THE FORCE ENTER THE PLAYOFFS AS THE #2 SEED IN THE LEAGUE AND WILL BE HOSTING THE TWIN PORTS (SUPERIOR, WI) STAMPEDE ON JULY 31ST AT THE BANTA BOWL AT 4 PM. THE STAMPEDE ADVANCE TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS AFTER DEFEATING THE GREEN BAY GLADIATORS 28-8 IN SUPERIOR.

THE ONLY OTHER GAME BETWEEN THE STAMPEDE AND FORCE WAS IN WEEK 5 OF LAST SEASON; THE STAMPEDE STOLE VICTORY AWAY FROM THE FORCE IN SUPERIOR ON A LAST SECOND (LITERALLY) THROW TO THE ENDZONE FOR A TD. THE FORCE HAVE BEEN HOPING FOR A REMATCH FOR MORE THAN A SEASON NOW, AND WILL FINALLY GET THEIR WISH ON SATURDAY.

THE WINNER OF THIS GAME WILL ADVANCE TO PLAY THE WINNER OF THE PREDATORS vs PIONEERS GAME IN ELITE BOWL III ON AUGUST 7 (LOCATION AND TIME TBD). A WIN BY THE PREDATORS ON SATURDAY WILL HAVE THEM HOSTING THE ELITE BOWL FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON, WHILE A WIN BY THE FORCE AND PIONEERS WILL HAVE THE ELITE BOWL COMING TO APPLETON.

COME OUT AND CHEER ON YOUR FORCE AS THEY LOOK TO RETURN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND BRING ANOTHER LEAGUE TITLE HOME TO APPLETON.

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FORCE IN THE NEWS!!

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THE FORCE WERE ROCKING THE PINK THIS PAST SATURDAY IN SUPPORT OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, AND IN ADDITION RAISED $600 FOR APPLETON MEDICAL CENTER'S MARTHA SEIKMAN CANCER CENTER. THE FORCE ALSO TOOK HOME THE NEFL EASTERN DIVISION TITLE WHEN THEY DEFEATED THE GREEN BAY GLADIATORS 27-0.

THIS MARKS THE 5TH SEASON IN A ROW WHERE THE FORCE HAS FINISHED HIGH ENOUGH IN LEAGUE STANDINGS TO EARN A HOME PLAYOFF GAME, AND THE FOURTH SEASON WHERE THEY HAVE FINISHED WITH A #1 OR #2 PLAYOFF SEED AND A FIRST ROUND BYE. THE FORCE HOLD THE #2 SEED FOR THE NEFL FINISHING ONLY BEHIND LAST SEASON'S CHAMPIONS, THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY PREDATORS.

THE FORCE WILL BE BACK IN ACTION ON JULY 31ST WHEN THEY HOST AN OPPONENT TO BE DETERMINED ON JULY 24TH. GIVEN THE CURRENT PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS, POTENTIAL OPPONENTS WILL BE THE TWIN PORTS STAMPEDE (#3 SEED), THE SOUTH METRO DRAGONS (#4 SEED) OR THE 2009 NAFL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, THE ST. PAUL PIONEERS (#5 SEED).

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO ALL OUR FANS THAT WERE THERE TO HELP SUPPORT THE TEAM AND OUR FUNDRAISER THIS PAST WEEKEND, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF YOU ON THE 31ST. NO MATTER WHICH OPPONENT WE DRAW, IT WILL BE A GREAT MATCH-UP AND A TERRIFIC GAME.