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Columbus Marauders Select D1 Sports as 2010 Training Facility
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 |
The Columbus Marauders announced today their selection of D1 Sports as the team's training facility for the 2010 season. D1 Sports will host not only the Marauders' indoor practices, but also their preseason team conditioning workouts.
D1 Sports, owned in part by NFL stars AJ Hawk, Bobby Carpenter, and Mike Vrabel, is a full-service training facility which specializes in creating custom workout regimens to enhance the speed, agility, mobility and endurance of athletes, using a combination of speed training, aerobics and nutrition. The training staff is led by Butch Reynolds, a former Ohio State track All-American who in 1988 set the world record in the 400m before going on to compete in three Olympic Games, winning a gold medal in the 1,600m relay and a silver medal in the 400m in 1988. Butch is now in his third year as a member of Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel's football staff. Butch serves as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Buckeyes, specializing in speed training and nutrition. |
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NPSFL Welcomes Three New Teams
Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
The National Public Safety Football League announced today at its annual conference the addition of three new teams to the league. The new teams joining the league are:
Carolina Commanders (Charleston, South Carolina)
Chicago Fire (Chicago, Illinois Fire Department)
Roanoke Rampage (Roanoke, Virginia)
With the welcome addition of these three new teams, the NPSFL is now composed of 25 teams in 13 states across the country. The players of each team are all active public safety personnel such as police officers, firefighters and EMTs, probation and parole officers, deputies, and corrections officers. Each team is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, devoted to raising money for charities of their choosing. |
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Columbus Marauders Announce 2010 Schedule
Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
The Columbus Marauders look to repeat as Northern Conference champs as today they announced their league schedule for the upcoming 2010 season.
April 17, 2010 Tampa Bay Sentinels (away)
May 1, 2010 Orange County Lawmen (home)
May 15, 2010 Cleveland Warriors (home)
May 29, 2010 Chicago Enforcers (home)
The Chicago Enforcers come to town looking to avenge their heartbreaking loss to the Marauders last season, a loss which knocked the Enforcers from championship contention. |
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Marauders Declared NPSFL Northern Conference Champs
Sunday, June 14, 2009 |
The National Public Safety Football League announced today that the Columbus Marauders are the 2009 Northern Conference champions. With a league record of 2-2 during the 2009 season, the Marauders clinch the honor over their division rivals, the Cleveland Warriors (1-3) and the Chicago Enforcers (2-2). Although the Marauders and Enforcers both finished the season at 2-2, the Marauders hold the head-to-head tie breaker as a result of their thrilling 16-14 victory over the Enforcers. |
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Marauders Close Out Season with Winning Record
Saturday, June 06, 2009 |
The Columbus Marauders played their final game of the 2009 season today at home against the Cleveland Warriors, winning the game by the final score of 29-20. The win against Cleveland solidified the Marauders' first season as a winning one, vaulting them to a 3-2 finish.
The Marauders struggled early on in the season, losing their first two games on the road to the Cleveland Warriors and the Orange County Lawmen. The Marauders recovered from the skid during their home opener, spoiling the undefeated season of the Dallas Defenders with a 20-16 win.
The crown jewel of the Columbus Marauders' 2009 season came on the road against the Chicago Enforcers. The Enforcers were poised on the brink of a trip to the NPSFL Division II national championship game, needing only to defeat the then 1-2 Columbus Marauders to solidify their place. Down 14-0 with 1:30 left in the game, quarterback Shawn Fuqua and wide receiver Noah Bookman hooked up for a TD strike, with a successful 2 point conversion bringing the score to 14 - 8. A clutch "3 and out" stand by the Marauders defense, as well as brilliant clock management and use of timeouts by the coaching staff, put the ball back in the hands of the Marauders. Once again Fuqua and Bookman rose to the challenge, hooking up for their second TD pass of the game. Another 2 point conversion and defensive stand by the Marauders left the Chicago Enforcers with a 50+ yard field goal attempt to lock in their place in the championship game, but the kick was wide left. When the dust settled, the Columbus Marauders had once again played spoiler, upsetting the Chicago Enforcers 16-14 and shattering their championship dreams.
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