It’s been a long time since St. Louis could boast about its football prowess. Sure, there was that one team that did some nice things on the field — but that might as well be ancient history. These days, if you want football excellence in St. Louis, it’s all about the SLAM, the city’s all-female, full-contact football team….
(IMPERIAL, PA) There have been numerous adjectives that have described the St. Louis SLAM during its 2016 season. The words “tenacious,” “aggressive,” “hungry” and “disciplined” have been used to tag the local representative of the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA). Now it can add a three-word identifier to its lexicon. “Two-time champions.” This comes following the SLAM’s 38-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Inferno Friday night at the WFA…
Rewind to August 15, 2009 and the inaugural national championship game for the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA). Photo Credit: Brian Ledford In the governing body’s finale held at New Orleans, Louisiana’s Pan American Field, the St. Louis SLAM women’s tackle football franchise, then six seasons old, topped West Michigan 21-14 to claim its first-ever trophy. A lot of highs…
Photo Credit: Brian Ledford (BELLEVILLE, IL) If one turns back the hands of time and examines the checklist listed by the St. Louis SLAM women’s professional tackle football franchise prior to its 2016 campaign in the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA), it contained some pretty humble entries. “Dominate with intensity as a unit, take one game at a time and…
Photo Credit: Mick Lite Photography The St. Louis SLAM women’s professional tackle football franchise is one victory away from reaching the finale of the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA) Tier II national championship game. This weekend on home turf, they plan on achieving that goal. The SLAM (5-2) hosts the Sin City Trojans (5-4) for the WFA Tier II American Conference Championship Saturday night at Lindenwood…