The Rochester Rhinos will honor the Rochester Lancers and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the club’s North American Soccer League (NASL) Championship in 1970 when they host the Miami FC Blues on Saturday, August 21st at Marina Auto Stadium.  The celebration weekend will conclude on Sunday, August 22 with a luncheon featuring members of the Rochester Lancers Alumni at the Italian American Sports Club located at 1250 Buffalo Road in Gates.

The Lancers, Rochester’s original professional soccer team, played its matches as a member of the American Soccer League from 1967 to 1969.  After jumping to the NASL in 1970, the club captured its first and only league title, while playing its home matches at Aquinas Stadium, later renamed Holleder Memorial Stadium.  The club was led by Carlos Meditieri, a Brazilian striker who captured NASL Most Valuable Player honors following both the 1970 and 1971 seasons.  He was the only player in league history to capture the honor twice.

The roster of Lancer alumni who will be attending the 40th anniversary celebration is as follows:

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Come join the members of RhinosZone.com, the Rochester Stampede and many others at Murphy's Law on Friday, June 18th at 10:00am to watch and support the USMNT as they take on Slovenia at the World Cup.

Murphy's Law is located at 370 East Ave.

and is open early for all the World Cup action.

You can see pictures and video's of the USA vs England viewing party from Murphy's Law in the forums. Click here or go to the USMNT - England viewing party thread located in the Football Talk section.

LET'S GO USA!!!!

The Rochester Ravens have decided that it is imperative to make travel easy on its players. An initiative has been started by the team to raffle off a 2010 Mercedes-Benz C300 Sport 4Matic and have all proceeds benefit the Ravens’ travel fund. The raffle will go until halftime of the Ravens home game on July 14. Raffle tickets are $100 and the drawing will be held during halftime of the July 14th game.

The Ravens would like to keep this raffle exclusive so that ticket buyers have an optimal chance at winning the luxurious car. There will be a maximum of 600 tickets sold and, in return, each ticket will have a 1-in-600 chance to win. If 600 raffle tickets are not purchased, all ticket buyers will be refunded.

All proceeds will be benefitting the Ravens’ travel fund so that they can travel in the most favorable conditions possible. With those conditions, the team hopes that its players can also perform at the highest level possible.

“I believe that this raffle is a win-win situation for both ticket buyers and the Ravens,” says Owner Doug Miller. “The ticket buyers have the ability to purchase a 2010 Mercedes-Benz for $100 and the Ravens are benefitting by upgrading their travel conditions.”

Fans can purchase tickets for the raffle at any Ravens home game this season or by calling the Rochester Ravens at 585-352-5300. Tickets are $100, but there isn’t any limit to the amount of tickets a person can purchase.

For more information about the Mercedes-Benz raffle, you can contact Devin at 585-352-5300 or by emailing him at devin@dougmillersoccer.com. The next home game is Wednesday, June 9th at Marina Auto Stadium. Individual tickets are $5.00 but high school students who are seniors can get in the stadium for free with a valid school ID on that date. Season tickets are $25.00 for adults and $10.00 for kids under the age of 15.

 

 

Come join the members of RhinosZone.com and the Rochester Stampede at Murphy's Law on Saturday, June 12th at 2:30pm to watch and support the USMNT as they take on England at the World Cup.

Murphy's Law is located at 370 East Ave.

For the Yank fans out there, this is the USA schedule:

June 12 @ 2:30 pm – USA v. England
June 18 @ 10:00 am – USA v. Slovenia
June 23 @ 10:00 am – USA v. Algeria

Textbooks for Tickets event!

The Rochester Rhinos have teamed up with Rochester Text Books in Henrietta to make the best deal in town a $35 Supporter season tickets even better. Thanks to the Rochester Rhinos and Rochester Text Books you can return one of your college books and receive season tickets in the supporters section. The deal is simple, turn in your used college textbook and present a valid College ID at the Rhinos box office and receive one free Student Supporters Season Ticket. ($35.00 value – One season ticket per person - Promotion is good through May 31st).

For more information call the Rhinos office at 585-454-5425 or simply log on to the forums.

Straight from Devo's Direct Kicks

Devo from the Democrat and Chronicle has issued a challenge to the Rochester Rhinos to raise money for another RPD officer in need. RhinosZone.com fully supports this challenge and hopes the Rhinos act.

"I am sending out a challenge to the organization to gather donations at that match to help Lawler and his fight to find a cure for Huntington’s Disease. Last year, the Rhinos and so many others locally stepped up for Anthony DiPonzio, the young RPD officer shot in the line of duty. It’s time for everyone else, including every local pro sports team that honored DiPonzio, to do the same for Lawler. challenge to the Rhinos" - Devo

For more, click here to visit Devo's Blog

The Rochester Rhinos have signed Isaac Kissi, a
native of Brong-Ahafo, Ghana could be the next Superstar.

Kissi had a breakout senior year and dominated opposing defenses. He was named First Team All-Atlantic 10 and was selected to the 2009 TopDrawerSoccer.com Men's College Soccer Team of the Season. Despite missing four games with a dislocated shoulder, he led the Flyers with 45 shots, 19 shots on goal (tied for lead), and 22 points.

He also scored a team-high nine goals for the Flyers who were ranked 14th in the nation in scoring offense with 1.95 goals per game. He led UD to the Atlantic 10 regular season title and a 14-5-1 record – the 14 wins tied for second all-time at Dayton. The .725 winning percentage this season is the 19th best in the nation.

The Rhinos have also signed Adam West a defender that played 2 years with the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division during the 2007-2008 seasons. West played 29 games for the Seattle Sounders.