Arena Bowl Winning Coach Joins Iowa
DES MOINES – The Iowa Barnstormers today named Mike Hohensee as Head Coach and Director of Football Operations at a morning news conference this morning at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Hohensee joins the organization effective immediately and oversee all coaching and football operations duties.
Hohensee brings a wealth of experience to the Barnstormers organization, having coached in the AFL for over two decades. He is known best for his nine year run as Head Coach of the Chicago Rush (2000-10), where he led the team to the playoffs every season, including an Arena Bowl XX championship in 2006.
Hohensee has also spent time as Head Coach of AFL franchises in Washington, Albany, New England, Anaheim, and most recently Philadelphia where he spent the 2011 season. In 17 years as a Head Coach in the AFL, Hohensee’s teams have qualified for the playoffs 13 times.
“We are very excited to have Mike Hohensee on board as our head coach”, stated Barnstormers Team President Jeff Lamberti. “He is a proven winner in our league and has a passion for Arena Football that is second to none. He understands the storied tradition of the Iowa Barnstormers franchise, and we strongly believe that he can help lead us to an Arena Bowl Championship”.
Hohensee takes over for Interim Head Coach J.T. Smith, who replaced longtime Barnstormers Coach John Gregory halfway through the 2011 season. Smith guided the Barnstormers to 3 victories over the final 9 games, but the team finished with a disappointing 5-13 record, missing the playoffs for the second straight year.
The Barnstormers have also scheduled a meet and greet event with Hohensee tonight from 5:00-7:00pm at Overtime Neighborhood Hub Sports & Grub, located at 4810 86th Street in Urbandale. The event is FREE and open to the general public. The Barnstormers are encouraging all their fans to attend, show their support and meet the new Head Coach.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Barnstormers sign wide receiver Ellingworth
Iowa Barnstormers Examiner
Barnstormers sign wide receiver Ellingworth
The Iowa Barnstormers have announced their first signing of this off-season, reaching an agreement with wide receiver Tommy Ellingworth.
The former Augustana College speedster spent the past two seasons with the Barnstormers mostly as a member of the practice squad. During the 2010 season in which Barnstormer receivers had trouble staying healthy, Ellingworth recorded 23 receptions for 277 yards and 7 touchdowns in just five games, quickly becoming a favorite target of quarterback Ryan Vena, until his season ended prematurely due to a foot injury he suffered in July. He was also a key contributor on special teams.
Ellingworth had a standout collegiate career as a wide receiver at Augustana College, finishing with 211 receptions for 2,398 yards and running a 4.37 in the 40-yard dash on Pro Day in South Dakota. Some of his accolades include being named All-North Central Conference 2ndTeam and All-North Central Conference WR Team and was also a National Qualifier for Track and Field in 2006.
The Redwood Falls, Minnesota native will be one of 35 players invited to the Iowa Barnstormers training camp in February. With the Arena Football League free-agent signing period well under way, we’ll be seeing more activity from the Barnstormers as they prepare to improve on their first year back in the top level of arena football and regain their rightful place as an arena football powerhouse in 2011.
Barnstormers sign wide receiver Ellingworth
The Iowa Barnstormers have announced their first signing of this off-season, reaching an agreement with wide receiver Tommy Ellingworth.
The former Augustana College speedster spent the past two seasons with the Barnstormers mostly as a member of the practice squad. During the 2010 season in which Barnstormer receivers had trouble staying healthy, Ellingworth recorded 23 receptions for 277 yards and 7 touchdowns in just five games, quickly becoming a favorite target of quarterback Ryan Vena, until his season ended prematurely due to a foot injury he suffered in July. He was also a key contributor on special teams.
Ellingworth had a standout collegiate career as a wide receiver at Augustana College, finishing with 211 receptions for 2,398 yards and running a 4.37 in the 40-yard dash on Pro Day in South Dakota. Some of his accolades include being named All-North Central Conference 2ndTeam and All-North Central Conference WR Team and was also a National Qualifier for Track and Field in 2006.
The Redwood Falls, Minnesota native will be one of 35 players invited to the Iowa Barnstormers training camp in February. With the Arena Football League free-agent signing period well under way, we’ll be seeing more activity from the Barnstormers as they prepare to improve on their first year back in the top level of arena football and regain their rightful place as an arena football powerhouse in 2011.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Arena Bowl XXIII to be played despite the lack of Iowa Barnstormers
Arena Bowl XXIII to be played despite the lack of Iowa Barnstormers
Iowa Barnstormers Examiner
Hey Stormer fans! The Barnstormers season may be over, but there is still one more game left to be played in the 2010 Arena Football League season. The Spokane Shock and the Tampa Bay Storm take the field Friday night for an epic battle known as Arena Bowl XXIII.
It’s only fitting. These two teams took turns at the top of the coaches’ polls all season long, and in the end, proved to be the two best teams in the league this season. The Shock, rocking the league’s best record at 13-3, will host the game at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. According to the Tampa Bay Storm Facebook page, “Arena Bowl XXIII is a sellout. The building in Spokane holds 10,800 and 11 thousand tickets have been sold.”
The Tampa Bay Storm are no strangers to the Arena Bowl, having appeared in the championship game five times before. In 1996 they squeaked out a 42-38 win over our beloved Barnstormers at Veterans Memorial Auditorium to grab the title. They also won championships in 1991, 1993, 1995, and 2003, making them one of the most successful organizations in AFL history. A victory in Arena Bowl XXIII would give the Storm an unprecedented sixth championship.
The Spokane Shock, on the other hand, are in just their first season at the top level of arena football, having previously been part of the AF2. They have two AF2 Arena Cup titles, but this will be their first appearance in the title game of the Arena Football League. First-time head coach and former Shock player Rob Keefe appeared in the championship game twice during his time in the old AF2, once as a player and once as a coach. He also competed in Arena Bowl XXII as a player with the Philadelphia Soul in 2008. The mayor of Spokane, Mary Verner, has proclaimed Friday, August 20, 2010 as “Paint the Town Orange Day” in honor of the Spokane Shock hosting Arena Bowl XXIII. In addition to the city proclamation, Gov. Christine Gregoire has proclaimed August 20, 2010 as “Spokane Shock Day” throughout the entire state of Washington.
Nerds.
The game will be televised on the NFL Network at 8:00pm Eastern time. Iowa Barnstormer hall of famer and “greatest player in Arena Football League history” Kurt Warner will call the game along side former Iowa Hawkeye quarterback Paul Burmeister, who will be handling the play-by-play and sideline reporters Anthony Herron and Ari Wolfe.
Iowa Barnstormers Examiner
Hey Stormer fans! The Barnstormers season may be over, but there is still one more game left to be played in the 2010 Arena Football League season. The Spokane Shock and the Tampa Bay Storm take the field Friday night for an epic battle known as Arena Bowl XXIII.
It’s only fitting. These two teams took turns at the top of the coaches’ polls all season long, and in the end, proved to be the two best teams in the league this season. The Shock, rocking the league’s best record at 13-3, will host the game at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. According to the Tampa Bay Storm Facebook page, “Arena Bowl XXIII is a sellout. The building in Spokane holds 10,800 and 11 thousand tickets have been sold.”
The Tampa Bay Storm are no strangers to the Arena Bowl, having appeared in the championship game five times before. In 1996 they squeaked out a 42-38 win over our beloved Barnstormers at Veterans Memorial Auditorium to grab the title. They also won championships in 1991, 1993, 1995, and 2003, making them one of the most successful organizations in AFL history. A victory in Arena Bowl XXIII would give the Storm an unprecedented sixth championship.
The Spokane Shock, on the other hand, are in just their first season at the top level of arena football, having previously been part of the AF2. They have two AF2 Arena Cup titles, but this will be their first appearance in the title game of the Arena Football League. First-time head coach and former Shock player Rob Keefe appeared in the championship game twice during his time in the old AF2, once as a player and once as a coach. He also competed in Arena Bowl XXII as a player with the Philadelphia Soul in 2008. The mayor of Spokane, Mary Verner, has proclaimed Friday, August 20, 2010 as “Paint the Town Orange Day” in honor of the Spokane Shock hosting Arena Bowl XXIII. In addition to the city proclamation, Gov. Christine Gregoire has proclaimed August 20, 2010 as “Spokane Shock Day” throughout the entire state of Washington.
Nerds.
The game will be televised on the NFL Network at 8:00pm Eastern time. Iowa Barnstormer hall of famer and “greatest player in Arena Football League history” Kurt Warner will call the game along side former Iowa Hawkeye quarterback Paul Burmeister, who will be handling the play-by-play and sideline reporters Anthony Herron and Ari Wolfe.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Barnstormers handle snakes, destroy Rattlers 67-47
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. (Luke 10:19)
Now this is the Barnstormers team we’ve been looking for! The Iowa Barnstormers wrapped up their 2010 season with a 67-47 smackdown of the Arizona Rattlers at US Airways Center in Phoenix on Friday night, giving the Rattlers a rather unpleasant sendoff to the AFL playoffs. read more
Now this is the Barnstormers team we’ve been looking for! The Iowa Barnstormers wrapped up their 2010 season with a 67-47 smackdown of the Arizona Rattlers at US Airways Center in Phoenix on Friday night, giving the Rattlers a rather unpleasant sendoff to the AFL playoffs. read more
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Final Battle: Iowa Barnstormers vs Arizona Rattlers preview
Friday, July 30, the Iowa Barnstormers travel to U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix to take on the 10-5 Arizona Rattlers. For the third week in a row, the Barnstormers will be matched up against a team that is headed to the playoffs and wields an offense that is one of the best in the league. Full Story
Monday, July 26, 2010
New rivalry for the Iowa Barnstormers in 2011
Iowa Barnstormers Examiner
The Iowa Barnstormers will have to battle for air supremacy in 2011 as the Kansas City Brigade return to the Arena Football League! The Brigade franchise has been dormant since the original Arena Football League was shut down to reorganize in 2009, but the AFL announced the return of the team for the 2011 season as the newly configured Arena Football League continues to grow. The close proximity between Des Moines and Kansas City should make this a very spirited rivalry, since it’s likely that fans of both teams will make the 2-3 hour trip down, or up, Interstate 35 to support their teams, very much like the old hockey rivalry between the Iowa Stars/Chops and the Omaha Aksarben Knights.
The Brigade originally became a franchise in 2006 in the AFL and soon became very popular in Kansas City among fans, bringing in crowds of more than 12,000, however since the Barnstormers competed in the Arena Football 2 league at the time, the two teams never met on the field.
Having a well-supported rival so close to the Barnstormers should be mutually beneficial to both clubs, both financially and in attendance, thanks to some overlapping fan base as well as those rabid road warriors that will travel to support their team and perhaps heckle a few of the home team’s fans. Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines and the Sprint Center in Kansas City are two of the newest, most state-of-the-art facilities in the league, which makes going to the games just that much more enjoyable.
During the absense of the Arena Football League in 2009 and 2010, many football-starved Brigade fans made the trip from Kansas City to Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines to watch and support the Barnstormers in the AF2, some even wearing their Brigade gear. Is it safe to assume that those folks will be back to Wells Fargo Arena in 2011? Probably, but this time they won’t be cheering for the Barnstormers.
Let the dog fights begin! Go ‘Stormers!
The Iowa Barnstormers will have to battle for air supremacy in 2011 as the Kansas City Brigade return to the Arena Football League! The Brigade franchise has been dormant since the original Arena Football League was shut down to reorganize in 2009, but the AFL announced the return of the team for the 2011 season as the newly configured Arena Football League continues to grow. The close proximity between Des Moines and Kansas City should make this a very spirited rivalry, since it’s likely that fans of both teams will make the 2-3 hour trip down, or up, Interstate 35 to support their teams, very much like the old hockey rivalry between the Iowa Stars/Chops and the Omaha Aksarben Knights.
The Brigade originally became a franchise in 2006 in the AFL and soon became very popular in Kansas City among fans, bringing in crowds of more than 12,000, however since the Barnstormers competed in the Arena Football 2 league at the time, the two teams never met on the field.
Having a well-supported rival so close to the Barnstormers should be mutually beneficial to both clubs, both financially and in attendance, thanks to some overlapping fan base as well as those rabid road warriors that will travel to support their team and perhaps heckle a few of the home team’s fans. Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines and the Sprint Center in Kansas City are two of the newest, most state-of-the-art facilities in the league, which makes going to the games just that much more enjoyable.
During the absense of the Arena Football League in 2009 and 2010, many football-starved Brigade fans made the trip from Kansas City to Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines to watch and support the Barnstormers in the AF2, some even wearing their Brigade gear. Is it safe to assume that those folks will be back to Wells Fargo Arena in 2011? Probably, but this time they won’t be cheering for the Barnstormers.
Let the dog fights begin! Go ‘Stormers!
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