Thunder Down Railers in Shootout, 3-2

WORCESTER - Vinnie Purpura made 36 saves and Patrick Grasso scored in the fourth round of the shootout in a 3-2 victory for the Adirondack Thunder over the Worcester Railers on Saturday night in front of 5,029 at DCU Center. Jack Jeffers opened the scoring at 10:21 of the first period as he fired in a wrist shot by the glove of goaltender Tristan Lennox from the top of the left wing circle. The goal was his second of the year with the lone assist going to Travis Broughman and a 1-0 lead. W... Full Story

Henricks Hattrick Helps Jacks to 6-2 Win in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, SD - It was a big night for personal achievements for the Muskegon Lumberjacks (13-9-1-1, 28 pts.) on Saturday night as Ty Henricks (Mission Viejo, CA) recorded his first career hattrick and Beau Lane (Pembroke, MA) earned his first career USHL win against the Sioux Falls Stampede (13-10-1-1, 28 pts.) Lumberjacks forward Jack Galanek (Hopkinton, MA) opened the scoring 11:37 into the first period. Fellow Shattuck St. Mary's alum Hunter Anderson (Manhattan Beach, CA) sent the puck to the far side of the ice on the zone entry for Galanek to receive. Using a spin move to get away f... Full Story

Dawgs Hold off Marksmen in 4-2 Road Win

FAYETTEVILLE, NC. - The Rail Yard Dawgs (8-5-3) jumped ahead early, then relied on their defense to take a 4-2 win over the Fayetteville Marksmen (12-4-2) on Saturday night at Crown Coliseum. Brenden Stanko and CJ Stubbs scored twice, while Austyn Roudebush made 33 saves on 35 shots faced in his first game back for Roanoke in nearly a month. It was a much stronger start for Roanoke on Saturday than it was on Friday night, as the Dawgs ripped off nine of the first 12 shots on goal of the game. An early power play chance after a Fayetteville minor penalty for cross-checking led to the game's ... Full Story

Utica Scores Early and Keeps Scoring to Take Down Baltimore 10-6

Baltimore, MD - Utica City FC traveled to Baltimore to take on the Blast in the first away matchup of the year. The TU Arena hosted the offensive battle which saw goals aplenty-but UCFC had the last laugh, winning by a score of 10-6. Utica got the scoring started just 2 minutes into the game, with Steven Fernandez picking up a loose ball and firing into the bottom left corner. Twenty seconds later, Taylor Walter Bond took a rolling pass from Mohamed Ndiaye and slotted a bouncing ball into that same bottom corner. UCFC kept up the pressure as one minute after the Bond goal Franck 'The King' ... Full Story

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See All Today's Images The following minor league and alternative professional sports teams on OurSports Central have been viewed the most over the last seven days:

1. Minnesota Lynx - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
2. Edmonton Elks - Canadian Football League (CFL)
3. Edmonton Oil Kings - Western Hockey League (WHL)
4. Saskatchewan Roughriders - Canadian Football League (CFL)
5. Colorado Rapids - Major League Soccer (MLS)
6. Charlotte FC - Major League Soccer (MLS)
7. Corpus Christi Hooks - Texas League (TL)
8. Fresno Grizzlies - California League (CalL)
9. South Bend Cubs - Midwest League (MWL)
10. B.C. Lions - Canadian Football League (CFL)

The most recent minor league and alternative professional sports teams added to OurSports Central:

• Indianapolis - Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF)
• Oakland Ballers - Pioneer League (PL)
• Fort Lauderdale - USL Super League (USLSL)
• Huntington - Appalachian League (ApL)
• Chicago Rush - Arena Football League (AFL3)
• Arizona Bandits - Arena Football League (AFL3)
• Georgia Force - Arena Football League (AFL3)
• Minnesota Myth - Arena Football League (AFL3)
• Denver Outlaws - Premier Lacrosse League (PLL)
• Chattanooga FC - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)

OurSports Central provides coverage of select alternative and minor league professional sports leagues in addition to the top junior hockey leagues and college wood bat baseball leagues:

BASEBALL
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BASKETBALL
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BIG3, CEBL, G League
Women's Basketball
WNBA

FOOTBALL
Indoor/Arena Football
AFL3, IFL, NAL
Outdoor Football
CFL, USFL, XFL

HOCKEY
Junior Hockey
NAHL, OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL
Minor League Hockey
AHL, ECHL, FPHL, SPHL
Women's Hockey
PWHL

LACROSSE
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NLL
Outdoor Lacrosse
PLL

OTHER
Other Sports
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SOCCER
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MASL
Outdoor Soccer
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Women's Soccer
NWSL, USLSL