September/October 2011
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Militia Mentors By Ilan Mochari Photos by Kelly MacDonald “Down, set, go!” With those three words, Kehinda Oshodi, 29, a fourth-year offensive lineman on the Boston Militia, exhorts the players on Somerville’s top-level Pop Warner squad (the “A” team). Dressed in black shorts and a Militia t-shirt, she crouches (“down”), adjusts to a three-point…
On July 30 at 8 p.m. the Boston Militia (10-1) will face the San Diego Surge (11-0) for the Woman’s Football Alliance championship. The game is taking place at Pennington Field in Bedford, Texas and will be streamed on SportsCastLive. In 2010, the Militia capped an undefeated regular season by rolling through the playoffs en…
With their 50-23 road win against the previously undefeated Chicago Force on July 9, the Boston Militia moved into the semifinals of the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA) playoffs. The Militia are now one win away from advancing to the WFA title game. Their next game is July 16 at 6 p.m. at Dilboy Field (110…
On Saturday, July 9 at 7:30 p.m., the Boston Militia — whose home games are at Somerville’s Dilboy Stadium (110 Alewife Brook Pkwy) — play a quarterfinal playoff game in Evanston, Ill., against the undefeated Chicago Force. The winner will advance to the Women’s Football Alliance semifinals and be only one win away from playing…
The Boston Militia are now 4-1 after their 42-0 shutout of the Northeastern Nitro in Danbury, Conn., on May 14. The Militia will travel to play the New York Sharks at Moore Catholic High School on Staten Island, NY on May 21. Kickoff time is 3:00 p.m. The final two regular season games are at…
We’re more than a little proud of the Boston Militia, who completed a perfect season (11-0) by winning the International Women’s Football League title on Saturday, July 24, soundly silencing the formerly undefeated Sacramento Sirens, 39-7. Here at Scout, we’ve been high on the Militia from Day 1, previewing the team in our Spring, 2010…
“We need to keep their special teams at bay,” Boston Militia head coach Derrick Beasley told Scout just a couple weeks before the IWFL (Independent Women’s Football League) Eastern Championship matchup against the D.C. Divas. The Militia did just that in every aspect of the game shutting out the Divas 28-0 Saturday, July 10 at…
Don’t miss the undefeated Boston Militia take on the D.C. Divas Sat, July 10th, 6pm at Dilboy Stadium (100 Alewife Brook Pkwy) for the IWFL Eastern Conference Championship. Just $5 for Somerville residents! Share this:
In March, baseball returns to the Boston area’s bloodstream.
Yet football fever persists – and not just for diehards of the NFL draft. The Independent Women’s Football League (IWFL) plays all spring long. One of its best squads – the Boston Militia, fresh off a 9-1 campaign – calls Somerville’s Dilboy Stadium (110 Alewife Brook Pkwy) home.
The team has other Somerville ties as well. Linebacker Sharyn Wacht teaches at Somerville High School. Linebacker/running back Kim Hickey attended SHS. The team also held offseason workouts at the SHS gym.
What happens to a dream deferred? The poet Langston Hughes famously asked if it dries up like a raisin in the sun.
For the Boston Militia – the women’s tackle football team whose home is Somerville’s Dilboy Stadium (110 Alewife Brook Pkwy) – the dream dried up July 11.
Playing at Dilboy in the Independent Women’s Football League (IWFL) semifinal vs. the D.C. Divas, the Militia seized a 21-19 lead late in the fourth quarter on a 33-yard touchdown scramble from quarterback Allison Cahill. To reach the title game, all Boston had to do was silence the Divas for the final 54 seconds
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