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ROLLERS FACE RIVERHAWKS IN FIRST ROUND
The Rollers will play the Quad City Riverhawks in first round action. The game will be played Tue March 13th at Beyond the Baseline Fieldhouse (formerly Marycrest Activity Center). The game starts at 7:05pm and everyone gets in for $5.

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Posted by SVRollers Webmaster at 3/13/2007 8:14 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
LIVE WEBCAST of March 10th game vs. Peoria Kings

The March 10th game against the Peoria Kings will be broadcasted live on our website under the "MULTIMEDIA TAB" at 7:05 p.m.  To Find out more information, click the link above or visit the multimedia tab from our main site.


About 20 Minutes before the game, the playlist will change to the actual Video stream created at the Game.

The video is pay-per-view and is managed through Digital Right Management. This means that any computer that comes to view the video at the time it becomes pay-per-view will get a window that describes the event. It will then request payment and distribute a license to your computer.

You can then come back anytime you want. Your computer will recognize that you have already paid and let you view the game without asking.

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Posted by SVRollers Webmaster at 3/7/2007 8:14 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
New Players Added to Rollers Roster

Three new players have been added to the roster of the Rollers:


# 03 Tony Bennett from Bradley University
# 44 G.J. Macon from Indiana University Pa
#
55 Will Crawford from Benedictine University

Players dropped:
Raymond Anthony, DeMarcus Ellis, James Booyer, Larry House

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Posted by SVRollers Webmaster at 3/5/2007 11:01 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Pics from Feb. 18th game against the Stunners

Pictures courtesy of Joe McCray and McCray Sports Photos.


  

  

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Posted by SVRollers Webmaster at 2/20/2007 8:16 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
ROLLERS FIND ANOTHER LOCAL STAR
The Rollers signed a 5' 10" 165lb West Carroll graduate.  Devon Schnieder graduated in 2003 from West Carroll High School.  He then played collegiate ball For Platteville Univesity.  Devon was the starting point guard for West Carroll in '03 when they got runner-up at state.  "He will be a great 13th local man to have," says the Rollers GM Brad Grenoble.  "He is not only skilled, he is also well liked and known in the community."

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Posted by SVRollers Webmaster at 2/11/2007 10:16 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Knickelbein new head coach
Due to differences of opinion, Kenny Battle was let go as head coach.  Former assistant coach Dave Knickelbein will now assume the role of head coach for the Rollers.

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Posted by SVRollers Webmaster at 2/1/2007 8:30 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Rollers beat Ballers
The Rollers again beat the Twin City Ballers 123-109, jumping their overall record to 8-2 since moving to the Sauk Valley area.

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Posted by SVRollers Webmaster at 1/26/2007 11:38 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
ROLLERS SIGN LOCAL THREE SPORT STAR AS 13TH MAN
The Rollers signed a 5'9", 200lb point guard, Kal Engelkens, from Milledgeville High School.  The 2005 graduate was a three sport star for the Missiles as he starred in football, basketball, and baseball.  Kal averaged 13 points and 10.5 assists per game for the Missiles, as well as scoring over 1,000 points in his varsity career.

He will be dressing for the February 4th game at Milledgeville High School.  The game starts at 1:05 p.m.

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Posted by SVRollers Webmaster at 1/26/2007 8:23 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Rollers beat Riverhawks
The Rollers beat the Quad City Riverhawks 119-114 yesterday.

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Posted by SVRollers Webmaster at 1/22/2007 9:36 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Rollers lose to Kings
The Rollers suffered their second loss yesterday to the Peoria Kings since coming to Sauk Valley.  The score was 123-128.

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Posted by SVRollers Webmaster at 1/20/2007 10:33 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)