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THE START OF SOMETHING GOOD: MLIS IS FOR THE FANS!!

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                                                (photo courtesy of MLISPRO.com)   Now that the excitement of the inaugural season of Major League Indoor Soccer has died down, I figured this would be the right time. First, Congratulations to the Rapid City Football Club on winning the inaugural 2023 MLIS championship. They truly deserved it. To be honest, they were the most prepared team in the final four, but if we are being completely honest this was the first time in a long time a professional sports league got their playoff teams right on the first try. What I mean by that is this. Each team that won their division did so, then the next best teams got in based on their record. NOBODY complained or felt slighted. Could there have been a couple more teams that got in? Sure, but for the first season this was the right call. We all can agree that not ever...
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ON SACRED GROUND: THE BIRTHPLACE OF CLEVELAND BASEBALL!!

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                                                          ( all photos and videos courtesy of 216 Sports Network photography and The Baseball Heritage Museum)          All my life I have been a baseball fan. My two favorite players of all time are Ken Griffey Jr. and    Albert Belle. As a kid growing up my friends and i would play games upon games of baseball from sun up to sun down. I even went so far as to be the kid with the best swing on the street( i tried my hardest to emulate my swing to look like Griffey's).  As I grew up i saw the wars between the Indians and Mariners in the playoffs. Two Indians' World Series appearances. The Home run race between Sammy Sosa and Mark Mcgwire. On top of playing the numerous baseball video games that came out every year, and of course the magical 2016 year the Ind...
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FALLING BEHIND, INNER CITY SPORTS NEEDS CHANGE!!

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  This high school football season our network had the honor of broadcasting the Senate League game of the week. While it wasn't perfect, the audience, passion, and support for the entire league, players, and coaches was PHENOMENAL! Unfortunately, we won't be covering the Senate league officially next season, But that's not the problem. The problem is what was behind the scenes and games that frustrates the alumni, players, coaches, and supporters of the Senate league and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.  Let's start from the top. For those not in the know, The Senate league is one of the oldest leagues in Ohio, forming in 1904. The league was formed with core members Central(defunct), Collinwood, East high, East Technical, Glenville, John Adams, Lincoln( now Lincoln west), South, West, and West Technical high school.  What history doesn't tell you is that some of the most prolific and historic high schools in Cleveland as well as the nation were once mem...
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