2009 Saginaw Sting season

The 2009 Saginaw Sting season was the 2nd season for the American Indoor Football League franchise. A number of Sting and Xplosion players indicated at the end of the 2008 season that wages were in arrears from the owners. This led to an investigation of Johnson in his role as Sting general manager. Trumbull, owner of Triple Threat Sports in Battle Creek, and Rivera, a Battle Creek police officer, have offered a deal to split ownership of the two teams, with Trumbell and Rivera owning the Sting, and Johnson receiving the Xplosion. Trumbull and Rivera have indicated that they plan for the Sting to move to the new Indoor Football League.[1] The Sting looked to have put together a promising team with the re-signing of QB Damon Dowdell, and signing 2007 CIFL MVP, WR/RB Robert Height, but the team fared poorly on the field in the IFL. After a 2-2 start to the season, head coach Karl Featherstone resigned from his position and assistant Jason Lovelock took over as interim head coach.[2]

2009 Saginaw Sting season
OwnerMike Trumbull
Esteban Rivera
Head coachKarl Featherstone (resigned on April 8; 2–2 record)
Jason Lovelock (interim)
Home fieldDow Event Center
303 Johnson Street
Saginaw, MI 78607
Results
Record3–12
Division place4th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Schedule
Week Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Friday March 13 at Muskegon Thunder W 16–9 1–0 L. C. Walker Arena
2 Friday March 20 RiverCity Rage L 41–55 1–1 Dow Event Center
3 Sunday March 29 Rochester Raiders W 38–30 2–1 Dow Event Center
4 Saturday April 4 at RiverCity Rage L 20–59 2–2 Family Arena
5 Friday April 10 Muskegon Thunder W 65–21 3–2 Dow Event Center
6 Saturday April 18 at Bloomington Extreme L 38–48 3–3 U.S. Cellular Coliseum
7 Saturday April 25 at RiverCity Rage L 29–60 3–4 Family Arena
8 Friday May 1 at Muskegon Thunder L 26–34 3–5 L. C. Walker Arena
9 Friday May 8 Maryland Maniacs L 32–41 3–6 Dow Event Center
10 Saturday May 16 at Maryland Maniacs L13–40 3–7 The Show Place Arena
11 Friday May 22 Bloomington Extreme L 42–44 3–8 Dow Event Center
12 Saturday May 30 at Rochester Raiders L 13–48 3–9 Blue Cross Arena
13 Sunday June 5 Maryland Maniacs L 25–26 3–10 Dow Event Center
14 BYE
15 Friday June 19 Sioux City Bandits L 23–53 3–11 Dow Event Center
16 BYE
17 BYE
18 BYE

Standings
Team Overall Division
Wins Losses Percentage Wins Losses Percentage
United Conference
Atlantic Division
Maryland Maniacs 10 4 0.714 8 1 0.888
Rochester Raiders 10 4 0.714 5 3 0.625
RiverCity Rage 8 6 0.571 5 2 0.714
Saginaw Sting 3 12 0.200 3 8 0.273
Muskegon Thunder 1 13 0.071 1 11 0.083
Central Division
Omaha Beef 12 2 0.857 4 1 0.800
Bloomington Extreme 11 3 0.786 4 0 1.000
Wichita Wild 9 5 0.643 3 4 0.429
Sioux Falls Storm 6 8 0.429 2 3 0.400
Sioux City Bandits 6 9 0.400 2 7 0.222
Intense Conference
Lone Star Division
El Paso Generals 12 2 0.857 8 2 0.800
Abilene Ruff Riders 9 5 0.643 9 3 0.750
San Angelo Stampede Express 5 9 0.357 3 8 0.273
Corpus Christi Hammerheads 5 9 0.357 5 9 0.357
Odessa Roughnecks 3 11 0.214 3 8 0.273
Pacific Division
Billings Outlaws 12 2 0.857 7 0 1.000
Fairbanks Grizzlies 7 7 0.500 5 4 0.555
Colorado Ice 5 9 0.357 3 2 0.600
Alaska Wild 0 14 0.000 0 8 0.000
  • Green indicates clinched playoff berth
  • Purple indicates division champion

Roster
2009 Saginaw Sting roster
Quarterbacks
  •  7 Danny Southall

Running backs

  •  5 Robert Height
  •  1 Ricco Hill

Wide receivers

  • 80 DeMarcus Copes
  •  4 Jeremy McLaurin
  • 17 Adrian Perez
  • 24 Neuby Ras
  • 12 Jim Roth
Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

  • 63 L. Barnes
  • 90 Rondell Biggs
  •  3 Jeff Dembowske
Linebackers
  • 10 Andre Bell
  • 21 Ian Pleasant

Defensive backs

  •  9 Ruben Gay
  • 22 Joe McCledon
  • 11 B. J. Opong-Owusu
  •  2 Ernest Smith

Kickers

  •  6 Anthony Gallagher
Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster updated June 19, 2009
20 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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References
  1. Mancina, Greg (September 12, 2008). "Saginaw Sting ready to join new league while owners work to split their differences". The Saginaw News. Saginaw, Michigan: Booth Newspapers. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013.
  2. Bill Petzold (April 8, 2009). "Saginaw Sting coach Karl Featherstone resigns". www.mlive.com. M Live Media Group. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
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