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	Frontier League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Frontier League is a minor league baseball Independent league which operates in the Midwest.
		Its members are not affiliated with any Major League Baseball teams.
		Though not part of the official minor league system, its level of play is considered about equal to A-level.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frontier_League (166 words)

	Gateway Grizzlies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The team is a member of the Independent Frontier League, and is associated with no Major League Baseball team.
		The team plays at GMC Stadium in Sauget, Illinois and set a Frontier League record for attendance in 2003 with 168,067 fans.
		The Grizzlies entered the league in 2001 and won their first league championship in 2003, defeating the Evansville Otters in three straight games including a twelve inning victory in the final game.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gateway_Grizzlies (130 words)

	Frontier League could add another team to area - PittsburghLIVE.com
		According to one source, bringing a Frontier League team to Westmoreland County would require an investment of about $6 million.
		The Frontier League has 12 teams, but league officials want to add four new franchises before either the 2005 or 2006 seasons.
		Currently, the league has a heavy midwestern flavor -- with three teams in Illinois, two in Ohio, two in Indiana, two in Missouri and one apiece in Wisconsin and Michigan.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/s_167347.html (578 words)

	Independent Baseball Page
		The league decided to expand into Pueblo, CO and Laredo, TX but the franchises never developed a fan base and were shut down in the middle of the 1995 season.
		The Frontier League founder Bud Bicknel was ousted by the remaining team owners and later settled a lawsuit with the owners.
		The Heartland league was formed in 1996 with Lafayette and Anderson as the league nucleus and they were joined by Will County, IL and Dubois County, IN.
	www.angelfire.com /ak/indybaseball (2154 words)

	Frontier League Sports Links - RealSportsNetwork.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Frontier League - Official website of this independent baseball league.
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	www.realsportsnetwork.com /Baseball_Minor_League_Leagues_Independent_Frontier_League.html (1687 words)

	Gateway to Sikhism Muslim League Attack on Sikhs and Hindus in the Punjab 1947 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Frontier adherents of the Muslim League fell upon the handful of Hindus and Sikhs with the primitive fanaticism characteristic of the Muslims of this area.
		In the Frontier Province, notwithstanding the genuine and heroic efforts of the Congress Ministry under Dr. Khan Sahib to stem the tide of communal warfare, it was discovered that the plot of the Muslim League and the British officers was so deep laid that no efforts to stop these attacks were of any avail.
		Qazi Ataullah Khan, Revenue Minister of the Frontier Province, in a statement threw a flood of light on the widespread organized and co-ordinated way in which the Muslim Leaguers were carrying on a parallel campaign of harassement and elimination of the minorities in the Punjab and the Frontier Province.
	www.allaboutsikhs.com /books/gst/chap-07.htm (2022 words)

	MorganBurkhart.com - Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Following are independent leaguers who have made it (or made it back) to the major leagues since independent ball was resurrected in 1993.
		Playing four seasons in the obscurity of the Frontier League might sound like purgatory to many players, but Burkhart was quick to defend the place where his baseball roots were laid.
		After all, the Frontier League is considered by many to be the lowest of all professional leagues and the only bragging rights that Richmond had over rivals such as Chillicothe (Ohio) and Dubois County (Ind.) was that it was the home of the largest motor-home dealer in the Midwest.
	members.aol.com /morganburkhart/articles.htm (3053 words)

	Baseball America Online - Independent Leagues
		As a part of the Marlins' major league staff, the 30-year-old Smith is 0-1, 1.98 with 17 strikeouts in 13 and two-thirds innings.
		Righthander D.J. Johnson is fifth in the league at 1-1, 2.78 and lefthander Dallas Mahan is eighth at 3-0, 3.15.
		Andre Johnson is fourth in the league at.363-7-37, and Robert Hewes is fifth at.357-1-22.
	www.baseballamerica.com /today/leagues/independent/0619indynotes.html (1599 words)

	OOTP V3 REPORT
		The Frontier League's best player of the month was Bristol's John Hartl, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career.
		The Player of the Week award in the Frontier League goes to Canton's Slap Stiller this time, as the first baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league.
		Saturday 6/1/1923 Rochester's Gourley named Pitcher of the Month Jefferson City's pitcher Ned Nathan is the Frontier League winner of the Pitcher of the Month award in May. He started 7 games in May, going 6-0 and compiling an ERA of 3.26 in 47 innings.
	www.sportplanet.com /sbb/htb/files/news.htm (2488 words)

	Baseball Diamond
		League commissioner Bill Lee is scheduled to attend Thursday's museum fund-raiser to discuss the possibility of putting a team at a south lakefront site being touted by the development corporation.
		The Frontier League, with headquarters in Zanesville, Ohio, began life in 1992 with eight teams in small markets from West Virginia through eastern Kentucky and Ohio.
		While all the negotiations with investors and the Frontier League play out, the development corporation is proposing other entertainment uses for parcels near both the Carnegie Library and its condominium site west of the yacht club.
	www.waukeganlakefront.com /newsclips/baseball.htm (1021 words)

	front022401
		Dial the main number for the Frontier League in Zanesville, Ohio, and the chipper voice answering the phone is none other than the league's commissioner, Bill Lee.
		He added that to generate support, the league encourages teams to hire local players who are familiar to the fans and who will be enthusiastic about the community service the league expects from its players.
		The Frontier League is geographically compact, with the easternmost team in Johnstown, Pa., and the westernmost team in Fallon, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis.
	www.kypost.com /2001/feb/24/front022401.html (806 words)

	Frontier League takes reins of Florence team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Frontier League has taken over management of the Florence Freedom, a minor league baseball team in northern Kentucky beset by financial problems.
		League Commissioner Bill Lee made the announcement Thursday during a news conference in which he also said more investors are being sought to help pay creditors.
		Northern Kentucky Professional Baseball asked the Frontier League to manage the team so that it can focus on fixing its finances, Lee said.
	www.messenger-inquirer.com /sports/sports/7420036.htm (131 words)

	Loyalist Statement
		Although it appears that no League vessels were harmed during the attack, news of the incident has alarmed many along the frontier.
		Ramad is reporting that the engagement occurred along the Hyrunian frontier near the Tavaya cluster and involved a vessel tentatively identified as a Zethi cruiser of the Zorusart or Ordak class.
		League and Federation officials have announced that the Federation Fleet is already experiencing the effect of the reinforced lifeline of supplies poring in from the Imperial League and the outer clusters of the Federation.
	www.aceofangels.com /headlines/loyaliststatement.html (3111 words)

	1999 Frontier League
		The 1999 season took the Frontier League to levels undreamt of when the league was founded.
		The League continued its westward moved into Missouri with the addition of the River City Rascals is suburban St.
		The biggest story on the Frontier League in 1999 was the unprecedented success of the River City Rascals.
	flhistory.0catch.com /1999.htm (659 words)

	Frontier League tryout draws huge turnout - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Frontier League commissioner Bill Lee figured if it wasn't the largest open tryout in the league's 11-year history, it was close.
		Whether any of them knew that only one Frontier League graduate (Anaheim Angels reliever Brendan Donnelly) currently occupies a major-league roster spot is hard to say.
		Only nine players in league history have played in the majors, although more than 40 currently are playing in the minor leagues.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/s_192552.html (568 words)

	The Telegraph - News - 02/04/2004 - Last Frontier veers west for expanding independent league
		The Gateway Grizzlies, housed in Sauget and the River City Rascals, residing in O’Fallon, Mo., are the Frontier League’s showcase franchises.
		The Grizzlies and the Rascals are two of the main reasons the league attracted arecord 1.1 million fans last summer.
		Mostly, though, Lee is looking for a way to have the Frontier League act as a springboard for players still eyeing an opportunity to play Major League Baseball.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=10912638&BRD=1719&PAG=461&dept_id=25270&rfi=6 (584 words)

	Baseball America - 2003 Independent League Player of the Year: Jason Shelley
		For once, he was going to pitch for the joy of pitching, and to take Rockford to a Frontier League title.
		He broke the league's season ERA record and had the second-best ERA in indy ball since 1995, topped only by B.J. Littlefield's 0.84 ERA in the Southeastern League this season.
		With 82 strikeouts in 74 innings, he was on pace to break his own Frontier League strikeout record before he signed with the Brewers.
	www.baseballamerica.com /today/leagues/independent/030929poy.html (827 words)

	Frontier League: Wild Things begin postseason tonight
		No matter how the Washington Wild Things fare in the Frontier League playoffs that begin tonight at Kalamazoo, Mich., their inaugural season already is an unqualified success.
		The Washington Wild Things were named the Frontier League Organization of the Year and Jeff Isom was voted Manager of the Year in league awards announced last night.
		Four players were named to the all-league all-star team: Howton; relief pitcher Robert Garvin; shortstop Brad Hensler, a Chartiers Valley High School graduate; and catcher Shaun Argento.
	www.post-gazette.com /sports/other/20020829wild3.asp (608 words)

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		The Frontier League franchise will be taking the place of a former Dubois County Dragons team.
		The move of the Ohio Valley Redcoats from Parkersburg, West Virginia, leaves the Chillicothe Paints as the sole franchise remaining from the Frontier League's initial campaign in 1993.
		As a result of the addition of the Dubois County Dragons to the Frontier League, the 1999 divisional alighment will feature the Richmond Roosters moving to the East Division, joining the Chillicothe Paints, Canton Crocodiles, Johnstown Johnnies, and the as yet unamed London franchise.
	members.evansville.net /ottersbb/12-3-98.htm (272 words)

	City scores minor-league team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Don Mills, president of Mills Van Lines, 14675 Foltz Industrial Parkway, said he has received confirmation that a new locally based Class A Frontier League team, to be called the Lake Erie Legends, will play ball next summer at a facility he built in 1994, across the street from his business.
		Frontier League Commissioner Bill Lee could not be reached for comment at the The Sun Star press deadline.
		Wilson, whose enterprise is part owner of two St. Louis-area franchises in the independent Frontier League, said at the time, that he had narrowed his search for a stadium site to Strongsville and to North Ridgeville and Avon in neighboring Lorain County.
	www.sunnews.com /news/2000/0803/SMINOR.htm (465 words)

	FLhistory.com Guestbook - A Bravenet.com Guestbook
		I played in the Frontier League in 1997 and wish that the Internet was as big then as it is now.
		You are the mack daddy of Frontier League Historians!
		The Frontier League gave me a chance to experience baseball the way it should be played.
	pub46.bravenet.com /guestbook/3876611035 (747 words)

	Frontier Little League - Tucson, AZ
		The old Federal Little League was established in 1958 and merged with Frontier in 1974.
		Since then, Frontier Little League has been setting the pace of excellence by providing baseball programs of instructional quality to all of its participants.
		Frontier Little League is a huge success through its volunteers and sponsors.
	www.frontierll.org (266 words)

	Filed Senate Resolution 0023
		A SENATE RESOLUTION to congratulate the Richmond Roosters for becoming the Frontier League Champions for a second consecutive year.
		That the Indiana Senate congratulates the Richmond Roosters for winning the 2002 Wilson Sporting Goods Frontier League Championship and for winning a back to back Championship, a feat that no other Frontier League Team had been able to accomplish in the League's entire ten year history.
		The Principal Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the Richmond Roosters and to owners Allen Brady and Rob Quigg.
	www.state.in.us /legislative/bills/2003/SRESF/SR0023.html (267 words)

	Coach going to bat for Hamilton team
		Hamilton's effort to land a Frontier League team may be no easier than hitting a 100-mph fastball on the corner of the plate.
		The entry fee for a new team in the Frontier League, which is based in Zanesville, Ohio, is about $650,000.
		Lee said the league would have to see how high attendance figures are for the Florence franchise next year and where their fans come from.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2002/09/03/loc_coach_going_to_bat.html (887 words)

	Pokémon - Organized Play - Leagues
		The Pokémon TCG League is a great way for players of all ages to get together and hone their skills (and decks) in a casual setting.
		Leagues are held in safe, public locations, such as game stores, community centers or libraries and are run by official League Leaders.
		This year's league cycle, the Battle Frontier League, is based on the seven structures from the Pokémon Emerald Game Boy Advance games.
	op.pokemon-tcg.com /league (260 words)

	Richmond Roosters - Press Room (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Mike Reese hit a two run homer to highlight the Richmond offense on a night that belonged to the last remaining members of the Roosters 2001 and 2002 Frontier League Championship teams.
		Kevin White earned the honor of Rookie of the Year and Trevor Hall was named to the All-League team as a Designated Hitter as part of the Frontier League Post Season Awards announced Monday.
		The Frontier League Playoff begin on Wednesday with Evansville at Washington in the East Division Series and Gateway and Rockford in the West Division Series.
	www.richmondroosters.com /cgi-bin/item-view.cgi?item_id=502 (365 words)

	GATEWAY GRIZZLIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Simontacchi's only season in the Frontier League was 1998, as a member of the Springfield Capitals.
		Simontacchi's debut made him the fifth Frontier League Alum to appear in a major league game, and just the second to start a game on the mound.
		San Diego starter, Brian Tollberg, was the first ever Frontier League Alum to make it to the major leagues, when he debuted in 1998.
	www.gatewaygrizzlies.com /press/pr_050802.html (300 words)

	JS Online: Frontier League might play ball in Wisconsin
		The commissioner of the Frontier League, an independent baseball league based in Ohio, said Thursday that the league is looking to field a team in southeastern Wisconsin.
		Bill Lee, who has been commissioner of the league since 1994, said he hoped a team and a new facility would be ready for play in 2004 or 2005.
		The league is not affiliated with minor-league baseball, which maintains an official relationship with Major League Baseball.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/etc/oct02/88507.asp (420 words)

	Frontier League gives Hamilton Dec. 15 deadline for plans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Frontier League is asking Terry Bridge, Barry Brown and “Jungle” Jim Bonaminio of Butler County Entertainment LLC to solidify by Dec. 15 their plans to bring professional baseball to Hamilton in 2005, said Frontier League Commissioner Bill Lee.
		Meanwhile, Union Township resident Chuck Lawrence has expressed to the Frontier League an interest in landing a franchise for the city of Batavia in Clermont County.
		Clermont County’s proximity to Florence would have to be carefully considered and the application process followed before the league would approve a franchise there, he said.
	www.journal-news.com /news/newsfd/auto/feed/news/2003/12/01/1070336977.20005.1792.1071.html;COXnetJSessionID=1MOgEJZWPARR9QgDTbsS12RmrTPT3JpAAH2AWNbi1Obo7AwXV9Rq!289567689?urac=n&urvf=10703705285980.14086927439729247 (522 words)

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