State Championship set for October

Initially slated for September, the State Championships have been moved to Sunday, October 24th. This competition will be at a venue yet to be announced in Grand Rapids. It was MiSTFA's intention to have the event on a Sunday, and with the NFL season in full swing we went for the Detroit Lions' bye week to avoid issues in securing a worthy venue.

The tournament will include a number of different categories. As well as the Open (for everyone), we will play for a Michigan title (only home-grown players), U-19, U-15 and Team titles on the main set of pitches. There is also a U-12 tournament planned on the 6-a-side pitch. Bring your friends, bring your family, and join in the fun! We want to see a huge turnout for this event. Please RSVP using our Facebook event, or if you do not have a Facebook account, just email us at info@mistfa.org.

We're hoping to see a good turnout for the Teams event too. This format is similar to Davis Cup tennis except all the games of a team match are played simultaneously! We expect at least one GR team in addition to an American Legion team from post 459, plus a team from Rockford. Sign up today!!

July 23rd 2010

New Website for MiSTFA

Due to the frequent maintenance required to keep spammers off the discussion board, weighed up against the amount of usage given to it, MiSTFA has unveiled a new site design. Any discussion can be had via Facebook or Twitter, or if you don't use those sites you can e-mail us your questions and we'll post them and the answers on our site.

July 16th 2010

Apertura Opens

The Belknap League Apertura 2010 opened in Grand Rapids tonight, at The Sod at Myers View in Rockford. The hosts Myers View Magpies take on Mandalecht in the photo to the right. Results:

MVM 0 CPR 1 CPR 4 BBO 0 MVM 4 MDL 1 UAR 1 CPR 1 MVM 2 UAR 0 BBO 0 MDL 2

.....P..W..D..L..F..A.Pt CPR..3..2..1..0..6..1..7 MVM..3..2..0..1..6..2..6 MDL..2..1..0..1..3..4..3 UAR..2..0..1..1..1..3..1 CHC..0..0..0..0..0..0..0 WWA..0..0..0..0..0..0..0 BBO..2..0..0..2..0..6..0

Check the Belknap League site for details.

July 7th 2010

Belknap League starts in Grand Rapids

Players in Grand Rapids will get together again this week to begin the 2010 Apertura, a 5-month-long league. Seven participants have chosen their team names and will play at three different buildings on four different pitches. To follow this league, visit: http://belknapleague.mistfa.org

July 4th 2010