LOCAL BRIEFS: Marian grad to own pair of indoor football teams
Jul. 10—Marian grad to own pair of AIF teams
BALTIMORE, Md. — Marian alumnus Dominic Montero is the owner of a pair of teams that will compete in the American Indoor Football League for the 2024.
Montero is the owner of the Cedar Rapids River Kings and River City Rage. The River Kings will play their home games at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, while the River City Rage will call the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, their home.
"I am excited to bring the Cedar Rapids River Kings and the River City Rage into the American Indoor Football League," Montero said in a press release Monday. "Football has always been a passion of mine, and I chose Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs because these cities possess a rich football tradition and a fan base that is hungry for exciting indoor football action. I am committed to building competitive teams and creating a thrilling game-day experience for our fans."
After graduating from Marian, Montero went on to play at Valley Forge Military Academy and Glenville State before playing professional indoor football for the Salina Liberty and Bismarck Bucks. He then served as the general manager and offensive line coach for the Topeka Tropics in the 2022 season, and was the president and assistant coach for the Omaha Beef.
The River Kings and Rage join the Corpus Christi Tritons and West Virginia Roughriders in the four-team league that is being relaunched for 2024. For more information on the league, visit www.AIFProIndoorFootball.com.
Big Diamond hosts Anthracite Assault series show tonightFORESTVILLE — The stars and cars of the Super DIRTCar Series return to Big Diamond Speedway tonight for the running of the $7,500 to win "Anthracite Assault."
Last season saw the traveling series return to Big Diamond after a 13-year absence with Matt Sheppard notching the win in a close race over Stewart Friesen. Sheppard took the lead from former Big Diamond track champion Ryan Godown on Lap 11 and never looked back, winning his third career feature at the Forestville dirt oval.
Local drivers expected to compete for the $7,500 first place prize on Tuesday night are Jeff Strunk, Billy Pauch Jr, Mike Gular, Alex Yankowski and Matt Stangle. Filling out the racing card tonight are the 602 crate sportsman and roadrunners. Both divisions will compete for full points en route to the season-ending championships.
Pit gates and grandstand gates will open at 4 p.m. Hot laps will get under way at 6:45 p.m. with racing to follow.
Pit admission is $40 for those with a Big Diamond license or a DIRT membership. Non-licensed pit admission is $45. General admission is $33, senior admission is $30, kids 6-11 admission is $10, kids 5 and under are free. Raindate is Wednesday.
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