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Mid-Mo Outlaws’ season begins March 26
March 14, 2011
With a new co-owner on board and a more business-like approach to the game, the Mid Missouri Outlaws will kick off their 2011 at 7 p.m. March 26 against their arch rivals, the Springfield Wolfpack at the Mathewson Exhibition Center.
Newcomer Ethan Henson joins Chad Jackson as a co-owner of the Mid Missouri Outlaws, who finished 9-3 last season, their first in the American Professional Football League.
“He (Henson) brings a winning mentality to the team, he (Henson) is from Camdenton,” said Jackson, who has announced his retirement from the game.
“At Camdenton, losing was not an alternative,” said Henson, an electrical supply representative for Consolidated Electrical Distributors in Sedalia. “I’m going to try to pass along that philosophy to some of our younger players.”
“It’s kind of a funny story,” said Jackson of his ties to Henson. “We played against each other when I was at Smith-Cotton and he was at Camdenton. Henson graduated from Camdenton in 1993 and Jacks was a 1992 grad of Smith-Cotton.
Jackson and Henson both say it is vitally important that the team is operated in a business-like fashion.
“This is not a playground game,” Jackson said. “This is a business and has to be operated that way, otherwise there is no Outlaws.”
Henson said one of his man goals as a co-owner is to get the community of Sedalia more involved in the organization than in the past.
“I want to get the community involved,” said Henson. “We have to take care of our sponsors, pay our expenses and rent. We can’t afford to pay our players and very few teams in the league do. If they come here expecting to be paid, they are encouraged to go elsewhere.”
Jackson and Henson have already set up meal deals for both the Outlaw players as well as players from the opposing team when they come to Sedalia.
“We’ve got Golden Corral, Patricia’s and Subway who are contracted with us to feed our players and the opposing team,” said Jackson. “For instance, when we go to Iowa, they feed us at Golden Corral and put us up in motel rooms. We do the same with them when they come here. When Springfield comes here, we feed them at Subway before the game and at Golden Corral after the game.”
“We’re operating on a $380,000 budget and we don’t pay our players,” said Henson.
“We may not pay our players, but we’re going to get them nice uniforms and feed them,” Jackson said.
The Outlaw co-owners have set up a special birthday promotion for fans called the Birthday Blitz, where the family can get 12 free game tickets, a chance to meet and greet the Outlaw players, receive a signed Outlaw football and halftime recognition on the field.
Another change in the Outlaw football program is that former wide-receiver-quarterback-defensive back Ben Lyles has retired from the gridiron to take over as the Outlaws head coach.
“We’re going to stay clear away from the coach and let him do his job,” said Henson of Lyles, who quarterbacked the Smith-Cotton Tigers and played defensive back at the University of Missouri. Lyles is also the new head coach of the Sacred Heart Gremlins team starting this fall.
Jackson almost glows when he talks about this year’s team.
“This is the biggest, strongest, most skillfully athletic team we’ve had here in six years,” said Jackson. “We have several players in the 6-foot-2 to 6-fot-6 range that will go from 295 to 350 pounds. And these guys are faster than I was.”
Henson said the Outlaws have a complete roster of 35 players, but only 25 can dress for games, a rule set by the APFL.
One of the key returnees on this year’s squad is running back-kick returner Marcus James, who still holds the University of Missouri career kickoff yardage record.
Another key returnee is quarterback Kyle Middleton, who also teaches and coaches at Northwest and played basketball, football and baseball in high school at Smith-Cotton. Missouri Valley College offensive and defensive linemen Marc Tiernan returns, as does former Smith-Cotton quarterback and Missouri Valley defensive back Mike Franklin joins the Outlaws as do former S-C standouts Lucas Ficken and Jeff Clancy.
Other names dotting the Outlaw roster are Dan Tiuono (6-foot-6, 350) offensive and defensive lineman; 6-foot-6, 325-pounder Anthony Collins, and newcomer offensive lineman Tony Vacca, 6-foot-2,and 305 from Missouri Valley College and Henry Hamilton, a 6-foot-2, 295 pound lineman from Missouri Valley.
The Mid Mo Outlaws, who lost the APFL championship game to the Iowa Blackhawks last spring in Iowa, will host the Springfield Wolfpack March 26, then the Kansas Koyotes April 2. The Sioux City Bandits are a new team in the APFL this season.
March 14, 2011
With a new co-owner on board and a more business-like approach to the game, the Mid Missouri Outlaws will kick off their 2011 at 7 p.m. March 26 against their arch rivals, the Springfield Wolfpack at the Mathewson Exhibition Center.
Newcomer Ethan Henson joins Chad Jackson as a co-owner of the Mid Missouri Outlaws, who finished 9-3 last season, their first in the American Professional Football League.
“He (Henson) brings a winning mentality to the team, he (Henson) is from Camdenton,” said Jackson, who has announced his retirement from the game.
“At Camdenton, losing was not an alternative,” said Henson, an electrical supply representative for Consolidated Electrical Distributors in Sedalia. “I’m going to try to pass along that philosophy to some of our younger players.”
“It’s kind of a funny story,” said Jackson of his ties to Henson. “We played against each other when I was at Smith-Cotton and he was at Camdenton. Henson graduated from Camdenton in 1993 and Jacks was a 1992 grad of Smith-Cotton.
Jackson and Henson both say it is vitally important that the team is operated in a business-like fashion.
“This is not a playground game,” Jackson said. “This is a business and has to be operated that way, otherwise there is no Outlaws.”
Henson said one of his man goals as a co-owner is to get the community of Sedalia more involved in the organization than in the past.
“I want to get the community involved,” said Henson. “We have to take care of our sponsors, pay our expenses and rent. We can’t afford to pay our players and very few teams in the league do. If they come here expecting to be paid, they are encouraged to go elsewhere.”
Jackson and Henson have already set up meal deals for both the Outlaw players as well as players from the opposing team when they come to Sedalia.
“We’ve got Golden Corral, Patricia’s and Subway who are contracted with us to feed our players and the opposing team,” said Jackson. “For instance, when we go to Iowa, they feed us at Golden Corral and put us up in motel rooms. We do the same with them when they come here. When Springfield comes here, we feed them at Subway before the game and at Golden Corral after the game.”
“We’re operating on a $380,000 budget and we don’t pay our players,” said Henson.
“We may not pay our players, but we’re going to get them nice uniforms and feed them,” Jackson said.
The Outlaw co-owners have set up a special birthday promotion for fans called the Birthday Blitz, where the family can get 12 free game tickets, a chance to meet and greet the Outlaw players, receive a signed Outlaw football and halftime recognition on the field.
Another change in the Outlaw football program is that former wide-receiver-quarterback-defensive back Ben Lyles has retired from the gridiron to take over as the Outlaws head coach.
“We’re going to stay clear away from the coach and let him do his job,” said Henson of Lyles, who quarterbacked the Smith-Cotton Tigers and played defensive back at the University of Missouri. Lyles is also the new head coach of the Sacred Heart Gremlins team starting this fall.
Jackson almost glows when he talks about this year’s team.
“This is the biggest, strongest, most skillfully athletic team we’ve had here in six years,” said Jackson. “We have several players in the 6-foot-2 to 6-fot-6 range that will go from 295 to 350 pounds. And these guys are faster than I was.”
Henson said the Outlaws have a complete roster of 35 players, but only 25 can dress for games, a rule set by the APFL.
One of the key returnees on this year’s squad is running back-kick returner Marcus James, who still holds the University of Missouri career kickoff yardage record.
Another key returnee is quarterback Kyle Middleton, who also teaches and coaches at Northwest and played basketball, football and baseball in high school at Smith-Cotton. Missouri Valley College offensive and defensive linemen Marc Tiernan returns, as does former Smith-Cotton quarterback and Missouri Valley defensive back Mike Franklin joins the Outlaws as do former S-C standouts Lucas Ficken and Jeff Clancy.
Other names dotting the Outlaw roster are Dan Tiuono (6-foot-6, 350) offensive and defensive lineman; 6-foot-6, 325-pounder Anthony Collins, and newcomer offensive lineman Tony Vacca, 6-foot-2,and 305 from Missouri Valley College and Henry Hamilton, a 6-foot-2, 295 pound lineman from Missouri Valley.
The Mid Mo Outlaws, who lost the APFL championship game to the Iowa Blackhawks last spring in Iowa, will host the Springfield Wolfpack March 26, then the Kansas Koyotes April 2. The Sioux City Bandits are a new team in the APFL this season.