffs as most of the teams will be clearly banned from participating in any upcoming tournaments.

Manchester – Players of the week

No 7 Dan Summerlin – Jimmy Wilson’s replacement one TD, three sacks and an interception,

Manchester – Team of the week

The Outbackers – it’s not easy to play with only three guys and still win comfortably

Results/Standings

Oct 16th,2003
Baton Rouge,LA-World Cup Qualifier

LSU will this weekend play host to the Baton Rouge IFFF World Cup of flag football regional qualifier. The tournament shows immense potential as we have a mixture of local teams and participants that are flying in to book a place at the World Cup event in Puerto Plata next year. The qualifier boost high competition in the 7man category with a record highest total of 7man teams so far at any of our qualifiers unlike the dominant 8man and 4man categories. An indication that at the actual World Cup event we should witness a bigger and more competitive 7man section. Most of the teams will qualify for the World Cup of which over 80 strong teams have already gone through the process.  The next stop for the IFFF is Flint which is new and then the big one at Ft Lauderdale; teams have already started to enquire.

Los Angeles – Regional Qualifier

The West Coast starts a series of IFFF World Cup of flag football regional qualifiers in Los Angeles, CA this weekend. This is the third year the IFFF has been to this market and all qualifiers have been successful. The LA flag football market like any other is strong in particular categories, in this scenario 4man is the stronger sector. At the last World Cup event in the Bahamas, LA was represented by three teams that performed very well. 

Oct 15th,2003
Chicago,IL-Marino vs McMahon Game Postponed

The Reunion at Solider Field Flag Football game, was postponed due to the Chicago Cubs playing the Floirda Marlins in the Major League Baseball playoffs. The game was to be played 9man world cup rules, with Marino leading a cast ofFormer NFL players vs McMahon and the 1985 bears who won the superbowl.


Oct 13th,2003
Tampa, FL ,World Cup Qualifier

Results/Photos

Oct 9th,2003
Ottawa, Ontario-Canada-Touch Nationals-76 Teams
 

Men's Tier 1- A Div-16 Teams
Top Four Teams-Spartans, Pirahians, Candiens, Jets
FlagMag's Pick-Pirahans

Men's Tier 1-B Div-16 Teams
Top Four Teams-Bull Dogs, Hitmen, Gales, Red Eyes
FlagMag's Pick-Hitmen


Men's Tier 3 C Div-16 Teams
Top Four Teams-Tomahawks, Dolphins, Demons, Outlaws
FlagMag's Pick-Demons

Men's Tier 4 D Div-12 Teams
Top Four Teams-Raiders, Bulldogs, Les Boys, Cobras
FlagMag's Pick-Les Boys,

Women's Tier 1  Div-16Teams
Top Four Teams-Shock, Devils, Rockets,Raiders
FlagMag's Pick-Raiders

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Oct 6th,2003
Boston, MA-Boston Metro Flag Football League- Week 5

The Manchester Youth Flag Football League is now up and running with over 50 children between the ages of 6 – 12 participating in the town’s first youth program. Just like any other new sports program the organizers, the parents and the kids playing will take time to develop and get to grips with the initiative behind the program. In the 6-8 category we have four teams that all possess kids with unexpected talent and the 9-12 category are already well structured and playing very nice flag football. The parent’s involvement is crucial to the development of the program as they should encourage their kids to attend practice sessions and pay attention to the coaches. Reason being that come towards the end of their regular season the kids will have to be prepared to meet the Londonderry Youth League opposition that are in their second year program. The Londonderry Youth Flag League have close to 80 kids playing and are a very confident, structured and enthusiastic group. Their coaches run practice sessions every week and all have developed into good teams. The Manchester sector will also develop but it takes time and commitment from both the kids and parents. The incentive is that from an organization’s perspective we would like the kids to leave the field every weekend with a big smile on their face, thinking that was great fun. On the other hand, they have to learn the basics i.e. shotgun, passing the ball, less running and spreading the ball to all participants are fundamental to the success of this program
Standings/Photos

Oct 5th,2003
Londonderry,Nh