News and Announcements
IT'S TIME TO GET IT STARTED
THE TIME IS HERE!!!! THIS SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10TH KICKED OFF THEIR SEASON.
THE TUFA KICKS OFF THEIR SEASON FEBRUARY 17, 2018.
THE CRAFL WILL KICK OFF THEIR SEASON ON FEBRUARY 24TH.
THE TUFL KICKS OFF FEBRUARY 24TH.
THE MPFL KICKS OFF MARCH 3RD, AND MARCH 10TH.
SO FOOTBALL FANS LET'S GET READY FOR THE RIDE OF 2018.
LSMLFNEWS WILL BEGIN POSTING SCORES JUST AS SOON AS WE GET THEM
TEXAS TEAMS WIN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
DESOTO TARANTULAS 45 - RICHMOND COUNTY GOLDEN BEARS 14
DESOTO TARANTULAS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
TEXAS EXTREME 13 - MINNEAPOLIS WARRIORS 12
TEXAS EXTREME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
AUSTIN VIPERS WIN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (BY FORFEIT) EAGLES WERE NOT ABLE TO SHOW
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TARANTULAS, THE EXTREME, AND AUSTIN VIPERS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES MLK WEEKEND 2018
TEXAS HAS 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BASED ON GAMES SCHEDULED IN FLORIDA
IN THE SUNSHINE BOWL
AUSTIN VIPERS (MPFL) VS GEORGIA EAGLES
AUSTIN VIPERS WIN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (BY FORFEIT)EAGLES WERE UNABLE TO SHOW
IN THE USA BOWL
DESOTO TARANTULAS (TUFL) VS RICHMOND COUNTY GOLDEN BEARs
DESOTO TARANTULAS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS DEFEAT GOLDEN BEARS 45 - 14
TEXAS EXTREME (TUFA)VS MINNEAPOLIS WARRIORS
TEXAS EXTREME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS DEFEAT WARRIORS 13 - 12
GOOD LUCK TO ALL TEAMS AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS
JANUARY 20 RESULTS
WOW! 3 GREAT GAMES ON JANUARY 20, 2017.
THE FIRST GAME SCORE WAS THE TEXAS SPARTANS 38 MADISON COUNTY BRONCOS 30. THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS IN THERE BUT THE GAME WAS PLAYED.
THE SECOND GAME WAS THE TEXAS COLTS 28 THE TEXAS MUSTANGS 12.
THE THIRD GAME WAS THE TEXAS HURRICANES 13 THE VICTORIA HURRICANES 6.
WE WANT TO THANK ALL TEAMS THAT PARTICIPATED.
DECEMBER 20, 2017
THOUGHT WE WENT AWAY.....WE ARE STILL HERE!
TEXAS MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL, HERE COMES ANOTHER YEAR. 2018 IS EXPECTED TO BE ONE OF THE BEST YEARS IN MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL EVER. TEXAS HAS RAPIDLY GROWN IN AREAS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO SPICE THE GAME UP AND TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.
THE LEAGUE HAVING THE MOST IMPACT THIS YEAR IS THE CRAFL. SO LSMLFNEWS WILL FOR THE SAKE OF THE FANS AND OF COURSE FOR THE LEAGUES AND THE TEAMS,
PLACE THE TEXAS LEAGUES IN AN ORDER OF IMPACT. FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE LSMLFNEWS HAS POSTED THE LEAGUE NAMES WITH LINKS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE WEBSITES (SOME OUTDATED) AND THEIR FACEBOOK PAGES.
1. CRAFL http://www.crafl.com/ https://www.facebook.com/craf.league/
2. MPFL http://www.thempfl.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MPFLFOOTBALL/
3. TUFA https://www.tufa-football.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TUFA-League-1621259778146255/
4. TUFL http://www.tuflfootball.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TUFLFootball/
5. DTFA http://www.thedtfa.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thedtfa/
6. EFL https://www.facebook.com/efl.league.5/
7. RGFL https://www.facebook.com/riograndfootball/
8. WIFL https://www.wiflusaeagles.com/ https://www.facebook.com/wifleaglesfootball/
THE WIFL IS CONSIDERED A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL TEAM OFFERING PAYING CONTRACTS AND NOT MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL. SHOULD THEY STILL BE CONSIDERED MINOR LEAGUE? AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO GET PAID FOR PLAYING IN THE MINOR LEAGUES??ALSO THEY CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE IN AN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. CURRENTLY THEY ARE THE ONLY INTERNATIONAL TEAM BASED IN TEXAS.
THIS IS NOT TO SAY THE OTHER LEAGUES WILL HAVE NO IMPACT, THEY ARE LISTED THIS WAY BECAUSE OF HOW THEY ARE AFFECTING MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL IN TEXAS.
EACH LEAGUE HAS ITS PROS AND CONS NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMALL. SOME REQUIRE TRAVEL, SOME NOT AS MUCH.
THE CRAFL HAS A $10,000.00 AWARD TO THE LEAGUE CHAMPION. AND ALREADY HAS POSTED A $12,000 AWARD FOR 2019. SO THEY ARE FOCUSED. IF YOU DIDN’T GET ON BOARD THIS YEAR YOU CAN TRY NEXT YEAR.
THE MPFL AS ALWAYS A FRONT RUNNER IN INNOVATIVENESS AND SHEDDING MORE AND MORE LIGHT ON THEIR PLAYERS WITH THEIR PUBLISHING OF THEIR MAGAZINE AND STORYLINES IN THE LEAGUE. NO OTHER LEAGUE DOES THAT YET!
THE TUFA IS STILL FLEXING THEIR MIGHT WITH NUMBER OF TEAMS AND BEGINNING TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN NATIONAL DISCUSSIONS. NOT TO SAY THEY HAVEN’T DONE SO IN THE PAST, JUST SAYING GETTING A LITTLE MORE INVOLVED.
THE TUFL ONE OF THE OLDEST LEAGUES IN TEXAS STILL CONTINUING TO DO WHAT THEY DO AND MANAGE TO GET THE TEAMS NOT WANTING A PART OF OTHER LEAGUES AND CONTENT TO PLAY WHERE THEY HAVE PLAYED. IF YOU CAN’T WIN IN THE TUFL YOU WILL MOST LIKELY NOT WIN ELSEWHERE. THEIR 2017 LEAGUE CHAMPION WENT TO ANOTHER LEAGUE.
THE DTFA IS SMALL THIS YEAR. IT GROWS ONE YEAR AND SMALLER THE NEXT YEAR. SO DON’T COUNT THEM OUT AS THEY COUNTER WITH ASSISTANCE FOR PLAYERS TRYING TO GET IN TO SCHOOL. THE DTFA HAS PLACED MANY IF NOT MORE PLAYERS IN SCHOOL THAN ANY OTHER LEAGUE. THEY BOAST OF HELPING TO BUILD CHAMPIONS SUCH AS THE TEXAS COLTS, GALVESTON COUNTY MONARCHS, TEXAS SPARTANS, AND THE HOUSTON DUCKS.
THE EFL SOMEHOW MANAGES TO FORM A LEAGUE YEAR AFTER YEAR SO CREDIT TO THEM FOR STAYING AFLOAT. WE AWAIT AS USUAL TO SEE IF HOW THE LEAGUE WILL MATERIALIZE.
THE RGFL MAY NOT MAKE THIS YEAR AS A RESULT OF TEAMS MOVING TO OTHER LEAGUES BOTH IN TEXAS AND OUT OF TEXAS. THEIR LEAGUE CHAMPION WENT TO ANOTHER LEAGUE.
MANY DIFFERENT GAMES GOING ON IN PRESEASON WE HAVE YET TO BEGIN POSTING SCORES....ONCE THE REGULAR SEASON STARTS WE WILL BEGIN POSTING SCORES.
AS USUAL WE WILL DO THE LSMLFNEWS TOP 15 POLL.
WE WILL START THE RUMOR HERE. SEMI PRO ELITE/LSMLFNEWS TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 ????? WE DON'T MIND WORKING TOGETHER WITH ANYONE, SO IT COULD HAPPEN WE WILL LET MR. BERNARD HUTCHINS OF SEMI PRO ELITE MAKE THAT CALL!