Western Pennsylvania Sting
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The Western Pennsylvania Sting are a professional indoor football team due to begin play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League
for its 2012 season. Based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
, the Sting will play their home games at Cambria County War Memorial Arena
, as well as future sites of UIFL teams before finding a permanent home in 2013. They will compete as a member of the UIFL's new North Confrence. They will be taking over for the Saginaw Sting
who were suspended from the league. The new Sting will retain all of the Saginaw Sting's UIFL records. On November 30, 2011, they announced that they would be coached by Paul Pennington.
The Sting are the second indoor football team to play in Johnstown, along with current UIFL member, the Johnstown Generals which play in the Cambria County War Memorial Arena
as well.
| colspan="6" align="center" | Saginaw Sting
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|2011 || 9 || 5 || 0 || 2nd UIFL || Won UIFL Semifinals (Northern Kentucky
)
Won Ultimate Bowl I
(Eastern Kentucky)
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Western Pennsylvania Sting
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|2012 || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
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Ultimate Indoor Football League
The Ultimate Indoor Football League is a regional professional indoor football league that began its inaugural season on February 18, 2011.-History:...
for its 2012 season. Based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...
, the Sting will play their home games at Cambria County War Memorial Arena
Cambria County War Memorial Arena
The Cambria County War Memorial Arena is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that is managed by SMG Entertainment. It was built in 1950, for the Johnstown Jets of the Eastern Hockey League. The film Slap Shot, based on the Jets, was filmed in this arena...
, as well as future sites of UIFL teams before finding a permanent home in 2013. They will compete as a member of the UIFL's new North Confrence. They will be taking over for the Saginaw Sting
Saginaw Sting
The Saginaw Sting are a team in the Continental Indoor Football League that began play as a 2008 expansion franchise in the Continental Indoor Football League and then moved to the Indoor Football League for the 2009 season and then suspended operations after the season...
who were suspended from the league. The new Sting will retain all of the Saginaw Sting's UIFL records. On November 30, 2011, they announced that they would be coached by Paul Pennington.
The Sting are the second indoor football team to play in Johnstown, along with current UIFL member, the Johnstown Generals which play in the Cambria County War Memorial Arena
Cambria County War Memorial Arena
The Cambria County War Memorial Arena is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that is managed by SMG Entertainment. It was built in 1950, for the Johnstown Jets of the Eastern Hockey League. The film Slap Shot, based on the Jets, was filmed in this arena...
as well.
Season-by-season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Saginaw Sting
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|2011 || 9 || 5 || 0 || 2nd UIFL || Won UIFL Semifinals (Northern Kentucky
Northern Kentucky River Monsters
The Muncie River Monsters are a professional indoor football team in the Continental Indoor Football League. Based in Muncie, Indiana, the River Monsters plan to announce their home venue in the coming weeks....
)
Won Ultimate Bowl I
Ultimate Bowl
The Ultimate Bowl is the annual championship game of the Ultimate Indoor Football League. In 2011, it was the meeting of the two semifinal game winners...
(Eastern Kentucky)
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Western Pennsylvania Sting
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Regular season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 3 | Canton Cougars Canton Cougars The Canton Cougars are a professional indoor football team which began play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League for its inaugural 2011 season... |
Away | |
| March 10 | Canton Cougars | Home | |
| March 24 | Johnstown Generals | Home | |
| March 31 | Marion Blue Racers Marion Blue Racers The Marion Blue Racers are a professional indoor football team that begin play in the Continental Indoor Football League for 2011, before moving to the Ultimate Indoor Football League after the 2011 Continental Indoor Football League season... |
Home | |
| April 7 | Erie Explosion | Away | |
| April 14 | Canton Cougars | Home | |
| April 21 | Erie Explosion | Away | |
| April 28 | Johnstown Generals | Home | |
| May 5 | Johnstown Generals | Away | |
| May 12 | Kentucky Monsters Kentucky Monsters The Kentucky Monsters are a professional indoor football team that will begin play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League in 2012. The Monsters are based in Highland Heights, Kentucky and will play at The Bank of Kentucky Center.... |
Away | |
| June 2 | Erie Explosion | Home | |
| June 9 | Cincinnati Commandos Cincinnati Commandos The Cincinnati Commandos are team of the Ultimate Indoor Football League. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Commandos play their home games at the Cincinnati Gardens. Their team is based around Cincinnati area talent, such as Ben Mauk, Dominick Goodman, Robert Redd and Terrill Byrd... |
Home | |
| June 16 | Johnstown Generals | Away |