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The Muskegon Thunder is a team of the Continental Indoor Football League scheduled to begin play in 2007. They will play their home games at the L.C. Walker Arena in Muskegon, Michigan.
The Thunder will enter their first season with Shane Fairfield as head coach. A well-respected figure in local high school football, he took the Holton Red Devils from a .120 winning percentage to a conference championship. Prior to that he coached his alma mater Muskegon Catholic Central, and Muskegon High School.
Defensive coordinator will be Detroit native Terry Foster, once a star for the Grand Valley State University team. Foster played in the AFL for the Grand Rapids Rampage and last year was assistant coach there. Offensive coordinator Brent White almost mirrored Fairfield's path from Muskegon to Holton, playing for the Big Reds from 1999 to 2002 and then stepping off the field as assistant JV coach at Holton. He quickly became offensive coordinator for the Holton Red Devils where he led his team to some record-breaking performances.
[edit] Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season |
W |
L |
T |
Finish |
Playoff results |
| 2007 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
5th Great Lakes |
Lost GLD Qualifier (Marion) |
| *2008 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
2nd Great Lakes East |
Lost GL East Finals (Kalamazoo) |
| Totals |
9 |
17 |
0 |
(including playoffs) |
* = Current Standing
[edit] 2007 Season Schedule
[edit] 2008 Season Schedule
[edit] References
- ^ "Mayhem open season with victory" (html), The Marion Star, Marion, Ohio: Gannett Company, 2008-03-11. Retrieved on 2008-04-23. Archived from [ the original] on 2008-04-23.
- ^ Raptors fall on the road (html). WREX TV. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ Nickel, Lori. "'Just atrocious' loss" (html), Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwalkee, Minnesota: Journal Sentinel Inc., 2008-. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ Kendra, Tom. "XplosionD-fused" (html), Kalamazoo Gazette , Booth Newspapers, April 05, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ Kalamazoo vs Muskegon (Apr 04, 2008) (html). CIFL Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ Clardie, Stacy. "Freedom's offensive woes spell doom in loss" (html), Journal Gazette, April 13, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ "Xplosion get payback vs. Thunder" (html), Kalamazoo Gazette , Booth Newspapers, May 4, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
- ^ "After slow start, Thunder explode in CIFL win over Phantoms" (html), Muskegon Chronicle , Booth Newspapers. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
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