UMC Football to Hold Maroon vs. White Scrimmage Wednesday

CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston football team will hold an intrasquad scrimmage as the defense takes on the offense Wed., Aug. 26 at Ed Widseth Field. The Golden Eagles encourage fans and students to come out and support the event and give a preview for the 2015 season as they get ready for their season opener Sat., Sept. 5 at 1 p.m. at Wayne State College (Neb.). UMC will officially open up their home schedule.

The game will pit the White team (offense) against the Maroon team (defense). The scrimmage will consist of the No. 1 offense vs. the No. 2 defense and then the No. 2 offense vs. the No. 1 defense. It will conclude with the No. 3 offense vs. the No. 3 defense and a session of special teams. No score will be kept for the game.

The Golden Eagles currently have 86 members on the team. They are in their third year being coached by Mike Fritze. Offensive Coordinator Robby Case will lead the White squad while Defensive Coordinator Mark Dufner will lead the Maroon squad.

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.

Timberwolves Summer Showcase at Target Center on Wednesday, July 8

Minneapolis/St. Paul – The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team will host an open scrimmage at Target Center on July 8 at 7 p.m. The scrimmage roster includes Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine, Shabazz Muhammad, Gorgui Dieng, Adreian Payne as well as the Wolves’ 2015 NBA Draft picks Karl-Anthony Towns and Tyus Jones.

 

The event is free and open to the public. Target Center doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the general public, with member doors opening at 6 p.m. There is reserved seating for season members and following the scrimmage, members will have access to an exclusive autograph session with the roster. Attendees who purchase a season membership during the event will also gain access to these exclusive benefits.

 

Wednesday’s scrimmage is open to the media and details on availability will be released next week.

 

Following the scrimmage, the team will depart for Las Vegas to participate in the Samsung NBA Summer League 2015, which runs from July 10-20 and features 23 NBA teams and a team of NBA Development League select players.

 

For the third consecutive year, the Samsung NBA Summer League features a tournament-style schedule in which teams compete in three preliminary round games from July 10-14 before being seeded in a tournament that starts on July 15. The tournament concludes with the Championship Game on July 20. Each team is guaranteed to play at least five games.

 

For more information on the scrimmage and Timberwolves memberships, visit Timberwolves.com or call 612-673-1234.