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Web Site Updates

Ottawa joins the N.F.C.

At the Semi Annual Meeting last weekend in Barrie, the Ottawa Invaders were granted membership in the Northern Football Conference for the 2010 season.

Pending the possible returning of Oakville and Oshawa as well as clarification of the status of Kingston and Milton, there could be as many as 11 teams in the N.F.C. in 2010.

A story appeared recently in the Ottawa Citizen regarding this. The file that was forwarded for attachment was not able to be utilized due to formatting issues.

Revised contact info

Please be advised that Don Shane Taylor of the Toronto Maddogs e-mail address has changed to the following:

donshanetaylor@yahoo.ca

National title returns to the Sault

To say the Sault Ste. Marie Steelers made a statement in their march to the N.F.C. and C.M.F.L. titles would be an understatement!

The Steelers returned the Sid Forster Memorial Trophy to Ontario with a thorough 65-6 decision over the Edmonton Stallions. This is the second national crown for the Steelers in three years and their second over the Stallions as well.

The Steelers certainly were a focused lot for the majority of the 2009 campaign as they dropped only one game and outscored their playoff opponents by a 206 - 24 margin.

09 All Stars and Awards

The 2009 N.F.C. All Stars and Awards have been calculated. Newcomers Terry Mitchell (Sarnia) and Josh Earls (Milton) were the big winners in their first year in the League. Mitchell earned M.V.P., Offensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honours along with being cited as an All Star Receiver. Earls was tabbed as the Special Teams Player of the Year along with All Star kudos as Kick Returner and Punt Returner. In the latter, Josh earned a perfect score of 100!

In addition to votes from League Players and Coaches, statistics were also factored in to the tabulations.

National Title Game this Week

The stage is set for the 9th Canadian Major Football League final this coming Saturday, September 19th in Sault Ste. Marie.

This will be a rematch of the 2007 final as the Edmonton Stallions make the trek east to renew acquaintances with the Sault Ste. Marie Steelers. The Sault spotted the Stallions an early 3-0 lead and scored 24 unanswered points enroute to their first National crown by a decisive 59-10 score in Oshawa.

55th N.F.C. Final result is in

2009 N.F.C. Championship for the Donald Plaunt Memorial Trophy

Tri City Outlaws 18 @ Sault Ste. Marie Steelers 31

Touchdown scores

TCO - Ian Forde, Jonathon Nedeljkovic

Soo - Josh Gauthier (2), Steve Roberts, Matt Premo

Offensive Player of the Game - Josh Gauthier (Soo)
Defensive Player of the Game - Todd Seely (Soo)

This is the Steelers sixth championship having previously won in 1972, 1975, 1976, 1980 and 2007.

Steelers now advance to host the C.M.F.L. final on Saturday September 19th against the Alberta Champion.

Outlaws seek glory - Tri City won't take Steelers lightly

Ben Leeson - The Sault Star

It’s the ultimate do-over.

After losing in their first trip to Sault Ste. Marie this season, the Tri-City Outlaws will get a second chance at victory Saturday in the biggest game of the season — the Northern Football Conference championship.

Tri-City will meet the Sault Steelers in the league championship for the third time in as many years, after losing the first meeting in 2007 and winning the second in 2008.

This year’s final is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Rocky DiPietro Field.

Fox 40 Players of the Week - Semi finals

Offence

Jonathon Nedeljkovic RB Tri City Outlaws

Jon carried the mail 24 times for 170 yards and touchdown runs of 21, 1 and 12 yards in the fourth quarter to lead the Outlaws to their 31-13 win over the Toronto Maddogs.

Defence

Todd Seely S Sault Ste. Marie Steelers

Todd had three tackles, 2 tackles for losses, a forced fumble and recovered a fumble for a major as the Steelers cruised to the final for the third consecutive year with a 59-0 win over the Milton Marauders.

Final is set

The battle for the Plaunte Memorial Trophy will be a repeat affair as the Sault Ste. Marie Steelers and Tri City Outlaws will duke it out for the third consecutive year.

The Outlaws advanced by scoring three touchdowns in the 4th quarter enroute to a 31-13 win over the pesky Toronto Maddogs in Kitchener. The Steelers had a much easier time as they romped 59-0 over the Milton Marauders.

Fox 40 Players of the Week - Quarter Finals

Offence

Josh Gauthier RB Sault

Josh turned the averages upside down as he had 8 carries for 250 yards and 4 touchdowns as well as catching a pass for 56 yards and a touchdown as the Steelers moved on to the semi finals.

Defence

Craig Davoren LB Milton

Craig had 10 tackles and a tackle for a loss in the Marauders 28-14 win over the Raiders.

Week 2 Scores

North Bay 31 @ Kingston 6
Raiders 21 @ Milton 28
Sault 28 @ Sarnia 6
Maddogs 12 @ Tri City 24

Standings

Milton 2-0
Sault 2-0
Tri City 2-0
North Bay 1-1
Maddogs 1-1
Kingston 0-2
Sarnia 0-2
Raiders 0-2

Another Season Starts

The 2009 campaign is underway. After a rocky April and May dealing with scheduling issues, there only remains one to be ironed out.

You will notice that game summaries will be posted as long as the information is received.

Stats will start to appear next week. The site will be revamped, so your patience is appreciated. Also, the Fox 40 Players of the Week will start appearing next week as well.

Best of luck to all in Week 2.

Web Site Changes

Please be advised that the Toronto Maddogs have changed their url to:

www.torontomaddogs.ca

Kingston have changed their url to:

www.kingstonprivateersfootball.com

The 2009 NFC League Directory (listed on the menu to the left) has all updated team contact information as of March 2009.

All the best.