The Cobras lost a tough game against the Bobcats last week, but will be looking to travel down to historic portsmouth,Ohio to play the Port City Spartans. The Spartans are new to the Tri-point league, but the city itself is no stranger to football. A former NFL city. Portsmouth was once home to the NFL team the Portsmouth Spartans( now Detroit Lions) back in the 1930s.  This iteration of the Spartans is young and talented. So let's take a look at the Spartans. Port City Spartans: Colors: Black, Purple, Gray Head Coach: Datoine Robinson Record: 2-2 overall, 1-0 league play (last game N/A) Key players offense: Mike Clay, Hayden Kinney, Darion Jones Key players defense: Rayshawn Raglin, Jaelin king, Dion Mckinley Overall: The Spartans display a balance of speed and defense. They play tough and can hang wit the best of them.  The Cobras declined to be part of the "Tale of the tape" part of the article as it was all business back in the "Snake Pit" this ...

     While we did apologize for there not being a stream for the Cobras game against the Leviathans back on May 20th. That did not stop the Cobras from coming home with the win that day. That game was also at a neutral site for both teams. This weekend however, the Cobras will be back home in lakewood at the "Snake Pit" for the first time in well over a year. This week's visitors, the Mahoning Valley Ruff Ryderz. Before we get down to the nitty-gritty let's take a look at both teams for a in-depth analysis. Cleveland Cobras: Colors: Green, black, white Head Coach: Adam Rogerson Record: 1-0,( defeated Leviathans 20-3 May 20th) Key players offense: Antonio Boyd, Emmet Calhoun, Malik Gabby Key players defense: Reese Smith, Smoke Fortson, Devierre Glenn Overall: The Cobras struggled in the first half against the Leviathans, but turned it up in the second half. Calhoun scored a rushing touchdown, while the defense had 6 sacks on the Leviathans quarterback as well as an in...

        This weekend the Tri-point Football league kicks off their second season, and it's starting with a bang! The weekend will kick off with the "Hall of Fame Classic". Four games at Staudt fields on the campus of Walsh University. The two three 'o'clock games will feature the Mahoning valley Ruff Ryderz vs. the Mountain State Outlawz on field one. While the Steel City Kingz will play the Tri-State Longhorns on field two. The two seven 'o'clock games will see the Canton Hurricanes take on defending league champ Greensburg Golden Hawks, while the Cleveland Cobras will take on the West Virginia Leviathans. To get you ready for Saturday night, let's preview the game we will be covering as the Cobras look to get back to playoff form again Leviathans. First up, the Cobras. Cleveland Cobas Colors: Green, Black, White 2022 record: 4-5, lost to Ohio Bears in playoffs. Head coach: Adam Rogerson (2nd year) Key players offense: Deon "Red" Carter, Abe...

                                                (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...

     This weekend the Crunch will be looking to make a run for their 5th championship. Standing in their way in the semi-final round is a familiar opponent, the Omaha Kings. To be fair to the Kings, this is not the same team the Crunch have faced in the past. This team is loaded and looking good. Mind you, the Kings are on that short list of teams that have played the Crunch exceptionally tough since their return in 2021. This season, the MLIS Semi-finals and finals will be in Chicago, and rightfully the top 4 teams in the league are there. Omaha, Houston, Grand Rapids, and Cleveland all punched their tickets to the windy City. To get a better perspective on this weekend's match-up with Omaha, let's get more in-depth. The Omaha Kings are the best team in the league. That's not boasting. They are coming into the Semi-finals 10-1 with their only loss coming to Chicago early in the season. The Kings scored 114 goals and only allowed 57 this season with a +57 goal differentia...

     From Saint Ignatius, to Walsh University, and now the Cleveland Crunch. Bobby Tsirambidis has continued the father/son legacy as he is the second player on the team that became a second generation Crunch player. Bobby is making his mark and will be appearing in his first playoff game and possibly a road to the championship. Something his dad Tim Tsirambidis did with the Crunch back in the 90's. We were able to speak with Bobby via phone conversation and here's what he had to say.   "  O bviously your dad was an influence for soccer. What was it like growing up knowing your dad was a pro soccer player? Bobby:  When  I  was young it was cool because  I  can brag about it to my  friends, but  as  I  got older it was a weight on my shoulders. The comparison to him. A lot of expectations. Knowing you and your dad both play for the same team. W hat's  the feeling like at home? Bobby: It's cool. being abl...

                                             (photo courtesy of Cleveland Crunch Photography)    With this year's edition of the Crunch you knew there would be some changes, and some things would stay stat quo. What we didn't expect is that the rookie class of Crunch players would stand out the way they have. Michael Presby, Bobby Tsirambidis, and Merouane Sadji have all been mentioned throughout the season, but there's one name we left off. That name, Parker Csiszar! Making his debut on January 29th against  Rapid City, Parker scored 3 goals and had 4 points and one assist. To say he has been on fire in putting it lightly. Through the season so far, Parker has played in five games and scored nine(9) goals with 11 points on the season and two assists. For players new to the indoor game that would be impressive, but for the Crunch it's a sign of things to come...