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By Danny McPherson / The Marion Star MARION - Raymond "Trey" Kramer, who has served this season as the Marion Blue Racers' placekicker, has signed to play with the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League. Kramer was a three-time special teams player of the week this season in the United Indoor Football League with the Blue Racers. During one contest he kicked a 55-yard field goal which tied a league record. Kramer has played only six games in his professional football career. He was previously a soccer goal keeper for Puntarenas FC in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, and with the…
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By Sarah Kuta / The Daily Northwestern Stefan Demos said he remembers the agony of his senior season at Northwestern. The 5-foot-10-inch kicker could barely walk, let alone kick a football, because of the intense pain he felt in his hip. He decided to play through the pain and forgo season-ending surgery. Now he has the chance to get back on the field, pain free. The Scottsdale, Ariz., native signed a contract with the Nebraska Danger, an Indoor Football League team in Grand Island, Neb., in early January and will compete for the starting kicker job during training camp. The…
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By MARK MAYNARD / Prokickernews.com COLUMBUS, Ohio - Aaron Pettrey is gambling on the Locomotives. Pettrey, the former Ohio State University kicker and Prokicker.com alum, has signed a contract with the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League two weeks ago. He starts camp July 12 in Las Vegas. Pettrey, who had a two-game stint with the Cincinnati Bengals last year, hopes to someday have another crack at the National Football League. “It’s something to keep me kicking and get me film,” he said of the contract with the Locomotives, who are the 2009 and 2010 UFL champions. “It’s a…
By Jeff Morrow / Tri-City Herald Sports editor KENNEWICK - The story goes that Gary Cismesia was awestruck earlier this season while standing outside his hotel in Omaha, Neb., on March 24. The Tri-Cities Fever kicker is a happy-go-lucky guy who grew up in Florida and had never seen snow. "He was out front of the hotel like a 6-year-old boy doing snow angels," said Fever coach Adam Shackleford. "Never in my life had I seen snow," said Cismesia. "We got about 30 seconds of it in the Tri-Cities, but in Omaha I was going nuts. I was just loving…
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SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Blaze are pleased to announce that former Boise State kicker Kyle Brotzman has been invited to try out for the team in an effort to replace K Greg Gundersen (6-0, 190, Wayne State), who has departed for the CFL. Brotzman is the all-time scoring leader in Boise State and the Western Athletic Conference history. He was also the hero of the 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. His fake punt pass in the fourth quarter led to the Broncos victory over the TCU Horned Frogs, resulting in praises from Bronco nation. Fast forward about 10 months…
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By Jack McCarthy / Special to Chicago Tribune Chris Gould couldn't have picked a better time to snap out of a season-long slump. After missing five consecutive field-goal attempts in the season's first five games, the Rush kicker nailed a 18-yarder with 1.8 seconds remaining Saturday to lift his team to a 50-49 road victory over Iowa. "It felt great," said Gould, now in his second season with the Arena Football League squad. "There was another field goal earlier in the fourth quarter that I felt had gone in, but the refs called it no good. "I thought I was…
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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Jesse Thompson has been hired as the tight ends and special teams assistant for the Hartford Colonials, according to general manager Jerry Glanville. Thompson was wide receivers coach and Director of Football Operations for Albright College in 2010. Prior to that he was running backs coach at Portland State for two seasons (2008-09) during Glanville's three-year tenure (2007-09) as Vikings head coach. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to work with Coach Glanville again," Thompson said. "I'm excited that he brought me on board and I'm really looking forward to working with the top-notch coaching staff he…
By JACK NOWLIN Star-Tribune staff writer on Trib.com on Travis Atter spends his days riding around Buffalo on the back of a garbage truck. On Friday nights, however, Atter trades in his work clothes for the blue and gold uniform of the Wyoming Cavalry. “I’m a sanitation engineer, if you want to get sophisticated,” Atter, the Cavs’ kicker, said after Thursday’s practice. “I hope to someday not have to ride around on the back of a garbage truck all day long. “I hope to keep playing football, but right now I’m just living the dream. “It’s kind of bizarre, I know.”…
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Craig Haley SPECIAL TO THE TIMES, NJ.com TRENTON -- Two-year-old Keith Williams Jr. caught Craig Camay's attention after Sunday's Trenton Steel game. The young fan from Trenton did his best Camay impression during the autograph meet-and-greet on the field inside Sun National Bank Center. Camay, the Steel kicker, watched intently as Williams raised his right arm and, after dramatic pause, ran to the ball for a big kick. Camay then raised his arms in delight, signaling, "It's good!" It's seems to be a good idea for youngsters to emulate Camay the way, one day, football players may follow Williams' exploits.…
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Erie Times-News The Erie Explosion indoor football team announced the signing of placekicker Carlos Ojeda, who most recently kicked for the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League. Ojeda played at Webber International University in college after transferring from Central Florida. At Webber, Ojeda holds several career records, including points by a kicker, single-season points and the longest field goal.
