{"id":29260,"date":"2017-03-20T05:35:52","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T09:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=29260"},"modified":"2017-03-20T05:35:52","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T09:35:52","slug":"steel-hawks-victorious-season-opener-66-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=29260","title":{"rendered":"STEEL HAWKS VICTORIOUS IN SEASON OPENER 66 TO 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.df-foto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Story &amp; Photographs by Diane Fleischman<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><div id=\"su_carousel_69f3ed8553300\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-yes su-carousel-responsive-yes su-lightbox-gallery\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"2\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_6100r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_6100r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6100r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_6167r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_6167r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6167r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_6197r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_6197r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6197r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_6217r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_6217r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6217r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_6248r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_6248r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6248r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_6254r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC_6254r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6254r\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It may have been a case of opening day jitters for the Hawks as they received the opening kick-off and fumbled the ball.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Dayton Wolf Packs recovered the ball and proceeded to score their first touchdown.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Wolf Packs displayed the next round of butterfingers, followed by an interception by the Hawks,<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">then the Hawks ran the field and scored all within the first four and a half minutes of the game. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The fumbles, interceptions, and touchdowns continued throughout the first half of the game with a half time score of 35 to 18,<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the Hawks had spread their wings wide to obtain a solid lead.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The anxious fans were on the edge of their seats during the third quarter as the Hawks amazed as they brought their score to 59 to 25.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;\">The Steelhawks are led by a crew of veteran offensive players this year. The team returns all of their starting wide receivers from last season, including Darius Prince,\u00a0 and Brandon Renford . Quarterbacks Warren Smith Jr. and Ray Wagner are both veteran leaders,\u00a0 and the powerful fullbacks; Rustin Mayorga and Wyreaz Bradley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As the Steelhawks begin the season, a special treat was in store for the fans Sunday, free Steel Hawks hats were distributed.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As if the season opener is any indication of what kind of season this will be, it looks like it will be one exciting ride that will keep us on the edge of our seats.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Steelhawks are away for their next two games, and will return to the PPL Center on Sunday, April 9<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. <a href=\"http:\/\/lvsteelhawks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/lvsteelhawks.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29261,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2290,69,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diane-fleischman","category-in-the-valley","category-photography"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/steelhawks319.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29260"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}