Massachusetts
Steamwheelers are optimistic after win over Massachusetts
MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) – After four games, the Quad City Steamwheelers find themselves 2-2 overall, and in fourth place in the Indoor Football League’s Eastern Conference, but they are optimistic moving forward.
In last Saturday’s win over the previously undefeated Massachusetts Pirates, the Steamwheelers scored a season-high 54 points. With a ton of new faces on this year’s team, players said their on-field chemistry is growing each week.
“A lot of young guys that we’ve been talking about all year, and so kind of being able to get a better feel for the game, coming inside it’s a lot tighter. So starting to get a better feel for that and getting a better comfort level with Coach Ross’ offense and when the run game comes together like that, ya know, it opens up the pass game a lot,” said Judd Erickson, the Steamwheelers’ quarterback. I” feel like we were good on every aspect offensively and it came all together as a team.”
“We are finally starting to see the field from the quarterback standpoint, and both those guys are gonna have great games. And like I said it’s been tougher and tougher on that side of the ball, but running the football has been great,” said Cory Ross, the Steamwheelers head coach. “Our offensive line has been a great spot for us. They’ve been able to maintain, stay strong and get the packet, the front moving.”
“It’s giving us a lot of confidence, you know, preparing for the next opponent, knowing what we can do, putting it on film just so we can set the bar higher and just achieving what we can do,” said Ivory Scott, a Steamwheelers offensive lineman.
The Steamwheelers will host Tulsa, Sunday, at Vibrant Arena. Kickoff is set for 3:05 p.m.
The first 1,000 kids under 12 get a free youth jersey.
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Man arrested after injuring Massachusetts State trooper, K-9 in wrong-way crash in Chicopee
A man has been arrested after injuring a Massachusetts State trooper and a K-9 in a wrong-way crash in Chicopee Saturday morning.
It happened around 4 a.m. on Interstate-91. State Police said they received a report that someone was driving very fast heading south on the north side of I-91. Officers began a “rolling roadblock” in the area “with emergency lights activated, in an effort to safely stop the vehicle and protect other motorists.”
The driver swerved and struck the rear driver’s side of a K-9 cruiser. He then hit another car head-on, according to state police.
The trooper and his K-9 were taken to nearby hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the car that was hit head-on also suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at a hospital.
“I want to commend the bravery and quick actions of our Troopers, whose efforts to stop this wrong-way driver likely prevented further injuries and potentially saved lives,” State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble said in a statement. “These incidents demonstrate the risks our Troopers and all of law enforcement face every day on our roadways. The Massachusetts State Police remain committed to enforcing impaired driving laws and holding accountable those whose dangerous decisions put lives at risk.”
The driver, identified as 28-year-old Jose Santiago from Holyoke, Masaschusetts had minor injuries. He has been charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and other charges.
Chicopee, Massachusetts, is around five miles from Springfield and 90 miles from Boston.
An Acushnet man and a New Bedford woman are dead, and two others are injured after a crash in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, that left Route 6 completely impassable for a period of time Friday evening.
Police from Dartmouth and Westport responded just after 7:30 p.m. to 911 calls about a crash on Route 6 near the Dartmouth/Westport line, and arrived to find two vehicles were involved, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said.
A blue Toyota Camry sustained catastrophic damage in the collision, officials said. The male driver, identified as 34-year-old Tristan Bedient, and his female passenger, 51-year-old Kate Aldrich, were taken to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead shortly after.
Two people in the SAAB suffered non-life-threatening injuries, officials added.
Route 6 was closed westbound at Route 177 and eastbound at Highland Avenue. Police warned drivers to avoid the area, seek alternate routes, and expect significant traffic delays.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by Dartmouth police, Westport police and Massachusetts State Police assigned to the district attorney’s office. Further information was not immediately available.
GLENS FALLS, NY (WRGB) — A Massachusetts man is facing federal charges after prosecutors say he robbed two banks in separate states and tried to evade investigators by switching license plates—before evidence gathered in New York’s Capital Region helped lead authorities to him.
Joseph Sawyer is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from St. Mary’s Bank in New Hampshire and a Chase Bank in New Jersey last month. In both robberies, prosecutors say Sawyer fled in a Honda Odyssey minivan.
Prosecutors say the minivan originally had Massachusetts license plates, but Sawyer swapped them out with stolen New Jersey plates in an attempt to cover his tracks.
After the second robbery, highway cameras in Albany County captured the minivan as it tried to flee the tri-state area, prosecutors said. The FBI later tracked the vehicle to a motel near Glens Falls, where Sawyer was staying.
Prosecutors also say Sawyer’s own family helped identify him through surveillance photos, linking him to the robberies.
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