I saw the Pittsburgh Passion play the Cleveland Fusion last year.  These women's football teams display a suprisingly high quality of play and level of skill.  It's really inspiring to see a diverse group of local women coming out to play a competitive form of football. 

 

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07184/798834-66.stm

 

NWFA: Pittsburgh women's team faces Cleveland squad for conference title

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

By Tyler Batiste, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

It is one of the most bitter rivalries in the NFL, but the grudge between the Steelers and Browns still has something missing -- the two teams have never faced each other in a conference championship game.

 

It has been a long time coming, but Pittsburgh and Cleveland finally will battle for a conference crown Saturday.

 

The title up for grabs isn't the AFC championship. It's for Northern Conference bragging rights in the National Women's Football Association.

 

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Hopefully, Cleveland can win a championship!  Go Brownettes - I mean Fusion!

:sleep:

how about that tight end from pittsburgh

http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1183710994192830.xml&coll=2

 

Fusion hopes to end Cleveland's Pittsburgh playoff jinx

Friday, July 06, 2007

Steve Silver

Plain Dealer Reporter

 

The Browns have lost seven consecutive games to the Pittsburgh Steelers and have never beaten the black and gold in the playoffs.

 

But Cleveland's other professional football team, the Fusion, hopes to change this city's fortunes against Pittsburgh as they prepare to face the Passion in the National Women's Football Association Northern Conference championship game Saturday.

 

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:clap: :clap: :clap:

 

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07189/800149-139.stm

 

[glow=gold,20,3000]Passion[/glow] crushes Cleveland in semifinal

Sunday, July 08, 2007

From local and wire dispatches

John Heller, Post-Gazette

 

Lisa Horton completed 9 of 12 passes for 179 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Pittsburgh Passion to a 49-15 victory against the Cleveland Fusion in the semifinals of the National Women's Football Association playoffs last night at Cupples Stadium.

 

Torina Henley had 19 carries for 90 yards and two touchdowns for the Passion (11-0), which advances to the NWFA title game July 21 in Nashville, Tenn.

 

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well who is surprized the pitts has the err, tougher girls?

Brooklyn Sun Journal:

 

Fusion tryouts

Posted by By Dale Meggas November 01, 2007 14:36PM

 

The Cleveland Fusion women's professional football team will have tryouts for the 2008 season on consecutive Saturday mornings at Michael Zone Recreation Center in Cleveland.

Tryouts will be 8-10 a.m. on Nov. 3 and Nov. 10 with a $35 league tryout fee. Zone Recreation is located at 6301 Lorain Ave. in Cleveland. For information, call (419) 271-4278 or email [email protected].