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Well I finally had a chance to write some news stories! Working on some CIS updates as well Devils Continue to Impress December 7, 2008 HTML clipboard The Halifax Devils have continued to show their progress from last season with a 4-0 start achored by a 20-13 win over the Newfoundland Knights. Matt D'Orzio has continued to show his quality and an 8-14 performance for 106 yards and a score was enough to get the win on a day when scoring was at a premium. Charles Wong has continued to show that he is the top the kicker in the MBCFL at this point with 2 46 yard field goals and additional shots from 28 and 31. Another Arena Football refugee has been huge for Halifax as Siaha Burley has 30 catches and 5 touchdowns so far this season. Halifax has a huge divisional showdown with the Quebec Bulldogs next week, their only meeting of the season in week 5. Then a trip to Calgary will be another tough challenge for the Devils. Halifax is hoping to continue their progression that saw them in the Eastern Final last season and they'd like to go one further this year. SaberCats Drop 2 After Quick Start December 7, 2008 The Yellowknife SaberCats play in the furthest north location of any team in North America by about 2,000 miles. It's cold just about always but the team got off to a hot start and for an expansion team they've shown some talent to start Season 4. After taking out Hamilton and Saskatoon to start their CFL life the SaberCats dropped back to back road trips to Windsor and Edmonton. Tarvaris Jackson has been effective so far though with only 1 interception against 9 touchdowns. Kevin Jones has been solid as well, following up on a season where he was supposed to be playing for Saskatoon with a nice effort for the Bengals. This season he's playing a little further north and has 61 rushes for 219 yards and 3 scores. Scott Mitchell may be the most impressive of the team's players though. Mitchell has 794 yards receiving thru 4 games and is being mentioned as a potential MVP candidate. It's fully expected that the receiving records of Darrell Jackson will fall this season and Mitchell is a surprise candidate to pull it off. Weston Dressler has been off to a slower start but playing out of the slot has hurt him. Expect the Cats to eventually line him up out wide and attempt to bust up teams thru the pass. Calvin Walk was acquired via trade prior to the start of the season and is showing that the confidence placed in him was warranted with 20 tackles and 3 sacks so far while Michael Boulware has a pair of picks to anchor the defensive backfield. Yellowknife is currently 2-2 and probably won't be a playoff team but they should challenge for 2nd in the Pacific or a cross-over to the Prairie division. Windsor Wolves Ownership Changes December 7, 2008 Windsor's fledgling CFL franchise has seen some good and some bad but when their initial ownership group failed there were worries that the team may not make it. John Stone has put together a group of investors and taken over the team operations. The first move of the management team was bringing in Jason Ferguson, Sam Williams, Vernand Morency, and Kelly Butler. The 4 NFL castoffs helped yield immediate returns with a 19-14 win over Yellowknife and then a 43-16 whooping of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. When the players arrived for their home game against the SaberCats a surprise was waiting as well as all of the team's signage, uniforms, and locker room had been re-designed to fit a new identity over a 2 day period. Brad Banks is the team's leader from the QB spot and said that the changes were like night and day. The Wolves win over the Bombers was key for Banks as he threw for a mammoth 632 yards and 5 scores to lead the team. Windsor has quickly gone from a mid range team to apparently a team that can beat up some of the best in the league. They should be able to hold off a dreadful Argos squad and the QB-less Tiger-Cats in order to make the playoffs. Final Two Expansion Teams Cleared December 7, 2008 After speculation, rumor, hints, lies, allegations, negotiations, and finally fiscal investment 2 final teams have been announced for MBCFL. The London Imperials and Sudbury Spartans will join the MBCFL for Season 5 to round out the league at 20 teams. Sudbury will join the Great Lakes division and will carry forth the tradition of the NFC Sudbury Spartans including the Blue Silver and White colors. London also is picking up a tradition as they will inherit the Sarnia Imperials heritage with 2 Grey Cups from 1934 and 1936. Arena Woes Make Some Players Thankful December 7, 2008 With the Arena Football League going thru massive upheaval and change there are a lot of MBCFL players who are happy to have a place to play as the Arena league seeks to sort itself out. Players such as Mark Grieb, Matt D'Orazio, Siaha Burley, and Ahmad Hawkins had been slated to play in both leagues but with the AFL in flux there is a change that they will continue in the CFL without an off-season shot at indoor ball.
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