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Posted by: taxthedeer Jul 5 2010, 01:45 PM

Now that Michigan City's 2010 summer fest and 4th of July festivities are just about behind us can only mean one thing: FOOTBALL SEASON IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. The first official day of practice is just a few weeks away on August 1st.

In 2010 I plan following both the Jr. Pee Wee & Pee Wee teams and will try to do my best in keeping up with everything that will be transpiring during the season.

I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some more video highlights involving members of our nationally #3 ranked Pop Warner Super Bowl Semi-Finalist/National Sportsmanship Award winning Jr. Pee Wee Squad doing what they do best: SCORING TOUCHDOWNS and preventing their opponents from doing so.

Check it out:

Aryuan Cain-Veasey 32 touchdowns (27 RUSHING, 3 RECEIVING, 1 PASSING, 1 INTERCEPTION RETURN):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YehY5PEJMc

Markice Hurt, Jr. 27 touchdowns (24 RUSHING, 2 RECEIVING, 1 INTERCEPTION RETURN):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqXpD6nft1w

Noah Jones III 14 touchdowns (13 RUSHING, 1 KICK-OFF RETURN):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEtCDcMU66g

Team Defensive highlights and big hits:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sSbwMu0O8

Posted by: southsiderMMX Jul 5 2010, 02:30 PM

Excellent! Keep us posted on the seasons progress!

Posted by: taxthedeer Jul 22 2010, 08:31 AM

I pulled this down off one of the Pop Warner cheerleader mom's Facebook page:

MC POP WARNER ALL YEAR CHEER TEAMS ARE HAVING A CARWASH THIS SATURDAY AT HIRSCH FORD FROM 10-2 TO FUND RAISE FOR (much needed new uniforms)!!!!!! PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT THESE GIRLS WHO WORK SO HARD!!!!! TICKETS ARE ONLY $5.00!!!!!!

Posted by: JHeath Jul 23 2010, 09:54 AM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Jul 22 2010, 09:31 AM)

Posted by: taxthedeer Jul 23 2010, 06:26 PM

Aryuan, Markice & Noah 30 touchdown mix remastered:

http://nationalunderclassmen.ning.com/video/aryuan-markice-noah-30?xg_source=activity

Posted by: taxthedeer Jul 31 2010, 09:25 PM

First day of practice is Monday at 5 PM. My goodness, I can't believe the older one is starting his fifth (and most likely final) season of his illustrious Michigan City Pop Warner football career, time sure does fly by when your having fun.

I was told that they'll l start out with a non-padded 4 team combine, then at the end of the week the boys will be issued their gear we will have the rosters. In years past they've practiced five days a week, two hours a day up until Labor Day, then after Labor Day they've practiced 3 days a week. Last season they played all the way through the first week of December.

Posted by: taxthedeer Aug 2 2010, 06:23 AM

Posted by: JHeath Aug 2 2010, 09:35 PM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Aug 2 2010, 07:23 AM)

Posted by: taxthedeer Aug 10 2010, 11:57 AM

I have a special announcement to make.

Here's the deal:

I've been contacted by an executive from the advertising firm of Saatchi & Saatchi, we've kind of been going back and fourth via a couple e-mails since last and this morning she contacted me by telephone. They are interested in using the video footage we made for a Pee Wee football campaign they are working on for the Toyota Sienna Mini-Van.

Basically they're asking me to sign a release to use the footage and send them a DVD copy of everything. There wouldn't be any residuals involved (that was the first thing I inquired about and if there was I'd give it to the program) but I figured it might means possible national exposure for Michigan City I'll follow through and try to help with what they need.

I'll keep everybody posted if anything else transpires.

Posted by: taxthedeer Aug 12 2010, 07:22 PM

Michigan City Pop Warner will be having two schrimage games VS. the Division I Harvey (IL) Colts at Elston Middle School's Gill Field on Sunday, August 22, 2010.

The Jr. Pee Wee teams take the gridiron at 10 AM followed by the Pee Wee teams at noon.

Here's your chance to see two of the top youth football programs in the nation as they prepare for their respective 2010 campaigns.

Posted by: Sean Aug 13 2010, 12:30 AM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Aug 12 2010, 08:22 PM)

Posted by: Ang Aug 13 2010, 08:20 AM

QUOTE(Sean @ Aug 13 2010, 01:30 AM)

Posted by: southsiderMMX Aug 13 2010, 04:08 PM

QUOTE(Sean @ Aug 13 2010, 01:30 AM)

Posted by: taxthedeer Aug 26 2010, 03:13 PM

Both programs swapped shutouts in their respective scrimmages this past Sunday:

Jr. Pee Wees

Michigan City 24
Harvey Colts 0

Pee Wees

Harvey Colts 33
Michigan City 0
(Halftime Slaughter)

Regular season starts this weekend

Here's who's playing Sunday at Elston's Gill Field

• Portage Jr. Pee Wee Red VS. Michigan City Jr Pee Wee 1 @ 10:00 AM
• Portage Jr. Pee Wee White VS. Michigan City Jr. Pee Wee 2 @ 11:30 AM
• Portage Pee Wee VS. Michigan City Pee Wee @ 1:00 PM
• Portage Jr. Midget VS. Michigan City Jr. Midget @ 2:30 PM

Posted by: Sean Aug 27 2010, 10:53 PM

I have heard from a couple of MC Pop Warner Board Members that the Portage Junior Midgets have forfeited Sunday's game due to not having the required number of players. (16)

Posted by: taxthedeer Aug 30 2010, 03:56 PM

Sunday's Results

City's youth squads were 2 out of 3 against their opponents from Portage on Sunday

Michigan City Jr. Pee Wee 1-- 24
Portage Jr. Pee Wee Red -- 14

Portage Jr. Pee Wee White -- 25
Michigan City Pee Wee 2 -- 6

Michigan City Pee Wee-- 40
Portage Pee Wee -- 14

Junior Midget teams did not play, Portage did not have enough players.

There are a few member of the Pee Wee team that have never been defeated on Michigan City turf since their rookie season in 2006 when they were just 8 years old, that's five seasons running as of now. I've witnessed just about every one of them.

Here's the schedule for Sunday at Elston:

• TRITOWN TM 1 @ MICHIGAN CITY TM 2 9:00 AM
• HOBART JMM 1 @ MICHIGAN CITY JMM 1 10:00 AM
• MICHIANA MM 1 @ MICHIGAN CITY MM 1 11:30 AM
• GARY JPW 1 @ MICHIGAN CITY JRPW 1 1:00 PM
• DUNELAND JRPW 2 @ MICHIGAN CITY JRPW 2 2:30 PM
• MICHIANA PW 1 @ MICHIGAN CITY PW 1 4:00 PM

Posted by: Sean Aug 30 2010, 07:42 PM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Aug 30 2010, 04:56 PM)

Posted by: Jesse B Sep 2 2010, 12:18 PM

Can't wait till they get up to the high school and dominate. Oops! We have said that about quite a few Pop Warner teams only to see them struggle at that level too.

Posted by: Sean Sep 3 2010, 04:18 AM

QUOTE(Jesse B @ Sep 2 2010, 01:18 PM)

Posted by: Jesse B Sep 3 2010, 08:13 AM

QUOTE(Sean @ Sep 3 2010, 05:18 AM)

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Can't wait till they get up to the high school and dominate. Oops! We have said that about quite a few Pop Warner teams only to see them struggle at that level too.

I think the lack of coaching talent at the High School level is the reason for the lack of success.

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 4 2010, 04:36 PM

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 6 2010, 01:07 AM

All Michigan City teams were victorious in Sunday's games at Elston with the exception of the Jr. Pee Wee 2 squad. They played Chesterton to a 12-12 tie.

Posted by: JHeath Sep 6 2010, 09:36 PM

I have to admit, all of the teams look great this year. From the youngest kids all the way up, they're a tough group. Can't wait until next weekend!

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 7 2010, 12:39 AM

QUOTE(JHeath @ Sep 6 2010, 10:36 PM)

Posted by: Sean Sep 7 2010, 04:44 AM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Sep 7 2010, 01:39 AM)

I had a great time volunteering on the chain gang for the JR. PEE WEE 2 game, I thought I did a good job, the Chesterton coach only yelled at me once for flipping the down box the wrong way. I didn't care, he's not the man who signs my paycheck.

Here's this Sunday's home schedule @ Elston:

PORTAGE TM 2 @ MICHIGAN CITY TM 1 9:00 AM
LAPORTE TM 3 @ MICHIGAN CITY TM 2 10:00 AM
VALPARAISO JMM 4 @ MICHIGAN CITY JMM 1 11:00 AM
LAPORTE JMM 3 @ MICHIGAN CITY JMM 2 12:30 PM
DUNELAND JRPW 1 @ MICHIGAN CITY JRPW 1 2:00 PM
TRITOWN JR MID 1 @ MICHIGAN CITY JR MID 1 3:30 PM

City's Pee Wee team also travels to Schererville to play Tri-Town @ 3 PM. What to do, What to do, What to do, I think I'll save the gas and right stay here in good 'ol Michigan City.

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 7 2010, 06:07 AM

QUOTE(Sean @ Sep 7 2010, 05:44 AM)

Posted by: Sean Sep 7 2010, 07:31 PM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Sep 7 2010, 07:07 AM)

Posted by: Sean Sep 8 2010, 07:46 PM

Here is a link to the News Dispatch about an arrest that took place last weekend at Gill Field. I think the comment section is getting a little out of hand.

http://thenewsdispatch.com/articles/2010/09/08/news/local/doc4c85b8b900e94538817218.txt

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 12 2010, 07:07 PM

Another great day for Michigan City's Pop Warner teams at Gill Field, especially for the Hurt brothers, Marquan and Markice, Jr.. Marquan scored all five touchdowns in the Junior Mitey Mites I 30-6 win over Valpo 4 while older brother Markice, Jr. reached paydirt four times in the Junior Pee Wee 1 37-0 rout against Merrillville. Michigan City's Pee Wee 1 squad lost a squeaker 14-12 to the Tri-Town Raiders over in Schererville, IN this afternoon.

There will be no home games at Gill Field for the next two weekends as all Michigan City Pop Warner teams will be on the road. The boys will return back to home action on the weekend of October 2 & 3rd.

Posted by: southsiderMMX Sep 13 2010, 07:33 AM

QUOTE(Sean @ Sep 8 2010, 08:46 PM)

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 14 2010, 09:24 AM

I've created a Michigan City Wolves page for Toyota's "Tiny Football League" promotion.

http://www.toyota.com/tfl/story?team_id=7934&

Please stop by and vote or leave a comment or even add a photo or a video highlight from previous seasons (no musical soundtracks or Toyota will take it down due to copyright infringement liability.)

They are awarding prizes in the form of merchandise cards, one $10,000 and 8 $5,000.

Winners will be determinded by:

1. Team’s approach to Teamwork 25%
2. Team’s display of Determination 25%
3. Team’s ability to demonstrate Constant Improvement 25%
4. Team’s approach to Overcoming Adversity 25%

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 17 2010, 01:01 PM

Over on the CBTL facebook page. I've posted some never before seen video footage from a documentary that is in the works entitled: "Win or Go Home: 2009 Michigan City Jr. Pee Wee Football".

The documentary is going to include over 2 hours of footage from the pre-season scrimmage with the Harvey Colts and regular season and playoff game including highlights of the Wolves victory at the national quarterfinals last December down in Florida.

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 19 2010, 10:35 PM

Here's some highlight footage of Michigan City's victory in the Pop Warner Super Bowl quarterfinals last December: (worst PA announcer ever)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxn1FJPDgGQ

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 26 2010, 10:15 PM

As usual, it was another stellar day across the board for each and every one of Michigan City's Pop Warner football teams in Valparaiso. I took some sensational video of our nationally recognized Jr. Midget Cheerleading squad. They're just simply an amazing, athletic and talented group of young women.

Going to be a huge day this Tuesday:

1. The league is holding it's all inclusive four round blind tournament draw (yeah, Pop Warner does it that way too ).

Here's the four teams from Michigan City that qualify:

Division II:

• Jr. Pee Wee I
• Pee Wee
• Jr. Midget

• Jr. Pee Wee II

• League Preliminary round
• League Quarterfinals
• League Semi-Finals
• League Championship
• Indiana State Championship
• Mid America Sub-regional
• Mid America Championship

Posted by: Sean Sep 27 2010, 09:23 AM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Sep 26 2010, 11:15 PM)

As usual, it was another stellar day across the board for each and every one of Michigan City's Pop Warner football teams in Valparaiso. I took some sensational video of our nationally recognized Jr. Midget Cheerleading squad. They're just simply an amazing, athletic and talented group of young women.

Going to be a huge day this Tuesday:

1. The league is holding it's all inclusive four round blind tournament draw (yeah, Pop Warner does it that way too ).

Here's the four teams from Michigan City that qualify:

Division II:

• Jr. Pee Wee I
• Pee Wee
• Jr. Midget

Division III:

• Jr. Pee Wee II

2. This is the big news, there's going to be a history making announcement made at the school board meeting that Ames Field will be the site for the entire Northern Indiana and Mid-America Pop Warner football tournament series for both Division II & Division III.

Michigan City, Indiana (not Michigan) landed the whole enchillada:

• League Preliminary round
• League Quarterfinals
• League Semi-Finals
• League Championship
• Indiana State Championship
• Mid America Sub-regional
• Mid America Championship

That means beginning in less than four weeks from now for seven consecutive weekends hoards of families from all around Northwest Indiana and the entire Midwest will be converging on and spending their disposable income in Michigan City, dining in our restaurants, staying in our hotels and shopping in our stores and best of all NO TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR OUR FAMILIES!!! (unless we have to make another trip to Disney)

Posted by: Jesse B Sep 27 2010, 12:40 PM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Sep 26 2010, 11:15 PM)

As usual, it was another stellar day across the board for each and every one of Michigan City's Pop Warner football teams in Valparaiso. I took some sensational video of our nationally recognized Jr. Midget Cheerleading squad. They're just simply an amazing, athletic and talented group of young women.

Going to be a huge day this Tuesday:

1. The league is holding it's all inclusive four round blind tournament draw (yeah, Pop Warner does it that way too ).

Here's the four teams from Michigan City that qualify:

Division II:

• Jr. Pee Wee I
• Pee Wee
• Jr. Midget

Division III:

• Jr. Pee Wee II

2. This is the big news, there's going to be a history making announcement made at the school board meeting that Ames Field will be the site for the entire Northern Indiana and Mid-America Pop Warner football tournament series for both Division II & Division III.

Michigan City, Indiana (not Michigan) landed the whole enchillada:

• League Preliminary round
• League Quarterfinals
• League Semi-Finals
• League Championship
• Indiana State Championship
• Mid America Sub-regional
• Mid America Championship

That means beginning in less than four weeks from now for seven consecutive weekends hoards of families from all around Northwest Indiana and the entire Midwest will be converging on and spending their disposable income in Michigan City, dining in our restaurants, staying in our hotels and shopping in our stores and best of all NO TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR OUR FAMILIES!!! (unless we have to make another trip to Disney)

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 27 2010, 12:53 PM

QUOTE(Sean @ Sep 27 2010, 10:23 AM)

Posted by: JHeath Sep 30 2010, 10:06 AM

Any official word on the playoffs being held here?

Posted by: southsiderMMX Sep 30 2010, 10:42 AM

It was announced at the school board meeting on Tuesday.

Posted by: Sean Oct 1 2010, 07:50 AM

The JRPW1 Playoff Schedule will start out like this:

10/17: Mishawaka JRPW1

10/24: Lowell JRPW1 (providing they win)

10/31: Probably Duneland JRPW1 or Gary

11/7: The NIPWLS Championship probably against Portage.

Posted by: taxthedeer Oct 1 2010, 03:36 PM

No travel expenses would be great being all the issues that came up last year with $$$ not being accounted for!!!!!!!!

• I know for a fact that each boys family was required to sell one book of port-a-pit chicken tickets for each player they and on a team to cover travel, hotel and meals for the final three rounds.
  
• I know for a fact that some of the families has more than one kid playing football and therefore, had to sell more than one book of port-a-pit chicken tickets.
  
• I know for a fact one of the grandma's (who is very well known on the local BINGO circuit) has a set of grandsons and a pair of great-nephews on the team that made it all the way to Florida. She took all of their books of port-a-pit chicken tickets to her place of work and to her BINGO nights at the Michigan City Moose and the Elks (we all know how big time BINGO is in Michigan City, we all also know that when there is a need for something such as this that members of clubs and organizations such the Moose and Elks are the ones that always step up). She sold old every one of their books plus another book for another one of the boy's dad. In fact, her younger grandson didn't even make the Florida trip, he had to stay here and go to school because he broke his right big toe in practice after their first game of the year and was out for the rest of the entire season.
  
• I know for a fact other families also pitched in and sold multiple books of port-a-pit chicken tickets to cover other families obligation.
  
• I know for a fact four families (luggage, football gear included) packed into a single Ford Econoline rental van and drove to and from Orlando because one of their fathers has a severe case of John Madden syndrome (deathly afriad of flying on an airplane), not naming any names but he drives a garbage truck.
  
• I know for a fact that there was no way on earth I was getting into that van.
  
• I know for a fact that I'm really stoked to have this in Michigan City in 2010.
  
• I know for a fact that I made road to trips to and from Chesterton, Schererville (twice), Lowell, Merrillville, South Bend, Indianapolis and Detroit. Cost me personally $600.00 in fuel cost alone, after that me going to Florida was out.
  
• I know for a fact that I don't have to get up at and leave the house at 4 am and drive to Indy and Motown to make an 8am kick-off.
  
• I know for a fact that I'll never forget that day I went to Indy for the rest of my life. Attended the Carmel-Merrillville 5A semi-state game that Friday night. Left Michigan City at 4am the next morning, took in all three Michigan City Pop Warner games in Indianapolis, then stopped off that evening at the inferno in Lowell on my way back from Indy to watch the Fort Wayne Dwenger Saints - Lowell Red Devils 4A semi-state game, I did 5 football games in 24 hours.

Posted by: Sean Oct 1 2010, 07:54 PM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Oct 1 2010, 04:36 PM)

Posted by: taxthedeer Oct 5 2010, 05:36 AM

Final Week of the Regular season at Gill Field:

Saturday:

SOUTHLAKE TM 2 @ MICHIGAN CITY TM 1 1:00 PM
SOUTHLAKE TM 1 @ MICHIGAN CITY TM 2 2:00 PM
SOUTHLAKE JMM 2 @ MICHIGAN CITY JMM 1 3:00 PM
SOUTHLAKE JMM 1 @ MICHIGAN CITY JMM 2 4:30 PM

Sunday:

SOUTHLAKE MM2 @ MICHIGAN CITY MM 1 10:00 AM
TRITOWN JRPW 1 @ MICHIGAN CITY JRPW 1 11:30 AM
DUNELAND PW 2 @ MICHIGAN CITY PW 1 1:00 PM
VALPARAISO JR MID 1 @ MICHIGAN CITY JR MID 1 2:30 PM

Posted by: taxthedeer Oct 6 2010, 05:08 PM

Play-off brackets are out:

Division II

Jr. Pee Wee:
http://nipwls.com/pdfs/D2playoffJRPW.pdf

Pee Wee:
http://nipwls.com/pdfs/D2playoffPW.pdf

Jr. Midget:
http://nipwls.com/pdfs/D2playoffJM.pdf

Division III
Jr. Pee Wee:
http://nipwls.com/pdfs/D3playoffJRPW.pdf

Posted by: taxthedeer Oct 7 2010, 11:42 AM

Posted by: taxthedeer Oct 7 2010, 02:27 PM

I made a full feature movie.

Win or Go Home: 2009 Michigan City Jr. Pee Wee Football

2 1/2 hours of game highlights, inspirational coach talk and championship victory celebration:

http://www.archive.org/download/WinOrGoHome2009MichiganCityJr.PeeWeeFootball/winorgohome01.wmv

Posted by: taxthedeer Oct 11 2010, 06:16 PM

Michigan City Pop Warner closed the gate on another fine regular season this weekend at Gill Field.

Best of luck to all of City's lower tiered teams as they travel to their respective Bowl games this weekend.

Michigan City's Division II Jr. Pee Wee team will play Sunday at 1pm at Portage High School in their preliminary round match-up with their opponent from Michiana followed by Michigan City's Division III Jr. Pee Wee teams taking on Portage 2 at 3pm.

The Wolves Pee Wee and Jr. Midget squads will enjoy a bye week.

Posted by: taxthedeer Oct 18 2010, 12:42 AM

Pop Warner Update:

Another great weekend for Michigan City:

Congratulations to Michigan City Jr. Mitey Mite 1 in the 20-6 win in their bowl game against Gary at Boone Grove on Saturday to finish their season at a perfect 8-0.

Congratulations to Michigan City Mitey Mites 1 in their bowl game rout victory over Valpo at VHS on Saturday to finish their season at a perfect 8-0.

Congratulations to Michigan City Jr. Pee Wee 1 in their 38-0 romp over Michiana in their Division II preliminary round tounament game at Portage High School on Sunday to advance into the quarterfinals next Saturday.

Congratulations to Michigan City Jr. Pee Wee 2 in their 20-2 win over Portage in their Division III 1st round preliminary round game at Portage High School on Sunday to advance into the 2nd preliminary round next Saturday.

Also, there will be no Divison II state championship round games at Ames Field due no opponent available from central Indiana (I was told there was some discrepency in their financial ledgers). Northern Indiana Division II League Champions will have a bye that week and automatically qualify for sub-regional. Division III state championship games at Ames Field will still take place.

Posted by: JHeath Oct 18 2010, 09:41 AM

Let me add two more bits of great MC Pop Warner news:
Both Tiny Mite teams played very well this year! Although there is no score kept at this level, I can tell you that these kids are definitely following in the footsteps of the older players.

Tiny Mites Blue (where my son played & my husband coached), they would have only had one loss for the entire season (to Merrillville).

Not certain on the Tiny Mites Grey "record", but I do know that they really came together and played fantastically.

Great job, all!!

Posted by: taxthedeer Oct 21 2010, 10:44 PM

Here's Saturday's schedule: 10-23-10

Division II

Jr. Pee Wee: Southlake VS. Michigan City @ Tri-Town 8:30am-
Pee Wee: Gary VS. Michigan City @ Portage 8:30am-
Jr. Midget: Tri-Town VS. Michigan City @ Tri-Town 6:30pm

Division III

Jr. Pee Wee: Valpo 4 VS. Michigan City @ Portage 2:30pm

- For scheduling the boys games at the exact same time in two different locations

Posted by: taxthedeer Oct 28 2010, 06:04 PM

Pop Warner Update:

It was somewhat of a bittersweet weekend as three Michigan City teams have advanced in the tourney and one has been eliminated.

Advancing to the Division II league/state semi-finals will be the Jr. Pee Wee 1 with their 36-6 win over Southlake and the Pee Wees with a 50-26 victory over the Gary Steelers.. Unfortunately the Jr. Midgets fell to Tri-Town 38-8 and were eliminated.

Also advancing also to the Division III quarterfinals were the Jr. Pee Wee 2 with their win over Valpo 4.

Here's the schedule for Halloween Day:

Sunday 10-31-10

Division II Semi-Finals

Pee Wee

1pm Duneland (Chesterton) VS. Michigan City @ Tri-Town (should be a very, very good game, N-D might want to cover this one)

Jr. Pee Wee

11am Duneland (Chesterton) VS. Michigan City @ Portage

Division III Quarterfinals

Jr. Pee Wee

11am Northlake (Hammond, East Chicago, Whiting) VS. Michigan City @ Merrillville

Here's a highlight video from the Pee Wee teams win over Gary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-PzD8mOQJw

Posted by: taxthedeer Oct 31 2010, 04:11 PM

Couple results from today:

Good news:

Division II

Jr. Pee Wees

Michigan City 28
Duneland (Chesterton) 0

Michigan City will play Portage next Sunday morning 9am @ Ames Field for the Jr. Pee Wee state championship and the right to advance to the Mid-America sub-regional, everybody be there!!!

Bad News:

Pee Wees

Duneland (Chesterton) 14
Michigan City 13

The Pee Wee state championship game between Duneland (Chesterton) & Southlake (Lowell) will take place next Sunday at Ames following the Jr. Pee Wee championship game at 11am.

Don't know the result of the Division III Jr. Pee Wee game involving Michigan City yet.

Posted by: taxthedeer Nov 1 2010, 02:24 PM

Bad news for Michigan City's Jr. Pee Wee 2 squad:

Division III

Jr. Pee Wee

Northlake 33
Michigan City 0

Sunday's schedule @ Ames Field

Division II

9am Jr. Pee Wee - Portage VS. Michigan City

11am Pee Wee - Southlake (Lowell) VS. Duneland (Chesterton)

1pm Jr. Midget - Gary VS. Tri-Town

3pm Midget - Gary Vs. Boone Grove

Posted by: taxthedeer Nov 7 2010, 09:21 PM

Today was another great day in Michigan City sports history.

The Jr. Pee Wee team won the league and state championship trophy's with a 28-6 win over Portage to advance to the sub-regional at Ames Field on 11-20-10 @ 10am.

The Michigan City Mitey Mite also won their exhibition scrimmage against the previously undefeated Hoffman Estates Redhawks form Illinois in the nightcap.

Congratulations also to the Southlake (Lowell) Red Devils Pee Wees on winning the league/state titles with their 6-0 win over an outstanding Duneland (Chesterton) team. I've watched pretty much the same group of kids on both these teams battle our boys from Michigan City tooth and nail every year since 2007, all three (Southlake, Duneland and Michigan City) are worthy of being called champions.

Finally, kudos to WIMS for broadcasting and web casting this mornings game live. Both Brian and Nick did an outstanding job on the call, It was an honor listening while watching in the stands and hope they decide to come back do that again for the sub-regional.

Posted by: Sean Nov 13 2010, 09:55 PM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Nov 7 2010, 10:21 PM)

Posted by: taxthedeer Nov 16 2010, 08:02 PM

The Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates in the home arena for the Chicago Bliss of the Lingere Football league.

Posted by: southsiderMMX Nov 28 2010, 10:57 AM

http://www.thenewsdispatch.com/articles/2010/11/27/sports/doc4cf17d33e7ec4491544111.txt

Posted by: taxthedeer Nov 30 2010, 06:38 PM

Here's a list of the eight the Division II regional Jr. Pee Wee teams. Looks like a really nice cross section of America. I hope the Wolves draw Yorba Linda, CA.

• Eastern - Quakertown Panthers - Allentown/Bethlehem/Philadelphia, PA
• Mid-America - Michigan City, Wolves - Michigan City, INDIANA
• Pacific NW - East Bay Wranglers - Oakland, CA
• New England - Mt. Hope Cowboys - Providence, R.I.
• Mid-South - Durham Screamin' Eagles - Durham, NC
• Southeast - Oakleaf Gators - Jacksonville, FL
• Westcon - Yorba Linda Bulldogs - Yorba Linda, CA
• Southwest Region - Lender/Cedar Park Mustangs - Austin, Texas

Posted by: taxthedeer Nov 30 2010, 07:13 PM

Here's the tourney bracket, kickoff of the opening quarterfinal game will be Saturday, December 4, 2010 - 7:30AM Michigan City time (oh my).

Oakleaf Gators (FL)
Mt. Hope Cowboys (RI)

Michigan City Wolves (IN)
Quakertown Panthers (PA)

Yorba Linda Bulldogs (CA)
LCP Mustangs (TX)

East Bay Wranglers (CA)
Durham Scrappin' Eagles (NC)

Posted by: taxthedeer Dec 3 2010, 11:20 PM

Michigan City quarterback Mason Kaletha is currently featured on the Pop Warner Super Bowl website's homepage.

http://www.popwarnersuperbowl.com

Posted by: southsiderMMX Dec 6 2010, 06:21 PM

http://www.thenewsdispatch.com/articles/2010/12/05/sports/doc4cfb04d213f41874625288.txt

Posted by: MichiganCityDDS Dec 7 2010, 09:57 AM

They won the semifinal game and are on the way to their SuperBowl!

Posted by: taxthedeer Dec 7 2010, 10:01 AM

espn3.com reported that Michigan City has advanced to the Super Bowl with a 20-0 win over the Oakleaf Gators. They will be playing the Yorba Linda Bulldogs. Kick-off is Friday morning at 7:30am.

Posted by: southsiderMMX Dec 7 2010, 10:09 AM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Dec 7 2010, 10:01 AM)

Posted by: Sean Dec 7 2010, 05:10 PM

QUOTE(southsiderMMX @ Dec 7 2010, 10:09 AM)

Posted by: Log Jam Dec 8 2010, 11:53 AM

Hello, does anyone have or know of a roster with numbers for this team? I want to be able to put some names with the plays being made when they win later this week.

Thank you in advance.

Posted by: Sean Dec 8 2010, 10:40 PM

QUOTE(Log Jam @ Dec 8 2010, 11:53 AM)

Posted by: Log Jam Dec 9 2010, 05:43 AM

QUOTE(Sean @ Dec 8 2010, 10:40 PM)

Posted by: southsiderMMX Dec 9 2010, 10:31 AM

http://thenewsdispatch.com/articles/2010/12/09/sports/doc4cff1103d08f4986153870.txt

Posted by: southsiderMMX Dec 9 2010, 10:46 AM

QUOTE(Log Jam @ Dec 8 2010, 11:53 AM)

Posted by: Log Jam Dec 10 2010, 06:07 AM

QUOTE(southsiderMMX @ Dec 9 2010, 10:46 AM)

Posted by: southsiderMMX Dec 10 2010, 08:11 AM

14-6 City with 38 seconds to go before the half.

Posted by: southsiderMMX Dec 10 2010, 08:20 AM

Michigan City 14 Yorba Linda 6 at the half. City had something like 150 yards rushing, including the two long TDs running by Hurt. YL was held to under 20 yards by the City defense, including a huge stop on a 4th and goal from the two yard line.

Posted by: Log Jam Dec 10 2010, 08:57 AM

That X-point was big! Looking GOOD!

Posted by: MCRogers1974 Dec 10 2010, 08:57 AM

Thanks for the update. I am not able to watch the game on my iPad.

Posted by: Log Jam Dec 10 2010, 09:04 AM

Minute to go up 22 to 6. Yorba Linda driving.

Posted by: Log Jam Dec 10 2010, 09:10 AM

Congratulations! Champion WOLVES!!!!!! 22-6

Posted by: wayne Dec 11 2010, 11:34 AM

Why does the announce keep saying this a a divison 2 championship. Is this not the highest level competition?

Posted by: C Davenport Dec 11 2010, 12:23 PM

Congratulations to the 2010 D2 Junior Pee Wee National Champion Michigan City Wolves from Northlake Patriots Pop Warner. Way to represent the league and the state.

Posted by: MC Born & Raised Dec 11 2010, 02:46 PM

QUOTE(wayne @ Dec 11 2010, 11:34 AM)

Posted by: taxthedeer Feb 7 2011, 12:12 AM

This sounds like fun, let's pack the Elston Auditorium on Wednesday evening.

The Michigan City Pop Warner banquet will be held at the Elston Auditorium at 6:00 P.M. on February 9th , the doors open at 5:30 P.M.

Your cooperation in staying until the conclusion of the ceremony would be greatly appreciated by MC Pop Warner.