Melrose Park, Ill. – It’s not over, but it’s not looking good. The Racine Raiders may have seen their hopes of a Mid-States Football League championship go up in flames Saturday night after a crucial 24-14 loss to the Midway Marauders. Whereas the Raiders were missing several key players due to injury or work commitments, […]
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Racine Raiders avenge season’s worst performance with 44-14 victory over Illinois Cowboys
RACINE — What better way to make up for a crushing loss than with a resounding, definitive win? That’s exactly what the Racine Raiders did Saturday night on Horlick Field. Racine won its second game in a row and kicked off a stretch of potential revenge games with a 44-14 thrashing of the Illinois Cowboys […]
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Racine Raiders football hangs 70 on Michigan squad in blowout victory
RACINE — The hometown team’s scoreboard lit up with a 70-burger Saturday night. “A 70-burger? Really?” Really. The Racine Raiders had some fun in front of a season-high crowd of more than 500 people in a 70-0 shellacking of the visiting Seminoles from Grand Rapids, Mich. With this win, Racine improved to 6-2 overall. Stanley […]
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Shorthanded Racine Raiders outlasted in pivotal MidStates battle
RACINE – Just ask Wilbert Kennedy about how good his team is, and he’ll tell you the Racine Raiders can hang with – and beat – any opponent. This is most likely true. But it’s not easy to emerge victorious when you have nine regular linemen injured and unavailable against the cream of the crop, […]
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Norwood, defense fuel 2nd straight Raiders win
Age ain’t nothing but a number. Just ask Racine Raiders longtime wide receiver Will Norwood. The 37-year-old Racine Case grad and former Division 1 college football player snagged two touchdowns to lead the hometown team to a 21-6 victory over the visiting Midway Marauders Saturday night at Historic Horlick Field. It was the second consecutive […]
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‘Hail Mary’ catch lifts Racine Raiders to thrilling comeback win
RACINE – OK, it wasn’t an actual Hail Mary pass and catch for the Racine Raiders. By definition, the Hail Mary is a play where the quarterback desperately heaves the football up in the air to the end zone, most times 40 or more yards, with hopes his teammate will out-jump a defender to make […]
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Racine Raiders hope to bounce back on Saturday after 1st loss
It wasn’t pretty. But football is a messy sport. Last Saturday’s road contest in the Chicago area against the Illinois Cowboys was a Mid-States Football League (MSFL) opener, and the Racine Raiders couldn’t have picked a worse time to turn the football over five times. Luckily, the Cowboys gave the ball away six times and […]
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Racine Raiders rolling in hot with 2-0 start
The Racine Raiders gained two home victories at Historic Horlick Field in their first two weeks, and then they got a game off. The opponent scheduled to come into Racine Saturday night had to forfeit due to not having enough players. Fans will have to wait until June 11 for the Raiders’ return for their […]
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Hall of Famer Kennedy continues Racine Raiders legacy May 14
RACINE – It’s only the preseason, but the Racine Raiders – the team that’s billed as Minor League Football’s most successful franchise – are back, and it’s as good as it was advertised. It’s that time of year again, and as the Racine Raiders, perhaps the greatest semi-pro football team in state history, begin their […]