Category: The League

The St. Louis SLAM women’s tackle football franchise has repeated a specific word in their collective lexicon during the season. That word is “transparency.” Photo Credit: St. Louis SLAM Instagram For the local entrant of the nationally-recognized Women’s Football Alliance (WFA), it means being clearly open and honest in gridiron operations. If something worked on the turf in their favor,…

(ST. LOUIS, MO) The St. Louis SLAM knew that they were going to have their hands full heading into the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA) post-season. Winners of the Tier II championship in 2016 and 2017, the locals surmised that they had to perform at optimum levels following a year’s hiatus if they wanted to reach the governing body’s mid-July trophy finale….

The post-season for the St. Louis SLAM women’s professional tackle football franchise begins this weekend and expectations are high for the three-time national champions. The SLAM hosts the Minnesota Vixen in a Women’s Football Alliance (WFA) Tier II quarterfinal Saturday at St. Mary’s High School (4701 South Grand). Kickoff is at 7 p.m. St. Louis, who hoisted hardware in 2016 and 2017,…

(ST. LOUIS, MO) Earlier this year, there was some uncertainty for the St. Louis SLAM professional tackle football team as they made a return to the gridiron after a one-season absence. Photo Credit: Brian Ledford The Tier II national champions for the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA) in 2016 and 2017 brought back numerous players for the 2019 roster but would…

(ST. LOUIS, MO) For the St. Louis SLAM’s Kaylee Neutzling, her biggest football adversary Saturday night arguably was her own gear. Photo Credit: Brian Ledford Numerous times during her team’s 31-14 win over the Minnesota Vixen at St. Mary’s High School, her chin strap would unsnap, which would eventually get re-secured by many on and off the field. “Yes, it was!” joked…

The St. Louis SLAM faces their toughest turf opponent this weekend and the stakes are lofty as they continue their 2019 campaign in the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA). Photo Credit: Brian Ledford The undefeated SLAM host the Minnesota Vixen Saturday at St. Mary’s High School (4701 South Grand). Kickoff is at 7 p.m. St. Louis battled cross-state rival KC Titans two Saturdays ago and pushed…

(INDEPENDENCE, MO)  So far, so good. With a quartet of first-half touchdowns, the St. Louis SLAM continued their dominance for their return campaign in the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA) with a 28-12 victory over the KC Titans Saturday night at Truman High School. Photo Credit: Brian Ledford The SLAM, the 2016 and 2017 WFA Tier II national champion, collected the home/home…