On November 11, 2011, Esposito sold his rights to operate the team to Schweigert, Rob Licht and Jim O'Brien. The new ownership announced the same day that they would be moving the team back to the CIFL.[1] On December 29, 2011, the Sting announced that 2011 interim head coach Vince Leveille would return as the full-time head coach for the 2012 season,[2] but just 11 days before the team's first game, Leveille stepped down as the head coach, citing that his full-time job made him unavailable to do both. Defensive Coordinator Fred Townsend took over as the team's head coach.[3]
With an 8–0 record, the Sting returned to the CIFL playoffs for the first time since 2008, when they won the 2008 CIFL Championship Game and finished the season as the Atlantic Conferences's #2 seed.
In the 2012 CIFL Championship Game, the Sting defeated the Dayton Silverbacks 35-7, to win the CIFL championship. The title for the Sting was their 3rd in the last 4 seasons of playing.[4]
Saginaw (1:55) Charles Tarver 18-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Anwar Jackson kick failed), Saginaw 79-18
4th quarter
Saginaw (6:50) Anwar Jackson 2-yard run (Jonathan Horton kick failed), Saginaw 85-18
Saginaw (2:20) Anwar Jackson 1-yard run (Jonathan Horton kick failed), Saginaw 91-18
Passing
Indianapolis – Ron Ricciardi: 10/21, 72 yards, 3 TD
Saginaw – Tommy Jones: 14/15, 190 yards, 5 TD
Rushing
Indianapolis – Deshaun Holder: 6 att, 28 yards, 0 TD
Saginaw – Keath Bartynski: 7 att, 51 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Indianapolis – James Sharp: 5 rec, 29 yards, 1 TD
Saginaw – Charles Tarver: 4 rec, 73 yards, 2 TD
The Sting set a CIFL record by scoring 91 point in a single game. The previous high has been the Rochester Raiders in a 90-45 win over Lehigh Valley Outlawz on May 7, 2006.[5]
Week 4: vs Evansville Rageedit
Week 4: Evansville Rage at Saginaw Sting – Game summary
^Kyle Austin (November 11, 2011). "Local ownership group, including Stuart Schweigert, purchase Saginaw Sting indoor football team". Retrieved December 13, 2011.
^Kyle Austin (December 29, 2011). "Vince Leveille to return as Saginaw Sting head coach". Retrieved January 11, 2012.
^Kyle Austin (March 7, 2012). "Vince Leveille steps down as Saginaw Sting coach, Fred Townsend to replace him". Retrieved March 7, 2012.
^Erich T. Doerr (June 3, 2012). "Saginaw Sting find perfection, third title in four years with 35-7 CIFL title game victory over Dayton Silverbacks". www.mlive.com. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
^Kyle Austin (March 25, 2012). "Saginaw Sting set CIFL single-game scoring record in 91-18 win over Indianapolis Enforcers". mlive.com. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
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2012, saginaw, sting, season, fourth, season, continental, indoor, football, league, cifl, franchise, general, managerrobert, lichthead, coachfred, townsendhome, fielddow, event, centerresultsrecord8, 0league, place1stplayoff, finishwon, cifl, championship, ga. The 2012 Saginaw Sting season is the fourth season for the Continental Indoor Football League CIFL franchise 2012 Saginaw Sting seasonGeneral managerRobert LichtHead coachFred TownsendHome fieldDow Event CenterResultsRecord8 0League place1stPlayoff finishWon CIFL Championship Game Silverbacks 35 7Team MVPTommy Jones 2011 Saginaw Sting 2013 On November 11 2011 Esposito sold his rights to operate the team to Schweigert Rob Licht and Jim O Brien The new ownership announced the same day that they would be moving the team back to the CIFL 1 On December 29 2011 the Sting announced that 2011 interim head coach Vince Leveille would return as the full time head coach for the 2012 season 2 but just 11 days before the team s first game Leveille stepped down as the head coach citing that his full time job made him unavailable to do both Defensive Coordinator Fred Townsend took over as the team s head coach 3 With an 8 0 record the Sting returned to the CIFL playoffs for the first time since 2008 when they won the 2008 CIFL Championship Game and finished the season as the Atlantic Conferences s 2 seed In the 2012 CIFL Championship Game the Sting defeated the Dayton Silverbacks 35 7 to win the CIFL championship The title for the Sting was their 3rd in the last 4 seasons of playing 4 Contents 1 Players 1 1 Free agents 1 2 Final roster 2 Regular season 2 1 Schedule 2 2 Standings 2 3 Week 2 vs Chicago Vipers 2 4 Week 3 vs Indianapolis Enforcers 2 5 Week 4 vs Evansville Rage 3 Coaching staff 4 ReferencesPlayers editFree agents edit Position Player 2012 team WR Andrew Beaver Saginaw Sting OL Eric Brim Saginaw Sting DB Calvin Brown did not play DL Vernon Burden Saginaw Sting DL Michael Carter Saginaw Sting WR Chuck Dowdell Bloomington Edge RB Robert Haynes did not play LB James Herring did not play DL Shawn Horetski did not play LB John Jacobs Saginaw Sting QB Tommy Jones Saginaw Sting K Chris Kolias Marion Blue Racers DB Ed Loscalzo did not play WR Yvens Louis Chicago Vipers WR LaVaughn Macon Wyoming Cavalry DL Mike McFadden did not play DL Mike McGowan did not play OL Steve Milalak did not play WR Zac Nichols Saginaw Sting DB Tony Norman did not play OL Josh Pack Saginaw Sting DB Shawn Richardson Saginaw Sting LB Phillip Smith did not play DB Jaa Valentine Marion Blue Racers Final roster edit 2012 Saginaw Sting roster Quarterbacks 9 Dave Abberger 4 Tommy Jones Running backs 33 Keath Bartynski Wide receivers 8 Jeff Austin 11 Andrew Beaver 15 Zac Nichols 1 C J Tarver Offensive linemen 64 Eric Brim 52 Robert Cross 69 Jordan Derosia 66 Josh Pack Defensive linemen 57 Jakendall Brown 55 Vernon Burden 99 Michael Carter 3 Dwight Hargrove 93 Jonathan Horton 96 Scott Long Linebackers 6 Andrew Deweerd 37 Anwar Jackson 34 John Jacobs Defensive backs 13 DeMarcus Copes 5 Jamaal Hibler 2 Jamar Hibler 27 Cortez Rice Kickers 7 Daniel Evans Injured reserve 7 Patrick Sijan K IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp Exempt list currently vacant Practice squad 37 Rodney Gallon LB 3 Ryan Janer WR 24 Marcus McGhee DB 96 Charles Moten DL 13 Shawn Richardson DB rookies in italics 1 updated April 13 2012 25 Active 1 Inactive 5 PSRegular season editSchedule edit Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 Bye 2 March 18 7 30 P M EST Chicago Vipers W 64 32 1 0 Dow Event Center 3 March 25 7 30 P M EST Indianapolis Enforcers W 91 18 2 0 Dow Event Center 4 March 30 7 30 P M EST Evansville Rage W 72 29 3 0 Dow Event Center 5 April 7 7 30 P M EST at Chicago Pythons Cancelled The Megaplex 6 April 14 7 30 P M EST at Port Huron Patriots W 49 35 4 0 McMorran Arena 7 April 20 7 30 P M EST Port Huron Patriots W 42 20 5 0 Dow Event Center 8 April 27 7 30 P M EST Chicago Pythons W 61 16 6 0 Dow Event Center 9 May 5 7 30 P M EST Indianapolis Enforcers W 62 0 7 0 Dow Event Center 10 May 11 7 30 P M EST Dayton Silverbacks W 41 25 8 0 Dow Event Center 11 May 19 7 30 P M EST at Evansville Rage Cancelled Swonder Ice Arena Standings edit 2012 Continental Indoor Football Leagueviewtalkedit Team W L T PCT PF PA PF Avg PA Avg STK x Saginaw Sting 8 0 0 1 000 482 175 60 3 21 9 W 8 x Dayton Silverbacks 8 1 0 889 408 218 45 3 24 2 L 1 Evansville Rage 7 3 0 700 392 308 39 2 30 8 W 3 Port Huron Patriots 4 6 0 400 316 319 31 6 31 9 W 1 Indianapolis Enforcers 1 9 0 100 162 565 16 2 56 5 L 6 Chicago Pythons 0 9 0 000 207 383 23 42 5 L 9 Week 2 vs Chicago Vipers edit Week 2 Chicago Vipers at Saginaw Sting Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalVipers 0 10 14832Sting 28 12 81664 at Dow Event Center Saginaw Michigan Date March 18 2012Game time 7 30 p m EDT 2 Game information 1st quarter Saginaw 14 02 Charles Tarver 45 yard kickoff return Keith Bartynski rush Saginaw 8 0 Saginaw 12 10 Jeff Austin 24 yard interception return Tommy Jones pass to Jeff Austin Saginaw 16 0 Saginaw 6 20 Andrew Beaver 37 yard pass from Tommy Jones Keith Bartynski rush failed Saginaw 22 0 Saginaw 1 15 Andrew Beaver 26 yard pass from Tommy Jones Tommy Jones pass failed Saginaw 28 0 2nd quarter Chicago 12 20 Anthony Kropp 3 yard run Julie Harshbarger kick Saginaw 28 7 Chicago 2 15 Julie Harshbarger 25 yard field goal Saginaw 28 10 Saginaw 0 50 Charles Tarver 5 yard pass from Tommy Jones Tommy Jones pass failed Saginaw 34 10 Saginaw 0 20 Zac Nichols 16 yard pass from Tommy Jones Tommy Jones pass failed Saginaw 40 10 3rd quarter Chicago 6 39 Khyree Copeland 17 yard pass from Anthony Kropp Julie Harshbarger kick Saginaw 40 17 Saginaw 4 15 Keith Bartynski 1 yard run Tommy Jones pass to Jeff Austin Saginaw 48 17 Chicago 1 49 Ricky Emery 10 yard run Julie Harshbarger kick Saginaw 48 24 4th quarter Saginaw 7 50 Keith Bartynski 10 yard run Tommy Jones pass to Charles Tarver Saginaw 56 24 Chicago 5 50 Dan Carter 20 yard pass from Anthony Kropp Bill Ziemba run Saginaw 56 32 Saginaw 3 00 Jeff Austin 35 yard pass from Tommy Jones Tommy Jones pass to Keith Bartynski Saginaw 64 32 Passing Chicago Anthony Kropp 19 38 160 yards 2 TD Saginaw Tommy Jones 12 23 179 yards 5 TD Rushing Chicago Khyree Copeland 4 att 12 yards 0 TD Saginaw Keith Bartynski 8 att 22 yards 2 TD Receiving Chicago Khyree Copeland 7 rec 54 yards 1 TD Saginaw Andrew Beaver 3 rec 69 yards 2 TD Week 3 vs Indianapolis Enforcers edit Week 3 Indianapolis Enforcers at Saginaw Sting Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalEnforcers 6 12 0018Sting 14 39 261291 at Dow Event Center Saginaw Michigan Date March 25 2012Game time 4 30 p m EDT 3 Game information 1st quarter Saginaw 10 00 Zac Nichols 20 yard pass from Tommy Jones Tommy Jones pass failed Saginaw 6 0 Indianapolis 6 40 Jamie Barnes 18 yard pass from Ron Ricciardi Pavel Polochanin kick failed 6 6 Saginaw 3 30 Andrew Beaver 12 yard pass from Tommy Jones Tommy Jones rush Saginaw 14 6 2nd quarter Saginaw 14 30 Andrew Deweerd 40 yard interception return Keath Bartynski pass from Tommy Jones Saginaw 22 6 Indianapolis 10 00 Willie Tolon 16 yard pass from Ron Ricciardi Ron Ricciardi pass failed Saginaw 22 12 Saginaw 6 34 Keath Bartynski 11 yard pass from Tommy Jones Zac Nichols pass from Tommy Jones Saginaw 30 12 Saginaw 2 00 Keath Bartynski 6 yard run Zac Nichols pass from Tommy Jones Saginaw 38 12 Saginaw 0 36 Charles Tarver 17 yard pass from Tommy Jones Anwar Jackson kick Saginaw 45 12 Indianapolis 0 10 James Sharp 3 yard pass from Ron Ricciardi James Sharp rush failed Saginaw 45 18 Saginaw 0 03 Charles Tarver 50 yard kickoff return Tommy Jones rush Saginaw 53 18 3rd quarter Saginaw 14 48 Charles Tarver 50 yard kickoff return Keath Bartynski rush failed Saginaw 59 18 Saginaw 13 20 John Jacobs fumble recover in the endzone Anwar Jackson kick Saginaw 66 18 Saginaw 7 25 Keath Bartynski 10 yard run Jonathan Horton kick Saginaw 73 18 Saginaw 1 55 Charles Tarver 18 yard pass from Tommy Jones Anwar Jackson kick failed Saginaw 79 18 4th quarter Saginaw 6 50 Anwar Jackson 2 yard run Jonathan Horton kick failed Saginaw 85 18 Saginaw 2 20 Anwar Jackson 1 yard run Jonathan Horton kick failed Saginaw 91 18 Passing Indianapolis Ron Ricciardi 10 21 72 yards 3 TD Saginaw Tommy Jones 14 15 190 yards 5 TD Rushing Indianapolis Deshaun Holder 6 att 28 yards 0 TD Saginaw Keath Bartynski 7 att 51 yards 2 TD Receiving Indianapolis James Sharp 5 rec 29 yards 1 TD Saginaw Charles Tarver 4 rec 73 yards 2 TD The Sting set a CIFL record by scoring 91 point in a single game The previous high has been the Rochester Raiders in a 90 45 win over Lehigh Valley Outlawz on May 7 2006 5 Week 4 vs Evansville Rage edit Week 4 Evansville Rage at Saginaw Sting Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalRage 14 7 0829Sting 16 22 181672 at Dow Event Center Saginaw Michigan Date March 30 2012Game time 7 30 p m EDT 4 Game information 1st quarter Saginaw 7 30 Zac Nichols 4 yard pass from Tommy Jones Tommy Jones rush Saginaw 8 0 Evansville 5 00 Nate Samas 3 yard run Kyle Doughtery kick Saginaw 8 7 Saginaw 4 30 Zac Nichols 25 yard pass from Tommy Jones Tommy Jones pass to Charles Tarver Saginaw 16 7 Evansville 1 45 Terrence Wright 23 yard pass from Nate Samas Kyle Daughtery kick Saginaw 16 14 2nd quarter Saginaw 14 40 Tommy Jones 14 yard run Kyle Doughtery kick Saginaw 22 14 Evansville 13 30 Dusten DeBose 20 yard pass from Nate Samas Kyle Daughtery kick Saginaw 22 21 Saginaw 10 50 Andrew Beaver 13 yard pass from Tommy Jones Tommy Jones pass to Andrew Beaver Saginaw 30 21 Saginaw 3 24 Zac Nichols 22 yard pass from Tommy Jones Tommy Jones pass to Andrew Beaver Saginaw 38 21 3rd quarter Sagianw 12 14 Keith Bartynski 5 yard run Tommy Jones pass to Andrew Beaver Saginaw 46 21 Sagianw 1 56 Team Safety Saginaw 48 21 Sagianw 1 50 Charles Tarver 50 yard kickoff return Tommy Jones pass to Zac Nichols Saginaw 56 21 4th quarter Saginaw 11 31 Zac Nichols 19 yard pass from Tommy Jones Keith Bartynski rush Saginaw 64 21 Evansville 7 41 Terrence Wright 47 yard run Nate Samas pass to Joe Casey Saginaw 64 29 Saginaw 7 00 Keith Bartynski 13 yard run Tommy Jones pass to Jeff Austin Saginaw 72 29 Passing Evansville Nate Samas 8 24 82 yards 2 TD Saginaw Tommy Jones 15 23 211 yards 5 TD Rushing Evansville Terrence Wright 5 att 41 yards 1 TD Saginaw Tommy Jones 3 att 36 yards 1 TD Receiving Evansville Dusten DeBose 3 rec 44 yards 1 TD Saginaw Zac Nichols 8 rec 162 yards 4 TD With the win the Sting improved to 3 0 Coaching staff editSaginaw Sting 2012 staff Front office Co Owner General Manager Robert Licht Co Owner Stuart Schweigert Co Owner James O Brien Assistant general manager Bill Wheeler Director of Gameday Operations Greg Dietrich Promotions Director Jessica Rondo Head coach Head coach defensive coordinator Fred Townsend Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator Daniel SKI Szatkowski Wide Receivers Offensive Line Daniel SKI Szatkowski Defensive coaches Defensive line Kevin Linebackers Secondary References edit Kyle Austin November 11 2011 Local ownership group including Stuart Schweigert purchase Saginaw Sting indoor football team Retrieved December 13 2011 Kyle Austin December 29 2011 Vince Leveille to return as Saginaw Sting head coach Retrieved January 11 2012 Kyle Austin March 7 2012 Vince Leveille steps down as Saginaw Sting coach Fred Townsend to replace him Retrieved March 7 2012 Erich T Doerr June 3 2012 Saginaw Sting find perfection third title in four years with 35 7 CIFL title game victory over Dayton Silverbacks www mlive com Retrieved June 5 2012 Kyle Austin March 25 2012 Saginaw Sting set CIFL single game scoring record in 91 18 win over Indianapolis Enforcers mlive com Retrieved March 31 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 Saginaw Sting season amp oldid 1170663744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
